Film
Cinco Vidas + Yo Soy Chicano
- 9PM
Dir. José Luis Ruiz
1972, 51min, Digital
The richness and diversity of East Los Angeles' Chicano community is revealed through profiles of five residents, ranging from a grandmother to law student to a school principal, in this Emmy winning documentary
Preservation print courtesy of the UCLA Film & Television Archive
Dir. Jesús Salvador Treviño
1971, 59min, Digital
Director Jesús Salvador Treviño offers a comprehensive view of Chicano history and identity, tracing the culture from its pre-Columbian origins to the political activism of the 1960s and 70s.
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