Walk Proud
“He was tough enough for the streets... was he tough enough to leave them?”
5.4/ 10IMDb5.57
19791h 42mPG
Overview
Emilio Mendez is a 17-year-old Chicano man in California comes to realize that the gang life is not what he really wants but doesn't know how to get out. Robby Benson plays a young gang member in Los Angeles who begins to question himself when Mendez meets and starts to fall for a White girl who encourages him to try and leave. Emilio, with great pride in his Native Mexican heritage, suffers a further identity crisis upon meeting his father, a European-American who got his Brown mother pregnant when she was just 16.
Top-billed cast
Crew
- Director
- Robert L. Collins
- Writer
- Evan Hunter
- Producer
- Lawrence Turman
- Production
- Universal Pictures
Frequently asked questions
What is Walk Proud rated?
Walk Proud has an audience rating of 5.4 out of 10 from 7 votes.
Who directed Walk Proud?
Walk Proud was directed by Robert L. Collins.
When was Walk Proud released?
Walk Proud was released in 1979.
