Who is Albizu Campos? Trailer

Unwavering audacity, intense political passion, fierce national pride -- Pedro Albizu Campos had all the makings of a classic 20th century revolutionary. As President of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party, he championed social justice, defied colonial rule, and galvanized Puerto Rico's fight for independence from the United States. Revered by Che Guevara as "a symbol of the yet un-free but indomitable Latin America," and auspiciously tagged a "Puerto Rican Malcolm X," Albizu was a hero in his homeland until his controversial death in 1965. But by as early as 1933, "El Maestro," (the Teacher) as he was commonly known, was a veritable public enemy in the U.S. Despite a Harvard education and service during World War I, Albizu was condemned a criminal in Washington, labeled a terrorist by the CIA and accused of ordering the assassination of President Truman. Historians claim that Albizu "shocked his contemporaries and astonished one American President after another." Yet today, he remains inexplicably overlooked and under appreciated.

An evocative film suited for national and international public television markets, Albizu is a two-hour documentary poised to revitalize the legacy of Puerto Rico's most prominent freedom fighter. The film's unique approach not only captures the personal story of a charismatic leader at the center of a major socio-political conflict; it takes a contemporary look at Pedro Albizu Campo's invaluable contribution to Puerto Rican identity, culture, and the continued struggle for independence throughout Latin America.

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[Elypmedina]

He said that "the average "Puertorricans" have no idea of whom was Pedro Albizu Campos" but, those peole at the end of the Documentary are "Nuyouricans", not "Puertorricans", which is not the same thing. Most of the Puertorricans know about Albizu Campos, regardless their political views!

[787desco215]

donde puedo conseguir este documental????

[striferoy]

Everyone below commenting on the difference between puerto ricans and nuyorican are fucking ignorant idiots. Being born in the states doesn't make you any less boricua than someone born in the island. And not all puerto ricans from the island know who albizu campos is dummies.

[ElJibaroBravo]

I used to have that speech on cassette tape and wore it out. But what a shame that young man compared him to Malcolm X. I don't think the comparison is a fair one (no offense to Malcolm X or the African Americans). We have a language - a musical expression - a culture.

Basta ya la division entre Puerto Riqueno o Nuyorquino. En la division nos venceran.

¡Unidos, hermanos!

¿No fue eso la vision de Don Pedro?

[AngelicaLeandra]

@jorgeisaac7 I was asking myself that as well. I assume it's for the people that migrated to the states that have stopped speaking in Spanish after a few generations.

[ArchivoAlbizuCampos]

Para mas discursos de Albizu Campos pase por el canal Archivo Albizu Campos y por su BLOG oficial.

[crotchshotradioshow]

@sirenaazul2008 i AGREE THATS WHY WE MUST FIGHT WITH EDUCATION AND TEACH OUR CHILDREN AND HELP SPREAD THIS DOCUMENTARY FAR AND WIDE!!

[grimofhell]

@Elypmedina Even so, a lot of Puertorricans here in the island don't know who he is. Perhaps they have a slight idea but they don't realize the greatness of this man and his idealism. A lot of the people in the island are becoming stupefied thanks to the meaningless things the nation portraits on it's masses, in other words, their starting to look more "Nuyouricans" than Puertorricans or perhaps even worse.

[oscar77pr]

@Elypmedina hermano a mi me encojona pero al extremo de nuestro heramanos de nueva york y su fokin ignorancia. los pendejos no tienen patria y tambien tienen la cabeza llena del capitalismo y se le olvidaron quien de verdad son ellos mismos.

[SlyBeGone]

@colonvic Its easy to resolve. Puerto Ricans need to stop being so arrogant and stop acting as if they are superior to NewYoricans. And NewYoricans need to stop being so ignorant.

[TheBoriqueen]

SOY BORICUA IN EVERY ASPECT AND ITS SADLY TRUE THE U.S. HISTORY BOOKS DEPRIVE THE RICAN COMMUNITY OF WHOM THERE BEAUTIFUL ROOTS ARE

[carlos120783]

Este se~or sacrifico demasiado por su patria. Me da orgullo pero tristesa por que todavia algunos boricuas piensan que no pueden ser mejor sin los E.U. Si la gente de P.R. se levanta y trabaja por sus necesidades pa que necesitamos a los Yankee? No es como Si ellos trabajaran y nos dieran el dinero.