| Documentaries:
Title and Summary |
Call Number
|
$4 a
Day? No Way!: Joining Hands Across the Border. Washington, DC: [s.n.],
199?
Documents events at a Ford plant in Mexico to support the view that international
corporations exploit Mexican workers. Tells how workers, unable to get help
from the official government trade union, are reaching out to labor unions
in other countries for assistance. 19 min., 22 sec. |
Media HD8039.A82 M45 1990z |
| 500 Nations, Mexico: Rise
and Fall of the Aztecs. Burbank, CA: Warner Home Video, 1995. (50 min.) |
Media F1219.73 .A15 1995
v.2 |
| 500 Years of Chicano
History SEE Viva La Causa!: 500 Years of Chicano History |
La Acequia. Santa
Fe, NM: Onewest Media, 1979.
Depicts the cleaning of rural irrigation ditches in New Mexico, an annual
tradition practiced since the arrival of the Spanish settlers in the 16th
century. (10 min.) |
Media TC824.N6 A33 1979 |
Adelante Mujeres!: History
of Mexican-American/Chicana Women in the United States. Windsor, CA:
The Project, 1992.
Documents the five century history of Mexican-American / Chicana women,
emphasizing major themes, organizations, and personalities. (30 min.) +
1 discussion guide (34 p.) |
Media E184.M5 A33 1992 |
AIDS in the Barrio (Eso
no me pasa a mi). New York?: AIDS Film Initiative in collaboration with
Documentary Film, ©1988.
Discusses the causes and effects of AIDS in the Hispanic community through
interviews with AIDS sufferers, their families, and members of the community
at large. Drug abuse, cultural attitudes toward condom use and toward homosexuality,
and the economic causes of drug abuse in the barrio are covered, as well
as the role of family and friends in comforting and helping AIDS victims.
Measures to prevent the spread of AIDS to wives and women friends of drug
users and bi-sexual men are also discussed. In English and Spanish with
English subtitles. (30 min.) |
Media RA644.A25 A637 1988 |
All Work and No Play:
NAFTA's Impact on Child Labor. Washington, DC: AFL-CIO, ©1993.
Child labor continues to be a problem today, as corporations seek out the
cheapest possible labor. NAFTA will not ensure enforcement of child labor
laws, and further exploitation of children is feared as labor costs continue
to rise. (9 min.) |
Media HD6231 .A45 1993 |
Alonso's Dream. Brooklyn,
NY: First Run/Icarus Films, ©2000.
Alonso lives in the Highland of Chenalho, where his community is filled
with conflict due to the standoff between the Zapatista National Liberation
Army and the Mexican government. The Zapatistias are demaning equal rights
for the indigenous people. This film focuses on the impact the revolution
and paramilitary violence have had on the daily lives of Mayan peasants.
Dialogue in Spanish and Mayan with English voiceover; title and credits
in English. (71 min.) |
Media F1435.3.S68 A46 2000 |
An American Story with
Richard Rodriguez. Alexandria, VA: PBS Video, ©1990.
Part I. Rodriguez' experiences of growing up in America as the son of immigrants,
the loss of his "Mexican soul", and his first exposure to American culture.
Part II. Discussion continues on the differences between Mexican and American
cultures, including his observations on America's growing sense of loss
and the essence of American society today. (56 min.) |
Media E184.M5 A53 1990 |
Americas. South Burlington,
VT: Annenberg/CPB Collection, ©1993.
This intimate look at contemporary Latin America examines issues confronting
the entire region by focusing on individual communities. In English and
Spanish, with English subtitles and voiceovers. 10 videocassettes (57 min.
each) |
Media F1408 .A58 1993 |
Art and Revolution, Mexico.
Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities, 1982.
Shows how history and art have been brought together in Mexico by such painters
as Rivera, Siqueiros, and Orozco. |
Media N6555 .A74 1982 |
The Art of Resistance.
New York: Cinema Guild, 1994.
Seven chicano artists talk about their work and how it has contributed to
the civil rights movement for Mexican Americans. (26 min.) |
Media N6538.M4 A78 1994 |
The Artistic Legacy of
the Mexican Revolution. Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities & Sciences,
1995.
An overview of the Mexican Revolution and its impact on the culture of the
Mexican American community. (30 min.) |
Media F1234 .A795 1995 |
Arturo Madrid: Challenging
Hispanic Stereotypes. Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities, ©1994.
Moyers and Madrid discuss the controversy surrounding bilingual education
and the state of education, in general, for Hispanic people. Originally
broadcast on the television program A world of ideas in 1988. (30 min.)
|
Media E184.S75 A88 1994 |
Ballad
of an Unsung Hero. New York: Cinema Guild, ©1983.
Uses archival footage, photographs, and recordings, as well as interviews,
to chronicle the life of Pedro J. Gonzalez, who served as telegrapher for
Pancho Villa, became a radio star and recording artist in the United States,
championed the cause of Mexican-Americans, and worked as a prisoner in San
Quentin to reform the California penal system. In English and Spanish with
English subtitles. (28 min.) |
Media E184.M5
B34 1990z |
Barriers of Solitude:
The Universal History of a Mexican Village (La barrieres de la solitude:
pueblo en vilo). New York: Filmakers Library, 1996.
French & English. |
Media F1203 .B3713 1996 |
Biculturalism and Acculturation
among Latinos. Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1992.
This film examines the question of which part of their culture Latinos feel
they should keep and leave behind. It explodes some commonly held beliefs
and misconceptions about who Latinos are in the U.S. and probes the relationship
between ethnic identity and entrepreneurial success in the U.S. marketplace.
(28 min.) |
Media E184.S75 B53 1992 |
Biografía: The
Lives of Latin American Writers. Julio Cortazar: Argentina's Iconoclast.
Pablo Neruda: Chile's Master Poet. Gabriela Mistral: Focused on Love.
Octavio Paz: Mexico's Muse. Jose Marti: Cuba's Herald. Princeton,
NJ: Films for the Humanities & Sciences, ©2000.
Through archival material and interviews with family, friends, and scholars,
this series looks at the lives and works of five Latin American writers.
In Spanish. 5 videocassettes (142 min.) |
Media PQ7081.3 .B56 2000 |
Birthwrite, Growing up
Hispanic New York: Cinema Guild, ©1988.
Examines the work of several Hispanic-American writers and how their poems,
short stories, and novels reflect what it means to grow up Hispanic in America.
Discusses influences on their writing including the oral traditions of the
Hispanic community, their creative methods, and specific themes. (57 min.,
4 sec.) |
Media PS508.H57 B57 1988
|
La Boda (The Wedding).
New York: Women Make Movies, ©2000.
Documentary filmed in Nuevo Leon, Mexico, in Mission, Texas and Shafter,
California. This movie follows the life of a migrant community, primarily
through the eyes of Elizabeth, whose wedding to Artemio concludes the film.
Portions in Spanish with English subtitles. (54 min.) |
Media E184.M5 B59 2000 |
The Border: Real and Imaginery,
Past and Present. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona, 1979.
A visual essay using photographic still images and music, Joaquin Rodrigo's
Concierto de Aranjuez, to capture the ambience of border life and the contrast
between Mexican, Indian, and American cultures and to portray man's alienation
from his fellow man. M.A. Thesis, Department of Drama, Univ. of Arizona.
1 cassette (10 min.) |
Media E9791 1979 332 |
Borderline Cases: Environmental
Matters at the United States-Mexico Border. Oley, PA: Bullfrog Films,
1997.
Describes problems caused by factories along the U.S. and Mexico border
which did not need to comply with environmental regulations. |
Media TD897.8.M6 B67 1997 |
| El Che:
Investigating a Legend. West Long Branch, NJ: White Star, ©1997.
(97 min.) |
Media F2849.22.G85 K35 1997 |
| Che Guevara: Restless
Revolutionary. New York: A&E Television Networks, ©1998. (50 min.) |
Media F2849.22.G85 C44 1998 |
Chicana. New York:
Women Make Movies, 1989.
This film employs Mexican murals, rare photographs, prints, and documentary
footage to trace the traditional and the emerging roles of Mexican/Chicanas
from pre-Columbian times to the present, showing how women have made important
contributions as workers, mothers, activists, educators, leaders, and in
numerous other ways, despite their generally oppressed status in the Latino
culture. (23 min.) |
Media E184.M5 C386 1989 |
Chicano Park. New
York: Cinema Guild, ©1988.
Under the San Diego approaches to the San Diego-Coronado Bridge is Chicano
Park in San Diego, Calif., and its murals. This is the story of its creation
and a history of the Chicano community in San Diego. (59 min.) |
Media F869.S22 C5 1988 |
Children of Zapata.
New York: Filmakers Library, 1994.
Describes the Zapatista National Liberation Army's struggle for democratic
reform from the Mexican Government. (24 min.) |
Media F1256 .C56 1994 |
The Chinampas. Berkeley,
CA: University of California, Extension Media Center, ©1990.
Describes the Chinampa, a traditional Mexican agricultural system, and traces
its long history. Shows modern day threats to this system and discusses
measures to save the Chinampa. (31 min.) |
Media SB87.M6 C45 1990 |
Chulas Fronteras.
El Cerrito, CA: Brazos Films, [198-?], ©1976.
Features the music and culture of Mexican-Americans living in southern Texas,
showing food preparation, family life, dances, fieldwork, and other social
activities. (58 min.) |
Media F395.M5 C48 1980z |
The Civilizations of Mexico.
Princeton, NJ: Films For the Humanities, 1986.
Covers Mexican civilizations from 5th century BC to the invasion of the
Spaniards in 16th century AD. |
Media F1210 .C58 1986 |
The Conquest of Mexico.
Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities, Inc., 1992, ©1991.
"This program provides a portrait of Cortez and his world; of the New World
as seen by a handful of Spaniards; and of the civilizations of Mesoamerica
before they were 'discovered'--and the world of the Mayas and Aztecs, the
nature of Aztec religion and politics. It describes the Battle of Mexico
and how and why Montezuma lost--and why the descendants of the Aztecs speak
Nahuati today." (35 min.) |
Media F1230 .C56 1992 |
Corpus: A Home Movie
for Selena. San Francisco, CA: Xochitl Films, ©1998.
Corpus focuses on the singer's fans -- the people on both sides of the border
who saw in Selena a symbol of hope and cultural pride, and the chance to
emerge from a background of poverty and despair to achieve personal and
professional success. The film is structured around interviews with personal
friends and family of Selena as well as fans who never met the star but
consider her part of their lives. Their recollections are intercut with
archival footage of Selena's performances and appearances at awards ceremonies,
and news coverage about her murder and the memorial service in Corpus Christi.
(46 min., 40 sec.) |
Media PN1997.5 .C67 1998 |
Cortéz: Dateline Yesterday.
Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities & Sciences, ©1993.
"A dramatized portrait of the redoubtable conquistador, who instigated the
collision of two highly sophisticated and very different cultures when his
tiny army clashed with the forces of Montezuma. The resulting holocaust
gave rise to the birth of modern Mexico." (30 cm.) |
Media F1230 .H485 1993 |
Day of
the Dead. Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1999,
©1996.
Presents the annual commemoration of the Day of the
Dead as it is celebrated on the island of La Picanda. Spanish with English
subtitles. (50 min.) |
Media GT4995.A9 D39 1999 |
A Day without a Mexican:
a Mockumentary. CA: AraU-AriZmendi, ©1997.
Presented in documentary fashion, this videotape shows what would happen,
what adverse effects there would be, etc. if all Mexican Americans and Mexicans
in the United States were to be gotten rid of in some way, shape or form.
(30 min., 24 sec.) |
Media PN1997.5 .D39 1997 |
El Dia la noche y los
muertos (Day of the Dead). [S.l.]: Calavera Productions; New York: Filmakers
Library, [distributor], 1998?
Filmed in the village of Patzcuaro, this is a dramatization of a pilgrimage
on October 31, All Souls' Day in Mexico, when people celebrate their ancestors
and communicate with long dead loved ones. The religious holy day is marked
by celebrations and special events, making the relationship with death one
of friendship rather than fear. English and Spanish. (30 min.) |
Media GT4995.A4 D54 1998 |
Dolores. New York:
Cinema Guild, 1988.
Presents a dramatization which portrays the problem of domestic violence
in the Latino community. Spanish with English subtitles. (51 min.) |
Media HQ809.3.U5 D6 1988 |
"Donde digo Diego."
Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities, 1989, ©1983.
On a visit to the Rivera Museum, the life, works and pre-Columbian collections
of Diego Rivera are presented. In Spanish. (56 min.) |
Media ND259.R5 D65 1989 |
| Encuesta sobre migracion
en la Frontera Norte de Mexico 1996-1997. Mexico, D.F.: Secretaria del
Trabajo y Prevision Social, ©1999. |
Media HD5856.M6 E638 1999 |
El Enigma de Quetzalcoatl.
Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities, 1989, ©1983.
A Mexican documentary about the prehistoric god, Quetzalcoatl (the feathered
serpent) which traces the origin of this legend through different prehispanic
cultures, including the Teotihuacanos, Aztecs and Mayans. Also explains
the significance of Quetzalcoatl in these cultures and in the Spanish conquest
of Mexico. (56 min.) |
Media F1219.3.F6 E54 1989 |
| Eso no me pasa a mi, SEE
AIDS in the Barrio |
Estos fueron los palacios:
Carlos Fuentes. Hanover, NH: [Ediciones del Norte], 1983.
Interviews with the Mexican author Carlos Fuentes conducted by his wife
Silvia. (60 min.) |
Media PQ7297.F793 Z597 1983 |
Fernando
del Paso, Escritor Mexicano. Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities
& Sciences, ©1998.
In his interview with Silvia Lemus, Fernando del Paso discusses his writing
techniques and the literary influences that contributed to their formation.
An episode of the television program Tratos y retratos. (43 min.) |
Media PQ7298.26.A76 Z58 1998 |
Festivals and Holidays
in Latin America. Melville, NY: Video Knowledge, ©1997.
Highlights the celebrations, both religious and secular, which reflect the
different cultures of the many groups inhabiting Latin America: Assumption
Day in Solola, Guatemala -- 50th Anniversary of the Methodist School in
San Jose, Costa Rica -- Santo Domingo Day in Managua, Nicaragua -- St. Ann's
Day in Panama City -- Los Lunes del Cerro in Oaxaca, Mexico. In English
(21 min.), followed by the identical program in Spanish (21 min.). |
Media GT4813.5 .F4 1997 |
The Fight in the Fields:
Cesar Chavez and the Farmworkers' Struggle. Sparks, NV: Paradigm Productions,
©1996.
The story of Cesar Chavez, the charismatic founder of the United Farmworkers
Union and the movement that he inspired - a movement that touched the hearts
of millions of Americans with the grape and lettuce boycotts, a nonviolent
movement that confronted conservative politicians like Ronald Reagan and
the powerful Teamsters Union. (115 min.) |
Media HD6509.C48 F54 1996 |
| Five Latin American Authors
Speak. Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities & Sciences [distributor],
©2000. Joaquin Soler Serrano interviews five of Latin America's preeminent
authors, offering illuminating insights into their lives, their work, and
the events that shaped them. Originally produced for the television program
"A fondo" in 1977. In Spanish. 6 videocassettes (387 min.) |
Media PQ7081.3 .F48 2000 |
The Flow of the River.
Albuquerque, NM: Hispanic Culture Foundation, 1988?
Presents an historical account of Spanish influences to the culture of New
Mexico. (10 min.) |
Media F796 .F55 1988z |
Flowers for Guadalupe:
The Presence of the Virgin of Guadalupe in Mexican Women's Lives. New
York: Filmakers Library, ©1995.
This film explores the importance of the Virgin of Guadalupe as a liberating
symbol for Mexican women today. Commentary in English with Spanish dialogue.
(57 min.) |
Media HQ1393 .F56 1995 |
Food for the Ancestors.
Arlington, VA: Distributed by PBS Home Video, ©1999.
Presents Mexican customs relating to the care and remembrance of the dead
as celebrated in the culturally rich state of Puebla. Focuses on folk arts
related to the Dia de los Muertos celebration, such as weaving, pottery,
dance, and preparation of special foods. (57 min.)
|
Media GT4995.A4 .F6 1999 |
The Forgotten Americans.
San Marcos, TX: Southwest Texas State University, ©2000.
Captures a day in the life of people living in colonias, (unincorporated
settlements often lacking basic water and sewer systems, paved roads, and
safe and sanitary housing) along the Texas-Mexico border. (60 min.) |
Media HV4045.5.T4 F67 2000 |
The Frescoes of Diego
Rivera. Concord, MA: Home Vision, ©1986.
Explores Rivera's evolution as an artist, his use of the fresco technique,
and his politics. Looks at the murals Rivera created for public buildings
in the U.S. and Mexico. They unite themes of nature and revolution, drawing
a parallel between the evolution of life and the struggle for human dignity.
(35 min.) |
Media N6559.R58 A43 1986 |
Frida. Los Angeles:
Connoisseur Meridian Films, 1997, ©1984.
A dramatized re-creation of the life of Frida Kahlo, Mexican artist, feminist
and revolutionary. In Spanish with English subtitles. (108 min.) |
Media PN1997 .F89 1997 |
Frida Kahlo (1910-1954).
Chicago, IL: Home Vision, ©1983.
Profiles Frida Kahlo's work, her interest in politics and her tempestuous
relationship with husband Diego Rivera, leader of the Mexican muralist movement.
(62 min.) |
Media ND259.K33 F74 1983 |
Frida Kahlo, Portrait
of a Woman. Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities and Sciences, ©1992.
A theatrical presentation of the life of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. (22
min.) |
Media ND259.K33 F75 1992 |
From Sleepy Lagoon to
Zoot Suit: The Irreverent Path of Alice McGrath. Santa Cruz, CA: Giges
Productions, ©1996.
A profile of the life and work (in civil rights) of Alice Greenfield McGrath,
including interviews with McGrath herself, with emphasis on her work in
defending the rights of young Mexican American men in the Los Angeles area,
who were often (and, in many cases, mistakenly) perceived as tough gangsters
and hoodlums, in the early 1940's. (30 min., 38 sec.) |
Media F869.L89 M435 1996 |
Gangs.
Northbrook, IL: Distributed by MTI Film & Video, ©1988.
Filmed on location in the East Los Angeles Chicano barrios. This drama illustrates
the nature of teenage gangs, and members' involvement in substance abuse
and violence, sometimes resulting in death. (30 min.) |
Media HV6439.U7
L72 1988 |
The Global Assembly Line.
[S.l.]: Educational TV and Film Center, ©1986.
Documentary, filmed in electronic and garment factories, examines working
forces in United States and free-trade zones of developing countries. (56
min.) |
Media HD6336 .G56 1986 |
The Golden Cage: A Story
of California's Farmworkers. New York: Filmakers Library, 1992, ©1990.
Chronicles the experiences of Mexican farmworkers in California. Traces
the history of the United Farmworkers Union from the sixties to its current
decline. Some parts in Spanish with English subtitles. (29 min.) |
Media HD8083.C2 C6 1992 |
The Gringo in Mañanaland:
A Musical. Willow NY: Halleck, 1995.
A montage of U.S.-produced films about Latin America, from silent films
through 1995 television news, including corporate videos, around the themes
of U.S. discovery of a tropical paradise with friendly native women, of
money to be made, of local bandits and the need for U.S. troops. (61 min.) |
Media PN1995.9.L37 G74 1995 |
Grounds: Inhale the Scent
of History. San Francisco, CA: Canspeak Pictures, 2000.
During the Mexican Revolution, a widow buried a coffee can filled with family
treasures and crossed into the United States. The can was never found and
became a lost ancestral time capsule. More than eighty years later, the
woman's great-granddaughter uses her own story of moving to San Francisco
to explore the scent of history and the organic texture of migratory memory.
(11 min.) |
Media PN1997.5 .G76 2000 |
Hispanic Americans: The
Second Generation. Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities & Sciences,
1998.
Examines how the second generation Hispanics are adapting to American society,
and how they are maintaining their Latino roots while assimilating into
the American cultural mainstream. Explores how they view themselves and
how they view each other. In English with some Spanish. (44 min.) |
Media E184.S75 H59516 1998
|
The Hispanic and Latin
American Heritage Video Collection. Bala Cynwyd, PA: Schlessinger Video
Productions, ©1995.
10 cassettes [1] Joan Baez: Mexican-American folksinger -- [2] Simon Bolivar:
Latin American revolutionary -- [3] Cesar Chavez: Mexican-American labor
leader -- [4] Roberto Clemente: Puerto Rican baseball great -- [5] Hernan
Cortes: Spanish explorer -- [6] Ferdinand & Isabella: Spanish monarchs --
[7] Pablo Neruda: Chilean poet and diplomat -- [8] Juan & Evita Peron: President
& First Lady of Argentina -- [9] George Santayana: Spanish philosopher and
poet -- [10] Pancho Villa: Mexican revolutionary. (ca. 30 min. ea.) |
Media CT501 .H67 1995 |
Hispanic Education at
the Crossroads. Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities & Sciences,
©1998.
Examines how Hispanic American children are faring in the educational system,
with an emphasis on bilingual education. (ca. 44 min.) |
Media E184.S75 H5675 1998 |
Hispanic Entrepreneurs:
Against All Odds. Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities & Sciences,
©1998.
Geraldo Rivera and a host of Hispanic American executives discuss how they
overcame racial and financial discrimination to turn their fledgling businesses
into million-dollar corporations. Includes interviews with construction
mogul Linda Alvarado, owner of the Colorado Rockies football team and the
developer of the Simpsons and Garfield cartoon programs. (ca. 44 min.) |
Media E184.S75 H5676 1998 |
Hispanic Magazine's Guide
to Hispanic Excellence. [S.l.]: Conrad & Associates, 1993-1994.
Dedicated to the belief that children need positive role models in order
to learn and grow, this three-part video series introduces Hispanic students
to prominent Hispanics who have attained success in a range of fields. 3
videocassettes (ca. 35 min. each) |
Media E184.S75 .H575 1993 |
Hispanic Women's Contributions
(Hispanic Journal I & II). Pasadena, CA: Rod Enterprises, ©1988.
Two programs showing interviews with panels of Hispanic American professional
women from the Los Angeles area. (54 min.) |
Media E184.S75 H572 1988 |
Hispanics in the Media.
Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities & Sciences, ©1998.
Explores the current role of Hispanics in the media including interviews
with Geraldo Rivera, Moctesuma Esparz, David Valdez, Rita Moreno, Elizabeth
Peña, Jimmy Smits and Isiah Morales. (44 min.) |
Media P94.5.H58 H57 1998 |
Hispanics: The Changing
Role of Women. Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities & Sciences, ©1998.
In this program, several prominent Latina women, including author Isabel
Allende, discuss their changing role within the context of Hispanic family
values, male machismo, and the traditional role of females as the center
of family and community life. Also examines the issue from the male perspective.
(ca. 44 min.) |
Media E184.S75 H59515 1998 |
Hispanics, Their Differences:
Myth or Fact. Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities & Sciences, ©1998.
Examines the differences and similarities between Hispanics in the United
States. Three families are spotlighted; one Puerto Rican, one Mexican American
and one Cuban American. Explores how they view themselves and how they view
each other. (ca. 44 min.) |
Media E184.S75 H595172 1998 |
El hombre cine Mexicano:
Pedro Infante. [S.l.]: Mexcinema Video Corp.; Madera, CA: distributed
by Madera CineVideo, 1985.
"Pedro Infante, a quien podemos llamar con justificada razon 'el senor cine
Mexicano', interpreta los mas diversos papeles en su vida artistica. Desde
el osado y bravo charro Mexicano, hasta el ingenuo y timido indio."--Container.
(90 min.) |
Main? PN1997.5 .H65 1985 |
El Hombre, cuando es hombre
(A Man, When He's a Man). New York: Women Make Movies, 1982.
A documentary illuminating the social climate and cultural conditions which
nurture "machismo" and allow the domination of women by men to flourish
in Latin America. |
Media HQ18.L29 H65 1982 |
Home is Struggle: Historias
Paralelas. New York: Women Make Movies, 1991.
Film explores the lives of women who have immigrated to the United States
from different Latin American countries for very different reasons, economic
and political. In sharing their stories they present an absorbing picture
of the construction of Latina identity and the immigrant experience. Note
In English and Spanish with English subtitles. (37 min.) |
Media HQ1410 .H65 1991 |
Homelessness among Hispanics.
Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities and Sciences, Inc., ©1991.
Discussion of inadequate housing and substandard public housing among Hispanic
Americans and refugees from Central America in the United States. (30 min.)
|
Media E184.S75 H66 1991 |
The Hunt for Pancho Villa.
Alexandria, VA: PBS Video, ©1993.
A story of the 1916 "Punitive Expedition" into Mexico that failed to capture
Pancho Villa and brought the United States and Mexico to the brink of war.
(56 min.) |
Media F1234 .H85 1993 |
Images
of Mexican Los Angeles: A Social and Cultural History, 1781-1990's.
Madera, CA: Madera Cinevideo, ©1991.
"Views of the social and cultural history of the Mexican community of Los
Angeles 1781-1990s." (28 min.) |
Media F870.M5 I52 1991 |
In necuepaliztli in Aztlan
(Retorno a Aztlán) (Return to Aztlan). México, D.F.: Volcán Producciones,
1992?
In hopes of ending a drought a group of Mexicas gather an offering for the
goddess Coatlicue and make the treacherous journey back to Aztlan, the land
of their forefathers. In Aztec with English subtitles. (1 hr., 33 min.)
|
Media PN1997 .I5 1992 |
In the Shadow of the
Law. Berkeley, CA: University of California, Extension Media Center,
1991?
Shows the poor economic and social conditions under which illegal Mexican
immigrants exist, in addition to their continual anxiety over possible discovery
and deportation. Also shows the typical difficulties encountered in attempting
to achieve legal resident status under the provisions of the Immigration
Reform and Control Act of 1986. (58 min.) |
Media KF4704 .I5 1991 |
Inframundo: entrevista
con Juan Rulfo. Hanover, NH: Ediciones del Norte, ©1983.
Mexican author Juan Rulfo is interviewed by Silvia Fuentes and reads from
several of his works. (59 min.) |
Media PQ7297.R89 Z47 1983 |
Juntos otra vez. Mexico:
BMG Entertainment Mexico, 1997?
Mas ovacionada concierto, teniendo a dos grandes cantantes de la musica
mexicana. (73 min.) |
Media M1683.18 .J8 1997 |
Land of
the Conquistadores. [Melville, NY?]: Video Knowledge, Inc., ©1998.
Describes the history and culture of the Extremadura region of Spain, which
is the ancestoral home of the Conquistadores. Title on container: Extremadura:
land of the Conquistadores. (30 min.) |
Media DP302 .E83 1998 |
The Last Zapatista.
Ashland, OR: SOSC Media Center Productions, ©1995.
Emilio Zapata, southern leader of the 1910-20 Mexican Revolution, has inspired
millions ... and the revolution lives on through this myth. This video tells
the history of Zapata and the agrarian revolution he led. Zapata's legacy
lives on in old Emeterio Pantaleón, who rode with Zapata. (30 min.) |
Media F1234.Z37 L37 1995 |
Latido Latino: Señas
de Identidad. Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities and Sciences,
©2000.
Discusses the influence of Latin American culture in the United States through
interviews with more than 50 Latin American immigrants living in New York,
including musicians, dancers, artists, and writers. Those interviewed share
their personal and professional experiences of being of Latino descent in
America. Mostly Spanish with English subtitles. (120 min.) |
Media F128.9.S7 L3 2000 |
Latin and African Americans:
Friends or Foes? Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities & Sciences,
©1998.
Explores the tensions and misunderstandings that exist between Latinos and
Afro-Americans. (ca. 44 min.) |
Media E184.S75 L352 1998 |
| Latin Beat: Latino Culture
in the United States see Latido Latino: Señas de Identidad |
Latin Boys go to Hell.
Santa Monica, CA: Strand Releasing, 2001.
A film about gay Latino men, including drag queens, in love, their various
affairs, how their being gay squares with their Catholicism, their families,
etc. Chiefly in English; some Spanish with English subtitles. 1 DVD videodisc
(71 min.) |
Media PN1997 .L374 2001 |
Latino Artists: Pushing
Artistic Boundaries. Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities & Sciences,
©1995.
The first part of this program introduces the founding members of the visual
artists/performance group, Asco. The second part of this program visits
the Nuyorican Poets Cafe located in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. (30
min.) |
Media N7596 .L35 1995 |
The Latino Family. Princeton,
NJ: Films for the Humanities and Sciences, ©1993.
Traces patterns of migration and cultural changes of three generations of
one Mexican-American family. (28 min.) |
Media E184.S75 L374 1993 |
Latino Hollywood: A History
of Latino Participation in the Hollywood Film Industry, 1911-1940. Tucson,
AZ: Mexican American Studies and Research Center, University of Arizona,
©1994.
Latinos have contributed to the American film industry since its earliest
days. During the silent and early talkie era, Latinos were almost always
stereotyped as tempestuous lovers, bandidos, or cantina girls. This program
remembers many of the early Latino actors and actresses and examines some
of the stereotypical roles they portrayed. (31 min.) |
Media PN1998.2 .L38 1994 |
The Lemon Grove Incident.
New York: Cinema Guild, ©1985.
Focusing on one of the earliest school desegregation cases, uses dramatizations,
archival footage, and recollections of witnesses to examine the response
of the Mexican-American community in Lemon Grove, Calif., to a 1930 school
board attempt to create a segregated Mexican school in the district. In
English and Spanish with English subtitles. (58 min.)
|
Media LC2688.L47 L466 1985 |
Lost Soul. New York:
Cinema Guild, 1992.
Dramatization of drug use by an hispanic teenager from the barrio of New
York City. Despite support from a happy but poor family and attempts to
intervene by his parents and siblings, he becomes increasingly addicted
to drugs with tragic but realistic consequences. In Spanish and English.
(37 min.) |
Media HV5824.E85 L6 1992 |
The Lost World of the
Maya. New York?: WinStar Home Entertainment, 1997.
Examines the Lacandones, the descendants of the great Mayan civilization.
(ca. 50 min.) |
Media F1465.2.L2 L67 1997 |
Luis Valdez and El Teatro
Campesino. Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities, 1993.
Bettina Gray interviews Luis Valdez, the celebrated founder of the Teatro
Campesino, the West Coast theatrical group that has given voice to the struggles
of Chicano farm workers. As a child, Valdez picked fruit alongside his father
in California's fertile valleys. In this program, he describes how he became
a playwright and director and explains how his plays retrace the experience
of Chicano families. (26 min.) |
Media PN2270.M48 B47 1993 |
Making
Tamales in the Southwest: With University of Arizona Home Economists. Tucson,
AZ: University of Arizona, [19--]
A demonstration of how to make tamales. (16 min.) |
Media TX716.M6 M35 1900z |
| A Man, When He's a Man,
SEE El Hombre, cuando es hombre |
Marketing Disease to Hispanics:
The Selling of Alcohol and Tobacco. Washington, DC: Latino Council on
Alcohol and Tobacco, 1992.
"Marketing disease to Hispanics examines the pervasive influence of the
alcohol and tobacco industries in the Latino community and the devastating
effects alcohol and tobacco are having on their lives...exposes the industries'
advertising tactics and how these disease promoting corporations are trying
to influence Latino community leaders and the Latino media"--Container back.
1 videocassette (16 min.) + 1 guide (16 p. ; 22 cm.) |
Media RA448.5.H57 M37 1992 |
Masks of Mexico. Albuquerque:
KNME-TV; Tellens, Inc. [distributor], ©1998.
Explores the ritual use of masks in Mexico dating back to the Aztec priests
and warriors, and the influence of Spanish friars who used masks to spread
the teachings of Christianity. Shows community celebrations where masks
help preserve cultural traditions. Includes footage of the Day of the Dead
(Acatlan, Puebla), Corpus Christi (Suchiapa, Chiapas), and Winter Ceremonies
(San Lorenzo, Michoacan). (18 min.) |
Media F1219.3.M4 M37 1998 |
| Memorias de un Mexicano.
Madera, CA: Madera Cinevideo, ©1985. (45 min.) |
Media F1233.5 .M4513 1985 |
Memories of Tata.
New York: Cinema Guild, 1993.
Traces the creation and dissolution of the Adam Morales family. Adam Morales
describes his relationships with his wife, his daughters, and with other
women. Morales' wife and daughters give their own account of why they severed
their ties with Mr. Morales due to his acts of physical abuse and sexual
adultery. (51 min.) |
HQ809 .M45 1993 |
La mera frontera.
Cardiff, CA: [s.n.], 1997.
A journalist seeking the story of Maria Esquivel talks to the survivors
of the 1918 Nogales border clash between the United States and Mexico. Uses
interviews, historical accounts, and dramatization to relate the story.
(89 min.) |
Media PN1997.5 .M47 1997 |
Mexicanos al grito de
guerra. Madera, CA: Madera Cinevideo [distributor], 1986.
The Mexican War provides background for the writing of the Mexican national
hymn. (90 min.) |
Media PN1997.5 .M49 1986 |
Mexico. Chicago, IL:
Films Incorporated, 1989.
Presents the political history of Mexico from the Mexican revolution to
the 1988 presidential elections. Contents Pt. 1. Revolution : 1910-1940
(58 min.) -- Pt. 2. From boom to dust : 1940-1982 (58 min.) -- Pt. 3. End
of an era : 1982-1988 (58 min.). In English and Spanish. 3 videocassettes
(174 min.) + 1 viewer guide |
Media F1234 .M46 1989 |
Mexico: Rebellion of the
Llorona. Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1997.
Examines life in Mexico through the eyes of its women. (60 min.) |
Media F1236 .M495 1997 |
Mi Vida: The Three Worlds
of Maria Gutierrez. Capitola, CA: Gold Mountain Productions, ©1986.
Describes, in her own words, how Maria Gutierrez, through her own determination,
rose from being the daughter of Mexican farm laborers, laboring along with
her parents after they all migrated to California from Mexico, to working
toward her degree at the University of California, Santa Cruz. (28 min.) |
Media F870.M5 M42 1986 |
Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy
Life). New York: HBO Home Video, ©1994.
Feature Film by Allison Anders. The
members of rival Latino gangs in Los Angeles are feuding, and the girl friends
are trying to stay out of the struggle for power and survive. Starring Angel
Aviles, Seidy Lopez, Jacob Vargas, Panchito Gomez, Jesse Borrego. (100 min.)
|
Media PN1997 .M4363 1994 |
Miles from the Border.
New Day Films, ©1987.
(15 min.) |
Media F869.L89 M482 1987b |
Los Mineros. Washington,
DC: PBS Video, ©1991.
Shows and tells the history, spanning nearly fifty years, of the Mexican
American miners in the Morenci and Clifton region, Arizona, and their union's
battle non-discriminatory, fair labor practices in the copper industry.
(58 min.) |
Media HD8081.M6 M56 1991 |
| Miraculous World, SEE
Mundo Milagroso |
Monumentos del México
antiguo. Huntsville, TX: Educational Video Network, ©1990.
In Spanish. (25 min.) + 1 study guide. |
Media F1219 .M66 1990 |
Mujeres de America Latina.
Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities, ©1995.
This series looks at Latin America through its women, a drastic change from
the usual Latin American protagonists. The women in these programs come
from all walks of life: women who transport drugs across borders for their
men, mothers searching for their disappeared sons and lovers, as well as
women teachers, engineers, ministers, and political leaders. 13 videocassettes
(780 min.) |
Media HQ1460.5 .M85 1995 |
Mundo Milagroso (Miraculous
World). New York: Filmakers Library, ©1995.
An exploration of the mixture of Spanish Catholicism and Indian mysticism
found in Texan communities along the Rio Grande River, where various saints
and religious figures have made appearances to a receptive public. In English
and Spanish. (27 min.) |
Media F392.R5 M86 1995 |
La Música de la Gente
(The Music of the People). Derry, NH: Chip Taylor Communications, 1993,
©1980.
The popular music of the Hispanic south-west is today's expression of traditional
rhythms and contemporary Latin sounds. This program is a glimpse at the
music played in the dance halls, state fairs and the plazas. (28 min.) |
Media M1629.7.N57 M87 1993 |
La Música de los Viejos
(Music of the Old Ones). Santa Fe, NM: Public Media, 1984.
Songs in Spanish with English translation on screen. (30 min.) |
Media M1629 .M82 1984 |
| My Crazy Life, SEE
Mi Vida Loca |
My Family (Mi Familia).
Atlanta: Turner Home Entertainment, 1995.
Feature Film. Presents the three-generation saga of the Sanchez family as
told by the eldest son. From the beginnings of his father's journey from
Mexico to California in the 1920s, to his brother Chucho's tragic rebellion
of the 1950s, to the stark realities of modern day, the struggle to live
the American dream is sometimes darkened but never diminished for Paco Sanchez
and his family. Starring Jimmy Smits, Esai Morales, Eduardo Lopez Rojas,
Jenny Gago, Elpidia Carrillo, Enrique Castillo, Constance Marie, Edward
James Olmos, Lupe Ontiveros, Jacob Vargas, Jennifer Lopez, Maria Canals,
Leon Singer, Michael D. Lorenzo, Jonathan Hernandez. In English and Spanish
with English subtitles. (121 min.) |
Media PN1997 .M893 1995 |
My Film Making, My Life.
Mexico City, Mexico: IMEVISION for Channel Four Television; New York: Distributed
by Women Make Movies, 1990.
Matilde Landeta discusses her life as a film producer and director in Mexico.
Interviews in Spanish with English subtitles. (30 min.) |
Media PN1998.3.L3 M9 1990 |
Mythology of Ancient Mexico.
Huntsville, TX: Educational Video Network, ©1991.
Discusses the succession of civilizations in prehistoric Mexico and traces
the development of various gods and goddesses from one culture to the next.
Shows how the civilizations of Mexico integrated their religious beliefs
into their everyday lives. (19 min.) + 1 guide. |
Media F1219.3.R38 M97 1991 |
Natives:
Immigrant Bashing on the Border. New York: Filmaker's Library, 1991.
Documentary on the xenophobia of some Americans living in California along
the U.S.-Mexican border. Reacting to the influx of undocumented aliens,
who they believe are draining community resources and committing crimes,
they are forming nativist organizations in an attempt to keep potential
immigrants out. (28 min.) |
Media HT1521 .N37 1991 |
Neighbors: The U.S. and
Mexico. Los Angeles: Cinema Guild, 1985.
Presents the economic crisis in Mexico, its effects on the U.S. economy
-- the banks, the automobile industry and immigration. (ca. 60 min.) |
Media HC133 .N44 1985 |
The New Tijuana. San
Diego, CA: KPBS, ©1990.
A brief history shows the development of Tijuana, Mexico, from a very small
village to a modern city of more than 2,000,000 population; emphasizes the
relatively recent social, economic and political changes. Note Some interviewee
responses in Spanish with English subtitles. (57 min., 50 sec.) |
Media F1391.T5 N48 1990 |
New World Border.
Berkeley, CA: Peek Media, 2001.
Documents the rise in human rights abuses along the U.S./Mexico border since
the implementation of border blockades (Operation Gatekeeper), which have
been erected in populated areas throughout the border region during the
last decade. Includes interviews with immigrant rights organizers, testimony
from immigrants, analysis of "free trade" policies and current efforts to
build a vibrant movement for immigrant rights. In English and Spanish with
English subtitles. (28 min.) |
Media JV6483 .N4 2001 |
North American Free Trade:
Who's Gonna Pay? Minneapolis, MN: Produced by Labor Education Service,
University of Minnesota, ©1992.
Examines problems with free trade agreements with United States, Canada,
and Mexico as they pertain to worker's rights, jobs, the environment and
the economy. (29:50 min.) |
Media HF1766 .N677 1992 |
Octavio Paz. Los Angeles:
Lannan Foundation, ©1988.
"Octavio Paz, the foremost poet of Latin America, reads at Georgetown University
in Washington, D.C., and is interviewed by Lewis MacAdams"--Container. Readings
in Spanish with English subtitles. (60 min.) |
Media PQ7297.P285 A6 1988 |
Octavio Paz: An Uncommon
Poet. Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities, 1979.
Mexican poet Octavio Paz talks about his childhood, his activities as a
political activist, and his views on poets, poetry, and language. (29 min.) |
Media PQ7297.P285 O29 |
Octavio Paz: An Uncommon
Poet. Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities, ©1988.
Paz, dean of Latin American writers and intellectuals, reveals his thoughts
on poets, poetry and language, discusses his career as a political observer
and activist, and draws sharp distinctions between politics and poetry (and
between politicians and poets). (29 min.) |
Media PQ7297.P285 O29 1988 |
| Octavio Paz: Mexico's
Muse, SEE Biografía: The Lives of Latin American Writers |
La Ofrenda: The Days of
the Dead. San Francisco: Xochitl Film Productions, 1989.
Presents a non-traditional look at the ceremonies and rituals observed in
the Mexican culture, in both Mexico and the U.S., to celebrate the Days
of the Dead (Nov. 1 & 2). (50 min.) |
Media GR455 .O44 1989 |
| Other Side of the Fence:
Mexican Border Towns (Copper State Chronicles). [S.l.]: Phelps Dodge
Corporation, ©1993. (26 min.) |
Media F811 .C77 1993 |
El Otro Lado (The Other
Side). Clintondale, NY: Bleak Beauty Video, 1978, ©1979.
Documentary film about Mexican farmworkers and their struggle to cross the
U.S. border into Arizona. Spanish, with English subtitles. (60 min.) |
Media KF4704 .O87 1978 |
| Pancho
Villa: Outlaw Hero. New York: New Video Group [distributor], ©1997.
(50 min.) |
Media F1234.V63 P36 1997 |
Pancho Villa's Columbus
Raid. New York: Cinema Guild, 1983.
The last major invasion of American soil by a foreign army was that of Pancho
Villa in 1916. The story of this raid and of General John J. Pershing's
eleven-month retaliatory expedition into northern Mexico to capture Villa
are recounted through interviews with five survivors. (26 min.) |
Media F1234 .P32 1983 |
Parents and Schools:
Success through Partnership. Santa Rosa, CA: Arthur Mokin Productions,
©1990.
Highlights the importance of school systems and parents working together
to enhance the successful and enjoyable school experiences of Hispanic students.
(13 min.) |
Media LC2669 .P37 1990 |
Performing the Border.
New York: distributed by Women Make Movies, ©1999.
Examines socioeconomic problems of the Mexican-American border region, focusing
on hardships faced by women in newly urbanized areas. In English and Spanish
with English subtitles. (43 min.)
|
Media HQ1462 .B54 1999 |
The Ragged Revolution:
The Romance and the Reality of the Mexican Revolution, 1910 to 1920.
New York: Cinema Guild [distributor], 1987?
Discusses the history of Mexico between 1910 to 1920 during the revolution.
(37 min.) |
Media F1234 .R153 1987 |
Reed, Mexico Insurgenté.
Los Angeles: Meridian Video: Connoisseur Video Collection: Mirada, 1995,
©1973.
A dramatization of John Reed's accounts of the Mexican Revolution; the young
journalist's adventures with Pancho Villa's army in 1913-1914 are depicted.
Spanish dialogue, English subtitles. (104 min.) |
Media PN1997 .R436 1995 |
The River in the Desert.
Brookline, MA: Umbrella Films, ©1990.
The story of the harnessing of the Colorado River to provide water for the
desert areas of the Southwest. (29 min) |
Media F788 .R58 1990 |
A Rising Voice. Salt
Lake City: KUED Home Video, ©1991.
Explores the culture and legacy of Hispanics living in Utah. Also discusses
how they are succeeding in a state where the majority does not share their
religion, culture, or language. Examines, finally, the history of hispanic
immigration, the rich diversity of culture and its contributions, as well
as the challenges facing Hispanic Utahns today. (58 min.) |
Media F835.S75 R58 1991 |
Sacred
Games: Ritual Warfare in a Maya Village. Berkeley, CA: University of
California, Extension Media Center, ©1988.
Presents how the Maya people see the world and how their symbolic world
is renewed in the annual carnival celebrations. (ca. 75 min.) |
Media M1992 .S66 1962 Media
F1435.3.R3 S33 1988 |
Los Santeros. Santa
Fe, NM: Blue Sky Productions 1979.
Focuses on the traditional New Mexican form of art creations known as santos,
saints' figures carved from wood. Discusses the artistic origins of the
figures, the symbols and attributes typical of santos, and the resurgence
in interest and support of this craft in recent decades. (28 min.) |
Media NK9712 .S2 1979 |
Una Segunda Vista (A Second
Look: Arizona's Hispanic Heritage). Phoenix: William McCune Productions
for Television, ©1992.
History of the Spanish and Mexican presence in Arizona from the early explorations
to the present. Interviews with leading Arizona citizens of hispanic descent
tell of their cultural background, struggles, and contributions. (ca. 98
min.) |
Media F820.M5 S43 1992 |
Sexuality in Mesoamerica:
Machismo and Marianismo. Tucson, AZ?: A. Moises, ©1992.
A study of the concept of sexuality in Mexico and Central America, focusing
on the cultural archetypes of machismo and marianismo. (33 min.) |
Media BF692.2 .S49 1992 |
Sky Chief. Berkeley,
CA: University of California Extension Media Center, 197-?
Documentary shows the cultural and economic clash of different forces and
the resulting ecological damage in Latin America, pointing out the collusion
and conflict among an international petroleum consortium, a Latin American
government, mestizo settlers and traders, and the indigenous people. (30
min.) |
Media HD9574 .S59 1972 |
Sor Juana Inés
de la Cruz. Huntsville, TX: Educational Video, 199?
Recounts the life and times of Sister Juana Inés de la Cruz, a 17th
century nun, scholar, and an outstanding lyric poet of Mexico's colonial
period. (30 min.) |
Media PQ7296.J6 S67 1990z |
Sor Juana Inés
de la Cruz: la decima musa. San Antonio, TX: Babbitt Instructional Resources,
©1999.
Describes the life of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, the places associated
with her, the importance of her works, and problems faced by women in the
17th century. (18 min.) + 1 sound cassette + 1 teacher guidebook + 1 student
guidebook |
Media PQ7296.J6 Z92 1999
|
The Spanish Conquest of
Mexico. Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 1999.
Historians survey political, cultural, and religious aspects of Aztec civilization,
analyze Cortés' military campaign in detail; and discuss Spanish
influences on Mexican culture. Artwork, artifacts, 3-D models, and excerpts
from the writings of Bernal Diaz add depth to this penetrating study of
Spanish opportunism in the New World. |
Media F1210 .S63 1999 |
Street Life: Inside America's
Gangs. Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities & Sciences, ©1999.
Police estimate that there are 31,000 gangs currently operating in the U.S.
with more than 800,000 members, many of whom are female. ABC News correspondent
Cynthia McFadden interviews female members of two Los Angeles gangs, the
Drifters and Tepa 13. Correspondent John Quinones talks with King Tone,
radical leader of New York City's notorious Latin Kings. Unscripted video
footage shot by members of these three gangs provides a glimpse of life
inside the net that is snaring young people all across the U.S. (43 min.)
|
Media HV6439.U5 S77 1999 |
Los Tejedores.
Santa Fe, NM: Blue Sky Productions: Onewest Media [distributor] ©1979.
Presents traditional weaving methods of Hispanic New Mexico and shows examples
of Spanish weaving from the 18th and 19th centuries. (28 min.) |
Media TT848 .T44 1979 |
Tinwork of Northern New
Mexico. Santa Fe, NM: OneWest Media, 1986?
The almost lost craft of tinwork is demonstrated by a northern New Mexico
couple. (14 min.) |
Media NK8425 .T55 1986 |
Tremors in Guzman.
Berkeley, CA: University of California Extension Media Center, ©1988.
A documentary which takes the viewer out on the streets of Ciudad Guzman,
a small agricultural city south of Guadalajara, to learn what everyday Mexicans
think about the state of their country, its economy, and its political leaders.
Shows that many of the same problems fueling revolt elsewhere in Central
America--corrupt government officials, uncontrolled inflation, economic
hardship, and high unemployment--also exist in Mexico. (30 min.) |
Media HC135 .T73 1988 |
The U.S. in Latin America:
Yankee Go Home (20th century with Mike Wallace). New York: A&E Home
Video, ©1998.
Looks at the relationship between the US and Latin America. (50 min.) |
Media F1418 .T9 1998 |
U.S. Mexican War, 1846-1848.
Alexandra, VA: Distributed by PBS Video, ©1998.
The U.S. Mexican War (1846-1848) tells the dramatic story of a war in which
Mexico lost almost half of its national territory -- including all of the
states of the present American Southwest -- to the United States. This critically
acclaimed documentary series explores the events surrounding the conflict
between two neighboring nations struggling for land, power and identity.
4 videocassettes (240 min.) + Index. |
Media E404 .U55 1998 |
Uneasy Neighbors.
Berkeley, CA: University of California Extension Media Center, ©1989.
Through dialogue, interviews and narration, shows the living conditions,
hopes and fears of Mexican migrant labor families living in camps in north
San Diego County. More than 150 camps have been closed since 1985, as residential
subdivisions for the affluent are established in these once isolated areas.
Mostly Spanish with English subtitles; narration in English. (35 min., 10
sec.) |
Media HD6305.M4 U54 1989
|
The Unholy Tarahumara.
New York: Filmakers Library, 1998.
Documents the ways of the Tarahumara Indians of Chihuahua, Mexico, who are
torn between the lure of modern life and maintaining their age-old traditions.
(56 min.) |
Media F1221.T25 U5 1998 |
Un Vistazo a las culturas
prehispanicas de Mexico. Huntsville, TX: Educational Video, ©1989.
Profiles the various civilizations of pre-Colombian Mexico, and discusses
their influence on contemporary Mexican culture. Commentary in Spanish.
(26 min.) + study sheet. |
Media F1219 .V57 1989 |
Viva La Causa!: 500 Years
of Chicano History. 500 Years of Chicano History. San Francisco, CA:
Collision Course Video Productions, ©1995.
An introduction to the history of the Mexican American people from their
origins in Europe's invasion of the American continent up through World
War II, through the Chicano Movement years to the present day. Includes
archival footage and lively music ranging from corridos to rap. Based on
the book 500 years of Chicano history in pictures by Elizabeth Martínez.
(56 min.) |
Media E184.M5 V58 1995 |
Voices From the Fields
= Voces del Campo. [S.l.]: The Cinema Guild, 1995.
Documentary follows farmworkers from California's Salinas Valley back to
their roots in the fields of rural Mexico, where they recount their everyday
struggle to cope in the midst of the globalization of agriculture and the
impact of NAFTA. The video examines rural development projects that work
with farmers to develop an agriculture base on people not profits. In Spanish
with English subtitles. (45 min.) |
Media HD1792 .V575 1995 |
Voices in the Stones.
Chicago: Public Media Education, 1995, ©1992.
Dr. Linda Schele of the University of Texas takes Bill Kurtis to Copán,
Honduras, and back more than 1,000 years into the pre-Columbian culture
of the Maya. (28 min.) + 1 teacher's guide |
Media F1435 .V55 1995 |
The Walls
of Mexico: Art and Architecture. Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities
& Sciences, ©1996.
Looks at the wall paintings of some of the most famous Mexican muralists
-- Diego Rivera, Juan O'Gorman, José Clemente Orozco -- and at the
work of Luis Barragán, the greatest Mexican architect of this century.
(56 min.) |
Media NA2159.B37 W45 1996 |
Where Did the Colorado
Go? Washington, DC: Public Television Library, ©1974.
Considers the destructive effects of damming and regulation of the Colorado
River. Examines the problems resulting from man's alteration of nature and
discusses alternative solutions offered by conservation-oriented scientists.
(60 min.) |
Media F788 .W5 1974 |
Women of Hope: Latinas
Abriendo Camino: 12 Ground Breaking Latina Women. Princeton, NJ: Films
for the Humanities [distributor], ©1996.
Uses interviews, news and archival film, music and literature to show prominent
Hispanic American women (Latinas) who made a difference. Note In English
and Spanish with English subtitles. Interviewees include Julia Alvarez,
Sandra Cisneros, Miriam Colón, Antonia Hernández, Dolores Huerta, Tania
León, Amalia Mesa-Bains, Adriana Ocampo, Antonia Pantoja, Helen Rodríguez-Trias,
Ana Sol Gutiérrez, and Nydia Velázquez. (29 min.) |
Media E184.S75 W65 1996 |
World Beat: Great Decisions
in Foreign Policy, pt.3 Mexico and the U.S. Alexandria, VA: PBS Video,
©1988.
Series of programs discussing various problems in foreign relations facing
the United States. 8 videocassettes (220 min.) |
Media E183.7 .W87 1988 pt.3
|
Yuma Crossing. Yuma,
AZ: Yuma Crossing Foundation, ©1989.
Traces the rich historical and cultural significance of the river crossing
at the confluence of the Colorado and Gila rivers in southwestern Arizona,
first settled by the Quechan people more than 1000 years ago. (30 min.) |
Media E99.Y94 Y85 1989 |
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