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‘El Corrido de Luigi Mangione': Examining the Phenomenon of the Accused Shooter-Turned-Antihero Through Mexican Music
The corrido frames Mangione as a dark symbol ... A Border Ballad and Its Hero can be applied to this case. The title is about Gregorio Cortez, a Mexican-American outlaw who killed a sheriff ...
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‘The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez’ (1982) is a landmark of Chicano cinema, and a passion project for star Edward James Olmos
and “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” takes its name from the corrido that memorialized the outlaw’s heroic struggle in song. It was later adapted into “With a Pistol in His Hand,” a 1958 ...
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Edward James Olmos inducted into National Film Registry by Library of Congress
Following his conviction, Cortez is sent to prison. His story inspired the narrative ballad El Corrido de Gregorio Cortez, a form of folk song that tells a story. Esparza said the movie is ...
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Two influential films for Latinos are inducted into the National Film Registry
The list of Latino films inducted into the National Film Registry at the Library of Congress grew a bit longer Wednesday. “Cyrano de Bergerac” and “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” are among ...
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'The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez, produced by Moctezuma Esparza, added into the National Film Registry
His story inspired the narrative ballad “El Corrido de Gregorio Cortez.” Esparza was compelled to produce The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez, which was directed by Robert Young, because “it is ...