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Acknowledged as the founder of modern Chicano theatre and film, Luis Valdez was born to migrant farm workers Francisco and Armida Valdez and spent his early life traveling with the family, working in the fields himself. He eventually found himself at San Jose State College, where his play "The Shrunken Head of Pancho Villa" was staged in 1964... See full bio »

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Luis Miguel Valdez
in Delano, California, USA
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1994 The Cisco Kid (TV movie)
 
1991 Great Performances (TV series)
– La pastorela (1991)
 
1988 CBS Summer Playhouse (TV series)
– Fort Figueroa (1988)
 
1987 La Bamba
 
1987 Corridos: Tales of Passion & Revolution (TV movie)
 
1982 Chicanos Story (as Louis Valdes)
 
1981 Zoot Suit
 
1976 Visions (TV series)
– El Corrido (1976)
 
1976 El corrido: Ballad of a Farmworker (TV movie)
 
1969 I Am Joaquin (short)
 
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1994 The Cisco Kid (TV movie) (teleplay)
 
1991 Great Performances (TV series)
– La pastorela (1991) (writer)
 
1987 La Bamba (written by)
 
1987 Corridos: Tales of Passion & Revolution (TV movie)
 
1981 Zoot Suit (play "Zoot Suit")
 
1976 Visions (TV series)
 
1975 Fighting for Our Lives (documentary)
 
Show ShowActor (5 titles)
2010 Cruz Reynoso: Sowing the Seeds of Justice
Narrator
 
2000 Ballad of a Soldier
Father
 
1994 The Cisco Kid (TV movie)
Benito Juarez
 
1977 Which Way Is Up?
Ramon Juarez
 
1976 Visions (TV series)
Old Man
– El Corrido (1976) … Old Man
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2012 Independent Lens (TV series documentary) (thanks - 1 episode)
– Precious Knowledge (2012) (thanks)
 
2009 Pancho Villa's Last Son (short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (6 titles)
2011 The Storm That Swept Mexico (TV documentary)
Narrator
 
2006 Lalo Guerrero: The Original Chicano (documentary)
Interviewee
 
2004 Visiones: Latino Art and Culture (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
2002 The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema (documentary)
Himself
 
1997 The Fight in the Fields (documentary)
Himself
 
1975 Fighting for Our Lives (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2009 Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s (video documentary)
Himself
 
2006 One for the Money: The Birth of Rock N' Roll (video documentary)
Himself - Film Director
 

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Alternate Names:

Louis Valdes
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Worked on adapting Carlos Fuentes' Old Gringo at the behest of Jane Fonda, but dropped the project due to creative differences with her. See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer