Related Documentaries

A world-class documentary on the life and career of Lalo Guerrero. It is produced by Nancy De Los Santos and my brother, Dan Guerrero. I'm the music supervisor on the project and my song, "The Ballad of Lalo Guerrero," is played on the end credits. The documentary features many luminaries commenting on Lalo Guerrero's influence and impact on Chicano music and culture including Linda Ronstadt, Ry Cooder, Los Lobos, Flaco Jimenez, Paul Rodriguez, Cheech Marin, Edward James Olmos, Luis Valdez, Cesar Chavez, and others. "Lalo Guerrero: The Original Chicano" was nominated for an Alma award and won an Imagen Award for best documentary in 2007. For more information or to order a DVD of "Lalo Guerrero: The Original Chicano," which comes with a 22 song CD, go to www.originalchicano.com. The documentary has been airing on PBS stations since the fall of 2006 as part of the "Voces" series, "a journey DEEP in the HEART and SOUL of LATINO CULTURE." See poster below:

See some of the markets and dates in which it showed in 2006 below:

KCET - Los Angeles, CA - Thursday, 10/12 @ 8PM

KOCE - Los Angeles, CA (Orange County) – 10/24 @ 10PM

KCSM - San Mateo, CA - 11/23 @ 10 PM

WNET - New York, NY - 9/28 @ 9PM

WLRN - Miami, FL 10/24 @ 10PM

KLRN - San Antonio, TX – 11/3 @ 10PM

KPBS - San Diego, CA – 10/22 @ 2PM

KVPT - Fresno, CA – 11/8@ 11PM

WETA - DC – 9/20 @ 10:30 PM

WGBH - Boston, MA – 10/29 @ 12PM

KEET - Eureka, CA – 11/16 @ 9PM

"Lalo Guerrero: The Original Chicano" has also run in many other markets, both small and large through the present, 2008.

Screenings

Los Angeles International Latino Film Festival
Puro Mexicano Film Festival in Tucson, AZ
San Francisco International Latino Film Festival
Guadaljara Film Festival (Mexico)
Chicano Film Festival (Mexico City)
Lalo Guerrero Film and Arts Festival in Palm Desert, CA.

Awards

2007 Imagen Award- Best Documentary
2007 Alma Award Nomination- Best Documentary
2007 Sal De Mer Award- Best Documentary, Turks and Caicos in the Carribean

This is it for now, but much more to come!

A documentary about the history of Chicano rock 'n' roll, inspired by the book "Land of a Thousand Dances" by Tom Waldman and David Reyes. "From Ritchie Valens to Los Lobos and beyond, we'll tell the story of kids from East Los Angeles who struggled to find a musical identity of their own, and succeeded." Underwritten in part by a grant from Latino Public Broadcasting. The latest funding for the project is by the California Council for the Humanities and the Skirball Foundation. Jon Wilkman is the producer/director/writer of the documentary. It has its first air date of Sunday, December 14, 2008 at 9 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time) on PBS. For more information go to www.wilkman.com. There will also be a premiere of the documentary at the Million Dollar Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, October 9, 2008 that will also feature a concert. See the flyer below for details.

A documentary about Latin rock pioneers, El Chicano, by Daniel Meza. It's in progress, but you can see a trailer for the documentary below on you tube:

Click once in the middle of the video screens or on the play button on the lower left.

On May 23, 2008, members of El Chicano reunited after 30 years, and performed at the Avalon in Santa Clara.This clip was recorded on one of the days leading up to that concert. El Chicano plays "El Grito" together for the first time in years, working out the kinks in the process.