BALLAD OF AN UNSUNG HERO

BALLAD OF AN UNSUNG HERO

    Price: $265.00

    Code: 1368

    Chronicles the remarkable life of 89-year-old Pedro J. Gonzalez, from his early years as a telegraph operator for Pancho Villa during the Mexican Revolution to his pioneering career as a radio and recording star in Los Angeles, his 1934 arrest on trumped-up charges and subsequent imprisonment, his deportation to Mexico and eventual return to the U.S. some thirty years later.

    Directed by Isaac Artenstein
    1983, 28 minutes
    Purchase: $265 Classroom Rental: $55

    * Blue Ribbon, American Film Festival
    * CINE Golden Eagle Award

    "...presents fascinating insights into Mexican-American history and culture."--Sightlines (Educational Film Library Association)



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