Director Robert Boonzajer-Flaes
Country/Production The Netherlands
Release 1986
Length 50 mins
Format Colour / DVD / PAL / All region
Location USA / America, Austria / Europe
Ethnic Group Austrians, Chicanos
Order No RAI-200.211
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The film confronts the accordion music of Chicano immigrants in southern Texas with the traditional music of accordion players in Austria. Without making any final judgements on the ‘roots’ of ‘conjunto’ music of the Chicanos, the film is able to reveal the different claims to ethnic identity. Most interestingly, Chicanos in Mexico and Texas and Austrians comment upon each others’ way of playing Polka.
