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The independent film Bless Me, Ultima is based on the most widely read and best-selling novel of the Chicano literary canon, according to the film’s press kit. Written by Rudolfo Anaya and published ...

Sandra Bengochea as Maria Marez and Alicia Hurtado as Antonio Marez in “Bless Me Ultima.” David Schroeder photographer/I-Chen Wang background projections Two novels have been turned into a double bill ...

Rudolfo Anaya’s novel “Bless Me, Ultima” burst into the American literary landscape in 1972, capturing the hearts and minds of American readers hungry to read about Chicanos. He went on to write two ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Bless Me, Ultima is based on the best selling Chicano novel of all time.

When Carl Franklin made “One False Move” and “Devil in a Blue Dress” in the 1990s, it was like a sotto voce announcement of a genuine talent — a low-key director interested in crime fiction but also ...