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Title:

Ballad of an unsung hero [videorecording] / a production of KPBS-TV & Cinewest, San Diego ; produced by Paul Espinosa ; directed by Isaac Artenstein ; narrated by Julio Medina ; written by Paul Espinosa, Lorena Parlee.

Format:

[videorecording] /

Publisher:

Espinosa Productions,

Copyright Date:

200-?

Description:

1 videodisc (28 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Gonzalez, Pedro J.
Mexican Americans--Biography.
Mexican Americans--California--Social conditions.
Singers--Los Angeles--Los Angeles--Biography.
Racism--California.
California--Race relations.
Documentary films.
Documentary television programs.
Biographical films.

Other Authors:

Gonzalez, Pedro J.
Espinosa, Paul.
Artenstein, Isaac.
Medina, Julio.
Parlee, Lorena M., 1945-
KPBS (Television station : San Diego, Calif.)
Cinewest Productions.
Espinosa Productions (Firm)

Other Titles:

Fronteras (Television program)

Notes:

Originally produced in 1983 as a segment of the television program Fronteras.

Summary:

Portrait of 88-year-old Pedro J. González, his early years as a telegraph operator with Pancho Villa during the Mexican Revolution, his pioneering career as a radio and recording star in Los Angeles, and finally his undeserved 6-year imprisonment in San Quentin following a controversial court case. Includes rare historical footage and photographs, vintage music from the 1920's, as well as interviews with Pedro and his wife Maria.

OCLC:

(OCoLC)670434071

Locations:

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)