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 ...
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I Went to the Dance
Directed by Les Blank and Chris Strachwitz • 1989 • United States
Les Blank returned time again to the world of Louisiana’s Cajun and Creole communities, and this exuberant documentary may be his definitive account of the history of Cajun and Zydeco music. Tracing the origins of the style and it...
