Walkout (TV 2006)

Based on a true story, student activist and Mexican-American Paula Crisostomo (Vega), tired of being treated unequally, decides to take action and stage a walkout at five East Los Angeles ... See full summary »

Director:

Edward James Olmos

Writers:

Marcus DeLeon (teleplay), Ernie Contreras (teleplay),

Stars:

Alexa Vega, Michael Peña, Yancey Arias

7 wins & 10 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alexa Vega	...	Paula Crisostomo
Michael Peña	...	Sal Castro
Yancey Arias	...	Panfilo Crisostomo
Laura Harring	...	Francis Crisostomo
Efren Ramirez	...	Bobby Verdugo
David Warshofsky	...	Lloyd Hurley
Holmes Osborne	...	Principal Ingles (as Holmes Osbourne)
Tim DeKay	...	Mr. Peck
Tonantzin Esparza	...	Vickie Castro
Bodie Olmos	...	Moctesuma Esparza
Veronica Diaz-Carranza	...	Yoli Rios (as Veronica A. Diaz)
Jeremy Ray Valdez	...	Robert Avila
Jonathan Hernandez	...	Fernie Flores
Fidel Gomez	...	Carlos Montes
Douglas Spain	...	David Sanchez

Storyline

Based on a true story, student activist and Mexican-American Paula Crisostomo (Vega), tired of being treated unequally, decides to take action and stage a walkout at five East Los Angeles high schools in 1968, to protest educational conditions and complain of anti-Mexican educational bias along with some 10,000 students. Paula Crisostomo (now Romo) is not Mexican- American--she is Filipina-American. She and her husband, then boyfriend were roommates of mine in college. We are very good friends and I see her often.

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Plot Keywords:

based on true story

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Taglines:

Reading. Writing. Revolution.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

HBO [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 March 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Csakazértis csikánó!

Filming Locations:

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$9,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Esparza / Katz Productions, Olmos Productions, HBO Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Producer Moctesuma Esparza was actually one of the persons arrested in the real life walkout of 1968.

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Goofs

During the organization of the walkout, CSU Northridge is mentioned. In 1968 CSUN was still known as San Fernando Valley State College; it adopted its current name in 1972.

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Quotes

Moctesuma Esparza: Boycott the schools?
Paula Crisostomo: Yes!
Harry Gamboa: That's not a good idea!
Moctesuma Esparza: Oh it isn't?
Harry Gamboa: No! You wanna know why? Because they don't give a *shit* if these kids go to school or not!
Moctesuma Esparza: Actually, they do! ADA - Average Daily Attendance!
Paula Crisostomo: They don't get paid if we don't go to school!

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Connections

Referenced in Strictly Background (2007)

User Reviews

A must see...all you parents and your children together!

I am 41 years old. I went to Griffith Jr. high and graduated from Montebello HS in 1982. (I barely graduated, got pregnant and married by age 19, typical story of a non-informed, non-motivated Mexican/American youth). My best friend went to Roosevelt HS and my boyfriend (at the time) went to Garfield HS. I am amazed and outraged that I had never heard of this "walk out" until just last night (3/22/06). I just happened to be scrolling through the movies to watch on HBO. I read the description of the movie and was intrigued. Why was this not in the history books? or even spoken to us as students in the community from our teachers, counselors, mentors, etc? It's just another kick in the #@%! This movie should be shown to all students in Jr. High and High school, especially in heavy Chicano communities. As a matter of fact, I am going to sit through it again with my two nieces (8 & 11 years old) and my 21 year old daughter (she graduated "magna cum laude" from La Salle HS, is now graduating next June from Cal Poly Pomona and will be entering Pepperdine University to accomplish her Masters Degree…how proud is this (divorced) mother! ..a "former" non-informed, non-motivated Mexican/American youth).

Yes, the movie itself wasn't the best, the acting was okay, the SUV in the background (…1968)…..But lets look at the bigger picture. The story. The true story and it's meaning. It is such an important part of our history, so profound and full of inspiration.