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1. Coco (I) (2017)
PG | 105 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Aspiring musician Miguel, confronted with his family's ancestral ban on music, enters the Land of the Dead to find his great-great-grandfather, a legendary singer.
Directors: Lee Unkrich, Adrian Molina | Stars: Anthony Gonzalez, Gael García Bernal, Benjamin Bratt, Alanna Ubach
Votes: 588,933 | Gross: $209.73M
2. La Bamba (1987)
PG-13 | 108 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Biographical story of the rise from nowhere of early rock and roll singer Ritchie Valens who died at age 17 in a plane crash with Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper.
Director: Luis Valdez | Stars: Lou Diamond Phillips, Esai Morales, Rosanna DeSoto, Elizabeth Peña
Votes: 36,394 | Gross: $54.22M
3. Which Way Is Up? (1977)
R | 94 min | Comedy
Orange picker Leroy Jones inadvertently becomes a union leader and is forced out of town, leaving behind his wife Annie Mae and his sexually-obsessed father Rufus.
Director: Michael Schultz | Stars: Richard Pryor, Lonette McKee, Margaret Avery, Morgan Woodward
Votes: 1,988 | Gross: $17.00M
4. Zoot Suit (1981)
R | 103 min | Drama, Musical
When barrio leader Henry Reyna and his friends are unjustly convicted on circumstantial evidence, activist lawyers Alice Bloomfield and George Shearer fight the blatant racially motivated miscarriage of justice to win them their freedom.
Director: Luis Valdez | Stars: Daniel Valdez, Edward James Olmos, Charles Aidman, Tyne Daly
Votes: 1,342 | Gross: $3.26M
5. Great Performances (1971– )
TV-G | 180 min | Music, Musical
Filmed and televised versions of theater productions, such as plays, musicals, operas, ballets, and concerts from around the world.
Stars: Julie Andrews, Scott Yoo, Renée Fleming, Plácido Domingo
Votes: 894
6. Independent Lens (1999– )
TV-14 | Documentary
Independent Lens is an award-winning PBS documentary series that streams on the PBS App and airs on public television. Independent Lens documentaries focus on stories of underrepresented ... See full summary »
Stars: America Ferrera, Terrence Howard, Stanley Tucci, Mary-Louise Parker
Votes: 632
7. The Director's Chair (2014–2018)
TV-14 | 45 min | Biography, Talk-Show
Director Robert Rodriguez interviews some of the top movie directors.
Stars: Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino, John Carpenter, Guillermo del Toro
Votes: 558
8. Dolores (I) (2017)
Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary, Biography, History
In the 1950's, a working-class wife and mother of eleven children helps to establish a farmer's union, which later develops into a platform for feminism and gender equality.
Director: Peter Bratt | Stars: Dolores Huerta, Martin Luther King, Luis Valdez, Ricardo S. Chavez
Votes: 373 | Gross: $0.56M
9. The Cisco Kid (1994 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 91 min | Comedy, Western
This update of the 1950 western TV series changes Cisco and Pancho from wandering heroes of the old west to somewhat anti-"gringo" Mexican revolutionaries.
Director: Luis Valdez | Stars: Jimmy Smits, Cheech Marin, Sadie Frost, Bruce Payne
Votes: 326
10. CBS Summer Playhouse (1987–1989)
60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Anthology television series that aired unsold television pilots during the summer.
Stars: Tim Reid, Daphne Reid, James Eckhouse, Tom Isbell
Votes: 164
11. I Am Joaquin (1969)
20 min | Documentary, Short, History
This short film is based on the poem by the same title published by Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales in 1967.
Director: Luis Valdez | Star: Luis Valdez
Votes: 157
12. De película (1982–1990)
60 min
Stars: Isabel Mestres, José Ruiz, Emilio Linder, María Salerno
Votes: 136
13. The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema (2001)
90 min | Documentary, History
Documentary about the presence of Latin American culture and actors in American movies.
Directors: Alberto Domínguez, Susan Racho, Nancy De Los Santos-Reza | Stars: Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Quinn, Dolores Del Río, Pablo Ferro
Votes: 117
14.
Great Performances (1971– )
Episode:
La pastorela
(1991)
TV-G | 79 min | Music, Musical
It is the day before Christmas. Gila Diaz is a young adolescent girl, the oldest child in a large rural Tex-Mex family. She is frustrated with her family's poverty and the drudgery of her ... See full summary »
Director: Luis Valdez | Stars: Linda Ronstadt, Paul Rodriguez, Robert Beltran, Karla Montana
Votes: 108
15. Visions (1976–1980)
Drama
Weekly anthology series of original dramas, often with period settings.
Stars: Ellen Travolta, Lesley Woods, Harry Basch, Philip Baker Hall
Votes: 85
16. Cesar's Last Fast (2014)
100 min | Documentary
In 1988, Cesar Chavez embarked on what would be his last act of protest in his remarkable life. Driven in part to pay penance for feeling he had not done enough, Chavez began his "Fast for ... See full summary »
Directors: Richard Ray Perez, Lorena Parlee | Stars: Cesar Chavez, Chris Hartmire, Arturo Rodriguez, Luis Valdez
Votes: 51
17. The Storm That Swept Mexico (2011 TV Movie)
124 min | Documentary, History, War
A history of the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920), its causes, and its aftermath.
Director: Ray Telles | Stars: Luis Valdez, Alex Saragoza, Barry Carr, Romana Falcón
Votes: 50
18. Fighting for Our Lives (1975)
59 min | Documentary
A great documentary about the United Farm Workers Movement and their non-violent struggle against police brutality in 1973.
Director: Glen Pearcy | Star: Luis Valdez
Votes: 37
19. Corridos: Tales of Passion & Revolution (1987 TV Movie)
Music
Director: Luis Valdez | Stars: Clancy Brown, Evelyn Cisneros, Linda Lopez, Sal Lopez
Votes: 33
20. The Fight in the Fields (1997)
120 min | Documentary, Biography
This documentary traces the history of the United Farmworkers Union and the life of its founder, Cesar Chavez, from his birth in Arizona, his education into organizing and non-violence, his... See full summary »
Directors: Rick Tejada-Flores, Ray Telles | Stars: Daryl Arnold, Jerry Brown, LeRoy Chatfield, Cesar Chavez
Votes: 30
21.
The Director's Chair (2014–2018)
Episode:
Luis Valdez
(2015)
TV-14 | 42 min | Biography, Talk-Show
Robert sits with The Original Chicano-American Director, Luis Valdez, to discuss the journey from migrant farmworker to filmmaker, the founding of Teatros Campesinos, crafting Zoot Suit for stage/screen, and the classic, La Bamba.
Director: Robert Rodriguez | Stars: Robert Rodriguez, Luis Valdez
Votes: 22
22. VH1 Goes Inside (2003– )
60 min | Documentary
Stars: Matt Kunitz, Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Matt Blake
Votes: 21
23. Life is Art (2022)
54 min | Documentary, Biography
An often-overlooked actor with an amazing career who has overcome formidable odds to reach his goals, live life to the fullest and give back to his community.
Director: Luis Reyes | Stars: David Ansen, Robert Beltran, Dave Boyle, Gloria Calderón Kellett
Votes: 13
24. Cruz Reynoso: Sowing the Seeds of Justice (2010)
History
A compelling portrait of one of America's unsung heroes and the turbulent times in which he lived.
Directors: Abby Ginzberg, Joslyn Rose Lyons | Star: Luis Valdez
Votes: 12
25. The Five Suns: A Sacred History of Mexico (1996)
59 min | Animation
"The Five Suns" tells how Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca create heaven and earth, journey to the underworld to create humans and find sustenance for them, and finally create the sun and the ... See full summary »
Director: Patricia Amlin | Star: Luis Valdez
Votes: 9
26. Los mineros (1991)
57 min | History
The story of Mexican-American copper miners whose labor battles from 1903 to 1946 shaped the course of Arizona history.
Director: Hector Galan | Star: Luis Valdez
Votes: 9
27. Crossing Borders: The Journey of Carlos Fuentes (1989 TV Movie)
60 min | Biography
A biography of the celebrated Mexican writer and diplomat, Carlos Fuentes, who has specialized in "crossing borders," and attempting to bridge the differences between Latin America and the U.S.
Director: Joan Saffa | Stars: Joan Didion, Jane Fonda, Jean Franco, Carlos Fuentes
Votes: 7
28.
Independent Lens (1999– )
Episode:
Precious Knowledge
(2012)
TV-14 | Documentary
Director: Ari Palos | Star: Mary-Louise Parker
Votes: 6
29. Pancho Villa's Last Son (2009)
Not Rated | 32 min | Short
Hosted by Actor~Paul Renteria (Cousin to Austreberta Renteria~Pancho Villa's 2nd Wife), Ernesto Nava Villa, tells the secret of who his Father is, 86 years after he promised his Mother never to tell anyone, because of her fear of his murder or kidnapping.
Director: Larry M. Costales | Stars: Lorenzo Chavez Martinez, Narciso Martinez, Mike Moroff, Paul Renteria
Votes: 5
30. Backstreet to the American Dream (2021)
102 min | Documentary
This modern-day look at the classic American Dream is done through the quintessential 21st Century entrepreneurial endeavor - food trucks. Backstreet to the American Dream is a deep dive ... See full summary »
Director: Patricia Nazario | Stars: Ryan Harkins, Guillermina Villa Rio, Alfredo Magallanes, Bill Esparza
31. Visiones: Latino Art and Culture (2004– )
180 min | Documentary
The first documentary television series to look at the diverse contributions that U.S. Latinos have made to America's artistic and cultural landscape.
Stars: Miriam Colon, Luis Valdez, Daniel Rangel
32. Lalo Guerrero: The Original Chicano (2006)
Documentary
Stars: Cheech Marin, Edward James Olmos, Linda Ronstadt, Luis Valdez
33. Voces on PBS (2012– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
Presented by PBS SoCaL, "VOCES on PBS" is an arts and culture documentary series that explores the diversity of the Latino cultural experience. Segments include profiles of female rodeo ... See full summary »
Stars: Luis Valdez, Marcela Bordes, Joe Cabezuela, Charles Ramirez Berg
34. Voces (2012– )
60 min | Documentary
Celebrate the rich diversity of Latino arts and culture in this documentary showcase. Produced by Latino Public Broadcasting, VOCES is PBS's signature Latino arts and culture documentary ... See full summary »
Stars: Luis Valdez, Earl Holliman, Marabina Jaimes, Natasha Perez
36. La Bamba on Location (1987 Video)
6 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Director: Richard Davies | Stars: Donna Ludwig Coots, Esai Morales, Lou Diamond Phillips, Luis Valdez
37. Remembering Ritchie (2001 Video)
21 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Stars: Irma Balcorta, Marshall Crenshaw, Rosanna DeSoto, Taylor Hackford
39. Ballad of a Soldier (2000)
57 min | Drama
Johnny, a 20-year-old day-dreamer in rural California, spends a last night with his family and friends before shipping out to Vietnam.
Director: Kinan Valdez | Stars: David Barrera, Maria Candelaria, Alma Martinez, Jesus Mendoza
40. Legacy Leaders of Color Video Project (2017– )
Documentary
This documentary series reveals how these theater leaders were inspired to create opportunities lacking for artists of color, to challenge appropriation and misrepresentation through ... See full summary »
Stars: Miriam Colon, Luis Valdez, Douglas Turner Ward, Jackie Taylor
41.
Visions (1976–1980)
Episode:
El Corrido
(1976)
Drama
Luis Valdez appears as an old man, whose 'corrido' (ballad) introduces a play within the play: the seriocomic story of Jesus Rasquachi, an itinerant Mexican farm worker who struggles to ... See full summary »
Directors: Kirk Browning, Luis Valdez | Stars: Daniel Valdez, Luis Valdez, Félix José Álvarez
42.
CBS Summer Playhouse (1987–1989)
Episode:
Fort Figueroa
(1988)
Action, Adventure, Comedy
A farming family from the mid-west inherits an apartment building in East LA.
Director: Luis Valdez | Stars: Charles Haid, Anne E. Curry, Holly Fields, Anne Haney
43.
Legacy Leaders of Color Video Project (2017– )
Episode:
Luis Valdez, El Teatro Campesino
(2017)
Documentary
Director: Anna Park | Star: Luis Valdez
44.
Voces on PBS (2012– )
Episode:
Tales of Masked Men
(2012)
TV-PG | Documentary
Stars: Charles Ramirez Berg, Marcela Bordes, Joe Cabezuela, Luis Valdez
45.
Voces on PBS (2012– )
Episode:
Escaramuza: Riding From the Heart
(2012)
TV-PG | Documentary
Female rodeo riders hope to represent the U.S. at the National Charro Championships in Mexico.
Directors: María Agui Carter, Kelly Duane, Hector Galan, Katie Galloway, Yvan Iturriaga, Andrea Meller, Sandie Viquez Pedlow, Phillip Rodriguez, Raymond Telles | Stars: Charles Ramirez Berg, Marcela Bordes, Joe Cabezuela, Luis Valdez
46.
Voces on PBS (2012– )
Episode:
Unfinished Spaces
(2012)
TV-PG | Documentary
Three architects, now in their 80s, resume their first project -- Cuba's National Art Schools -- left unfinished in 1965 after the project was deemed counter-revolutionary.
Directors: María Agui Carter, Kelly Duane, Hector Galan, Katie Galloway, Yvan Iturriaga, Andrea Meller, Sandie Viquez Pedlow, Phillip Rodriguez, Raymond Telles | Stars: Charles Ramirez Berg, Marcela Bordes, Joe Cabezuela, Luis Valdez
47.
Voces on PBS (2012– )
Episode:
Lemon
(2012)
TV-PG | Documentary
Puerto Rican poet Lemon Andersen, a three-time felon, succeeds in bringing his life story to the Broadway stage.
Directors: María Agui Carter, Kelly Duane, Hector Galan, Katie Galloway, Yvan Iturriaga, Andrea Meller, Sandie Viquez Pedlow, Phillip Rodriguez, Raymond Telles | Stars: Charles Ramirez Berg, Marcela Bordes, Joe Cabezuela, Luis Valdez
48.
Voces on PBS (2012– )
Episode:
Rebel
(2013)
TV-PG | Documentary
Loreta Velasquez fights for the Confederacy in the Civil War.
Directors: María Agui Carter, Kelly Duane, Hector Galan, Katie Galloway, Yvan Iturriaga, Andrea Meller, Sandie Viquez Pedlow, Phillip Rodriguez, Raymond Telles | Stars: Charles Ramirez Berg, Marcela Bordes, Joe Cabezuela, Luis Valdez
49.
Voces on PBS (2012– )
Episode:
Children of Giant
(2015)
TV-PG | Documentary
Racial prejudice examined in the 1956 film "Giant."
Directors: María Agui Carter, Kelly Duane, Hector Galan, Katie Galloway, Yvan Iturriaga, Andrea Meller, Sandie Viquez Pedlow, Phillip Rodriguez, Raymond Telles | Stars: Charles Ramirez Berg, Marcela Bordes, Joe Cabezuela, Luis Valdez
50.
Voces on PBS (2012– )
Episode:
Now en Espanol
(2015)
TV-PG | Documentary
The pros and cons of being a Latina actress in Hollywood.
Directors: María Agui Carter, Kelly Duane, Hector Galan, Katie Galloway, Yvan Iturriaga, Andrea Meller, Sandie Viquez Pedlow, Phillip Rodriguez, Raymond Telles | Stars: Charles Ramirez Berg, Marcela Bordes, Joe Cabezuela, Luis Valdez