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After the birth of his first child, Roberto, a young Mexican man slips across the border into the United States. Seeking work to support his family back home, he finds that working hard is n... Read allAfter the birth of his first child, Roberto, a young Mexican man slips across the border into the United States. Seeking work to support his family back home, he finds that working hard is not enough.After the birth of his first child, Roberto, a young Mexican man slips across the border into the United States. Seeking work to support his family back home, he finds that working hard is not enough.

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7.3/10

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- 5 wins total

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Trivia
Robert M. Young's first feature film.

Crazy credits
"ALAMBRISTA, the DIRECTOR'S CUT is dedicated to the spirit of TRINIDAD SILVA and the UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS who labor in our fields."

Alternate versions
In 2003, it was re-edited and remastered with a new soundtrack by Jose "Dr. Loco" Cuellar, Greg Landau, Francisco Herrera and Tomas Montoya and was re-released with a book on University of New Mexico Press.

Connections
Featured in The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema (2001)

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7/10

The Hard Life

When his daughter is born, Domingo Ambriz leaves his hardscrabble farm in Mexico to get money by working in the US. But the life of an illegal alien in the US is a hard and chancy thing.

Robert M. Young's first feature -- he had spent twenty years as a cameraman and director of documentaries -- is an effective movie. In between beautiful shots of a multi-color sky, Ambriz gives a fine performance, relying on a wary, uncertain look as he moves from one chancy situation to another. With Edward James Olmos and Ned Beatty.

Young got into moviemaking as a member of the armed services, working in a photographic u it in New Huinea during the Second World War. He died in 2024at the age of 99.