Biography of elfego baca summary
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One in this series of family programs, presented under the umbrella title of "Walt Disney Presents," hosted by Walt Disney. This "Frontierland" episode begins the story of Elfego Baca, kicking off a ten-part series focusing on the real-life New Mexico lawman. Disney tells about the Mexican-American's life, and how Elfego became known as "the man who could not be killed."
The story begins in the 1884 as Elfego rides his horse into Frisco, N.M. He immediately finds the citizens being terrorized by a drunken cowboy, Macarty. When no one will act against the cowboy, Elfego deputizes himself and takes over. After he arrests Macarty, the man's cronies menace Elfego. He refuses to release Macarty and organizes a trial. After Macarty is found guilty, Elfego is chased by a mob through the town. He takes refuge in a small hacienda, barricading himself inside. The men fire thousands of bullets into the house as townspeople watch helplessly. The gunmen are mystified when, hours later, Elfego
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When Elfego Alfredo Baca was born on 27 February 1865, in Socorro, Socorro, New Mexico, United States, his father, Francisco Baca, was 32 and his mother, Juanita Maria Baca, was 20. He married María Francisca Pohmer on 13 August 1885, in Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 27 August 1945, in Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, United States.
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The Nine Lives of Elfego Baca
Adventurer, Gunfighter, Sheriff, Attorney...a Disneyfication of history, but still great fun
New York-trained actor Robert Loggia portrays real-life western hero Elfego Baca, "The Man Who Couldn't Be Killed"...and the unlikely match between performer and role turns out to be a sensational one. Loggia is adroit and convincing as a Mexican-American gunfighter for justice in Old West New Mexico, here making a citizen's fängelse on a drunken gringo and gaining the ire of his buddies, who form a lynch-mob; Baca defends han själv from the bloodthirsty gang for thirty-three legendary hours while holed up in a shack, eventually framträdande unscathed and with a new awareness of how to go after injustice: by studying to become an attorney. Not a vivid recreation of history, but smart and appealing, with a clear-cut take on who the bad guys are and why they must be brought in (nothing is implied, but that's acceptable in this format). A sh