PLACIDO, THE BLOOD OF THE POET Purchasing Options:DVD Only Moncef Genoud

Moncef Genoud

CAPE VERDE AND LUXEMBOURG / 1997 / PORTUGUESE & FRENCH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES / 80 MIN

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PLACIDO, THE BLOOD OF THE POET Purchasing Options:DVD Only Moncef GenoudPLACIDO, THE BLOOD OF THE POET DIRECTED BY SERGIO GIRAL CUBA 1986 SPANISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES 96 MIN SYNOPSIS Placido portraits the dramatic story of Gabriel de la Concepcio Valdes (Placido), a mulatto Cuban poet accused of leading a conspiracy against the Spanish colonial government. Preoccupied by the development of Afro Hispanic artist and craftsmen of the mid XIX century, Placido was executed after living a short and controversial life as a man