Ballad of an Unsung Hero (Fronteras unknown episode) (1983)
Title
Ballad of an Unsung Hero (Fronteras unknown episode) (1983)
Subject
Chicano movement
Biography
URL
Description
Content description from WorldCat (https://www.worldcat.org/title/ballad-of-an-unsung-hero/oclc/859545384) :
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.
Ephemera: text saved from original ephemera. Small clipping from program guide. "10:30 Ballad of an Unsung Hero. A portrait of 88-year-old Pedro Gonzalez, who was with Pancho Villa in his youth." Handwritten: "& also recording musician. Incomplete-alas."
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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.
Ephemera: text saved from original ephemera. Small clipping from program guide. "10:30 Ballad of an Unsung Hero. A portrait of 88-year-old Pedro Gonzalez, who was with Pancho Villa in his youth." Handwritten: "& also recording musician. Incomplete-alas."
Limitations: This page displays video content associated with a videotape in the CCDR Collections audiovisual library recorded by Joann W. Kealiinohomoku. Please be advised that, because this videotape has not yet been digitized for direct access, we cannot guarantee that the video content on this page is an exact match with the content originally recorded by Dr. Kealiinohomoku. We also cannot guarantee function or access for re-hosted video content.
Original Format
TV broadcast recorded off air by JWK: Betamax tape
Creator
Isaac Artenstein (director)
Paul Espinosa (producer)
Publisher
Cinewest Productions
Public Broadcasting Company (PBS)
Date
1983
Citation
“Ballad of an Unsung Hero (Fronteras unknown episode) (1983),” Cross-Cultural Dance Resources Collections, accessed April 20, 2024, https://ccdrcollections.omeka.net/items/show/298.