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Summary:

"The bordertown of Laredo, Texas hosts a celebration unlike any other. For 116 years, this Mexican American community has dedicated the month of February to honoring a man who never set foot in Laredo: George Washington. The hightlight is a Colonial Ball in which mostly Mexican American debutantes are dressed as colonial heroines and presented as guests of Martha Washington. Las Marthas follows two of the girls- Laura Garza Hovel and Rosario Reyes- as they prepare for this extraordinary rite of passage. The film unveils layers of tradition, as questions arise regarding the nature of borders, biculturalism, and the performance of identity."--Container.

Contributors:

Ibarra, Cristina, film producer, film director

Ploss-Campoamor, Erin, film producer

Leyendecker Gutierrez, Linda, interviewee

Martinez, Edwin, director of photography

Gutierrez, Carla, editor of moving image work

González-Martínez, Sonia, editor of moving image work

Majzlin, David, composer

Women Make Movies (Firm), film distributor

Undocumented Films (Firm), production company

Independent Television Service, production company

Latino Public Broadcasting (Firm), production company

Corporation for Public Broadcasting, sponsoring body

Languages:

English
Spanish

Language Notes:

In English, some dialogues in Spanish with English subtitles.

Subjects:

Mexican Americans — Texas — Laredo

Mexican Americans — Social life and customs

Debutante balls — Texas — Laredo

United States — Social life and customs — To 1775

Documentary films — United States

Washington, Martha, 1731-1802

To 1775

Debutante balls

Manners and customs

Documentary films

Mexican Americans

United States

Texas — Laredo

System Details:

DVD-R format.

Performers:

Interviewees, Linda Leyendecker Gutierrez, and 4 others.

Production Credits:

Director of photography, Edwin Martinez ; editors, Carla Gutierrez, Sonia Gonzalez-Martinez ; music by David Majzlin ; co-production of Undocumented Films, Inc. and the Independent Television Service (ITVS) and Latino Public Broadcasting (LPB) ; funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB).

General Notes:

NOTICE: This is a DVD-R and may not play on all DVD players.
"DVD includes: Feature length version (69 mins), television broadcast (52 mins)"--Disc label & Contaioner.
Actual running time: Feature length (01:08:19) & Television broadcast (53:32).
Public performance rights included.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (121 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video

Call Numbers:

F395.M5 MAR 2014 DVD
DVD 15579R

OCLC Numbers:

1053126443
880855746 [Invalid]