Question: Which film has the director who was born first, Down In The Delta or Born In East L.A. (Film)?

She published seven autobiographies, three books of essays, several books of poetry, and is credited with a list of plays, movies, and television shows spanning over 50 years. Maya Angelou( born Marguerite Annie Johnson; April 4, 1928 – May 28, 2014) was an American poet, singer, memoirist, and civil rights activist. She received dozens of awards and more than 50 honorary degrees. Angelou is best known for her series of seven autobiographies, which focus on her childhood and early adult experiences. The first," I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"( 1969), tells of her life up to the age of 17 and brought her international recognition and acclaim. She became a poet and writer after a series of occupations as a young adult, including fry cook, sex worker, nightclub dancer and performer, cast member of the opera" Porgy and Bess", coordinator for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and journalist in Egypt and Ghana during the decolonization of Africa. She was an actress, writer, director, and producer of plays, movies, and public television programs. In 1982, she was named the first Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University in Winston- Salem, North Carolina. She was active in the Civil Rights Movement and worked with Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. Beginning in the 1990s, she made around 80 appearances a year on the lecture circuit, something she continued into her eighties. In 1993, Angelou recited her poem" On the Pulse of Morning"( 1993) at the first inauguration of Bill Clinton, making her the first poet to make an inaugural recitation since Robert Frost at the inauguration of John F. Kennedy in 1961. With the publication of" I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings", Angelou publicly discussed aspects of her personal life. She was respected as a spokesperson for black people and women, and her works have been considered a defense of black culture. Her works are widely used in schools and universities worldwide, although attempts have been made to ban her books from some U.S. libraries. Angelou's most celebrated works have been labeled as autobiographical fiction, but many critics consider them to be autobiographies. She made a deliberate attempt to challenge the common structure of the autobiography by critiquing, changing and expanding the genre. Her books center on themes such as racism, identity, family and travel. <SEP> Wale Adebanwi( born 1969) is a Nigerian- born first Black Rhodes Professor at St Antony's College, Oxford. <SEP> Richard Anthony" Cheech" Marín( born July 13, 1946) is an American stand- up comedian, actor, writer and activist, who gained recognition as part of the comedy act Cheech& Chong during the 1970s and early 1980s with Tommy Chong and as Don Johnson's partner, Insp. Joe Dominguez, on" Nash Bridges". He has also voiced characters in several Disney films, including" Oliver& Company The Lion King", the" Cars" series," Coco" and" Beverly Hills Chihuahua". Marín's trademark is his characters' strong Chicano accents, although Marin himself does not speak Spanish <SEP> The film focuses on Rudy Robles, a Mexican American from East Los Angeles who is mistaken for an illegal alien and deported. " Born in East L.A." marked Marin's first solo film, without the involvement of his comedy partner, Tommy Chong, at the insistence of executive Frank Price, who was fired between greenlighting and production due to the failure of" Howard the DuckBorn in East L.A." was ultimately a financial success, and bolstered Marin's reputation in the Latino community, winning several awards at the Havana Film Festival. Born in East L.A. is a 1987 American comedy film written and directed by Cheech Marin, based on his song of the same name, released as a 1984 single by Cheech& Chong. <SEP> Hassan Zee is a Pakistani- American film director who was born in Chakwal, Pakistan. <SEP> The film stars Alfre Woodard, Al Freeman, Jr., Esther Rolle( in her final film appearance before her death), Loretta Devine, and Wesley Snipes. Down in the Delta is a 1998 American drama film, directed by Maya Angelou.