🎬 Documentary

Ballad of an Unsung Hero

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Using rare historical footage, vintage musical recordings, and interviews with 88-year-old Pedro J. Gonzalez and his wife, this film chronicles Gonzalez’s long and colorful life, from his early days with Pancho Villa during the Mexican Revolution, to his career as a popular radio personality in Los Angeles in the 1930s, to the controversial court case that sent him to San Prison, a victim of the repressive forces operating against the Chicano/Mexicano community during that period.

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Year
1983
Runtime
30m
Genre
Documentary
Language
EN

Cast

🎭 Documentary 🎬 Isaac Artenstein 👤 Pedro J. Gonzalez 👤 Julio Medina
mexican revolution radio los angeles, california mexican american san quentin latin music

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Ballad of an Unsung Hero has a runtime of 30m ( and 30 minutes).
Ballad of an Unsung Hero was directed by Isaac Artenstein and released in 1983.
Ballad of an Unsung Hero is a Documentary film (1983).
The cast of Ballad of an Unsung Hero includes Pedro J. Gonzalez, Julio Medina.

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