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Chulas Fronteras

1976 · 58 min

A warm, unhurried drift through border music and the lives around it, more like sitting in on a family gathering than watching a film.

Overview
A complex, insightful look at the Chicano experience as mirrored in the lives and music of the most acclaimed Norteño musicians of the Texas-Mexican border, including Flaco Jimenez and Lydia Mendoza. Video includes bonus feature, Del Mero Corazon.

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    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • music
    • identity
    • family
    • class
    • immigration
    Places
    • countryside
    • small town
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism9
    Romance2
    Tension1
    Darkness2
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary, music
    Directed by
    Les Blank
    Starring
    Flaco Jiménez, Lydia Mendoza
    Runtime
    58 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    Spanish, English

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