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Tejano (film)

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Tejano
Directed byDavid Blue Garcia
Written byKyle Bogart
Produced byDavid Blue Garcia
Starring
CinematographyDavid Blue Garcia
Edited byShiraz Jafri
Music byDarren Morze
Release dates
  • 6 May 2018 (2018-05-06) (Dallas International Film Festival)
  • 27 September 2018 (2018-09-27) (US)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
Spanish

Tejano is a 2018 American thriller film directed by David Blue Garcia, starring Patrick Mackie, Roland Uribe, Mayra Leal, Adrian Gonzalez and Emma Perez-Trevino.

Cast

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  • Patrick Mackie as Javi
  • Roland Uribe as Arturo
  • Mayra Leal as Lorena
  • Adrian Gonzalez as Adelio
  • Emma Perez-Trevino as Gloria
  • Glynn Praesel as Mr. Widmer
  • Brian Bogart as Duke Widmer
  • Judd Farris as Sunglasses
  • Rafael Flores as César
  • Daniel J. Castaneda as Salta
  • Pedro García as Mexican Border Guard
  • Efrain Valdez as Dr. Garcia

Release

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The film premiered at the Dallas International Film Festival on 6 May 2018, where it won the Audience Award.[1]

Reception

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Chris Salce of Film Threat gave the film a score of 9/10 and wrote that "Everything about this film had me interested from beginning to the very end."[2]

Cary Darling of the Houston Chronicle rated the film 4 stars out of 5 and called it an "entertaining blast of Texas noir that nods toward the work of the Coen brothers, Quentin Tarantino and fellow Austinite Greg Kwedar's 2016 low-budget thriller Transpecos as well as Breaking Bad."[3]

Joe Friar of The Victoria Advocate rated the film 3 stars out of 4 and called it a "riveting film that benefits from cinematographer-turned-director Garcia's keen eye."[4]

Danielle White of The Austin Chronicle rated the film 3 stars out of 5 wrote that it "offers some truly gorgeous scenes."[5]

References

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  1. ^ Watts, Elena Anita (3 April 2019). "VTXIFF: A chat with David Blue Garcia". The Victoria Advocate. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  2. ^ Salce, Chris (8 November 2018). "TEJANO". Film Threat. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  3. ^ Darling, Cary (1 February 2019). "Terrific 'Tejano' an indie-film debut worth cheering". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  4. ^ Friar, Joe (27 February 2019). "'Tejano' Review: Austin-based filmmaker David Blue Garcia's riveting thriller will screen at the Victoria Texas Independent Film Festival in April". The Victoria Advocate. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  5. ^ White, Danielle (11 January 2019). "Tejano". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
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