Directed by Les Blank • 1976 • United States
Les Blank offers a vivid immersion into the Texas-Mexican borderlands as seen and heard through the art of the Norteño musicians whose songs reflect a deep-rooted cultural pride and a history of social struggle. Featuring acclaimed artists like Los Alegres de Terán, Flaco Jiménez, Lydia Mendoza, and Narciso Martínez, CHULAS FRONTERAS lovingly captures not only the music but the everyday sights, sounds, landscapes, food, families, and farming communities that are the very soul of Tejano culture.
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Del mero corazón
Directed by Les Blank, Maureen Gosling, and Guillermo Hernandez • 1979 • United States
The love songs of the Tex-Mex Norteño music tradition offer insight into the richness of Chicano culture.
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Huey Lewis and the News: BEFORE!
Directed by Les Blank • 1986 • Canada
Go behind the scenes with the ’80s rock hitmakers as they head to the Bahamas to film a music video for their number one single “Stuck with You.”
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Ziveli! Medicine for the Heart
Directed by Les Blank • 1987 • United States
A deep dive into the Serbian-American communities of California and Chicago, this typically affectionate documentary from Les Blank explores the historical forces that first brought Serbian settlers to the New World, where they forged a lasting sense ...
