Gregorio Cortez
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The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez is a 1982 American Western film directed by Robert M. Young and starring Edward James Olmos as Gregorio Cortez. It is based on the book With His Pistol in His Hand by Americo Paredes.
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez. Forced to run from the Texas Rangers after a heated misunderstanding leads to the death of a lawman, Mexican American farmer Gregorio Cortez sets off in desperate flight, evading a massive manhunt on horseback for days.
- Gregorio Cortez
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez: Directed by Robert M. Young. With Edward James Olmos, James Gammon, Tom Bower, Bruce McGill. The retelling of an incident in Gonzales, Texas in 1901 revolving around a stolen horse, mistaken identity and a killing.
- (1K)
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Robert M. Young
- 1982-06-29
After Gregorio Cortez (Edward James Olmos), who speaks no English, is falsely accused of stealing a horse by Texas Rangers, a scuffle breaks out in which Gregorio kills a sheriff...
- (8)
- Robert M. Young
- PG
- Edward James Olmos, James Gammon, Tom Bower
Aug 14, 2018 · Learn how a historical incident, a folk song, a book, and a film tell the story of Gregorio Cortez, a Mexican American hero who eluded a posse in 1901 Texas. Explore the cultural and political significance of the corrido genre and the activism behind the film adaptation.
Forced to run from Texas Rangers after a heated misunderstanding leads to the death of a lawman, Mexican American farmer Gregorio Cortez sets off in desperate flight, evading a massive manhunt on horseback for days. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts in 2016.
Just who was Gregorio Cortez and what did he do to warrant his 10-day pursuit by posses, sheriffs and rangers across the state of Texas in June of 1901? That is a much contested point in history, in myth and in the film that explores the nexus of the two, The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1982).
