In episode 34 Peabody award-winning documentary filmmaker JOHN VALADEZ joins us for a conversation about THE HEAD OF JOAQUÍN MURRIETA, the Amazon Prime Western action drama series that shares the same title as Valadez’s 2017 PBS documentary. In his film Valadez believes he has the actual head of Joaquín Murrieta, the legendary Mexican outlaw who blazed a trail of revenge across California until he was caught and decapitated in 1853. Valadez talks about the violent untold stories of the Gold Rush years after the U.S. Mexico war which serves as the backdrop for the 8-part drama featuring Juan Manuel Bernal as a mischievous Joaquín Murrieta. Viewer Note: The Amazon Prime 8-part series, THE HEAD OF JOAQUIN MURRIETA, is rated 18+ for violence, language, nudity. The series is in Spanish (original language) with subtitles (set for language). English track is available

A link to John Valadez's PBS documentary "The Head of Joaquin Murrieta" is available on the HISTORICAL DRAMA WITH THE BOSTON SISTERS podcast webpage (for a limited time). Go to the link for Episode 34.

TRANSCRIPT for Episode 34

TIMESTAMPS

0:08 Historical Drama with The Boston Sisters podcast open; 1:17 Introducing John Valadez, documentary filmmaker; 3:13 The Head of Joaquin Murrieta synopsis; 4:39 Joaquin Murrieta, Icon of Chicano Pride; 6:07 The Mexican American Story in U.S. History; 8:29 Mexican Americans and Race; 10:18 Myths vs History of the American West; 17:02 What's Missing in School History Classes; 19:28 U.S. History from Multiple Perspectives; 25:28 History -- Darn Good Stories; 26:47 BREAK; 27:57 Mexican American Lynchings History; 32:45 Creating A New American Story (or America Was Never White); 37:54 History and Documentary Filmmaking (or Teaching History in Documentary Filmmaking); 49:26 Lightning Round: Visiting the Future, Talking to Ancestors, Film Time Capsule; 50:15 Traveling to the Future; 50:38 Talking to Ancestors; 53:56 John Valadez's Time Capsule; 56:31 Historical Drama with The Boston Sisters Close, Credits and Disclaimer

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