I Am Joaquín is a 1969 short film by Luis Valdez, a project of his El Teatro Campesino.[1][2]

I Am Joaquín
Directed byLuis Valdez
Based on"I Am Joaquín"
by Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzáles
Release date
  • 1969 (1969)
Running time
20 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Summary

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It is based on the poem "I Am Joaquín" by Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzáles, a key text of the Chicano movement.[3][4]

Reception and legacy

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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".[5] I Am Joaquin was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2017.[6][7]

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  • I Am Joaquin at IMDb
  • I Am Joaquin essay by Daniel Eagan In America's Film Legacy, 2009-2010: A Viewer's Guide To The 50 Landmark Movies Added To The National Film Registry In 2009–10, Bloomsbury Publishing USA, 2011, ISBN 1441120025 pages 124-127 [1]

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