I Am Joaquin (film)

I Am Joaquín
Directed by	Luis Valdez
Based on	"I Am Joaquín" by Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzáles
Release dates	1969
Running time	20 minutes
Country	USA
Language	English

I Am Joaquín is a 1969 short film by Luis Valdez, a project of his El Teatro Campesino. It is based on the poem "I Am Joaquín" by Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzáles, a key text of the Chicano movement. In 2010, this film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

References

Films directed by Luis Valdez

I Am Joaquin (1969) Zoot Suit (1981) La Bamba (1987) La Pastorela (1991) The Cisco Kid (1994)

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