The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1983)
Release Date: Jun 29, 1982 Wide
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There was a genuine ballad behind The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez, based on a real-life character. Cortez, a San Antonio cowpoke, was arrested in 1901 because he resembled the actual criminal. Unable to speak English, Cortez fights off the authorities, inadvertently killing a sheriff in the process. His subsequent life and death as a fugitive from the Texas Rangers forms the core of this independently produced project. Adapted from a novel by Americo Paredes, Ballad of Gregorio Cortez stars Edward
Jun 29, 1982 Wide
Cast
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Edward James Olmos
Gregorio Cortez -
Tom Bower
Boone Choate -
James Gammon
Sheriff Frank Fly -
Brion James
Capt. Rogers -
Bruce McGill
Bill Blakely -
Barry Corbin
B.R. Abernathy -
Pepe Serna
Romaldo Cortez -
Alan Vint
Sheriff Mike Trimmell -
Rosanna de Soto
Carolot Munoz -
Michael McGuire
Sheriff Glover -
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Timothy Scott
Sheriff Morris
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A subdued revisionist Western based on a Mexican ballad about a true story.
For Director Young, the tragic poignancy derives from the fact that despite rich heritage the alien Anglo culture forced Gregorio to become an outsider and to speak a language that needed translation.
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