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Luis Valdez

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American writer and director

United StatesDirectorsBorn 1940 · age 86
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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.

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Filmography 1

Fighting for Our Lives1975

Awards 3

2015National Medal of Arts
2011American Book Awards
Order of the Aztec Eagle

Connected to Luis 6

Peter MatthiessenAlso in Fighting for Our Lives (1975)Hugh ThomasAlso won Order of the Aztec EagleLeslie Marmon SilkoAlso won American Book AwardsChris WareAlso won American Book AwardsElżbieta DzikowskaAlso won Order of the Aztec EagleBørge BrendeAlso won Order of the Aztec Eagle

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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.

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
living
Dates
Born 1940 · age 86
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14 languages

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