Independent Lens · SEASON 8
La Lupe Queen of Latin Soul
Episode 27 · 2007-05-06
- Documentary
Episode overview
Legendary Afro-Cuban pop singer Lupe Victoria Yoli, “The Queen of Latin Soul Music,” aka La Lupe or La Yiyiyi, rose to fame in the 1960s and died in 1992 virtually unknown. Beautiful, sexual and the epitome of Afro-Cuban 60s sophistication, La Lupe remains the quintessential bad girl and perpetual outsider, renowned for emotional performances and as the embodiment of female narcissism who stopped at nothing in the name of love and passion. Shot in Cuba, Puerto Rico and the U.S., this film tells her story through interviews and rare archival footage from the groundbreaking musical era.
60 minutes
Season 8 episodes
1. Still Life With Animated Dogs2006-10-24
2. The World According to Sesame Street2006-10-24
3. Muskrat Lovely2006-10-31
4. Paul Conrad: Drawing Fire2006-11-07
5. Democracy on Deadline2006-11-21
6. Two Square Miles2006-11-28
7. A Sad Flower in the Sand2006-12-12
8. Revolucion: Five Visions2006-12-19
9. Short Stack 20062006-12-26
10. A Fish Story2007-01-02
11. Shadya2007-01-16
12. Beyond the Call2007-01-23
13. Twisted2007-01-30
14. Billy Strayhorn: Lush Life2007-02-06
15. Motherland Afghanistan2007-02-13
16. Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes2007-02-20
17. Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore?2007-02-27
18. Stolen2007-03-20
19. Race to Execution2007-03-27
20. China Blue2007-04-03
21. Black Gold2007-04-10
22. Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room2007-04-24
23. The Cats of Mirikitani2007-05-08
24. Sentenced Home2007-05-15
25. Knocking2007-05-22
26. The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill2007-05-29
27. La Lupe Queen of Latin Soul2007-05-06
