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Walk Proud

PG1h 42m1979Robert L. Collins
IMDb: 5.4/10
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"He was tough enough for the streets... was he tough enough to leave them?"

Emilio Mendez is a 17-year-old Chicano man in California comes to realize that the gang life is not what he really wants but doesn't know how to get out. Robby Benson plays a young gang member in Los Angeles who begins to question himself when Mendez meets and starts to fall for a White girl who encourages him to try and leave. Emilio, with great pride in his Native Mexican heritage, suffers a further identity crisis upon meeting his father, a European-American who got his Brown mother pregnant when she was just 16.

DramaRomance
RedemptionGangGang MemberHispanicMexican AmericanCholo

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What is Walk Proud (1979) about?

Emilio Mendez is a 17-year-old Chicano man in California comes to realize that the gang life is not what he really wants but doesn't know how to get out. Robby Benson plays a young gang member in Los Angeles who begins to question himself when Mendez meets and starts to fall for a White girl who encourages him to try and leave. Emilio, with great pride in his Native Mexican heritage, suffers a…

Who stars in Walk Proud?

Walk Proud stars Robby Benson (Emilio Mendez), Sarah Holcomb (Sarah Lassiter), Henry Darrow (Mike Serrano), Pepe Serna (Cesar), Trinidad Silva (Dagger). The film was directed by Robert L. Collins.

How long is Walk Proud?

Walk Proud has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1979. It is rated PG.

Is Walk Proud worth watching?

Walk Proud holds an IMDb rating of 5.4/10. Fans of Drama, Romance are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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