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Alambrista and the U.S.-Mexico border : film, music, and stories of undocumented immigrants / edited and with an introduction by Nicholas J. Cull and Davíd Carrasco.

Other author/creatorCull, Nicholas John.
Other author/creatorCarrasco, Davíd.
Format Video (DVD), Audio (CD), Book, Print, and Musical Sound Recording
Publication InfoAlbuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, ©2004.
Description225 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm + 1 videodisc (94 min. : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in) + 1 audio disc (57 min. : digital ; 4 3/4 in.)
Supplemental Content Table of contents
Subject(s)
Alambrista (Motion picture)
Mexican American migrant agricultural laborers--Social conditions --20th century.
Noncitizens--United States --Social conditions --20th century.
Illegal immigration--United States.
Variant title Alambrista and the United States-Mexico border
Contents Alambrista and the historical context of Mexican immigration to the United States in the twentieth century / Albert Camarillo -- Alambrista's inspiration : César Chávez and migrant farm workers / Richard Griswold del Castillo -- The drama of immigration and the cry of the poor : the voices of Alambrista yesterday and today / Daniel Groody -- Operation Gatekeeper : the war against the alambristas of the 1990s / Bill Ong Hing -- Watching over Greater Mexico : recent Mexican initiatives on migration and the alambristas of the new millennium / Teresa Carrillo -- Tightrope walking the border : Alambrista and the acrobatics of mestizo representation / Cordelia Candelaria -- Border crossings : Alambrista and the cinema of Robert M. Young / Nicholas J. Cull -- Robert Young and Alambrista / Howie Movshovitz -- Notas en el viento : the musical soundtrack of Alambrista, director's cut / José B. Cuellar -- Dark walking, making food, and giving birth to alambristas : religious dimensions in the film / Davíd Carrasco.
General noteAccompanying DVD contains: the director's cut of Alambrista with optional English or Spanish subtitles; the 26 minute documentary film: Children of the fields / directed & photographed by Robert Young; additional interviews; optional audio commentary. Accompanying enhanced compact disc contains the soundtrack to the film, performed by Dr. Loco & sus Tiburones Del Norte.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
LCCN 2004004308
ISBN0826333753 (alk. paper)
ISBN0826333761 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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