The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
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The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez is a 1982 Western drama film, starring Edward James Olmos, that recounts the true story of a Mexican-American farmer wrongfully pursued by Texas Rangers after a tragic misunderstanding.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez canonical | 1 |
| The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1982 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez Context triple: [Edward James Olmos, notableWork, The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez]
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A.
Gunmen of the Rio Grande
Gunmen of the Rio Grande is a 1960s Italian-American Western film starring Guy Madison as a gunfighter caught in frontier conflicts.
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B.
Johnny Guitar
Johnny Guitar is a 1954 cult-classic Western film, noted for its unconventional style, strong female lead, and subversive take on genre conventions.
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C.
They Live by Night
They Live by Night is a 1948 American film noir crime drama, directed by Nicholas Ray, about a young fugitive couple on the run.
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D.
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral is a legendary 1881 shootout in Tombstone, Arizona, involving lawmen like Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday that became one of the most famous events of the American Wild West.
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E.
The Phantom of the Range
The Phantom of the Range is a 1930s American Western film featuring actress Joan Barclay in its cast.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez Target entity description: The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez is a 1982 Western drama film, starring Edward James Olmos, that recounts the true story of a Mexican-American farmer wrongfully pursued by Texas Rangers after a tragic misunderstanding.
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A.
Gunmen of the Rio Grande
Gunmen of the Rio Grande is a 1960s Italian-American Western film starring Guy Madison as a gunfighter caught in frontier conflicts.
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B.
Johnny Guitar
Johnny Guitar is a 1954 cult-classic Western film, noted for its unconventional style, strong female lead, and subversive take on genre conventions.
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C.
They Live by Night
They Live by Night is a 1948 American film noir crime drama, directed by Nicholas Ray, about a young fugitive couple on the run.
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D.
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral is a legendary 1881 shootout in Tombstone, Arizona, involving lawmen like Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday that became one of the most famous events of the American Wild West.
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E.
The Phantom of the Range
The Phantom of the Range is a 1930s American Western film featuring actress Joan Barclay in its cast.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Western film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn | With His Pistol in His Hand: A Border Ballad and Its Hero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Américo Paredes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Curtis Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Robert M. Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Embassy Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Arthur Coburn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | color ⓘ |
| genre |
Western
ⓘ
drama ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasSetting | American Southwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Gregorio Cortez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | W. Michael Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | Mexican-American farmer wrongfully pursued by Texas Rangers ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bilingual dialogue
ⓘ
revisionist depiction of Western genre ⓘ |
| originalLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| portrays | Gregorio Cortez Lira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysEvent | manhunt for Gregorio Cortez ⓘ |
| portraysOrganization | Texas Rangers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Michael Hausman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moctesuma Esparza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseType | theatrical film ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 105 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Robert M. Young
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Victor Villaseñor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1901 ⓘ |
| starActorRole | Edward James Olmos as Gregorio Cortez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Bruce McGill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edward James Olmos NERFINISHED ⓘ James Gammon NERFINISHED ⓘ Pepe Serna NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosana DeSoto NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Bower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Mexican-American history
ⓘ
border culture ⓘ |
| theme |
injustice
ⓘ
miscommunication across language barriers ⓘ racial prejudice ⓘ |
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Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1982 film)