''Walk Proud'' is a 1979 American

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directed by Robert L. Collins and written by Evan Hunter and starring

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, Sarah Holcomb,

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and

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. It was released on June 15, 1979, by

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Premise

A young Chicano gang member in Los Angeles comes to realize that the gang life is not what he really wants but doesn't know how to get out. Robby Benson plays Emilio, a young gang member in Los Angeles who begins to question his gang life when he meets and starts to fall for a girl who encourages him to try and leave. Emilio, with great pride in his Mexican heritage, suffers a further identity crisis upon meeting his father, a white American who got his mother pregnant when she was just 16.

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as Emilio Mendez * Sarah Holcomb as Sarah Lassiter *

as Mike Serrano *

as Cesar *

as Dagger *

as Sgt. Gannett *

Lawrence Pressman Lawrence Pressman (born David M. Pressman; July 10, 1939) is an American actor, probably best known for roles on '' Doogie Howser, M.D.'', ''Ladies' Man'', a recurring role on '' Profiler'', the title character on '' Mulligan's Stew'' and as a ...

as Henry Lassiter *Domingo Ambriz as Cowboy *

Brad Sullivan Bradford Ernest Sullivan (November 18, 1931 – December 31, 2008) was an American character actor on film, stage and television. He was best known for playing the killer Cole in ''The Sting'', hockey goon Mo Wanchuk in ''Slap Shot'', mobster Geo ...

as Jerry Kelsey * Irene DeBari as Mrs. Mendez *

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as Hugo *Daniel Faraldo as El Tigre *Tony Alvarenga as Paco *Aesop Aquarian as Hippo *Benjie Bancroft as Police Guard *Gary Carlos Cervantes as Carlos *Tim Culbertson as Police Guard *Lee Fraser as Johnny * Panchito Gómez as Manuel *Joe Jacobs as Store Owner *Bill Lopresto as Ice Cream Vendor *Claudio Martínez as Vincente * Rod Masterson as Policeman #2 *Patricia A. Morales as Church Singer *Dennis O'Flaherty as Policeman #1 *Rose Portillo as Katie *Luis Reyes as El Español *Eduardo Ricard as Priest * Ángel Salazar as Angel *Judith Searle as Abigail Lassiter *Tony Steinhart as Interrogation Officer *Felipe Turich as Prayer Maker *Jose Ramiro Salazar as an unidentified gang member

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* * * 1979 films American drama films 1979 drama films Universal Pictures films Films directed by Robert L. Collins 1970s English-language films Hood films 1970s American films {{1970s-drama-film-stub

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