Roots of Blood (1979)
A deadly riot breaks out after unfair labor practices at a garment factory raises tensions between Mexican and Chicano workers.
Top billed cast
Richard YniguezCarlos Rivera
Enrique MuñozAdolfo
Pepe SernaJuan- Adriana RojoRosa
Roger CudneyFactory foreman
Malena Doria
Ernesto Gómez Cruz
León SingerRogelio
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