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Directors: Richard Montoya Elsa Flores Almaraz Actors:
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Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire 2019

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'The intimate untold story of the legendary painter, Carlos Almaraz'

Mixing archival footage with interviews, this film celebrates one of Los Angeles's most influential painters and Chicano art activists from the 1970s.

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