Alambrista

Release Date:

Oct 16, 1977

Running Time:

1:50

Genre:

Drama

Director:

Robert M. Young

Cast:

Domingo Ambriz	Roberto
Trinidad Silva	Joe
Linda Gillin	Sharon
Ned Beatty	Anglo Coyote
Julius Harris	Drunken Man
Paul Berrones	Berto
Edward James Olmos	Drunken Man

Producers:

Michael Hausman , Irwin Young

Language:

English

Related Programs:

A Day Without a Mexican

Under the Same Moon

Which Way Home

Struggling to support his family in Mexico, Roberto, a young Mexican man, illegally crosses the border to the United States in search of work. Exploited by his American employers, Roberto labors in harsh conditions for insufficient wages and fails to make enough money for his family. Continually on the lookout for immigration raids, Roberto has to maintain a constant vigilance as he travels from town to town, searching for employment.

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