Guide to the Efrain Gutiérrez Papers,
1966-1998
M1103
Finding aid prepared by Processed by Special Collections staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Sean Quimby.
Dept. of Special Collections & University Archives
Stanford University Libraries.
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, California, 94305
Repository Email: specialcollections@stanford.edu
2002
Title: Efraín Gutiérrez Papers
Identifier/Call Number: M1103
Contributing Institution:
Dept. of Special Collections & University Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
3.0 Linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1966-1998
Abstract: Scripts and production notes related to feature films and proposed projects. Miscellaneous correspondence. Production and
business documents: scripts, shooting notes, promotion, box office receipts, contracts, and legal correspondence. Original
posters for all three feature films. Photographs. Clippings include local and grassroots publications that are difficult to
find elsewhere. These provide a rare opportunity to study grassroots feature film production and distribution.
creator:
Gutiérrez, Efrain
Scope and Content
Collections contains scripts and production notes related to feature films and proposed projects, miscellaneous correspondence,
production and business documents such as scripts, shooting notes promotion, box office receipts, contracts, and legal correspondence.
Also contains original posters for all three feature films, photographs, clippings from local and grassroots publications.
This collection provides a rare opportunity to study grassroots feature film production and distribution.
Biography
Efrain Gutierrez is a Chicano filmmaker whose film Don't Bury Me Alive! is the first Chicano-produced feature film. It addressed
a number of issues relevant to the Chicano civil rights movement. The film broke the Mexican film industry's monopoly on the
Spanish-language theater circuit in the United States. Guiterrez later directed and starred in two other feature films: Amor
Chicano es Para Siempre, 1977, and Run, Tecato, Run , 1979.
Preferred Citation:
Efrain Gutiérrez Papers. M1103. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Provenance
Purchased, 1999.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain
permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.
Access to Collection
The materials are open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in original format, and must be reformatted
to a digital use copy.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Chicano Arts Theater.
Mexican American art
Mexican American authors
Mexican Americans
Motion pictures
Photoprints.
Screenwriters.
Box 1, Folder 1
Mud racing activities. Includes Photos.
1983
Box 1, Folder 2
Efforts in support of Chiapas Indians
1994
Box 1, Folder 3
Cinema Guild catalogue
1995
Box 1, Folder 4
Synopsis for lowrider movie. Handwritten, 7 pgs.
Undated
Box 1, Folder 5
Story set in 1960 and 1920. Handwritten, 6 pgs.
Undated
Box 1, Folder 6
Script and support material for My Beloved Republica
1998
Box 1, Folder 7
Scripts, synopsis and support material for .Republica
1998
Box 1, Folder 8
Scene breakdowns for Run Tecato, Run
1978
Box 1, Folder 9
Contracts for rental of Please, Don't Bury Me Alive!
1976
Box 1, Folder 10
Contracts/loans for Please, Don't Bury Me Alive!
1976
Box 1, Folder 11
Newspaper artwork for three feature films
Undated
Box 1, Folder 12
Travel expenses for trip to California
1979
Box 1, Folder 13
Contracts, music rights, post-production invoice, and business correspondence for Run, Tecato, Run
1979
Box 1, Folder 14
Skits and correspondence for Chicano Arts Theater
1973
Box 2, Folder 1
Misc. scenes and notes for Run, Tecato, Run
1976
Box 2, Folder 2
Promotional materials for Please, Don't Bury Me Alive!
1976
Box 2, Folder 3
Documentary synopsis, Zapata Texas
late 1970s
Box 2, Folder 4
Spanish-language radio spot and contact information for Please, Don't Bury Me Alive!
1976
Box 2, Folder 5
Legal documents related to distribution contract for Please, Don't Bury Me Alive! with Azteca Films
1976-1979
Box 2, Folder 6
Correspondence with Ernie Brasie, lawyer, re: Please, Don't Bury Me Alive!
1976-1978
Box 2, Folder 7
Correspondence with universities and schools re: Please, Don't Bury Me Alive!
1976-1978
Box 2, Folder 8
Theater bookings and some promotional materials for Please, Don't Bury Me Alive!
1976
Box 2, Folder 9
Theater bookings for Run, Tecato, Run
1980
Box 2, Folder 10
Misc. story notes
early 1980s
Box 2, Folder 11
PSI film laboratory lawsuit against Gutierrez
1981
Box 2, Folder 12
Bumper sticker for Amor Chicano Es Para Siempre
1978
Box 2, Folder 13
Correspondence with filmmaker Fred Garcia
1997
Box 2, Folder 14
Misc. correspondence and publicity
1997
Box 2, Folder 15
Three color photocopies of photographs: Run, Tecato, Run, La Onda Chicana, and group shot with Gutierrez
late 1970s
Box 2, Folder 16
Two issues of Candilejas featuring Gutierrez
1976 & 1997
Box 2, Folder 17
Appearance bond for Gutierrez from S.A.
1978
Box 2, Folder 18
Documents related to father's death
1997
Box 2, Folder 19
Misc. college documents and records
Undated
Box 2, Folder 20
Booklet for 30th high school reunion
1996
Box 3, Folder 1
Documents related to placement of films in the UCLA Film and Television Archive
1997
Box 3, Folder 3
Cash receipts for expenses
6/1975-2/1976
Box 3, Folder 4
First play written by Gutierrez
early 1970s
Box 3, Folder 5
Puppet show for Chicano Arts Theater
early 1970s
Box 3, Folder 6
Play written by Sabino Garza
early 1970s
Box 3, Folder 7
C.A.F.E. business cards
Undated
Box 3, Folder 8
Stills for Run, Tecato, Run
1979
Box 3, Folder 9
Chicano Arts Theater
1971-1976
Box 3, Folder 10
Misc. personal photos
Undated
Box 3, Folder 12
Low Rider - budget and synopsis
Undated
Box 3, Folder 13
Chon Noriega - correspondence
1997
Box 3, Folder 16
The Way Back, autobiography of Jesse Galvan, Jr.
1992
Box 4, Folder 1
Real estate lien note for C.A.F.E.
1997
Box 4, Folder 3
Legal correspondence for Please, Don't Bury Me Alive!
1977-1978
Box 4, Folder 4
Box office receipts for Please, Don't Bury Me Alive!
1976
Box 4, Folder 5
Exhibition agreements for Run, Tecato, Run
1979
Box 4, Folder 6
Dance audio mix notes
Undated
Box 4, Folder 7
Dance editing notes
Undated
Box 5, Folders 1-6
Movie posters and newspaper articles
