- Joseph Vásquez
Joseph B. "Joe" Vasquez (
June 8 1962 –December 16 1995 ) is an Americanindependent film maker.Vasquez was born in the
South Bronx , the son of twoheroin addicts. Kennedy, Dana (February 9, 1996). [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,291314,00.html A Homeboy's Tragic Fall.] "Entertainment Weekly "] He began making his own films at the age of 12, and was awarded a filmmaking degree in 1983 from theCity College of New York .In 1991 he released "
Hangin' with the Homeboys " withNew Line Cinema , the film which earned him critical acclaim. Having been arrested for running naked through an apartment building, he was later diagnosed asmanic-depressive .On
December 16 1995 , Vasquez died as a result ofAIDS -related complications inChula Vista, California , aged 33. Associated Press (December 22, 1995). [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A02E4DF1539F931A15751C1A963958260 Joseph Vasquez, 33; Directed 'Homeboys'.] "New York Times "]One of his stories was
posthumously used as a segment in the 1997 film Riot.References
External links
* [http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/filmography.html?p_id=115213 Joseph Vasquez filmography] via New York Times
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