Bootlegs hurt mi gente

Watching your movies get Bootlegged is no fun and affects the bottom line of future projects bigtime as well as whatever backend profits folks hope to get. It only hurts those that made the film, as El Cantante director Leon Ichaso says in David Gonzalez's Times story, "The police don't bother them, so it's great, except for me".

This was posted on you tube 7 months ago. It does make everyone at my house start dancing though, I must admit.

Leon, a Tiger in New York

The NY Times' Mirta Ojito had this nice appreciation of Leon Ichaso, Cuban boy made good, with the premiere of his newest directorial effort, El Cantante, J.Lo & Marc Anthony's pet project about Hector Lavoe & his wife Puchi. It made me proud when the Times referred to him as The Scorsese of Salseros. He's roared loud and well. El Super, Crossover Dreams, Piñero, El Cantante, Bitter Sugar and a solid body of TV directing work to support it.