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Gregorio Cortez Lira was born in the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico, [13] near the U.S.-Mexico border, the son of Roman Cortez Garza, a rancher, and Rosalia Lira Cortinas. In 1887, the Cortez family moved to Manor, Texas near Austin.
Paredes' story is a version of the Gregorio Cortez legend. Cortez's brother Ramón owns two sorrel mares that look identical. One horse is lame and the other is healthy. An Anglo American offers to buy the healthy horse from Ramón. Despite Ramón's constant rejections, the Anglo American continues to bother Ramón.
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez is a 1982 American Western film directed by Robert M. Young [2] and starring Edward James Olmos as Gregorio Cortez. [3] It is based on the book With His Pistol in His Hand by Americo Paredes.
The name is a nod to the character’s Hispanic heritage since it’s based on the 1982 film “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez,” which is centered on a folkloric figure from a popular early 1900s ...
Banderas played Gregorio Cortez, fellow spy and father to Carmen and Juni, in "Spy Kids." An international star, Banderas works with director Rodriguez often; those projects include “Desperado ...
Gugino noted that her past connection to movie husband Antonio Banderas, who portrayed Gregorio Cortez, helped her embody the role as well. Carla Gugino, Antonio Banderas, Alexa Vega, and Daryl ...
Gregorio Cortez was a Mexican man born on a ranch near Matamoros, Mexico, in 1875, as the "seventh child to a family of eight." [17] Cortez, his parents, and his eight siblings moved to Manor, Texas, in 1887. In 1889, Cortez joined his older brother, Ronaldo, in Karnes County, near Gonzales, Texas. They both worked for farmers as ranch hands ...
Most recently, the NFR added: “Cyrano de Bergerac” (1950), starring Puerto Rican actor José Ferrer, the first Latino ever to win an acting Oscar, and “The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez” (1982 ...