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Directed by | Edward James Olmos |
Screenplay by | Marcus DeLeon Ernie Contreras Timothy J. Sexton |
Story by | Victor Villaseñor |
Produced by | Moctesuma Esparza Robert A. Katz |
Starring | Alexa Vega Efren Ramirez Michael Peña Tonantzin Esparza |
Cinematography | Donald M. Morgan |
Edited by | Michael McCusker |
Music by | Rosino Serrano |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | English Spanish |
Walkout is a 2006 HBO film based on a true story of the 1968 East L.A. walkouts, also referred to as the Chicano blowouts.[1] It premiered March 18, 2006 on HBO.[1] Starring Alexa Vega, Efren Ramirez and Michael Peña, the film was directed by Edward James Olmos. Moctezuma Esparza, one of the real-life students who was involved in the walkouts, was the film's executive producer.[citation needed]