Silver Award at the NYFestivals TV&Film Awards, 2021
The son of poor Cuban émigrés has become one of the most prominent graphic designers in the US - and one of the loudest voices denouncing U.S. President Donald Trump's policies.
Edel Rodriguez is man who will not back away from difficulties. As a child, he was taken to the US during the Mariel boatlift, a mass emigration of Cubans to the United States in 1980. There he got a taste of the American dream: a penniless kid would become one of the most sought-after artists in the country.
His work is featured across the world in magazines such as Time, Newsweek, Der Spiegel and The Atlantic. He is also known now for his "Trump covers” that criticize the U.S. President's policies. This is a profile of the Cuban-American artist.
Director
Armando Guerra
Executive Producers
Ma Jing
Guo Chun
Yao Hong
AMERICAS NOW Executive Producer
José Velasquez
Producer
Roselena Ramírez
Script
Armando Guerra
Gerry Hadden
Editing
Armando Guerra
Marta Varona
Motion graphics / Animation
Albert Val
Special thanks to
Edel Rodríguez
Eduardo Sarmiento
