Luis Valdez
Actors · Authors · Directors
American writer and director
About Luis Valdez
Luis Miguel Valdez (born June 26, 1940) is an American playwright, screenwriter, film director and actor. Regarded as the father of Chicano film and playwriting, 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.
Quick facts
- Known for
- Coco, The Director's Chair, La Bamba
- Born
- 1940-06-26
Official & social profiles
External & source links
Luis Valdez gallery
Film & television credits
Coco
The Director's Chair
La Bamba
Zoot Suit
Which Way Is Up?
American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez
The Cisco Kid
The Sellouts
Corridos! Tales of Passion and Revolution
La Bamba
Fighting for Our Lives
El Corrido: Ballad of a Farmworker
La Pastorela: The Shepherd's Tale
Cruz Reynoso: Sowing the Seeds of Justice
Zoot Suit L.A. Theatre Works
One for the Money: The Birth of Rock & Roll
I Am Joaquin