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Independent Lens•Season 8•Episode 27

La Lupe Queen of Latin Soul

8.0/10 · 20 votesMay 6, 200760 min

Ranked #7 of 11 in Season 8•−0.1 vs season avg

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

Directed byEla Troyano

Written byEric Martin, Lois Vossen

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La Lupe Queen of Latin Soul

Cast6

Susan Sarandon

Susan Sarandon

Edie Falco

Edie Falco

Host

Peter Coyote

Peter Coyote

America Ferrera

America Ferrera

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Stanley Tucci

Stanley Tucci

Self - Host

Crew12

S

Sally Jo Fifer

Executive Producer

Brian A. Kates

Brian A. Kates

Editor

A

Alberto Orso

Associate Producer

Ela Troyano

Ela Troyano

Producer

E

Eric Martin

Writer

J

Jen Kaczor

Producer

A

Archer Neilson

Production Manager

Ela Troyano

Ela Troyano

Director

C

Craig Harris

Supervising Producer

I

Ingrid Rojas

Associate Producer

Luke Geissbühler

Luke Geissbühler

Director of Photography

J

Josh Cramer

Editor

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Episode Summary

"La Lupe Queen of Latin Soul" is episode 27 of Independent Lens season 8. It scored 8.0/10 from 20 votes, ranking #7 of 11 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Ela Troyano and written by Eric Martin, Lois Vossen, it aired on May 6, 2007.

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