Dolores (2017)

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

Writers:

Peter Bratt, Jessica Congdon (co-writer)

Stars:

Dolores Huerta, Martin Luther King, Luis Valdez

8 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dolores Huerta	...	Herself
Martin Luther King	...	Himself (archive footage)
Luis Valdez	...	Himself - Playwright, Filmmaker
Ricardo S. Chavez	...	Himself - Son
Fred Ross Sr.	...	Himself
Lori De Leon	...	Herself - Daughter
Juana Chavez	...	Herself - Daughter
Randy Shaw	...	Himself - Author, Organizer
David Roberti	...	Himself - California Senator (archive footage)
Eliseo Medina	...	Himself - Executive Vice President, Service Employees International Union
Eloy Martinez	...	Himself - Farmworker
Rick Rivas	...	Himself - LGBTQ Activist
Emilio Huerta	...	Himself - Son
Cesar Chavez	...	Himself (archive footage)
Bill Kircher	...	Himself - AFL-CIO

Storyline

Dolores Huerta bucks 1950s gender conventions by starting the country's first farm worker's union with fellow organizer Cesar Chavez. What starts out as a struggle for racial and labor justice, soon becomes a fight for gender equality within the same union she is eventually forced to leave. As she wrestles with raising 11 children, three marriages, and is nearly beaten to death by a San Francisco tactical police squad, Dolores emerges with a vision that connects her new found feminism with racial and class justice.

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Plot Keywords:

activist | workers' rights | year 1959 | home movies | year 1967 | 

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Taglines:

Rebel. Activist. Feminist. Mother.

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Genres:

Documentary | Biography | History

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 January 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Woman in Motion

Box Office

Gross USA:

$555,309, 22 February 2018

Company Credits

Production Co:

5 Stick Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Features CBS This Morning (1992)

User Reviews

Excellent documentary

Dolores Huerta co-founded the United Farmworkers with Cesar Chavez. You probably have heard of Chavez but may not know of Huerta. She really did as much work or more than Chavez and did not get enough credit for her contributions. She deserves this documentary about her life. I learned so much more about her than I already knew. Her family's sacrifices are explored as well as her accomplishments and activism that went beyond the Farmworkers Union when they failed to elect her as President after Chavez died.