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Luis Miguel Valdez is an American playwright, actor, writer and film director. Regarded as the father of Chicano theater in the United States, Valdez is best known for his play Zoot Suit, his movie La Bamba, and his creation of El Teatro Campesino. A pioneer in the Chicano Movement, Valdez broadened the scope of theatre and arts of the Chicano community.
Birth Name
Luis Miguel Valdez
Born
Wednesday, 26 June 1940
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Life is Art | Self | 2024 |
Coco | Tío Berto / Don Hidalgo / Tío Berto Rivera / Don Hidalgo (voice) | 2017 |
Dolores | Self - Playwright, Filmmaker | 2017 |
Cesar's Last Fast | Self | 2014 |
Voces | Narrator | 2012 |
Cruz Reynoso: Sowing the Seeds of Justice | Narrator | 2010 |
One for the Money: The Birth of Rock N' Roll | Self - Film Director | 2006 |
VH1 Goes Inside | Self | 2003 |
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema | Self | 2002 |
The Fight in the Fields | Self | 1997 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Life is Art | Self | 2024 |
Coco | Tío Berto / Don Hidalgo / Tío Berto Rivera / Don Hidalgo (voice) | 2017 |
Dolores | Self - Playwright, Filmmaker | 2017 |
Cesar's Last Fast | Self | 2014 |
Voces | Narrator | 2012 |
Cruz Reynoso: Sowing the Seeds of Justice | Narrator | 2010 |
One for the Money: The Birth of Rock N' Roll | Self - Film Director | 2006 |
VH1 Goes Inside | Self | 2003 |
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema | Self | 2002 |
The Fight in the Fields | Self | 1997 |
The Cisco Kid | Benito Juarez | 1994 |
Which Way Is Up? | Ramon Juarez | 1977 |
Visions | Old Man | 1976 |
Fighting for Our Lives | Narrator | 1975 |
I Am Joaquin | Narrator | 1969 |
Director Filmography
Title | Year |
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The Cisco Kid | 1994 |
La Bamba | 1987 |
CBS Summer Playhouse | 1987 |
Zoot Suit | 1981 |
Visions | 1976 |
Great Performances | 1971 |
I Am Joaquin | 1969 |