Cabeza de Vaca All the mystery and spirituality of Spanish explorer's Cabeza de Vaca's travels from Florida to the Pacific coast of Mexico and his encounter with an ancient native culture. He becomes a spiritual leader and healer, but ultimately confronts his past with the arrival of the Conquistadors. By Cruz, Rafael. New Concorde Home Entertainment, [2001], c1993.Spanish with English subtitles. One hour 48 minutes. MPAA Rating: R. Available at the Booher Library at ETSS. Call # 00608.
Celebrating the Day of the Dead This 20 minute video describes the purpose of the Day of the Dead, as well as Mexican customs for care and remembrance of the dead. It also discusses the effects of imposing Spanish Catholicism on traditional Indian customs. Mexicana de Imagenes: Teacher's Discovery, 1992. Available at the Booher Library at ETSS. Call # 00071.
Cuenta con Nosotros ("Count with Us") Learing numbers with the characters from Sesame Street. From Televisa (Firm : Mexico City, Mexico), Children's Television Workshop.Video Emocion, c1993. 30 minutes. Spanish language. Available at the Booher Library at ETSS. Call # 00822.
Extraños Caminos/ Strange Ways Director Alfonso Corona's film about a college theatre troop that stumbles into a struggle for survival when they are stranded in a village where they confront an illegal tree cutting operation. Spanish with English subtitles. 91 minutes. MPAA rating: R Spanish with English subtitles. Triana Films. Raven Releasing, c1997. 91 minutes. MPAA rating: R. Available at the Booher Library at ETSS. Call # 00795.
El Norte Traces the challenges that a Guatemalan brother and sister encounter as they journey from their home country through Mexico to enter the U.S. They learn that there is danger in the U.S. as well as their home country as they seek to survive in Los Angeles. Directed by Gregory Nava. Prodcued by Anna Thomas. Farmington Hills, MI: CBS Fox Video, 1984. 141 minutes. Spanish with English subtitles. VHS format. Available at the Booher Library at ETSS. Call # 00246.
Faces on Faith. An interview with Ada Maria Isasi-Diaz This is number 11 in the Faces on Faith series, in which leading religious and secular thinkers respond to age-old questions of belief and meaning. They share their faith and ideas about such questions as what happens after death, the problem of evil, what prayer means to them, what gives their lives meaning. Ada Maria Isasi-Diaz is associate professor of ethics and theology at Drew University and a noted author and speaker on feminism, especially as reflected on by Latin American women, and Mujerista theology. EcuFilm, 1989. Available at the Booher Library at ETSS. Call # 00096.
Fiesta!: Celebrations at San Fernando Documents and chronicles the liturgical life of San Fernando Cathedral in San Antonio, Texas, including the Flamenco Mass and Holy Week liturgies. Concept and direction by Thomas A. Kane. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1999. 49 minutes. VHS format. Contains English and Spanish versions. Available at the Booher Library at ETSS. Call # 00250.
Like Water for Chocolate Based on a novel by Laura Esquivel, the movie follows the romance and lives of a Mexican family, in a northern Mexico border town beginning around 1910. Following the Latin American literary tradition of magical realism, the movie highlights the role of food and the kitchen in Mexican culture. Produced and directed by Alfonso Arau. Miramax, 1993. 113 minutes. DVD format in Spanish with English subtitles. Also available in VHS in Spanish with English subtitles and in English with Spanish subtitles. Available at the Booher Library. Call #0064.
Lone Star Relations between Anglo-American and Mexican-American residents of a South Texas border town are explored as the sheriff investigates a murder that occured several years earlier. Directed by John Sayles. Produced by R. Paul Miller and Maggie Renzi. Warner Home Video, 1999. 135 minutes. English. VHS format. Available in the Booher Library. Call # 00575.
Lucía Lucía A film about a woman who loses her husband in an airport bathroom and in searching for him finds a new identity for herself. It is a tale of danger, humor, and romance. Based on Rosa Montero's best selling novel La Hija del Canibal, the film was a smash hit in Mexico. Directed by Alfonso Serrano. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc., Fox Searchlight Pictures., Instituto Mexicano de Cinematiografia. 20th Century Fox Film Home Entertainment, 2003. Spanish language. MPAA Rating: R.109 minutes. Available at the Booher Library at ETSS. Call # 00731.
The Milagro Beanfield War Based on John Nichols' novel, this is a humorous and magical tale of a northern New Mexican farmer's fight to maintain the traditional ways of his community in the face of industrial progress. Directed by Robert Redford. Produced by Robert Redford and Moctesuma Esparza. Gary J. Hendler, Executive Producer. Universal Studies, 1988. 117 minutes. English.
My Family / Mi Familia A chronicle of the challenges facing three generations of a Mexican-American family, from their jjourney from Mexico in the 1920s until the 1980s. Directed by Gregory Nava. Produced by Anna Thomas. Atlanta, GA: New Line Home Video: Turner Home Entertainment, 1995. 121 minutes. English. VHS format. Available at the Booher Library at ETSS. Call # 00145.
The Other Conquest / La Otra Conquista Chronicles the life of a lone Aztec scribe who survives the Spanish massacre of the Great Temple of the Aztecs in Mexico in 1520. Directed by Salvador Carrasco. Produced by Alvaro Domingo. Placido Domingo, Executive Producer. Santa Monica, CA: Carrasco & Domingo Films, 2000. 106 minutes. Spanish with English subtitles.
The Sixth Section / La Sexta Seccion "Follows the transnational organizing of a community of Mexican immigrants who live and work in upstate New York. The men profiled in the film form an organization devoted to raising money in the U.S. to rebuild their hometown in Mexico. In the process, they accomplish more than they expected: they find power."--from container. Directed by Alex Rivera. Produced by Second Generation Media. Harriman, NY: Second Generation Media, 2003. 27 minutes. VHS format. Spanish and English with English subtitles. Available at the Booher Library at ETSS. Call # 00656.
Proclaiming the Gospel in a Pluralistic Community by Law, Eric H. F., Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest, 2003. The Rev. Eric Law, author, multicultural consultant and missioner for congregation development of the Diocese of Los Angeles, talks about "The Words in the Crossings -- Proclaiming the Gospel in a Pluralistic Community" during the 2003 Blandy Lectures. Available at the Booher Library at ETSS. Call Number #00480, pt. 1.
Quince años A video about the celebration of the fifteenth birthday, looking at it as a gift of life that is celebrated in the extended family. By Angela Erevia, Missionary Catechists of Divine Providence, Saint Andrews Convent. In English. c1996. Available at the Booher Library at ETSS. Call # 00469.
"Rope of Hope" in Honduras and Nicaragua A 30-minute video documenting Phoebe Griswold's journey to Central America in the wake of Hurricane Mitch. The production includes Mrs. Griswold's visit with the girls of "Our Little Roses" school.By The Presiding Bishop's Fund for World Relief (Episcopal Church), 1999.Available at the Booher Library at ETSS. Call # 00143.
Salvador Oliver Stone’s film about an American journalist in El Salvador. In the process of covering the assassination of Archbishop Oscar Romero, the journalist becomes involved in the politics of the country, including the right-wing military and the guerilla forces opposing them. The film was nominated for several Academy Awards. Vestron Video, c1985. Available at the Booher Library at ETSS. Call # 00773.
Zoot Suit A film version of the play/musical by Luis Valdez about the Sleepy Lagoon murders and subsequent riots against Chicanos/as in Los Angeles in the 1940s. Directed by Luis Valdez. Universal Studios, 2001. 103 minutes. English. VHS format. | 
