Young, Robert M.	...	(Director)
Guershon Moreno, Dave Strauss	...	(Writer)
Esther Chodakiewitz	...	Raquel Weissman
Ermalinda Magallanes	...	Lupe Hidalgo
Gabe Martinez	...	Nate Morales
Joe Rodriguez	...	George Morales
Vicente Victoria	...	The Balladeer

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Summary: There was a genuine ballad behind The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez, based on a real-life character. Cortez, a San Antonio cowpoke, was arrested in 1901 because he resembled the actual criminal. Unable to speak English, Cortez fights off the authorities, inadvertently killing a sheriff in the process. His subsequent life and death as a fugitive from the Texas Rangers forms the core of this independently produced project. Adapted from a novel by Americo Paredes, Ballad of Gregorio Cortez stars Edward James Olmos (who wrote some of the film's incidental music) in the title role.