# Luis Valdez

> Luis Miguel Valdez 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.

*American writer and director*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Movie Director ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999))
- **Category:** Directors
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1940-06-26
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0883609/ (@nm0883609)

## Sources
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- [Luis Valdez](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Valdez)
- [Luis Valdez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Valdez)
- [Luis Valdez (director de cine)](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Valdez_(director_de_cine))
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- [Luis Valdez](https://war.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Valdez)
- [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Luis_Valdez)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q360140)
- [Luis Valdez](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2720224)

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