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1 videodisc (55 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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"The Rio Grande Sun, published in Espanola, New Mexico is considered one of the best weekly newspapers in the country. Bob Trapp, the Sun's founder, editor, and publisher, is the quintessential newspaperman, the last of a vanishing breed -- an honest, fearless, independent journalist, and a mentor to generations of young reporters. The Sun is known for its investigative reporting. It broke the story that its own rural community had the highest per...
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1 videodisc (28 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A young Aztec girl tells her little brother how the beautiful painted manuscripts of their culture are made, a tradition that began long before European colonizers arrived, and continued after to preserve the history, science, and religion of the Nahua-speaking people.
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1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Español
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To reflect on the 500th anniversary of the Spanish conquest of Mexico in 2021, director Reyes offers a bold hybrid cinema experience exploring the brutal legacy of colonialism in contemporary Mexico. Through the eyes of a ghostly conquistador, the film recreates Hernan Cortes' epic journey from the coasts of Veracruz to the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan, the site of contemporary Mexico City. As the anachronistic fictional character interacts with...
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1 videodisc (58 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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Español
Description
Revered by generations of Mexicans for his determined fight against the oppressors of Mexico's peasant class. This documentary incorporates both actual footage and reenactments of Zapata's exploits.
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1 videodisc (approximately 50 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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The riveting story of the day an ill-equipped Mexican Army, Zacapoaxtla Indians, and average Mexican citizens reclaimed their lives. Together they bravely defeated occupying French forces to reclaim their land and secure their independence.
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1 videodisc (110 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Español
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Mexico, 1521. The Spanish army of Hernando Cortés has swept through the New World forcing their religious beliefs on the brave Aztec people. A skillful Aztec scribe, who survived the Massacre of the Temple in 1520, spends years trying to preserve the rites and customs of his people. The Spanish army would conquer their land, but not the soul of the Aztec people.
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1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Follow a team of international scientists documenting an archeological sensation: the exploration of royal tombs beneath the ancient Mexican city of Teotihuacǹ. Not much is known about this long-lost society. When archeologists discover evidence of a sacrificial chamber beneath the famous Pyramid of the Feathered Serpent, they find the clues that may finally tell us who these mysterious people were.
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1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Español
Description
Horse breeder Jesus helps a man, Doroteo Arango who is accused of killing a landowner, escape sure death. Arango later becomes the legendary anti-government movement leader Pancho Villa. When Jesus is captured by Villa's men for selling horses to the government, Pancho Villa recognizes him and returns the favor and spares his life.
Jesus un criador de caballos ayuda a un peon acusado de matar ha un hacendado. Con la ayuda de Jesus el pobre hombre,...
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1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Russian
Description
A film document of the history of Mexico, presented in four novellas: Sandunga, an exposition of Tehuantepec jungles and the peaceful lifestyles of their inhabitants; Manguei, a love story about a poor peon and his bride; Fiesta, devoted to bullfignting and romantic love; and Soldadera, a portrayal of the 1910 revolution in Mexico as depicted in the frescoes of Siqueiros, Rivera, and Orosco.
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1 videodisc (approximately 92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([4] pages ; 19 cm)
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English
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On January 1, 1994, the Zapatista National Liberation Army -- made up of impoverished Mayan Indians from the state of Chiapas -- took over five towns and 500 ranches in southern Mexico. The government deployed its troops, and at least 145 people died in the ensuing battle. Fighting for indigenous Mexicans to regain control over their lives and the land, the Zapatistas and their charismatic leader, guerilla poet Subcomandante Marcos, began sending...
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2 videodiscs (220 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 1/2 in.
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English
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"It began as a border dispute, but soon escalated into a 16-month conflict that transformed a continent. The [film] tells the exciting and dramatic story of a war that cost Mexico nearly half its territory -- the present Southwest from Texas to California. This critically acclaimed documentary series, the first to study both sides of the conflict, presents a historical panorama filled with unforgettable characters like Mexican president Antonio Lopez...
16) Juárez
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1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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The story of three powerful men in Mexico, Benito Juarez, Napoleon III, and Emperor Maximilian, driven by political passions. And of a woman, Empress Carlota, driven to madness.
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1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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The true story of how Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa allowed a Hollywood crew to film him in battle, altering the course of film and military history in the process. Early movie giants D.W. Griffin and Harry Aiken send Frank Thayer to Mexico to persuade the cash-strapped, publicity-hungry Villa to let them film his revolution. Stepping into the literal cross fire, Thayer's crew risk their lives in the mingling of fiction and reality. The two make...
18) Viva Zapata!
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1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound., black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
The life and times of the legendary Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata are brought to the screen in Darryl F. Zanuck's powerful production of John Steinbeck's screenplay.
The story of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata, who led a rebellion against the corrupt, oppressive dictatorship of president Porfirio Diaz in the early 20th century.
19) Villa rides
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1 videodisc (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Set in the turbulence of early 20th century Mexico, this movie chronicles the fights and flights of one of Mexico's favorite folk heroes.
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1 videodisc (141 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Forced to flee his home during the Spanish Inquisition, nobleman Pedro De Vargas escapes with a beautiful peasant girl and joins Cortez on his dangerous expedition to conquer Mexico.
A young caballero fleeing the Spanish Inquisition falls in love with a peasant girl and joins Cortez's first expedition to the New World.
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