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Gregorio Cortez Lira (June 22, 1875 – February 28, 1916) was born in the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico on June 22, 1875 and became a folk hero to the border communities of the United States and Mexico. After an altercation in which he killed Sheriff W. T. (Brack) Morris, Cortez went on the run from the Texas Rangers for thirteen days.
Synopsis. Forced to run from Texas Rangers after a heated misunderstanding leads to the death of a lawman, Mexican American farmer Gregorio Cortez sets off in desperate flight, evading a massive manhunt on horseback for days. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts in 2016.
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez. PG, 1 hr 44 min. After Gregorio Cortez (Edward James Olmos), who speaks no English, is falsely accused of stealing a horse by Texas Rangers, a scuffle breaks out in which Gregorio kills a sheriff and his own brother is shot. Now forced to go on the run, Gregorio has to leave his family and set out alone.
Aug 17, 2018 · August 17, 2018. Like The Wild Bunch before it, Robert M. Young’s The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez examines the violence that has historically defined border disputes in the American Southwest and its representation in Hollywood cinema. Young and co-writer Victor Villaseñor depict the rift between U.S. and Mexican peoples at the turn of the ...
Forced to run from Texas Rangers after a heated misunderstanding leads to the death of a lawman, Mexican American farmer Gregorio Cortez sets off in desperate flight, evading a massive manhunt on horseback for days. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts in 2016.
Released August 19th, 1983, 'The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez' stars Edward James Olmos, James Gammon, Tom Bower, Bruce McGill The PG movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 46 min, and received a user ...
Ballad of Gregorio Cortez ★★★ 1983 (PG) Tragic story based on one of the most famous manhunts in Texas history. A Mexican cowhand kills a Texas sheriff in self-defense and tries to elude the law, all because of a misunderstanding of the Spanish language. Olmos turns in a fine performance as Cortez. 105m/C VHS .
