Native actors in this are Gary Busey (Cherokee/Choctaw--yeah he's an Indian and part Irish) and Henry Kingi (Cherokee--and European, Japanese & African American), stuntman ex-Husband of the Bionic Woman herself Lindsey Wagner. While Busey has a starring role, Kingi (who actually has stunt roles throughout the film) gets killed right away, featuring a really spectacular stunt dive off a building. Their are Latin actors as well Elpidia Carillo, who is Anna in the first Predator movie, makes a brief appearance, she is from Michoacan Mexico; and is, I'm pretty sure, of Purepecha [Tarascan] ancestry. Also starring Panama's own Rueben Blades and Maria Conchita Alonso. The legendary Bahamian actor Calvin Lockhart is the unforgettable King Willie--oh that wig! Rounding out the cast are Danny Glover and Bill Paxton; and, of course, Kevin Peter Hall, the Predator, who was also the Predator in the first movie.
That Voodoo That You Do:
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| Marie Laveau |
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| Leveau's Grave at Saint Louis Cemetery, New Orleans |
Although some European influences are regularly understood to be a part of Voodoo, the Native American influences are rarely if ever discussed. In fact, famed Voodoo Queen Maria Laveau was not only part African and part French she was part Choctaw too, which would account for her powerful command of knowledge regarding Native American herbs and their medicinal (and other...) qualities. In Haiti the Vodoun Culture Language has come to the recent attention of linguists, who have noted (in documents other than the Ethonologue entry) a Taino or Arawak lexicon in some parts of the island. Hey, there is always a Native American side to everything little thing in the new world! Good night, and Good luck!
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