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Chicano Films
Chicano films are films that have been associated as being part of the tradition of Chicano cinema. Because of the generally marginal status of Chicanos in the film industry, many Chicano films have not been released for wide theatrical distribution. Not all of the films that have been associated with Chicano cinema have been directed by or written by a Chicano or a Mexican American, who are not often directors of major films. Films * '' The Lash'' (1930) * ''The Lawless'' (1950) * '' The Ring'' (1952) * ''Salt of the Earth'' (1954) * '' I Am Joaquin'' (1969) * ''Los Vendidos'' (1972) * ''Yo Soy Chicano'' (1972) * ''El Corrido'' (1976) * '' Please, Don't Bury Me Alive!'' (1976) * '' Trackdown'' (1976) * '' Agueda Martinez: Our People, Our Country'' (1977) * ''Alambrista!'' (1977) * '' Raíces de sangre'' (1978) * '' Up in Smoke'' (1978) * ''Chicana Chicano or Chicana is a chosen identity for many Mexican Americans in the United States. The label ''Chicano'' is sometimes u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Valdez Chicano Playwright (cropped)
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Roots Of Blood
''Raíces de sangre'' () (''Roots of Blood'') is a Mexican movie written and directed by Jesús Salvador Treviño released in 1978 in Mexico and other countries. According to some sources, it had a wide release on May 30, 1979, but other sources show it was playing in US theaters as early as August 1978. The film deals with labor relations and tensions between Mexican and Chicano workers. It has received praise as a foundational work in Latin American cinema. Theme, setting, tone and plot summary The theme concerns worker relations along the US–Mexico border. The movie is set in Socorro, Texas, along the border between Mexico and the US. Chicano and Mexican workers interact with each other and with management in a garment factory. Amidst a heightening labor tension and attempts at organizing the workers, a deadly riot occurs. Cast * Richard Yñiguez as Carlos Rivera * Malena Doria as Hilda Gutierrez * Adriana Rojo as Rosamaria Mejía * Ernesto Gómez Cruz a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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La Bamba (film)
''La Bamba'' is a 1987 American biographical drama film written and directed by Luis Valdez. The film follows the life and short-lived musical career of Mexican-American Chicano rock and roll star Ritchie Valens. The film stars Lou Diamond Phillips as Valens, Esai Morales, Rosanna DeSoto, Elizabeth Peña, Danielle von Zerneck and Joe Pantoliano. The film also covers the effect that Valens' career had on the lives of his half-brother Bob Morales, his girlfriend Donna Ludwig, and the rest of his family. The film is titled after a Mexican folk song of the same name, which Valens would later transform the song by turning it into a rock and roll rendition in 1958. In 2017, ''La Bamba'' was included in the annual selection of 25 motion pictures added to the National Film Registry of the US Library of Congress being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" and recommended for preservation. Plot During the Summer of 1957 in Northern California, Richard "Richie" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Norte (film)
''El Norte'' (English: ''The North'') is a 1983 British-American independent drama film, directed by Gregory Nava. The screenplay was written by Gregory Nava and Anna Thomas, based on Nava's story. The movie was first presented at the Telluride Film Festival in 1983, and its wide release was in January 1984. The drama features Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez and David Villalpando, in their first film roles, as two indigenous youths who flee Guatemala due to the ethnic and political persecution of the Guatemalan Civil War. They head north and travel through Mexico to the United States, arriving in Los Angeles, California, after an arduous journey. The picture was partly funded by the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), a non-profit public broadcasting television service in the United States. ''El Norte'' received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay in 1985, the first Latin American independent film to be so honored.Gee, Shannon. '' Seattle Weekly'', film revi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heartbreaker (1983 Film)
''Heartbreaker'' is a 1983 American drama film directed by Frank Zuniga.This film has been music composed by Robert J. Walsh.The film starring Fernando Allende, Dawn Dunlap, Peter Gonzales Falcon and Miguel Ferrer in the lead roles. Cast * Fernando Allende * Dawn Dunlap * Peter Gonzales Falcon * Miguel Ferrer * Michael D. Roberts * Robert Dryer * Pepe Serna Pepe Serna (born July 23, 1944) is an American film and television actor and artist. Serna's first break in movies came in 1970 on the Roger Corman directed film '' The Student Nurses''. Over the years Serna has appeared in over 100 films. In ... * Rafael Campos References External links * * 1983 films 1983 drama films American auto racing films American drama films Films shot in California Films set in the United States 1980s English-language films 1980s American films {{1980s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Things Are Tough All Over
''Things are Tough All Over'' is a 1982 American action comedy film directed by Thomas K. Avildsen and starring Tommy Chong and Cheech Marin as two aging hippies, and additionally as Arab businessmen Mr. Slyman and Prince Habib. Plot Cheech and Chong are driving a limo through the desert. Chong, who has decided to stop doing drugs for a while, is talking about rock and roll, and Cheech is falling asleep, but Cheech is narrating over what's happening. He says that "things are tough all over" and that he's going to tell their story. It's an awful winter in Chicago, and Cheech and Chong are poor, struggling musicians working at a car wash owned by a pair of oil-rich Arabs, Mr. Slyman and Prince Habib. After messing up on the job, the 2 are forced by the Arabs to work and play music at their club. Cheech and Chong also try to get with the Arabs' French girlfriends, who are more in love with the stoners. The Arabs find themselves with a large sum of illegal money, which they try ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ballad Of Gregorio Cortez
''The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez'' is a 1982 American Western film directed by Robert M. Young and starring Edward James Olmos as Gregorio Cortez. It is based on the book ''With His Pistol in His Hand'' by Americo Paredes. In 2022, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant." Plot Set in Belmont- Gonzales, Texas in 1901. After a misunderstanding, a Mexican-American farmer kills a sheriff. He eludes capture and becomes a folk hero. When eventually he is caught, he is tried seven times before finally being released, after twelve years in prison. Cast Reception and legacy The review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 100% approval rating with an average rating of 7.67/10 based on 6 reviews. Janet Maslin of ''The New York Times'' said, " he filmtells what sounds like a stirring story, and its plainness would seem to be an asset. But so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoot Suit (film)
''Zoot Suit'' is a 1981 drama musical film of the Broadway play '' Zoot Suit''. Both the play and film were written and directed by Luis Valdez. The film stars Daniel Valdez, Edward James Olmos — both reprising their roles from the stage production — and Tyne Daly. Many members of the cast of the Broadway production also appeared in the film. Like the play, the film features music from Daniel Valdez and Lalo Guerrero, the "father of Chicano music." In 2019, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Plot In ''Zoot Suit'', Luis Valdez weaves a story involving the real-life events of the Sleepy Lagoon murder trial — when a group of young Mexican-Americans were charged with murder — resulting in the racially fueled Zoot Suit Riots throughout Los Angeles. In the play, Henry Reyna (inspired by real-life defendant Hank Leyvas) is a pachuco gangst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nice Dreams
''Nice Dreams'' is a 1981 American action adventure comedy film directed by Tommy Chong and starring Cheech & Chong, in their third feature film. Released in 1981 by Columbia Pictures, the film focuses on the duo having gotten rich selling cannabis out of an ice cream truck, and evading the Drug Enforcement Administration, led by Sgt. Stedenko (Stacy Keach), who are trying to bust an alleged drug kingpin named "Mr. Big", and discover a strain of marijuana that turns people into lizards, including Stedenko, who has been smoking cannabis to get inside the head of a drug user. The film costars Paul Reubens and Evelyn Guerrero, and features small appearances by comedians Sandra Bernhard and Michael Winslow, and a cameo by Timothy Leary. ''Nice Dreams'' grossed $35 million, but it received mixed reviews. The film was the first Columbia release to feature the 1981-1993 logo and fanfare. Plot Cheech and Chong have a new business driving an ice cream truck selling "Happy Herb's Nice Dre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheech And Chong's Next Movie
''Cheech and Chong's Next Movie'' is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Tommy Chong and the second feature-length project by Cheech & Chong, following '' Up in Smoke'', released by Universal Pictures. Plot Cheech & Chong are on a mission to siphon gasoline for their next door neighbor's car, which they apparently "borrowed," and continue with their day; Cheech goes to work at a movie studio and Chong searches for something to smoke (a roach), followed by him revving up an indoor motorcycle and playing extremely loud rock music with an electric guitar that disturbs the entire neighborhood. Cheech gets fired from his job for taking one of the studio vans home without permission and they go to see Donna, a welfare officer and Cheech's off and on girlfriend. Cheech successfully seduces Donna, under her objections, and gets her in trouble (and possibly fired) with her boss. The doped-up duo are expelled from the building and, in an attempt to find alternative means of income, st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boulevard Nights
''Boulevard Nights'' is a 1979 American neo noir crime film directed by Michael Pressman. It is about life in East Los Angeles and its street gangs. It concerns two brothers, Raymond ( Richard Yniguez) and Chuco (Danny De La Paz). Raymond is 'straight' -- he has a job and is engaged to Shady (Marta DuBois) -- while Chuco is a drug user and gang member who is about to be drawn into a gang war. It was filmed on location, mostly in East Los Angeles. Cast Controversy ''Boulevard Nights'' was one of a number of "gang / hood films" released in 1979, along with '' The Warriors'', '' Walk Proud'', '' The Wanderers'' and '' Over the Edge''.Schreger, Charles (March 28, 1979). "Gang Movies Stir Controversy". ''Los Angeles Times''. Part IV, p. 14. Fearing a repeat of the gang violence associated with ''The Warriors'', Warner Bros. and the filmmakers tried to distance themselves from that film by saying that ''Boulevard Nights'' was not so much a gang film as a "family story" of two brother ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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