Mexican American
A washed-up Mexican-American prize fighter is just starting to get back on his feet when his daughter is kidnapped while investigating a political splinter group in Mexico. The police and the State Department are little
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The Mexican American War
One of the most controversial conflicts in U.S. history, the Mexican-American War erupted as President James K. Polk sought to extend the borders of the nation to the Pacific, taking by force whatever territory stood in
A Class Apart: A Mexican American Civil Rights Story
Built around the landmark 1954 legal case Hernandez v. Texas, the film interweaves the stories of its central characters with a broader story of the civil rights movement. It also brings to life the heroic post-World War
The Second Mexican-American War
A college student platforms an extremist grifter on his public access television program.
Mexican-American Community in Corpus Christi
This collection of films, shot in the 1920s by longtime Corpus Christi resident Antonio RodrÃguez Fuentes, may well represent some of the earliest produced by a Mexican-American filmmaker about the Mexican-American commu
American Wars Series: War 1812, Mexican War, Spanish-American, Korean
War of 1812 Prelude to War. The War. Effects of the War The far reaching effect of the Battle of New Orleans, which occurs after the peace treaty of 1814 is signed but before news of the end of the war reaches the U.S. T
Chicano! The History of the Mexican-American Civil Rights Movement
PBS doc series about the Chicano Civil Rights Movement.
Mexican Americans: The Invisible Minority
With narration and commentary by Dr. Ernesto Galarza, this film presents the Mexican-American civil rights movement in the Southwestern United States, and introduces community leaders and activists, including footage of