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Americano

Country: USA | Spain, Language: English, 17 mins

  • Director: Fon Cortizo
  • Writer: Alexandre Cancelo; Fon Cortizo
  • Producer: Alexandre Cancelo; Fon Cortizo

CGiii Comment

Spoken-word artists are like Marmite...

In order to get a film made about you...it helps if you are an ex-prostitute, drug-deal and homeless!

Only for those partial to Marmite!


Trailer...

Americano trailer from Fon Cortizo on Vimeo.

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The(ir) Blurb...

Emanuel Xavier transitioned himself from a street hustler and drug dealer to become one of the most significant voices to emerge from the spoken word poetry movement in New York.