Ballad of an Unsung Hero (1983)

Ballad of an Unsung Hero

1983

Documentary

Synopsis

Using rare historical footage, vintage musical recordings, and interviews with 88-year-old Pedro J. Gonzalez and his wife, this film chronicles Gonzalez’s long and colorful life, from his early days with Pancho Villa during the Mexican Revolution, to his career as a popular radio personality in Los Angeles in the 1930s, to the controversial court case that sent him to San Prison, a victim of the repressive forces operating against the Chicano/Mexicano community during that period.

Credits

Director

Isaac Artenstein

Cast

Julio Medina as Self - Narrator

Pedro J. Gonzalez as Self

Crew

Lorena Parlee (Associate Producer)

Paul Espinosa (Producer)

Paul Espinosa (Writer)