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Roots Of Blood
''Raíces de sangre'' () (''Roots of Blood'') is a Mexican movie written and directed by Jesús Salvador Treviño released in 1978 in Mexico and other countries. According to some sources, it had a wide release on May 30, 1979, but other sources show it was playing in US theaters as early as August 1978. The film deals with labor relations and tensions between Mexican and Chicano workers. It has received praise as a foundational work in Latin American cinema. Theme, setting, tone and plot summary The theme concerns worker relations along the US–Mexico border. The movie is set in Socorro, Texas, along the border between Mexico and the US. Chicano and Mexican workers interact with each other and with management in a garment factory. Amidst a heightening labor tension and attempts at organizing the workers, a deadly riot occurs. Cast * Richard Yñiguez as Carlos Rivera * Malena Doria as Hilda Gutierrez * Adriana Rojo as Rosamaria Mejía * Ernesto Gómez Cruz a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesús Salvador Treviño
Jesús Salvador Treviño (born March 26, 1946 in El Paso, Texas) is an American television director of Mexican descent. He is alternatively credited under a number of names: ''Jesus Salvador Trevino'', ''Jesus Trevino'', ''Jesus Travino'', ''Jesus Treviño'', ''Jesús S. Treviño'' and ''Jesús Treviño''. Early career Jesús Treviño began his career in film and television as a student activist documenting the 1960s Chicano civil rights struggle with a super-8 camera. Throughout the late sixties and early seventies, he was both a participant in and a chronicler of the events and issues of that time. His national PBS documentaries about Latinos and the Chicano struggle include ''Chicano Moratorium Aftermath'' (1970), ''The Salazar Inquest'' (1970), ''América Tropical'' (1971), ''Yo Soy Chicano'' (1972), ''La Raza Unida'' (1972), and ''Birthwrite'' (1979). He wrote and directed the Mexican feature film '' Raíces de sangre'' (''Roots of Blood'') (1979) and ''Seguín'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |