Viva La Causa! [videorecording] : 500 years of Chicano History / a joint project of the Southwest Organizing Project and Collision Course Video Productions.
Imprint
San Francisco, CA : Collision Course Video Productions, c1995.
2 videocassettes (56 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 1/2 in.
System Details
VHS format.
Performer
Narrator: Luis Monterrosa.
Credits
Producer, Doug Norberg ; directors, Elizabeth Martinez, Doug Norberg ; script, Elizabeth Martinez ; camera, Helen Jones, Alan Perez.
Note
Based on the book 500 years of Chicano history in pictures by Elizabeth Martínez.
Contents
pt. 1. From ancient times to World War II (28 min.) -- pt. 2. From World War II to the present (28 min.).
Summary
An introduction to the history of the Mexican American people from their origins in Europe's invasion of the American continent up through World War II, through the Chicano Movement years to the present day. Includes archival footage and lively music ranging from corridos to rap.