Just watched this doc on iTunes. Lovely piece of filmmaking! The movie was heartfelt and honest in its depiction of music and dance as a means of building self-worth and sharing ones story of struggle and, ultimately, triumph.

And the music... just wow!

It is easy to understand why Linda Rondstadt has had a special relationship with the school and the musical group (Los Cenzontles) for three-plus decades. Watching LATM we are reminded, and we desperately need to be reminded, that America draws its strength from its cultural diversity.

In these dark times, this movie was like a gift from heaven, a reminder that there are still stories out there that lift us up and inspire us. Bravo!

Linda Ronstadt and Jackson Browne join Eugene Rodriguez and Los Cenzontles (the mockingbirds) on a bus trip to perform in Linda's grandfather's home town, Banamichi, Mexico. Los Cenzontles is a group of young Mexican - American musicians who uphold and transmit the authentic, traditional music of Ronstadt's childhood.

This is a beautiful, hopeful, thoughtful, important film about equity, transmission of culture through the arts, and insight into what it means to be an immigrant in the US today. Without being dogmatic, negative, or overtly political, producer/director James Keach opens the door for us to hear firsthand experiences from Mexican-American immigrants. In addition to hearing their amazing music, we see and feel their dignity, traditions, smiles and tears.