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Chulas fronteras / conceived and produced by Chris Strachwitz ; a film by Les Blank. Del mero corazon = Straight from the heart : love songs of the Southwest/ [print]

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: BF-104 DVD | Brazos FilmsLanguage: English, Spanish Subtitle language: English, Spanish Publication details: El Cerrito, California : Brazos Films, [(c)2003.Description: 1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • F395.C559.C485 2003
  • F395.M5.B642.C485 2003
Available additional physical forms:
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Contents:
Chulas fronteras (58 minutes). Part I : introduction to the region. Cancion mixteca/ DAR (Ramiro Cavazos ; Rafael Ramirez) ; Jose Morante on being Tejano ; Mi Tejanita/ DAR (Los Pinguinos del Norte) ; Jose Morante on the German origin of polkas Part II : two pioneer recording artists, Narciso Martinez and Lydia Mendoza. Muchachos Alegres/ P.D. (Narciso Martinez) ; Luzita/ Narciso Martinez (Narciso Martinez) ; Panchita/ P.D. (Lydia Mendoza ; La Familia Mendoza) ; Mal hombre/ P.D. ; arranged Lydia Mendoza (Lydia Mendoza) ; Pero hay que triste/ Lydia Mendoza (Lydia Mendoza) ; Part III : the harsh life of migrant farm workers. Chulas fronteras/ Eulalio Gonzalez ("El Piporro") ; Los rinches de Texas/ Willie Lopez (Dueto Reynosa) ; Willie Lopez on a racist event he experienced ; Corrido de Cesar Chavez/ Rumel Fuentes (Los Pinguinos del Norte) ; Diddy Fuentes on going north to pick crops ; Corrido de Texas/ P.D. (Ramos y Ramirez) ; Diddy Fuentes on his hopes for his children ; Chicano/ Doug Sahm (Rumel Fuentes ; Los Pinguinos del Norte) ; Part IV : the regional record business and other pioneer recording artists. Salome Gutierrez of San Antonio on his record and song writing business ; La nueva zenaida/ Salome Gutierrez (Flaco Jimenez and Fred Ojeda) ; Flaco Jimenez teaching his son, David Jimenez, to play accordion ; Un mojado sin licensia/ Santiago Jimenez (Flaco Jimenez) ; Cotula/ Santiago Jimenez (Santiago Jimenez, Sr.) ; Santiago Jimenez on how he learned from his father ; Prenda del alma/ Tomas Ortiz (Los Alegres de Teran) ; Mrs. Abrego's story about meeting her husband, Eugenio ; Volver, volver/ Fernando Maldonado (Los Alegres de Teran) ; Mexico-Americano/ Rumel Fuentes (Los Pinguinos del Norte).
Del mero corazon : love songs of the Southwest (28 minutes). Seis pies abajo/ DAR (Ricardo Mejia ; Ruben Valdez) ; Zenaida/ DAR (Los Madrugadores) ; Las quejas de zenaida/ Andres Berlanga (Andres Berlanga) ; El camioncito pasajero/ DAR (Conjunto Tamaulipas (Rafael Ramirez and Tono Borrego)) ; Al pie de la tumba/ Alfredo Garcia (Conjunto Tamaulipas) ; Andres Berlanga telling funny stories to Fred Zimmerle and friends ; El troquero/ Juan Gaytan (Conjunto Tamaulipas) ; Politician and grocery store owner, Mr. Centano on how to clean up the town ; En cada vida hay un momento = In everyone's life tehre is a moment/ DAR (Leo Garza y su conjunto (Noe Rocha, Freddy Pena, Martin Alvarez)) ; Quiero que sepas/ DAR (Chavel Ortiz ; Raymond Flores) ; Besos y copas/ Victor Cordero (Chavela Ortiz ; Brown Express) ; Las nubes/ Juan Hernandez (Little Joe y La Familia).
Lost and found : bonus footage (32 minutes). Part I : re-visiting pioneer recording artists. Introduction to Lydia Mendoza ; Mal hombre/ P.D. ; arranged Lydia Mendoza (Lydia Mendoza) ; Amore de madre/ Lydia Mendoza (Lydia Mendoza) ; Llorando en navidad/ DAR (Lydia Mendoza) ; Amarga navidad/ Jose Alfredo Jimenez (Lydia Mendoza) ; Polka/ P.D. (Narciso Martinez) ; Huapango/ P.D. (Narciso Martinez) ; Viva seguin/ Santiago Jimenez (Santiago Jimenez) ; La piedrera/ Santiago Jimenez (Santiago Jimenez) ; Part II : Jose Morante. Madrecita idolatrada/ Jose Morante (Jose Morante) ; Mi borrachera/ Jose Morante (Jose Morante) ; Part III : the roots of Norteno music. Huapango/ P.D. (Los Hermanos Cardenas) ; Mazurka/ P.D. (Los Hermanos Cardenas) ; Los ojos de Pancha/ Juan Manuel Romero (Los Alegres de Teran) ; El ausente/ DAR (Los Alegres de Teran).
Production credits:
  • Consultant, Guillermo Hernandez ; camera and editing, Les Blank (1st program) ; editing by Maureen Gosling (2nd program).
Cast: Los Alegres de Teran, Flaco Jimenez, Narciso Martinez, Ruben Castillo and Rumel Fuentes, Lydia Mendoza.Summary: Two documentaries about Mexican-Americans in southern Texas. Chulas fronteras features their music and culture, showing food preparation, family life, dances, fieldwork, and other social activities. Del mero corazon explores the Mexican-American norteno music tradition, showing various performers in dance halls and cantinas.
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Multi-media (10-day check-out) G. Allen Fleece Library Multimedia - Second Floor Non-fiction F395.M5C58 2003 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) WITHDRAWN 31923001597307

"Roots of Tex-Mex music"--Container.

Chulas fronteras originally produced in 1976.

Del mero corazon originally produced in 1979.

Videodisc release of the 1976 motion picture documentaries.

Special features: 30 minutes of previously unreleased "Lost & found" bonus footage; audio commentary by the filmmakers; why films were made; reviews and honors; about the filmmakers; production stills; about the musicians ; detailed scene information.

Chulas fronteras (58 minutes). Part I : introduction to the region. Cancion mixteca/ DAR (Ramiro Cavazos ; Rafael Ramirez) ; Jose Morante on being Tejano ; Mi Tejanita/ DAR (Los Pinguinos del Norte) ; Jose Morante on the German origin of polkas Part II : two pioneer recording artists, Narciso Martinez and Lydia Mendoza. Muchachos Alegres/ P.D. (Narciso Martinez) ; Luzita/ Narciso Martinez (Narciso Martinez) ; Panchita/ P.D. (Lydia Mendoza ; La Familia Mendoza) ; Mal hombre/ P.D. ; arranged Lydia Mendoza (Lydia Mendoza) ; Pero hay que triste/ Lydia Mendoza (Lydia Mendoza) ; Part III : the harsh life of migrant farm workers. Chulas fronteras/ Eulalio Gonzalez ("El Piporro") ; Los rinches de Texas/ Willie Lopez (Dueto Reynosa) ; Willie Lopez on a racist event he experienced ; Corrido de Cesar Chavez/ Rumel Fuentes (Los Pinguinos del Norte) ; Diddy Fuentes on going north to pick crops ; Corrido de Texas/ P.D. (Ramos y Ramirez) ; Diddy Fuentes on his hopes for his children ; Chicano/ Doug Sahm (Rumel Fuentes ; Los Pinguinos del Norte) ; Part IV : the regional record business and other pioneer recording artists. Salome Gutierrez of San Antonio on his record and song writing business ; La nueva zenaida/ Salome Gutierrez (Flaco Jimenez and Fred Ojeda) ; Flaco Jimenez teaching his son, David Jimenez, to play accordion ; Un mojado sin licensia/ Santiago Jimenez (Flaco Jimenez) ; Cotula/ Santiago Jimenez (Santiago Jimenez, Sr.) ; Santiago Jimenez on how he learned from his father ; Prenda del alma/ Tomas Ortiz (Los Alegres de Teran) ; Mrs. Abrego's story about meeting her husband, Eugenio ; Volver, volver/ Fernando Maldonado (Los Alegres de Teran) ; Mexico-Americano/ Rumel Fuentes (Los Pinguinos del Norte).

Del mero corazon : love songs of the Southwest (28 minutes). Seis pies abajo/ DAR (Ricardo Mejia ; Ruben Valdez) ; Zenaida/ DAR (Los Madrugadores) ; Las quejas de zenaida/ Andres Berlanga (Andres Berlanga) ; El camioncito pasajero/ DAR (Conjunto Tamaulipas (Rafael Ramirez and Tono Borrego)) ; Al pie de la tumba/ Alfredo Garcia (Conjunto Tamaulipas) ; Andres Berlanga telling funny stories to Fred Zimmerle and friends ; El troquero/ Juan Gaytan (Conjunto Tamaulipas) ; Politician and grocery store owner, Mr. Centano on how to clean up the town ; En cada vida hay un momento = In everyone's life tehre is a moment/ DAR (Leo Garza y su conjunto (Noe Rocha, Freddy Pena, Martin Alvarez)) ; Quiero que sepas/ DAR (Chavel Ortiz ; Raymond Flores) ; Besos y copas/ Victor Cordero (Chavela Ortiz ; Brown Express) ; Las nubes/ Juan Hernandez (Little Joe y La Familia).

Lost and found : bonus footage (32 minutes). Part I : re-visiting pioneer recording artists. Introduction to Lydia Mendoza ; Mal hombre/ P.D. ; arranged Lydia Mendoza (Lydia Mendoza) ; Amore de madre/ Lydia Mendoza (Lydia Mendoza) ; Llorando en navidad/ DAR (Lydia Mendoza) ; Amarga navidad/ Jose Alfredo Jimenez (Lydia Mendoza) ; Polka/ P.D. (Narciso Martinez) ; Huapango/ P.D. (Narciso Martinez) ; Viva seguin/ Santiago Jimenez (Santiago Jimenez) ; La piedrera/ Santiago Jimenez (Santiago Jimenez) ; Part II : Jose Morante. Madrecita idolatrada/ Jose Morante (Jose Morante) ; Mi borrachera/ Jose Morante (Jose Morante) ; Part III : the roots of Norteno music. Huapango/ P.D. (Los Hermanos Cardenas) ; Mazurka/ P.D. (Los Hermanos Cardenas) ; Los ojos de Pancha/ Juan Manuel Romero (Los Alegres de Teran) ; El ausente/ DAR (Los Alegres de Teran).

Consultant, Guillermo Hernandez ; camera and editing, Les Blank (1st program) ; editing by Maureen Gosling (2nd program).

Los Alegres de Teran, Flaco Jimenez, Narciso Martinez, Ruben Castillo and Rumel Fuentes, Lydia Mendoza.

First program filmed in Texas and northern Tamaulipas in Dec. 1975 and Spring 1976.

Two documentaries about Mexican-Americans in southern Texas. Chulas fronteras features their music and culture, showing food preparation, family life, dances, fieldwork, and other social activities. Del mero corazon explores the Mexican-American norteno music tradition, showing various performers in dance halls and cantinas.

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In Spanish with English subtitles and in English with Spanish subtitles.

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