Tejano (film) explained

Tejano
Starring:
  • Patrick Mackie
  • Roland Uribe
  • Mayra Leal
  • Adrian Gonzalez
  • Emma Perez-Trevino
Music:Darren Morze
Cinematography:David Blue Garcia
Editing:Shiraz Jafri
Director:David Blue Garcia
Producer:David Blue Garcia
Runtime:90 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English
Spanish

Tejano is a 2018 American thriller film directed by David Blue Garcia, starring Patrick Mackie, Roland Uribe, Mayra Leal, Adrian Gonzalez and Emma Perez-Trevino.

Cast

Release

The film premiered at the Dallas International Film Festival on 6 May 2018, where it won the Audience Award.[1]

Reception

Chris Salce of Film Threat gave the film a score of 9/10 and wrote that "Everything about this film had me interested from beginning to the very end."[2]

Cary Darling of the Houston Chronicle rated the film 4 stars out of 5 and called it an "entertaining blast of Texas noir that nods toward the work of the Coen brothers, Quentin Tarantino and fellow Austinite Greg Kwedar's 2016 low-budget thriller Transpecos as well as Breaking Bad."[3]

Joe Friar of The Victoria Advocate rated the film 3 stars out of 4 and called it a "riveting film that benefits from cinematographer-turned-director Garcia's keen eye."[4]

Danielle White of The Austin Chronicle rated the film 3 stars out of 5 wrote that it "offers some truly gorgeous scenes."[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: VTXIFF: A chat with David Blue Garcia. Watts. Elena Anita. 3 April 2019. The Victoria Advocate. 29 September 2023.
  2. Web site: TEJANO. Salce. Chris. 8 November 2018. Film Threat. 29 September 2023.
  3. Web site: Terrific 'Tejano' an indie-film debut worth cheering. Darling. Cary. 1 February 2019. Houston Chronicle. 29 September 2023.
  4. Web site: 'Tejano' Review: Austin-based filmmaker David Blue Garcia's riveting thriller will screen at the Victoria Texas Independent Film Festival in April. Friar. Joe. 27 February 2019. The Victoria Advocate. 29 September 2023.
  5. Web site: Tejano. White. Danielle. 11 January 2019. The Austin Chronicle. 29 September 2023.