Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire (2019)

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Mixing archival footage with interviews, this film celebrates one of Los Angeles's most influential painters and Chicano art activists from the 1970s.
Release Date
May 01, 2019
Runtime
01h 25m
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Mixing archival footage with interviews, this film celebrates one of Los Angeles's most influential painters and Chicano art activists from the 1970s.

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