Person
Moctesuma Esparza
Production
Biography
Moctesuma Esparza (born March 12, 1949) is an American producer, entertainment executive, entrepreneur and community activist. He is the chief executive officer of Maya Cinemas, a theater chain servicing to the United States Latino audience. He is also a partner with Carolyn Caldera in the company Esparza/Caldera Entertainment. He founded film distribution and production company Maya Entertainment in 2007. Esparza is a promoter of Latino films, and many of his films focus on Chicano themes. He has produced over twenty films, several of them for television, and has won over 200 awards. A participant in the 1960s-era movement for the civil rights and equality of Mexican Americans, Esparza continues to work with educational, cultural, and professional organizations, especially those that aim to educate Latinos in the business of media production.
Known for

American Playhouse
Producer

Selena
Producer

The Ambulance
Producer

Fireflies at El Mozote
Producer

Gettysburg
Producer

Due Justice
Producer

Villa Alegre
Producer

Without Men
Executive Producer

Butter
Executive Producer

The Dreamer Cinderella
Executive Producer
Filmography
- 2025Fireflies at El MozoteProducer
- 2025The Dreamer CinderellaExecutive Producer
- 2023Due JusticeProducer
- 2023The Legend of MexmanSelf
- 2011Without MenExecutive Producer
- 2010Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie WrightExecutive Producer
- 2009One Hot SummerExecutive Producer
- 2005Hoxsey: When Healing Becomes a CrimeCo-Producer
- 2003Gods and GeneralsExecutive Producer
- 1999Introducing Dorothy DandridgeExecutive Producer
- 1998ButterExecutive Producer
- 1997SelenaProducer
- 1996Death in GranadaAngry Man
- 1995The Avenging AngelExecutive Producer
- 1994The Cisco KidBishop
- 1993GettysburgProducer
- 1990The AmbulanceProducer
- 1988The Milagro Beanfield WarProducer
- 1988The TelephoneProducer
- 1986Radioactive DreamsProducer
- 1983The Ballad of Gregorio CortezProducer
- 1982American PlayhouseProducer
- 1974Villa AlegreProducer
- —Desert RunnerProducer
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