The double life of Ernesto Gomez Gomez /

Fifteen-year-old Ernesto Gomez finds his life squeezed between two identities, two families and three nations: the U.S., Mexico and Puerto Rico. This moving and informative documentary follows the teenage Ernesto as he goes on a journey of self-discovery, moving from Mexico to the USA to meet his Pu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Weimberg, Gary
Other Authors:	Ryan, Catherine
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 2001.
Series:	Filmakers Library online.
Subjects:	Identity (Psychology) > Puerto Rico. Jíbaro (Puerto Rican identity) Puerto Rico > Politics and government > 1952- Identité (Psychologie) > Porto Rico. Jibaro (Identité portoricaine) Identity (Psychology) Politics and government Puerto Rico Since 1952 Documentary. Streaming videos. documentary film. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Documentary films. Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives. Documentaires.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	Fifteen-year-old Ernesto Gomez finds his life squeezed between two identities, two families and three nations: the U.S., Mexico and Puerto Rico. This moving and informative documentary follows the teenage Ernesto as he goes on a journey of self-discovery, moving from Mexico to the USA to meet his Puerto Rican birth mother in prison and learn from her the truth about his heritage, his legacy and himself. Dylcia Pagan, a Puerto Rican patriot, was captured in 1980 in a van packed with bombs. She received a severe sentence of 55 years in jail for seditious conspiracy. Her baby boy was adopted by a loving, politically minded Mexican family and Ernesto grew up unaware of his past. When his origins were finally revealed, he decided to reconnect with his mother, imprisoned in San Francisco. The film documents his struggle for identity as he establishes a relationship with not only his mother but also her ideology. He asked the filmmakers to tell his story, as he navigates his conflicting emotions between longing for his family left in Mexico and sympathizing with his mother.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (54 min.)
Playing Time:	00:54:37
Audience:	For College; Adult audiences.
Awards:	Award of Merit, Latin American Studies Association, 2000 Berlin International Film festival, 1999 Cine Latino, San Francisco, 2001 San Antonio Cine Fest, 1999