I Am Joaquín is a 1969 short film by Luis Valdez, a project of his El Teatro Campesino. It is based on the poem "I Am Joaquín" by Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzáles, a key text of the Chicano movement. In 2010, this film was selected for the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[1] I Am Joaquin was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2017.[2][3]
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I Am Joaquín | |
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Directed by | Luis Valdez |
Based on | "I Am Joaquín" by Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzáles |
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Running time | 20 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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