Poster of Columbus on Trial

Columbus on Trial

Plot: Inspired by the controversy surrounding the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' "discovery" of America, Portillo has fashioned a fanciful version of a courtroom were Columbus to return from his grave to stand trial. Cross-examined by the Latino comedy group, Culture Clash, Columbus is charged with atrocities against the Native peoples of the New World, including the rape and violent treatment of women
Release Date: Wednesday, January 1 1992
32 years ago
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Portrait of Lourdes PortilloLourdes Portillo
Lourdes Portillo was
48 in Columbus on Trial
as 'Director'
Sat, Jan 01 1944