Melquiades Estrada
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Melquiades Estrada is a Mexican cowboy whose death and posthumous journey for a proper burial drive the emotional and moral core of the film "The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada."
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
cross-border relations
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dignity in death ⓘ friendship ⓘ guilt ⓘ immigration ⓘ justice ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation | U.S.–Mexico border region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyTransportedBy | Pete Perkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialLocation | rural Mexico (his claimed hometown) ⓘ |
| burialWish | to be buried in his hometown in Mexico ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | gunshot wound ⓘ |
| closeFriend | Pete Perkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Mexico ⓘ |
| diegeticTimePeriod | contemporary era ⓘ |
| employer | Pete Perkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Mexican ⓘ |
| filmGenreContext |
drama
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neo-Western ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Spanish ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | homicide ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central character
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title character ⓘ |
| narrativeStatus | deceased for most of the film ⓘ |
| occupation |
cowboy
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ranch hand ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedInMedium | film ⓘ |
| relationshipToPetePerkins | best friend ⓘ |
| storyFunction |
catalyst for moral reckoning
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symbol of friendship and loyalty ⓘ |
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