CHULAS FRONTERAS a film by Les Blank & Chris Strachwitz
We’re joining in for Caminarte with @laredoculturaldistrict on Friday, December 5th!
Come enjoy a FREE screening of CHULAS FRONTERAS, a that celebrates famed Mexican-American musicians of the borderlands, their migrant farming communities, the strong Tejano family bonds, & the social protest ethos inscribed in their music.
The film brims with tender affection for its subjects, the vitality of their marvelous music, and the generosity of spirit they show in the face of hardship.
Featuring the artists that created “some of the most rousing acoustic dance music on the planet”: Flaco Jiménez, Lydia Mendoza, Los Alegres de Terán, Narciso Martínez, Santiago Jiménez, Rumel Fuentes, Don Santiago Jiménez, Los Pingüinos del Norte, Ramiro Cavazos, and more!