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
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)