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Tight 40-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Viva la Causa
2008 0h 40m EN
Synopsis
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Viva la Causa tells the story of a small group of abused California farm workers who, led by Cesar Chavez, put themselves on the line after launching a strike and a national boycott against the multimillion-dollar California grape industry.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
George López
Narrator
Danny Bolero
Cesar Chavez
Gloria Garibay
Maria
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Alonso Mayo
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The take
Alonso Mayo directs. Michael Marius Pessah behind the camera. Dan Wolfmeyer cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 40-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 18 years ago.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Alonso Mayo, shot by Michael Marius Pessah. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Editor Dan Wolfmeyer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6George López and Danny Bolero and Gloria Garibay carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt1287863 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Michael Marius Pessah
- Editing
- Dan Wolfmeyer
- Runtime
- 40 min · 0h 40m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Alonso Mayo
Key crew
- EditorDan Wolfmeyer
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2008-08-22
