Movie Details
Original Language:English
Production Companies:4Js Cinema Cine Studio San Antonio 3807 Productions
Las Tesoros de San Antonio A Westside Story
"Las Tesoros de San Antonio A Westside Story examines the personal toll and legacy of four South Texas singers of yesteryear"Movie
DirectorJorge Sandoval
1 hr 28 minDocumentary
Plot
Their individual careers soared in the 1940s thru the 1970s All of these women once hailed from San Antonios Westside barrio Time had almost forgotten them And now that these tesoros or treasures have been rediscovered these magnificent women are telling amazing stories Las Tesoros de San Antonio A Westside Story Examines the personal toll and legacy of four South Texas singers of yesteryear Rita La Calandria Vidaurri Blanquita Rodriguez Blanca Rosa Beatriz La Paloma del Norte Llamas and Anita Janet Cortez La Perla Tapatia Through their stories and music the audience learns how these women began their careers in a male dominate industry to become successful singerperformers nationally and internationally As well as their personal tragedies that lead to retirement and then to their present day musical resurgence
