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3) Zoot suit
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English
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"This bilingual edition of Zoot Suit combines the original English-language version with the first-ever Spanish translation of the critically acclaimed play by Luis Valdez, a work that cracked open the depiction of Chicanos on the stage, challenging viewers to revisit a troubled moment in our nation's history. From the moment the myth-infused character of El Pachuco burst onto the stage, literally cutting his way through the drop curtain with a switchblade,...
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Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
When a Chicano handyman from the Milagro Valley decides to irrigate his small beanfield by " borrowing" some water from a large and potentially destructive development site, he sets off a chain reaction that erupts into a humorous culture clash.
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1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
Based on Benjamin Alire Sáenz's YA novel, the film centers on the friendship between two teenage Mexican-American loners in 1987 El Paso who explore a new, unusual friendship and the difficult road to self-discovery.
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1 videodisc (approximately 79 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Television adaptation of Luis Valdez' Christmas play, originally staged by El Teatro Campesino.
Filmed in and around San Juan Bautista Mission, La Pastorela is a musical retelling of the shepherds' journey to Bethlehem to see the Christ Child. We see the play through the eyes of a young Chicana. In her surrealistic dream, she makes the journey with the shepherds.
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