Siempre, Luis

Name: Siempre, Luis
Genre: Drama, Documentary
Released: October 6, 2020
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 50
Cast: Ahmir-Khalib Thompson, Alex Lacamoire, Bill Clinton, Chuck Schumer, Gloria Estefan

2020

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HBO Documentary Films | Release Date (Streaming): October 6, 2020 | Not Rated

Starring: Ahmir-Khalib Thompson, Alex Lacamoire, Bill Clinton, Chuck Schumer, Gloria Estefan, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Luis Fonsi, Luis Miranda, Marc Anthony, Thomas Kail

Summary: When Luis A. Miranda Jr. left Puerto Rico for New York City in the 1970s, he had big dreams, but little did he know how far he’d go.
Siempre, Luis follows Miranda over the course of a year as his devotion to family and country propels his insatiable appetite for empowering his fellow Latinos. With humor and heart, the documentary divesWhen Luis A. Miranda Jr. left Puerto Rico for New York City in the 1970s, he had big dreams, but little did he know how far he’d go.
Siempre, Luis follows Miranda over the course of a year as his devotion to family and country propels his insatiable appetite for empowering his fellow Latinos. With humor and heart, the documentary dives into Miranda's campaign to mitigate the devastation of Hurricane Maria in his homeland by tirelessly organizing relief efforts and managing the logistics behind bringing his son Lin-Manuel Miranda’s award-winning production of Hamilton to the island. Welcoming audiences into the man's passionate, patriotic, family-focused world, Siempre, Luis ultimately tells the story of a proud American whose lifetime dedication to community and fatherhood has rendered him an unstoppable force of nature.… Expand

Director: John James

Genre(s): Drama, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 95 min

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RogerEbert.com Tomris Laffly

Oct 7, 2020

In trying to say a little bit of everything about both men, James’ documentary unfortunately falls short of balancing its narrative priorities. Read full review

Kyle Turner

Oct 7, 2020

The HBO documentary Siempre, Luis wants to be about a political lion of a father, but it ends up more enamored with his charmed son. Read full review

John DeFore

Oct 7, 2020

The film spreads itself too thin to offer a thorough political portrait. Read full review

Guy Lodge

Oct 7, 2020

Siempre, Luis winds up sidelining the bulk of Luis’ life to focus disproportionately on a recent achievement: his part, alongside that of his son, in bringing “Hamilton” to a Puerto Rican audience. The perky but lopsided result isn’t particularly revelatory on either front, and so relentlessly glowing that it’s hard not to feel some of Luis’ political expertise at play. Read full review

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