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	El Norte - Review - Movie Tome (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Gregory Nava is very creative when he accents different colors in each of the three segments, and in his smart use of dialogue with the great cussing scenes.
		Gregory Nava uses the film to fully explain the cultural differences of Rosa, Enrique, and her family--language, religion, music, and clothing--and in the process we learn about their estrangement from society.
		Gregory Nava argues that modern society looks upon indigenous Amerindians as foreigners, ironically in their ancestral land and treat them with disdain.
	movietome.com /movietome/servlet/Review/reviewid-152/El_Norte (1012 words)

	Filming the Chicano Family Saga.: Cineaste
		Nava's stylistic approaches in My Family are conventional, but, as he did in El Norte, the director succeeds in eliciting strong, realistic performances from his actors and in creating a powerful drama that is appealing both for its social conscience and the sensitivity with which the individual characters are portrayed.
		Nava: I think the creative process is a very complex one in which you try to see things that are universal about family experiences and stories, the threads that run through these families, so that you can capture that reality.
		Nava: I was trying to tell a story of this particular family, and I felt that if I made every single incident in the movie revolve around some public issue, that it would just become a catalog of all the stuff that this community has had to deal with throughout the years.
	www.lib.berkeley.edu /MRC/NavaInterview.html (2819 words)

	washingtonpost.com: PBS: American Family Journey of Dreams
		Gregory Nava: It is the standard audience but, we are drawing a new audience to PBS, mainly Latinos and young people, who enjoy the show and haven't watched PBS before.
		Gregory Nava: Yes, at the same time we also draw on the personal family experiences of the other writers on the show as well as that of people we have drawn on from our research.
		Gregory Nava: My carrier is fueled entirely by passion, this is something I, have always wanted to do, and I've worked very hard to be a film maker.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A9225-2004Apr13?language=printer (1330 words)

	Press Release
		Nava and New Line entered into an overall production pact last year and since the announcement, El Norte has commenced development on a number of projects including Bordertown, a screenplay that Nava is currently writing specifically for multi-talented actress and recording artist Jennifer Lopez.
		Nava is represented by ICM's Jeff Berg and Martha Luttrell.
		Nava was nominated for an Academy Award for original screenplay for his 1984 film El Norte.
	www.newline.com /press/2000/press_nava.html (816 words)

	Director Gregory Nava creates a poignant celebration of life with the story of Selena (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In director Gregory Nava's simple and beautiful film, Selena (played by Jennifer Lopez) comes across as she will be remembered forever by her fans: perky, friendly, a joker and infectiously happy.
		Nava, who also wrote the screenplay, interjects plenty of humor into his story as well, and Lopez handles Selena's sassy sense of humor quite easily.
		Nava has created a film that is a celebration of the singer, and he wisely puts little focus on Yolanda Saldivar (Lupe Ontiveros), the woman who was stealing from Selena and eventually convicted of ending Selena's life.
	www.stp.uh.edu /vol62/121/Lifestyl/Life1/Life1.html (880 words)

	Amazon.ca: DVD: Selena (Widescreen/Full Screen) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Nava's engaging script wisely mines his subject's life for humor and conflict, embracing Selena Quintanilla's passion for music, her affair with Chris Perez (John Seda), her tumultuous relationship with her father, Abraham (Edward James Olmos), and the enduring affection of her fans.
		Yet the movie works, it is not an epic, grand piece, but it is still well-directed by Gregory Nava, who manages to capture the characters and their feelings in a believable way.
		Also, in the tradition of all singer movie bios, Nava also adds some mythic touches we know probably didn't take place, but for the sake of elevating our modern artists into rock god/goddess status, he puts them in (take that scene where she quiets a huge crowd by just raising a finger for example).
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/6304584229 (1018 words)

	Gregory Nava Photo Album -- Page Two (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In February 2000 Gregory Nava received an award from the National Conference for Community and Justice (NCCJ) for his efforts in promoting diversity.
		Nava was co-featured at the NCCJ's 40th Annual Humanitarian Awards dinner on February 10, 2000, in Santa Monica, Calif.
		According to the NCCJ, "Writer-director Gregory Nava received the NCCJ's first Artist Circle Award, honoring his work in writing, directing and producing films that showcase the nation's diversity, as well as for his continuing commitment to the Latino community."
	www.angelfire.com /celeb2/gnava/photos2.html (104 words)

	Amazon.ca: DVD: My Family [IMPORT] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Gregory Nava's sprawling multi-generational saga of 60 years in the life of a Mexican family living in the U.S. is a tumultuous, funny, and moving experience.
		As the film traces the Sanchez family's history from the arrival of patriarch JosÃ© Eduardo Lopez Rojas in Los Angeles through the gang wars and Salvadoran death squads of the 1980s, Nava focuses on the constant struggle of the immigrants to be accepted in their new country while retaining a pride in their ethnic identity.
		Although the film is at times sentimental with a plot that verges on soap opera, it's impossible not to be swept up in the lives of characters that are written and played with such passion and complexity.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/B0001CNQX0 (813 words)

	ActivismSocial JusticeHuman Rights Calendar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		GREGORY NAVA, 2000 Gregory Nava is widely regarded as one of the most powerful Latino voices in Hollywood.
		Encompassing the full spectrum of the American melting pot, Nava explores America's immigrant roots through the personal stories of European, Asian, African and Latino immigrants.
		Gregory Nava is widely regarded as one of teh most powerful Latino voices in Holywood.
	klamath.stanford.edu /~molinero/calendus/aware/read/text.html (780 words)

	Gregory Nava Fan Web Page
		Born in San Diego, Calif., Gregory Nava, who has a Mexican and Basque heritage, attended film school at UCLA, where he earned a BA in 1971 and an MFA in 1976.
		Later, Nava came to the attention of Hollywood with his landmark film El Norte, which garnered Nava an Oscar nomination for writing the screenplay.
		Gregory Nava's film credits include: Why Do Fools Fall in Love, A Time of Destiny, My Family/Mi Familia, and Selena.
	www.angelfire.com /celeb2/gnava (169 words)

	Eva Rueschmann--Hampshire College
		Here director Gregory Nava uses dream images, many of them derived from the magical realism of contemporary Latin American literature, such as Gabriel Garcia Marquez' s One Hundred Years of Solitude.
		The film has been praised for its stunning visual and musical power, for its poetic and fantastical imagery to portray the subject of "undocumented workers." It tells its story through the (albeit mythical) protagonists' perspective, and is one of the rare American films to grant Latin American Indians full humanity.
		The film was co-written by director Gregory Nava and his producer-wife Anna Thomas.
	helios.hampshire.edu /~erHA/hacu234/elnorte.html (858 words)

	St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture: Gregory Nava
		In the mid-1980s, Gregory Nava emerged as a the leading Hispanic film writer and director.
		Like all of Nava's subsequent films, the subject was specifically Hispanic: the story of young peasants, a brother and sister, who immigrate from rural Guatemala to the United States.
		Nava's next film, My Family (1995), was also acclaimed and had the highest per screen average revenue ($5,375) for all movies released on the weekend of May 5 through 7.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g1epc/is_bio/ai_2419200883 (232 words)

	Gregory Nava Pics - Gregory Nava News - Gregory Nava Information
		Born in San Diego, Calif., Gregory Nava, who has a Mexican and Basque heritage, attended film school at UCLA, where he earned a BA in 1971 and a MFA in 1976.
		Nava attended film school at UCLA, where earned a BA in 1971 and a MFA in 1976.
		At UCLA he filmed the short film The Journal of Diego Rodriguez Silva, and, for his work, Nava won the Best Dramatic Film Award at the National Student Film Festival.
	www.tv.com /gregory-nava/person/102433/summary.html (248 words)

	Hispanic Heritage Awards (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		From this auspicious beginning, Nava launched a career as a director and writer, and today stands among the most talented in Hollywood, having garnered many top honors and awards.
		El Norte, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, and garnered a number of international awards; and in 1996 was named an “American Classic” designated for preservation by the Library of Congress.
		Gregory Nava is currently the Executive Producer of the PBS series
	www.hispanicheritageawards.org /hispanic_det.php?id=73 (227 words)

	Gale - Free Resources - Hispanic Heritage - Biographies - Gregory Nava (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Screenwriter and director Gregory Nava earned accolades for the visually brilliant and moving 1984 film, "El Norte, " which he wrote with his wife, Anna Thomas.
		Nava thoroughly immerses the audience in the world of Hispanic exiles." In a New York Times interview Nava remarked that "in order to get films made about Latin America, you have to have Americans in the center of the story....
		You don't get to know the people to whom things are really happening down there." It had been suggested to Nava and Thomas that they cast white American actors in the feature roles in order to draw audiences--an idea the filmmakers rejected in favor of employing Hispanic actors and operating on a small budget.
	www.galegroup.com /free_resources/chh/bio/nava_g.htm (932 words)

	Stanford Film Calendar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		All of which, in terms of activism, can easily take on a "political" slant as they move from the private sphere to the public.
		Time: 11am-12pm Subject: Filmmaker Gregory Nava The Humanities Center, El Centro Chicano.
		Filmmaker Gregory Nava (EL NORTE, MI FAMILIA) will be on hand in person for a live interview with Professor of Spanish and Portugese Jorge Rufinelli and to respond to question from the audience about his most recent work, AMERICAN TAPESTRY with original score by composer John Adams.
	klamath.stanford.edu /~molinero/calendus/SU.Films/read/text.html (1679 words)

	Untitled9 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The broadcast will be accompanied by an interview with director Gregory Nava.
		In the same way Francis Ford Coppola illuminated a facet of the Italian-American experience in The Godfather, Gregory Nava depicts a Mexican-American family in East Los Angeles, their trials and tribulations through the years as a new generation grows up between the world of their parents' traditions and their American home.
		Director Gregory Nava says: "[My Family/Mi Familia is] a life-affirming drama about family.
	www.laprensa-sandiego.org /archieve/september15/familia.htm (518 words)

	Current Trends /The Conversation Tribute to director Gregory Nava by Nancy de los Santos - San Diego Latino Film ...
		After each film Gregory Nava has directed since I’ve known him, we’ve had what I call The Conversation.
		I don’t think the film has a Latino theme, but if viewed today, I’d bet we’d witness the beginnings of what would grow into a lifetime love, and result in some of the Latino community’s most beloved films.
		“A Film by Greg Nava” means you’ll feel something good, you’ll laugh and cry, and you’ll leave with hope in your heart.
	www.sdlatinofilm.com /trends17.html (1155 words)

	My Family . Tucson Weekly . 05-11-95
		A colorful, epic-scale production, My Family is the latest effort from director Gregory Nava and Producer Anna Thomas, the writing-filmmaking team who brought us the independently made El Norte.
		That film, with its unflinching portrait of two Guatemalans who endure incredible hardship to reach Los Angeles, only to discover that their struggles are only beginning, was one of the most powerful films of 1983.
		(Who can forget the terror of the scene when the duo find themselves crawling through a half-mile tunnel full of rats?) This time, with a much larger budget at their disposal, Nava and Thomas have opted for a more storybook, soft-focus approach, where even the darkest moments feel sanitized.
	www.filmvault.com /filmvault/tw/m/myfamily_f.html (778 words)

	Amazon.com: Selena (Widescreen Edition) (1997) : Video (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		This 1997 film, well directed by Gregory Nava, was the film that propelled Jennifer Lopez on to stardom.
		She is nothing short of sensational in this film.
		VHS > Directors > (N) > Nava, Gregory
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/079073432X?v=glance (1833 words)

	Press Release / Salute to Hometown Film director Gregory Nava At Centro Cultural de la Raza’s 1999 San Diego ...
		Press Release / Salute to Hometown Film director Gregory Nava At Centro Cultural de la Raza’s 1999 San Diego Latino Film Festival
		Festival, Nava will be in town on Saturday, March 13th at 7:00 p.m.
		Nava in person and join us at the Closing
	www.sdlatinofilm.com /press7.html (438 words)

	Gregory Nava (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
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	IMDb Name Search (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		A search for "James Gregory" found the following results:
		James Gregory (I) (Actor, The Manchurian Candidate (1962))
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	MTV.com - Movies - Gregory Nava
		Filmmaker Gregory Nava is a director with an uncanny knack for capturing the epic drama of ordinary lives.
		Educated at the U.C.L.A. film school, Nava made an auspicious debut in the mid-'70s with...
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	Hispanic Business - Gregory Nava, influential Hispanic for
		Director/Writer/Producer El Norte Productions Los Angeles, CA The director of Selena and My Family/Mi Familia has signed an unprecedented deal between New Line Cinema and his company, El Norte Productions, to produce and direct Hispanic-themed movies.
		Nava will develop or direct at least three films.
		The agreement allows him to develop as many as eight projects, with directing duties handled by younger or lesser-known stagers.
	www.hispanicbusiness.com /influentials/details.asp?id=86&year=1999 (225 words)

	Amazon.com: Selena: Greatest Hits (1997): DVD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		I rate the DVD a 4 stars because the quality of the picture should be improved.
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	SOL #73
		Its brilliance jumps off the screen and might just inspire you to do some brilliant work of your own.
		Flaco's favorite TV show nowadays is American Family, the saga of a bicultural family's adventures in East LA directed by Gregory Nava and with an all-star cast including Edward James "Pachuco" Olmos, NYPD Blue heartthrob Esai Morales, and, yes, Raquel Welch.
		We here at SOL are grateful to Detroit Public Television for putting us on their website dedicated to the program--which would be a richly informative site for you to see even without a link to us.
	www.sol-plus.net /73.htm (2823 words)

	NAVA GREGORY (in MARION) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		American family [videorecording] : the complete first season / produced by El Norte Productions and KCET/Hollywood in association with the Greenblatt Janollari Studio and Fox Television Studios ; creator/executive producer/director, Gregory Nava ; supervising producer/writer, Barbara Martinez-Jitner.
		El Norte videorecording / Gregory Nava and Anna Thomas.
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