She Came to the Valley

The film is a western set in 1915.^[7] It is based on one of Cleo Dawson's novels that was written in 1943.^[8] The title of the novel was, She Came to the Valley: A Novel of the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Mission Texas. It is said to be based on her mothers experiences.^[9] The film was shot in South Texas's Rio Grande Valley, but a small portion was shot in Oklahoma.^[10] In its first run it broke weekend attendance records at Rio Grande theatres.^[11]

In January 1979, Maria Luz Corral de Villa came to McAllen, Texas, a south border town to see Kika de la Garza, to present him with a pardon request for her late husband to be exonerated for his actions against the United States. Ms de Villa who at the age of 84 was in frail health arrived by air ambulance. She was assisted by aide Sol Marroquin.^[12] Marroquin, the author of Part of the Team (Story of an American Hero)^[13] also played the part of Colonel Vaccaro in the film.^[14]

About three decades later in July 2008, there was a reunion with some of the cast having a party at the Mission Historical Museum.^[15]

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