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    Valdez Is Coming 1971 POSTER

    Valdez Is Coming

    1971

    English

    6.7

    7

    64%

    64%

    Drama

    manhunt

    mexican american

    one man army

    posse

    small town sheriff

    weapons trafficking

    Western

    Edwin Sherin Edwin Sherin Director Tom McFadden Tom McFadden as Gang Member Susan Clark Susan Clark as Gay Erin Hector Elizondo Hector Elizondo as Mexican Rider Richard Jordan Richard Jordan as R. L. Davis
    Old Mexican-American sheriff Bob Valdez has always been a haven of sanity in a land of madmen when it came to defending law and order. But the weapon smuggler Frank Tanner is greedy and impulsive. When Tanner provokes a shooting that causes the death of an innocent man and Valdez asks him to financially compensate the widow, Tanner refuses to do so and severely humiliates Valdez, who will do justice and avenge his honor, no matter what it takes.
    Paulie 1998 POSTER

    Paulie

    1998

    English

    6.5

    17

    61%

    55%

    Action

    Adventure

    Comedy

    Drama

    Family

    mexican american

    parrot

    research

    talking animal

    thief

    John Roberts John Roberts Director Jay Mohr Jay Mohr as Benny / Paulie Laura Harrington Laura Harrington as Lila Alweather Tony Shalhoub Tony Shalhoub as Misha Vilyenkov Bill Cobbs Bill Cobbs as Virgil the Janitor
    Paulie, a talking parrot, recounts his travels looking for his original owner to a Russian janitor who helps him to the end of his journey.
    Walk Proud 1979 POSTER

    Walk Proud

    1979

    English

    5.4

    3

    cholo

    Drama

    gang

    gang member

    hispanic

    mexican american

    redemption

    Robert L. Collins Robert L. Collins Director Gary Carlos Cervantes Gary Carlos Cervantes as Carlos Pepe Serna Pepe Serna as Cesar Daniel Faraldo Daniel Faraldo as El Tigre Eloy Casados Eloy Casados as Hugo
    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.
    Home + Away 2018 POSTER

    Home + Away

    2018

    English

    7.5

    Documentary

    high school

    mexican american

    Sport

    sports

    Matthew Ogens Matthew Ogens Director Brenton Parkes Brenton Parkes as Hospital Security Guard
    This coming-of-age story follows three students of El Paso's Bowie High and their search for the American dream, a dream inspired by family, fueled by sports, and complicated by the US/Mexican border.
    Foreign Puzzle 2019 POSTER

    Foreign Puzzle

    2019

    English

    8.1

    Action

    breast cancer

    dance

    Documentary

    Drama

    Family

    mexican american

    Chithra Jeyaram Chithra Jeyaram Director Sharon Marroquin Sharon Marroquin as Self Dali Gaytan Dali Gaytan as Self Pepe Gaytan Pepe Gaytan as Self Todd V. Wolfson Todd V. Wolfson as Self
    Foreign Puzzle is an intimate documentary that captures the journey of an inspiring Mexican American dancer as she communicates the impermanence of life through dance while juggling the roles of a recently divorced parent of a 6-year-old, a choreographer and a primary school teacher amidst intensive treatments for breast cancer.
    How the Gringo Stole Christmas 2023 POSTER

    How the Gringo Stole Christmas

    2023

    English

    3.6

    4

    25%

    25%

    christmas

    Comedy

    father daughter relationship

    mexican american

    Angel Gracia Angel Gracia Director Emily Tosta Emily Tosta as Claudia Mariana Treviño Mariana Treviño as Gabbi Jack Kilmer Jack Kilmer as Leif Alma Martinez Alma Martinez as Tita
    Bennie's daughter is on her way home for the holidays. However she surprises him by arriving with her brand new boyfriend - an uninvited gringo.
    Going Varsity in Mariachi 2023 POSTER

    Going Varsity in Mariachi

    2023

    English

    7.6

    94%

    Action

    coming of age

    Documentary

    high school

    mariachi

    mexican american

    music documentary

    texas

    Sam Osborn Sam Osborn Director Edinburg North High School's Mariachi Oro Edinburg North High School's Mariachi Oro as
    A year in the life of an underdog competitive high school mariachi band in the Texas borderlands.
    The Long Game 2023 POSTER

    The Long Game

    2023

    English

    6.7

    16

    82%

    97%

    1950s

    Action

    based on true story

    Drama

    golf

    History

    latino

    mexican american

    Sport

    texas

    Julio Quintana Julio Quintana Director Jimmy Gonzales Jimmy Gonzales as Chet Grissom Chet Grissom as Eugene Patterson Dennis Quaid Dennis Quaid as Frank Mitchell Jay Hernandez Jay Hernandez as JB Peña
    In a segregated Texas, five Mexican-American teenage caddies were prohibited from playing at the country club where they worked. Against all odds, they formed their own team, built a one-hole course in the fields, and won the 1957 Texas State championship. Based on a true story.
    Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2022 POSTER

    Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

    2022

    English

    7.1

    18

    88%

    95%

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    lgbt

    lgbt teen

    male friendship

    mexican american

    texas

    Aitch Alberto Aitch Alberto Director Melissa Macedo Melissa Macedo as Elvira 'Verá' Mendoza Kevin Alejandro Kevin Alejandro as Sam Quintana Eva Longoria Eva Longoria as Soledad Quintana Marlene Forte Marlene Forte as Tia Ophelia
    Two teenage Mexican-American loners in 1987 El Paso explore a new, unusual friendship and the difficult road to self-discovery.
    The Milagro Beanfield War 1988 POSTER

    The Milagro Beanfield War

    1988

    English

    6.8

    10

    61%

    74%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Comedy

    Drama

    Fantasy

    farmer

    hispanic

    hispanoamerican

    mexican american

    new mexico

    Robert Redford Robert Redford Director John Heard John Heard as Charlie Bloom Melanie Griffith Melanie Griffith as Flossie Devine Daniel Stern Daniel Stern as Herbie Platt Christopher Walken Christopher Walken as Kyril Montana
    The accidental breakdown of an irrigation valve launches a hot confrontation between the mainly Latino farmers in a tiny New Mexico town and the real estate developers and politicians determined to acquire their land for a golf resort.
    Flamin' Hot 2023 POSTER

    Flamin' Hot

    2023

    English

    6.8

    30

    67%

    87%

    Action

    based on true story

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    History

    janitor

    mexican american

    woman director

    Eva Longoria Eva Longoria Director Pepe Serna Pepe Serna as Abuelito Jimmy Gonzales Jimmy Gonzales as Hector Morales Tony Shalhoub Tony Shalhoub as Roger Enrico Eva Longoria Eva Longoria as Secretary
    The inspiring true story of Richard Montañez, the Frito Lay janitor who channeled his Mexican American heritage and upbringing to turn the iconic Flamin' Hot Cheetos into a snack that disrupted the food industry and became a global pop culture phenomenon.
    A Million Miles Away 2023 POSTER

    A Million Miles Away

    2023

    English

    7.3

    63

    89%

    94%

    Action

    astronaut

    based on novel or book

    based on true story

    Biography

    Drama

    mexican american

    nasa

    underdog

    Alejandra Márquez Abella Alejandra Márquez Abella Director Rosa Salazar Rosa Salazar as Adela Michael Peña Michael Peña as José Carlos S. Sanchez Carlos S. Sanchez as Julio Sarayu Blue Sarayu Blue as Kalpana Chawla
    The life of engineer and former NASA astronaut José M. Hernández, the first migrant farmworker to go to space.
    Zoot Suit 1981 POSTER

    Zoot Suit

    1981

    English

    6.7

    5

    55%

    75%

    Action

    Drama

    mexican american

    musical

    Musical

    san quentin

    Luis Valdez Luis Valdez Director Lupe Ontiveros Lupe Ontiveros as Dolores Sal Lopez Sal Lopez as Hobo Alma Martinez Alma Martinez as Lupe Marco Rodríguez Marco Rodríguez as Smiley / Ismael Torres
    Part fact and part fiction, Zoot Suit is the film version of Luis Valdez's critically acclaimed play, based on the actual Sleepy Lagoon murder case and the zoot suit riots of 1940s Los Angeles. Henry Reyna is the leader of a group of Mexican-Americans being sent to San Quentin without substantial evidence for the death of a man at Sleepy Lagoon. As part of the defense committee, Alice Bloomfield and George Shearer fight the blatant miscarriage of justice for the freedom of Henry and his friends.
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