Agueda Martinez: Our People, Our Country
Made by the team of Moctesuma Esparza (producer) and Esperanza Vasquez (director and editor), Agueda Martinez was nominated for an Oscar and exhibited at Filmex '78 in Los Angeles. “The film tells the story of an 80-year-old woman who lives on a small farm in New Mexico. Of Navajo descent, Sra. Martinez speaks only Spanish, grows all her food, wins awards at serape weaving and cures sicknesses with herbs and roots. She is a curandera, a folk healer.... Ms. Vasquez' cutting rhythm conveys the restlessness of a woman who fills her days and seasons with endless activity....” --Jáson Johansen
• Directed and Edited by Esperanza Vasquez. Produced by Moctesuma Esparza Productions. (1978, 16 mins, color, Print from Moctesuma Esparza Productions)

Chicana!
Sylvia Morales' Chicana! fills a void in Chicano filmmaking. Narrated by actress Carmen Zapata, it uses rare photographs, murals and film footage to trace the history of the Chicana from pre-Columbian society to modern day movements. Chicana!'s point of view is twofold: stressing the role of Chicanas as workers, mothers, activists and educators, and showing how, through culturally reinforced sex roles, Chicanas have been, and still are, historically ignored.
• Directed and Produced by Sylvia Morales. Narrated by Carmen Zapata. Based on research by Anna Nieto-Gomez. (1979, 23 mins, color, Print from Filmmaker)

Despues del Terremoto (After the Earthquake)
A dramatic piece set in the Latino neighborhood of San Francisco, and acted by non-professionals from that community. The film gives a rare glimpse into the Latino Community of the U.S. and the impact of the Nicaraguan insurrection upon immigrants and exiles. The story takes place in 12 hours, one day in the life of a young woman. The film focuses on her adjustment to life in the U.S., her new economic independence and the sudden appearance of her fiancé. The young man has just been released from the Nicaraguan dictatorship's prison.
“In this unpretentious film there is an elusive charm of authenticity, even though from beginning to end the film is staged, and (nobody conceals the fact) by amateurs. Yet the authors are frank and matter-of-fact about the problems that are encountered by every immigrant. In this half-hour miniature there is more content than in some full-length feature films.” --Cracow Film Festival Review
• Directed by Lourdes Portillo and Nina Serrano. (1979, 23 mins, Print from Lourdes Portillo)