The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1982)

An underappreciated classic of the western genre; one that functions as a proto-revisionist piece repositioning one of the stories of the Old West to a Mexican perspective

Director and co-scripter Robert M. Young packs his picture with seasoned character actors who add grit rather than glamour.

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.