Editing Laredo, Texas (section)

===Laredo in multimedia===

====Film and television====

''[[Streets of Laredo (film)|Streets of Laredo]]'' is a 1949 [[Western film]] starring [[William Holden]], [[Macdonald Carey]], and [[William Bendix]]<ref>José David Saldívar, ''The Dialectics of Our America: Genealogy, Cultural Critique, and Literary History'' (Duke University Press, 1991), [https://books.google.com/books?id=oUd2nLGZgZIC&pg=PA52&dq=%22Streets+of+Laredo%22+film&ei=8FsqSfLuE47mM9OMtLYD 52].</ref> as three outlaws who rescue a young girl, played by [[Mona Freeman]]. When they become separated, two reluctantly become [[Texas Ranger Division|Texas Rangers]], while the third continues on a life of crime.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0717163/|title="Laredo" on ''Tales of Wells Fargo'', December 23, 1957|publisher=[[IMDb|Internet Movie Database]]|access-date=February 7, 2013}}</ref>

In 1958, [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] aired the second episode, "Ambush in Laredo", of the 17-part [[miniseries]], ''[[Texas John Slaughter (TV series)|Texas John Slaughter]].''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0561217/|title=''Texas John Slaughter'': "Ambush at Laredo", November 14, 1958|publisher=Internet Movie Database|access-date=December 6, 2012}}</ref>

The 1959 Western film, ''[[Gunmen from Laredo]]'', stars [[Robert Knapp (actor)|Robert Knapp]], [[Walter Coy]], [[Paul Birch (actor)|Paul Birch]], and [[Ron Hayes]]. He winds up in prison on a false murder charge, but the marshal allows him to escape to pursue the man who killed his wife.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052869/|title=''Gunmen from Laredo'' (1959)|publisher=Internet Movie Database|access-date=December 6, 2012}}</ref>

The 1983 film ''[[Eddie Macon's Run]]'', based on a James McLendon novel, features [[John Schneider (screen actor)|John Schneider]] as Eddie Macon, who is wrongly convicted of mostly minor crimes. While performing at a prison rodeo in [[Huntsville, Texas]], he escapes and heads for Laredo, where he hopes to join his family in Mexico. Carl "Buster" Marzack ([[Kirk Douglas]]) is a cop in hot pursuit of Eddie. Without transportation, Eddie journeys on foot. He ends up in the woods, where he is nearly killed. He meets Jilly Buck ([[Lee Purcell]]), a bored rich girl who agrees to help him.<ref>{{cite web |author=Hal Erickson|title=Eddie Macon's Run (1983) |department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/15288/Eddie-Macon-s-Run/overview|access-date=August 5, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024180054/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/15288/Eddie-Macon-s-Run/overview|date=2013|archive-date=October 24, 2013|author-link=Hal Erickson (author)}}</ref>

''[[Lone Star (1996 film)|Lone Star]]'' is a 1996 American [[mystery film]] written and directed by [[John Sayles]] and set in a small town in [[Texas]]. The [[ensemble cast]] features [[Chris Cooper]], [[Kris Kristofferson]], [[Matthew McConaughey]], and [[Elizabeth Peña]] and deals with a sheriff's investigation into the murder of one of his predecessors. The movie was filmed in [[Del Rio, Texas|Del Rio]], [[Eagle Pass, Texas|Eagle Pass]], and Laredo.{{citation needed|date=April 2024|reason="Template:IMDb title" failed.}}

The 2011 series, ''Bordertown: Laredo'', is a 10-episode documentary on the [[Arts and Entertainment Network]] based on the work of the narcotics unit of the Laredo Police Department.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aetv.com/bordertown-laredo/ |title=Bordertown: Laredo |website=aetv.com |access-date=December 6, 2012}}</ref>

====Music====

Laredo has been the subject of several songs in popular culture. One of the most popular songs is the "[[Streets of Laredo (song)|Streets of Laredo]]", originally known as "A Cowboy's Lament" and written by [[Frank H. Maynard]], who lived mostly in [[Colorado]]. It has been recorded by artists such as [[Johnny Cash]], [[Marty Robbins]], [[Waylon Jennings]], [[John Cale]], [[Roy Rogers]], and [[Prefab Sprout]] (who also made a lyrical reference to Laredo in an early song, "Cue Fanfare"), and is even featured in a ''[[Charlie's Angels]]'' episode ("Pretty Angels all in a Row", season two, episode three). On October 28, 1958, in the episode "The Ghost" of the ABC/WB Western series, ''[[Sugarfoot]]'', "The Streets of Laredo" is performed by child actor [[Tommy Rettig]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ctva.biz/US/Western/Sugarfoot_02_(1958-59).htm|title=The Ghost|publisher=Classic Television Archives|access-date=December 11, 2013}}</ref> Another song is [[Laredo Tornado]] from the British rock band [[ELO]].

The first song on Marty Robbins' 1966 LP ''The Drifter'' was "Meet Me Tonight in Laredo".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Marty-Robbins-The-Drifter/release/3462152|title=Marty Robbins - The Drifter|website=Discogs}}</ref>

From 1959 to 1972, the six-member singing group, The Rondels, dominated the musical scene in Laredo. Carlos Saenz Landin, the lead singer, left the group to work for the [[Dallas Independent School District]], but years later returned to Laredo. Lead guitarist Humberto Donovan served in the [[United States Marine Corps]]. The late Roberto Alonzo played the bass guitar. Sammy Ibarra, played the keyboard and composed the song, "Lo Mucho Que Te Quiero (The More I Love You)." He subsequently became a pastor. Singer Noe Adolfo Esparza pursued a college career and became a supervisor for [[Southwestern Bell|Southwestern Bell Telephone Company]]. As of 2017, he was still performing with the [[oldies]] group, Los Fabulosos in Laredo. Joe Lee Vera served in the [[United States Navy]] and played drums for The Rondels. Several of Vera's brothers were drummers too. The Rondels packed the Laredo Civic Center Auditorium. Two other songs characteristic of the group are "Ya-Ya" and "All Night Worker". With their disbanding, Juan Cisneros of Laredo recalls The Rondels "left a large void that will never be forgotten."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lmtonline.com/opinion/letters/article/Writer-The-Rondels-were-top-musical-group-of-the-10958762.php|title=Writer: The Rondels were top musical group of the 60s|newspaper=Laredo Morning Times|author=Juan Cisneros|date=February 25, 2017|access-date=March 1, 2017}}</ref>