Ballad of an Unsung Hero

Ballad of an Unsung Hero

Release Date: 1983-09-16

Overview: 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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Cast

Julio Medina

Julio Medina

as Self - Narrator

Crew

  • Paul Espinosa - Producer

  • Paul Espinosa - Writer

  • Isaac Artenstein - Director

  • Lorena Parlee - Associate Producer

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