Chulas Fronteras

Name: Chulas Fronteras
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 1976-12-30
Duration: 58 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Flaco Jiménez, Lydia Mendoza

1976·Documentary·58m

7.1

★

A complex, insightful look at the Chicano experience as mirrored in the lives and music of the most acclaimed Norteño musicians of the Texas-Mexican border, including Flaco Jimenez and Lydia Mendoza. Video includes bonus feature, Del Mero Corazon.

Directed by Les Blank

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Les Blank

Director

Les Blank

Editor

Maureen Gosling

Assistant Editor

Popular Reviews

4 reviews

Cinepill

10.0★ · 06/21/26

Every song is so personal, they convey not only their personal stories but the stories of the land and the stories of their people.

I don't know how they can sing these songs without breaking down every time. Beautiful.

AshleyPRO

Pa que sepan

How could the flowers lose their essence?

Need to show this doc to my dad :”)

M Hansen

8.0★ · 10/05/25

hannah

8.0★ · 04/15/25

Wyatt Tall

10.0★ · 11/30/23