Movie: Habla Texas

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    Latino's in Texas talk about what it is like to grow up Hispanic.

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    2011-05-05

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  • Tagline

    Being Hispanic in Texas

  • Genres

    Documentary

  • Languages:

    EspañolEnglish

  • Keywords

    texas

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