Chulas Fronteras

{{Short description|1976 documentary film by Les Blank}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Chulas Fronteras

| image =

| director = Les Blank

| starring = Los Alegres De Teran,
Flaco Jiménez,
Lydia Mendoza

| released = {{Film date|1976}}

| runtime = 58 min.

| language = English

}}

Chulas Fronteras is a 1976 American documentary film[https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/485568/chulas-fronteras TCM.com] which tells the story of the norteño or conjunto music which is played on both sides of the Mexico–Texas border.[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/chulas-fronteras-1221229 Hollywood Reporter] It was directed by Les Blank.[https://www.allmusic.com/album/chulas-fronteras-video-mw0001048742 AllMusic] A CD soundtrack of the music played in the film is also available, under the same title.[https://folkways.si.edu/chulas-fronteras-del-mero-corazon-cd/latin-world/music/album/smithsonian Chulas Fronteras & Del Mero Corazón (CD Edition)|Smithsonian Folkways Recordings]

In 1993, this film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".{{Cite web|title=Complete National Film Registry Listing |url=https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/film-registry/complete-national-film-registry-listing/|website=Library of Congress|access-date=2020-06-01}}{{Cite web|title=Librarian Announces National Film Registry Selections (March 7, 1994) - Library of Congress Information Bulletin|url=https://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/94/9405/film.html|website=www.loc.gov|access-date=2020-06-01}}