Yo Soy Chicano

1972 · film · US

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Directed by: Barry Nye

Starring: Reies Lopez Tijerina, Dolores Huerta, José Ángel Gutiérrez

Runtime: 59 min

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Portrays the Chicano experience. It matters for its historical context.

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synopsis — Portrays the Chicano experience, from its roots in pre-Columbian history to the present, by dramatically recreating key events in Mexican history and by presenting interviews with Chicano leaders, Dolores Huerta, Reies Lopez Tijerina, Rodolfo Gonzalez, and Jose Angel Gutierrez, who discuss solutions to the oppression of Chicanos.
credit — Directed by Barry Nye.

Synopsis

Portrays the Chicano experience, from its roots in pre-Columbian history to the present, by dramatically recreating key events in Mexican history and by presenting interviews with Chicano leaders, Dolores Huerta, Reies Lopez Tijerina, Rodolfo Gonzalez, and Jose Angel Gutierrez, who discuss solutions to the oppression of Chicanos.

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