“Machetero is a provocative, gritty, suspenseful story examining the power of revolutionary violence through the lens of a man named Pedro and his actions for Puerto Rican independence. Pedro is a imprisoned jesus-like revolutionary. Embracing violence in the cause of freedom, the movie shows Pedro making a pipe bomb to use on the Fourth of July against a US military recruitment center. From there Pedro proceeds to assassinate several congressmen and a Puerto Rican CEO.  In this movie, the American Dream is actually a nightmare of bad schools, brutal racist cops, drug dealers, prison cells and tenements - both in the U.S. and in P.R.  Supported by an astounding soundtrack by Ricanstruction, Machetero is also intercut with powerful revolutionary poetry.  Pedro, who never saw the inside of a library until prison, is questioned by a French journalist about why he uses violence in the cause of freedom.  Called a terrorist by many, he sees himself as one in a long line of freedom fighters. If you are not profoundly moved by Machetero, check your pulse.” 

- Bill Quigley - Legal Director For the Center For Constitutional Rights

Riveting! A great film with a passionate statement, well written dialogue and strong music by RICANSTRUCTION.

- Chuck D. - of Public Enemy

“A powerful piece of filmmaking.”

- Sam Greenlee - author of The Spook Who Sat By The Door

“When I saw Machetero i thought, young director from the hood, actors from the  hood, shoe-string budget that’s never enough, and finally a badddasss movie with the courage to produce a really alive and resurgent revolutionary DIY message from the unconquerable urban jibaro underground spirit. This movie is a prescription for doing the impossible. What a breath of fresh Puerto Rican beach air in these stank neoliberal US imperial times! You can smell the thick sweet scent of insurgent Libertad!  A must see. No really, a MUST see.”

- Ashanti Alston - Former Black Panther