S1.E25

La ballade de Gregorio Cortez

Original title: The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

Episode aired Jun 29, 1982
PG
1h 44m

IMDb RATING

7.0/10

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Docudrama Comedy Drama Romance Sci-Fi

The retelling of an incident in Gonzales, Texas in 1901 revolving around a stolen horse, mistaken identity and a killing. An unusual story of the all too usual exploitation of the powerless ... Read allThe retelling of an incident in Gonzales, Texas in 1901 revolving around a stolen horse, mistaken identity and a killing. An unusual story of the all too usual exploitation of the powerless in Texas history.The retelling of an incident in Gonzales, Texas in 1901 revolving around a stolen horse, mistaken identity and a killing. An unusual story of the all too usual exploitation of the powerless in Texas history.

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IMDb RATING

7.0/10

1.1K

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Trivia
The script was written in six days.

Goofs
In some shots during the courtroom scenes, one of the jurors can be seen to be wearing a modern pair of dark-rimmed spectacles.

Quotes
Abernathy: Had he stayed, a posse would have come... not thirsting for justice, but thirsting for his blood.

Connections
Featured in Songs of the Homeland (1995)

Soundtracks
El corrido de Gregorio Cortez
Sung by Américo Paredes
Accompanied by Pablo Poveda

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Featured review

8/10

fascinating story

It's Gonzales, Texas 1901. The Anglos and the Mexicans live side-by-side in tension. Supposedly, criminal Gregorio Cortez (Edward James Olmos) killed the sheriff. The posse sets off to track him down and kill any Mexicans who get in the way. Reporter Blakely (Bruce McGill) joins the group and interviews various members. The truth is slowly revealed.

I've never heard of this movie or this story. Edward James Olmos was gaining some notice at the time. This came out the same year as Blade Runner. I like the story. I would keep Boone Choate under wraps a little more. His obvious racism takes away from the audience slowly discovering the truth. We know the guy is a liar almost right away. Certainly, the movie has a point of view and some Texas Ranger fans are not going to like this movie.