Person
Luis Valdez
Directing · Born 1940-06-26 · Delano, California
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Luis Valdez (born June 26, 1940) is an American playwright, writer and film director. He is regarded as the father of Chicano theater in the United States. Description above from the Wikipedia article Luis Valdez, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Coco
Tío Berto / Don Hidalgo (voice)
La Bamba
Director
The Director's Chair
Self
American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez
Self
La Bamba
Executive Producer
Which Way Is Up?
Ramon Juarez
Zoot Suit
Director
The Sellouts
Writer
The Cisco Kid
Benito Juarez
Corridos! Tales of Passion and Revolution
Director
Filmography
- 2026American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis ValdezSelf
- 2017CocoTío Berto / Don Hidalgo (voice)
- 2014The Director's ChairSelf
- 2010Cruz Reynoso: Sowing the Seeds of JusticeNarrator
- 2006One for the Money: The Birth of Rock & Roll
- 1994The Cisco KidBenito Juarez
- 1991La Pastorela: The Shepherd's TaleDirector
- 1987Corridos! Tales of Passion and RevolutionDirector
- 1987La BambaDirector
- 1981Zoot SuitDirector
- 1977Which Way Is Up?Ramon Juarez
- 1976El Corrido: Ballad of a FarmworkerDirector
- 1975Fighting for Our LivesWriter
- 1972The SelloutsWriter
- 1969I Am JoaquinDirector
- —La BambaExecutive Producer
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