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Biography
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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Awards & recognition
- National Medal of Arts · 2015
- American Book Awards · 2011
- Order of the Aztec Eagle
Filmography8 titles
Coco
2017as Tío Berto / Don Hidalgo (voice)
2017as Tío Berto / Don Hidalgo (voice)
One for the Money: The Birth of Rock & Roll
2006
2006
La Bamba
1987Director, Writer
1987Director, Writer
The Director's Chair
2014as Self
2014as Self
Zoot Suit
1981Director, Writer
1981Director, Writer
Which Way Is Up?
1977as Ramon Juarez
1977as Ramon Juarez
La Pastorela: The Shepherd's Tale
1991Director
1991Director
The Cisco Kid
1994as Benito Juarez
1994as Benito Juarez