Tony Martinez
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February 2, 2011 by GI Film Festival in
Tony Martinez, Director
Tony Martinez is a distinguished award-winning documentary filmmaker. He has received a George Foster Peabody award and three national Emmys as a director/producer on ESPN’s acclaimed SportsCentury series. In 2003 he created “Colors of Courage, Sons of New Mexico” a feature length film on the Bataan Death March during World War II, hosted by Academy award winner Gene Hackman.
His award-winning documentaries at ESPN included many of the sports icons of the 20th century including Jim Thorpe, Wilma Rudolph, Lou Gehrig, Mickey Mantle, Ben Hogan and Tom Landry.
Official GIFF Selection: Soldiers of Honor
