Aaron Loves Angela

Aaron Loves Angela Information

Aaron Loves Angela is a 1975 American Soul Cinema Classic film written by Gerald Sanford and directed by Gordon Parks, Jr. This film stars Moses Gunn, Kevin Hooks and Irene Cara. Both Cara and Hooks made early film appearances in this piece. This is the final film that Gordon Parks, Jr. directed before his death on April 3, 1979.

Plot

Aaron Loves Angela is about two teenagers living in the slums of New York City who are deeply in love with each other. Angela (Irene Cara), who is Puerto Rican, falls in love with Aaron (Kevin Hooks), who is black. Their relationship is not approved by either of their parents. They both rebel against their parents' prejudices, but soon find out that their friends and neighbors share the same prejudices as their parents.

Cast

Moses Gunn as Ike
Kevin Hooks as Aaron
Irene Cara as Angela
Robert Hooks as Beau
Ernestine Jackson as Cleo
Leon Pinkney as Willie
Wanda Velez as Carmen
Lou Quinones as Mike
Charles McGregor as Duke
Jos Feliciano (cameo appearance)
Walt Frazier (cameo appearance)
Andre La Corbiere as Ricardo
Norman Evans as Security Cop
Alex Stevens as Gino
William Graeff Jr. as Tony

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Jos Feliciano and Janna Marlyn Feliciano, recorded and performed on the Jos Feliciano Album "Angela" for Private Stock Records (never released on CD).

"Angela" (performed by Jos Feliciano)
"Sweet Street" (performed by Jos Feliciano)
"I've Got Feeling" (performed by Jos Feliciano)
"Nirvana Part 1 & 2" (performed by Jos Feliciano)
"Why?" (performed by Jos Feliciano)
"Michaelangelo" (performed by Jos Feliciano)
"Salsa Negra" (performed by Jos Feliciano)
"As Long as I Have You" (performed by Jos Feliciano)

Not included on the album but in the movie were:

"What I Wanna Do" (performed by Jos Feliciano)
"Wilfull Strut"

(Both these songs were used as B-sides of the single, "Angela" in different territories)

In Latin countries, the single "Angela" included the same song sung in Spanish on the B-side, same version in Spanish was also part of the LP in those Latin countries like first song of b-side

Aaron Loves Angela

Aaron Loves Angela Information

Plot

Cast

Soundtrack

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