Chulas Fronteras (1976)

Directed by

Les Blank

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

58 min

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary explores the norteño and conjunto music of the Mexico-Texas border region. It features musicians and their communities as they perform and talk about their culture.

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What happens

Chulas Fronteras is a 1976 American documentary film which tells the story of the norteño or conjunto music which is played on both sides of the Mexico–Texas border. It was directed by Les Blank. A CD soundtrack of the music played in the film is also available, under the same title. In 1993, this film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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