The Longoria Affair (El caso Longoria)

Trailer (:26)
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Clip 2 (2:56)
Clip 3 (2:02)

  • About the Film

    Private Hector Garcia is depicted in an official Army portrait during World War II.

    A funeral home in rural Texas denied services to a soldier’s family because “the whites wouldn’t like it,” sparking the Mexican American civil rights movement but dividing a town forever.

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  • Watch This Film Online in Spanish

    President Lyndon B. Johnson stands on an airplane ladder and waves his hat with his right hand while his left arm is around Hector Garcia.

    Independent Lens is excited to offer The Longoria Affair for free in its entirety online in Spanish until January 10, 2011. Watch the film >>