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1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A semidocumentary of the year-long struggle by Chicano zinc miners in New Mexico striking against unsafe working conditions. When an injunction is issued against the workers from picketing, the wives take up battle with a fury, leaving the husbands to care for home and children. They finally overcome the forces of the mine owner and the law that backs them up.
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2 videodiscs (338 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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Español
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Nosotros los pobres: Esta historia narra la vida de un humilde carpintero (Pepe el Toro) que injustamente es acusado de un crimen. En la cárcel se encuentra con el verdadero culpable del asesinato que le impugnan y logra demostrar su inocencia. = We, the poor: Pepe el Toro is a humble carpenter who lives peacefully with his paralized mother, his daughter, and his girlfriend. They all join together to fight injustice after Pepe is wrongfully accused...
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On the eve of his marriage, the Counselor makes a risky decision to dealve into the cocaine trade along the Texas-Mexico border. His hope is that this one-time deal will set him and his fiancée on a path to financial freedom, but instead he ends up in a brutal game that threatens to destroy everything and everyone he loves.
6) Miss Bala
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1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Español
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"An aspiring beauty queen finds herself in the wrong place at the worst possible time in this explosive crime thriller set amid Mexico's increasingly violent drug war. After witnessing a shooting in a nightclub, the young woman is kidnapped and forced to work for ruthless gangsters in order to keep her dreams, and her family, alive" -- From container.
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1 videodisc (approximately 111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Español
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Based on a true story, this decades-spanning romance begins in Mexico between an aspiring chef and a teacher. Their lives restart in incredible ways as societal pressure propels them to embark on a treacherous journey to NYC with dreams, hopes, and memories in tow.
10) Rudo y Cursi
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1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Español
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From the rural banana plantation where they play soccer for the village team to the big city stadiums, two brothers have become rivals and battle each other on opposing sides. When a talent scout gets stranded in their tiny town, brothers Beto and Tato are discovered. They are whisked away to Mexico City to play for the big leagues where they quickly achieve fame. Beto is nicknamed 'Rudo' for his hotheaded goalkeeper style and Tato is called 'Cursi'...
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1 videodisc (approximately 101 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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Español
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Rosita Quintana interprets the most beautiful songs of Mexico in this story of a village woman who, with the help of a teacher, manages to go from humble beginnings to become an international superstar.
13) El Mariachi
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1 videodisc (81 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Español
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"All he wants is to be a mariachi, like his father, his grandfather and his great grandfather before him. But the town he thinks will bring him luck brings only a curse of deadly mistaken identity. Forced to trade his guitar for a gun, the mariachi is playing for his life"--Container.
14) Quinceañera
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1 videodisc (130 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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Español
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La historia de tres muchachas que, al terminar sus estudios en plena juventud, se ven envueltas en el torbellino de la vida de sus padres: un adultero, otro que llega a convertirse en ladron y el tercero--disfrute de esta preciosa joya del cine mexicano, con toda su familia.
"This coming-of-age tale is about three beautiful young Mexican women who are the daughters of prominent socialites and are excited to soon be celebrated at the upcoming debutante's...
15) Sundown
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1 videodisc (83 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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When an emergency disrupts a family vacation in Mexico, rising tensions erupt in this suspenseful jolt where nothing is quite as it seems.
16) Desperado
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1 videodisc (approximately 103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A mysterious guitar player seeks vengeance against the men who murdered his girlfriend --
17) Go for sisters
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1 videodisc (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Bernice and Fontayne grew so close people said they could 'go for sisters,' but time sent them down different paths. 20 years later, those paths cross: Fontayne is a recovering addict fresh out of jail, and Bernice is her new parole officer. When Bernice's son Rodney goes missing on the Mexican border, his shady associates all in hiding or brutally murdered, Bernice realizes she needs someone to navigate Rodney's world withoutinvolving the police,...
18) Amar te duele
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1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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Español
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In a story of social class differences, a rich teenage girl falls in love with a poor teenage boy in Mexico City. They must fight against peer pressure, prejudice, and her parents that want to send her to Canada, to try to save their love.
19) Mercury plains
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1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A troubled young man runs away to Mexico, where he is recruited to join a paramilitary group of teens fighting the drug cartels. Isolated in the desert, he proves himself by becoming The Captain's top soldier, but questions the group's true purpose. As the Mexican police close in, he realizes that his only way out is to escape back to America, but first he must outwit The Captain.
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1 videodisc (247 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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Español
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El gendarme desconocido: Cantinflas captures three bandits who had robbed a bank the night before. Considered a hero, Cantinflas is given the title of Agent 777 because of his ability to disguise himself in many different forms. In his ultimate assignment, he transforms himself into a wealthy jewel collector to set up a group of gangsters.
El gendarme desconocido: Cuando Cantinflas atrapa a tres ladrones que robaron un banco la noche anterior, se...
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