Editing Chulas Fronteras

{{Short description|1976 documentary film by Les Blank}}
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{{Infobox film
| name     = Chulas Fronteras
| image    =
| director = [[Les Blank]]
| starring = Los Alegres De Teran,<br>[[Flaco Jiménez]],<br>[[Lydia Mendoza]]
| released = {{Film date|1976}}
| runtime  = 58 min.
| language = [[English language|English]]
}}

'''''Chulas Fronteras''''' is a 1976 American [[documentary film]]<ref>[https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/485568/chulas-fronteras TCM.com]</ref> which tells the story of the [[Norteño (music)|norteño]] or [[conjunto]] music which is played on both sides of the Mexico–[[Texas]] border.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/chulas-fronteras-1221229 Hollywood Reporter]</ref> It was directed by [[Les Blank]].<ref>[https://www.allmusic.com/album/chulas-fronteras-video-mw0001048742 AllMusic]</ref> A [[CD]] soundtrack of the music played in the film is also available, under the same title.<ref>[https://folkways.si.edu/chulas-fronteras-del-mero-corazon-cd/latin-world/music/album/smithsonian Chulas Fronteras & Del Mero Corazón (CD Edition)|Smithsonian Folkways Recordings]</ref>

In 1993, 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".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Complete National Film Registry Listing |url=https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/film-registry/complete-national-film-registry-listing/|website=Library of Congress|access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Librarian Announces National Film Registry Selections (March 7, 1994) - Library of Congress Information Bulletin|url=https://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/94/9405/film.html|website=www.loc.gov|access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
*''Chulas Fronteras'' essay [https://www.loc.gov/static/programs/national-film-preservation-board/documents/chulas%20fronteras.pdf] by David Wilt at National Film Registry
*''Chulas Fronteras'' essay by Daniel Eagan in America's Film Legacy: The Authoritative Guide to the Landmark Movies in the National Film Registry, A&C Black, 2010 {{ISBN|0826429777}}, pages 735-737 [https://books.google.com/books/about/America_s_Film_Legacy.html?id=deq3xI8OmCkC]
*{{IMDb title|0074316|Chulas Fronteras}}
* [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/chulas_fronteras/ Rotten Tomatoes]
* [https://lesblank.com/films/chulas-fronteras-1976-2/ Official website]

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[[Category:1976 films]]
[[Category:1976 documentary films]]
[[Category:American musical documentary films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Les Blank]]
[[Category:Regional styles of Mexican music]]
[[Category:Norteño (music)]]
[[Category:1970s Spanish-language films]]
[[Category:United States National Film Registry films]]
[[Category:1970s English-language films]]
[[Category:1970s American films]]
[[Category:English-language documentary films]]