GALÁN Incorporated Television & Film

2009

THE BIG SQUEEZE

The Big Squeeze is a joyful leap into the heart of Texas music, from the urban barrios of Houston, to the colonias of the Rio Grande Valley, we find young musicians carrying on a passionate musical legacy fueled by family, friends, and food. The film follows them as they battle at the annual accordion throwdown.
The [...]

March 2009

2006

Los Lonely Boys - Cottonfields And Crossroads

After a childhood of playing cantinas and honky tonks, Los Lonely Boys blazed onto the music scene with a 2004 self-titled debut release that went multi-platinum and a 2005 Grammy win for their hit single, “Heaven”. The Garza brothers- Henry, Jojo, and Ringo- have a unique signature sound they call “Texican”. Los Lonely Boys Cottonfields [...]

April 2006

2005

VISIONES: LATINO ART & CULTURE

Visiones Logo with Montage by LatinWorks
The award winning VISIONES:LATINO ART & CULTURE is a journey through the music, words, dance, painting and performance of rich Latino cultures made more complex and fascinating by their history in our country.

May 2005

I Love My Freedom, I Love My Texas


I Love My Freedom, I Love My Texas; On the Road with Mingo Saldivar Y Los Cuatro Espadas

An electrifying performance documentary featuring Mingo Saldivar - one of conjunto’s most admired and popular accordion masters.

April 2005

2004

CINCO DE MAYO - Produced for The History Channel

* The story behind the holiday.
* First-person accounts shed light on one of the most pivotal moments in the history of the Americas.
In some ways, it is a companion story to the Alamo. But on May 5th, 1862, it was the Mexican forces who were besieged, and they engineered a stunning victory rather than [...]

October 2004

2003

Siggno - “Esta Lloviendo”


January 2003

2001

Accordion Dreams


Accordion Dreams, the much anticipated follow up to Hector Galán’s Songs of the Homeland.

August 2001

2000

Forgotten Americans


An an hour-long documentary special funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. The program captures a day in the life of America’s poorest people along the Texas border.

March 2000

1999

The Border

Six independently produced segments examine contemporary
life along the U.S.-Mexico border.

September 1999

1996

Tejano Music Awards Selena Tribute


Tribute to Selena on one year anniversary of her death.

May 1996

Chicano! History of the Mexican-American Civil Rights Movement


Covers the Chicano movement from 1965 to 1975.
Features the Chicano land struggle, Cesar Chavez and the UFW,
Los Angeles High School walk-outs and the creation of La Raza
Unida third political party.

April 1996

1995

Songs of the Homeland


The history of the Texas Mexican experience as told through the development of Tejano music.

September 1995

Roberto Pulido - “Toro Prieto”


January 1995

1994

Go Back To Mexico!


Examines the issues revolving around the heated debate on illegal immigration in the state of California.

June 1994

1993

The Hunt for Pancho Villa


The story relates the significance behind Pancho Villa’s attack on Columbus, New Mexico, and General John J. Pershing’s subsequent failure to capture him.

November 1993

La Mujer En El Rancho

Introduction to the role of women in the ranching culture of South Texas from 1750 to the present, exploring the sources of these roles in Mexican and Spanish cultures.

September 1993

1992

Power, Politics, And Latinos


Examines the history of Latino voting patterns, as well as the potential impact of the growing Latino electorate on the 1992 presidential election.

September 1992

Who Cares About Children?

Looks at the children who are damaged and “lost” inside Arkansas’ troubled foster care system and the political battle between children’s advocates and Governor Bill Clinton just as he launches his Presidential campaign.

April 1992

1991

The Color Of Your Skin

Examines the dynamics of race through the military’s Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute as the students confront each other with their racial anger and frustration.

June 1991

Los Mineros


The story of Mexican-American copper miners whose labor battles from 1903 to 1946 shaped the course of Arizona history.

January 1991

1990

The Forgotten People: Latinas With AIDS

Profiles Latinas with AIDS, their struggles with the disease and coping with their families and society.

December 1990

New Harvest, Old Shame


Reveals how and why farmworkers remain the worst treated workers in America thirty years after Edward R. Murrow’s documentary, Harvest Of Shame, exposed the farmworkers’ lives.

April 1990

1989

The Dallas Drug War

Profiles a community held hostage by crack and those who are fighting back.

April 1989

1988

Shakedown In Santa Fe

Looks at the changes at the Penitentiary Of New Mexico eight years after one of the bloodiest riots in American penal history.

February 1988

Vaquero: The Forgotten Cowboy


Documents the dying traditions of Mexican-American cowboys in South Texas.

January 1988

1987

Stopping Drugs I

A harrowing look at the lives of those who seek treatment for drug addiction.

February 1987

1986

Standoff In Mexico


Takes an in-depth look at the country’s complex political system.

April 1986

1985

The Emerging Force

Focuses on the growing Hispanic political and economic power in America.

February 1985

1984

The Mask Of El Zarco

Features the life and works of a Mexican-American mask maker.

September 1984

Cuba - A Personal Journey

Traces the path of an exile’s return visit to Cuba after twenty years.

August 1984

Chasing The Basketball Dream

Looks at college athletics versus academics.

April 1984

1983

Sanctuary

A journey on the new underground railroad which probes the church’s involvement in the sanctuary movement.

July 1983

In The Shadow Of The Capitol

A look at the other Washington and examines the evolution of black political power in America.

January 1983

1981

The End Of The Race

Looks at the survival of the traditional Pueblo Indian culture through the eyes of the Pueblo Indian cross-country runners of New Mexico. This award winning documentary follows four Pueblo championship cross-country runners exploring cultural values associated with running and the complexity of carrying forward the tradition in contemporary Pueblo society.

October 1981

Checking It Out Television Series

A national 26-part weekly documentary newsmagazine covering 70 stories dealing with social issues, celebrities, sports and performance.

October 1981

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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