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- ↑ "Pomona College : News@Pomona". Archived from the original on 2006-09-01. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
- ↑ "The Other Conquest Conquers America". alibi.com. 3 May 2007.
- ↑ "Interview with director Salvador Carrasco". Indie Cinema. 19 August 2017.
