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Encyclopedia > Chulas Fronteras

Chulas Fronteras is a documentary film from 1976 which tells the story of the music which is played on both sides of the Mexico-Texas border. It was directed by Les Blank. Documentary film is a broad category of cinematic expression united by the intent to remain factual or non-fictional. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... ... Les Blank (b. ...


The film has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. The National Film Registry is the registry of films selected by the United States National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of Congress. ...


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Chulas Fronteras ("Beautiful Borders") was designed with the education market in mind and came as a "package," complete with full video notes and the soundtrack on LP and cassette.
Chulas Fronteras is one of filmmaker Les Blank's most vibrant and successful music documentaries, due in part to the substantial ground work by Arhoolie Records founder Chris Strachwitz who conceived of and produced both Chulas Fronteras and Del Mero Corazón.
A major theme in Chulas Fronteras is the disadvantageous socioeconomic condition of the Texas-Mexican community, covered in short interviews but even more poignantly through song lyrics.
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