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Chulas Fronteras
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'Chulas Fronteras' is a 1976 American documentary film[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/485568/Chulas-Fronteras/ TCM.com] which tells the story of the norteo or conjunto music which is played on both sides of the MexicoTexas border.[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/chulas-fronteras-1221229 Hollywood Reporter] It was directed by Les Blank.[https://www.allmusic.com/album/chulas-fronteras-video-mw0001048742 AllMusic] A CD soundtrack of the music played in the film is also available, under the same title.[https://folkways.si.edu/chulas-fronteras-del-mero-corazon-cd/latin-world/music/album/smithsonian Chulas Fronteras & Del Mero Corazn (CD Edition)|Smithsonian Folkways Recordings]
In 1993, this film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
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