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Run, Tecato, Run (17th Cine Las Americas Film Festival)
Opens with La Onda Chicana
USA, Drama, 1979
86 min, 16mm, Black & White
Spanglish
Filmed in Texas and California, RUN, TECATO, RUN depicts a junkie's efforts to get off heroin in order to reclaim and raise his daughter. Based on true incidents, the film explores the connections between the Vietnam War, drug addiction, and crime, juxtaposing these against Mexican-American family, culture, and spirituality. RUN, TECATO, RUN is the last of three low-budget social problem films by Gutiérrez.
Credits
Producer: Josefina Faz
Production Companies: Chicano Arts Enterprises
Screenwriter: Efraín Gutiérrez
Cinematographer: Josefina Faz, Efraín Gutiérrez
Editor: Efraín Gutiérrez
Sound Design: Steve Jordan
Music: Steve Jordan, Rio Jordan
Cast: Efraín Gutiérrez, Arturo Castillo, Josie Gutiérrez, Mona-Lisa Gutiérrez
Print Source: 35mm restored print courtesy of the UCLA Film and Television Archive
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LocationThe Marchesa Hall and Theatre (View)
6226 Middle Fiskville Road
Austin, TX 78752
United States
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