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Memories of a Penitent Heart is an American documentary film which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2016 and aired in shortened form on PBS's documentary series POV on July 31, 2017. Written and directed by Cecilia Aldarondo, the film centers on her attempts to find out more about the life and death of her uncle Miguel Dieppa, an aspiring actor and playwright who died of an AIDS-related illness when Aldarondo was six years old and had only ever met him once.