The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
The true story of one man who made a difference.
7.0(29) 1983-08-19 106 minWesternHistory
In 1901, Mexican American farmer Gregorio Cortez is forced on the run from Texas Rangers, evading a massive manhunt on horseback for days following a heated misunderstanding leads to the death of a lawman.
DirectorRobert M. Young
ScreenplayRobert M. Young
Original Music ComposerEdward James Olmos
ScreenplayVictor Villaseñor
Original Music ComposerW. Michael Lewis
ProducerMoctesuma Esparza
ProducerMichael Hausman
Cast & characters
Edward James Olmos
as Gregorio Cortez
James Gammon
as Sheriff Frank Fly
Tom Bower
as Boone Chate
Bruce McGill
as Reporter Blakely
Brion James
as Captain Rogers
Alan Vint
as Mike Trimmell
Timothy Scott
as Sheriff Morris
Pepe Serna
as Romaldo Cortez
Michael McGuire
as Sheriff Glover
William Sanderson
as Cowboy
Barry Corbin
as B. R. Abernathy
Jack Kehoe
as Prosecutor Pierson
Rosanna DeSoto
as Carlotta Muñoz
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Buddy Vigil
as Skin
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Zach Porter
as Fly's Posse
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Lili Young
as Mrs. Glover
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Cletus Tafoya
as Farmer
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Waymond Vessels
as Skillet
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Weldon Minzenmayer
as Texas Ranger
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Ken Figueroa
as Wounded Boy
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James Pamplin
as Colorado
Curtis Akin
as Boone's Posse
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Fred Collins
as Boone's Posse
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Rod Hudson
as Boone's Posse
