Luis Valdez
American writer and director
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Born 1940 · age 86United States
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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.
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- National Medal of Arts
- American Book Awards
- Order of the Aztec Eagle
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