How old was Mario Van Peebles in his first movie: Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song?

Mario Van Peebles was 13 in Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song when he played the character 'The Young Sweetback'.

That was over 53 years ago in 1971.

This was his first recorded movie acting credit (although may not technically be his first actual acting role).

Today he is 67, and has starred in 73 movies in total, 72 of those since Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song was released.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, I think Mario Van Peebles looks:

👴 Older than 13

👨 About 13

👦 Younger than 13

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Director Melvin Van Peebles has worked with Mario Van Peebles a total of 4 times in his career.
Mario Van Peebles' first movie was as 'The Young Sweetback' in Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, released in 1971 when he was 13
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song scores 5.32 out of 10 on TMDB.