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Only in Print: St. Francis Prep Grad Co-Stars in Black Panther Film

February 17, 2021
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Nicholas Velez, a graduate of St. Francis Preparatory High School, is one of the co-stars in “Judas and the Black Messiah,”plays Jose “Cha Cha” Jimenez, an activist who met with Hampton in 1968 to work together to unify the Black and Latino communities.

WINDSOR TERRACE — A new movie about a Black Panther leader’s relationship with an FBI informant in the turbulent 1960s could be the vehicle that helps make one Queens-born actor a star.

Nicholas Velez, a graduate of St. Francis Preparatory High School, is one of the co-stars in “Judas and the Black Messiah,” a film that opened in theaters on Feb. 12 and is streaming on HBO Max — read the review on page B2 …

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