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    Luis Miguel Valdez (born June 26, 1940) is an American playwright, screenwriter, film director and actor. Regarded as the father of Chicano film and playwriting...
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  • sopresas Pre-Mundialistas – Estados Unidos 1994: Luis Antonio 'Cadaver' Valdés Goal.com FIFA profile Luis Valdéz at National-Football-Teams.com v t e...
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  • Luis Valdez (born 1940) is an American playwright, screenwriter, film director and actor. Luis Valdez may also refer to: Luis Valdéz (footballer) (born...
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  • Zoot Suit (play) (category Plays by Luis Valdez)
    Zoot Suit is a play written by Luis Valdez, featuring incidental music by Daniel Valdez and Lalo Guerrero. Zoot Suit is based on the Sleepy Lagoon murder...
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    identity developed from a reverence of Pachuco resistance in the 1940s. Luis Valdez wrote that "Pachuco determination and pride grew through the 1950s and...
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  • Zoot Suit (film) (category Films directed by Luis Valdez)
    Both the play and film were written and directed by Luis Valdez. The film stars Daniel Valdez, Edward James Olmos—both reprising their roles from the...
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  • La Bamba (film) (category Films directed by Luis Valdez)
    Bamba is a 1987 American biographical drama film written and directed by Luis Valdez. The film follows the life and short-lived musical career of American...
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  • José Luis Valdez (born 14 April 1998) is an Argentine former footballer. Valdez made his senior debut in a 0–3 loss to Newell's Old Boys on August 28,...
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    mystery novel by Thomas Sanchez Zoot Suit – 1978 play by Luis Valdez Zoot Suit – 1981 film by Luis Valdez "Alright" – single by Janet Jackson, the music video...
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  • the film. Luis Valdez as Tío Berto, Miguel's uncle, Papa's brother, and Franco and Abuelita's son. Valdez also voices Don Hidalgo. Valdez reprised the...
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  • Los Vendidos (category Plays by Luis Valdez)
    The Sold Ones or The Sellouts) is a one-act play by Chicano playwright Luis Valdez, a founding member of El Teatro Campesino. He wrote it in 1967, and it...
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    Center Theatre Group's 2017 revival of Zoot Suit directed by playwright Luis Valdez opposite Demián Bichir. Mason was born in Miami, Florida, and grew up...
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  • TV film directed and written by Luis Valdez, and produced by El Teatro Campesino. The film was adapted from Valdez's stage musical La Gran Carpa de los...
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    of the Chicano community. Filmmakers like Jesús Salvador Treviño and Luis Valdez played integral roles in this cinematic movement, using their artistry...
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  • need no steenkin' badges!" to Cavaricchi, the aerobics instructor. The Luis Valdez play I Don't Have to Show You No Stinkin' Badges (1987) draws its title...
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  • Luis Alberto Valdez Farías (born 2 April 1979) is a Peruvian politician. He is a Congressman representing La Libertad for the 2020–2021 term, and belongs...
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    vibrant education, economic independence, and artistic excellence.” Luis Valdez, along with Agustin Lira (Teatro de la Tierra), founded the troupe. After...
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  • Valdez was born to Francisco and Armida Valdez. His brother is Luis Valdez. In 1966, Valdez joined Cesar Chavez's United Farm Workers union. Valdez and...
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    del Norte (who began their recording career in San Jose), playwright Luis Valdez (who grew up in San Jose), and singer Linda Ronstadt (who serves as the...
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    Condon invited Gross to work with Teatro Campesino under the direction of Luis Valdez, which he did for a year. Gross appeared in a number of stage productions...
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  • Astros José Valdez (baseball, born 1990), Dominican baseball pitcher José Mario Váldez (born 1931), Salvadoran sport shooter José Luis Valdez (born 1998)...
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    was discovered later in the year that Asencio had used a false name, Luis Valdez, and birthdate. On March 29, 2012, Asencio was traded to the Cleveland...
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    Grettell Valdez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈɡɾetel βalˈdes]; born July 7, 1976) is a Mexican actress and former model. Born in Querétaro, Mexico, Valdéz's first...
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    work of Luis Valdez with Teatro Campesino. Chicano playwriting emerged with a dedication to the farmworker's political struggle for rights. Valdez himself...
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    de Cervantes, died, rendering the Mutsun language extinct. In 1971, Luis Valdez moved El Teatro Campesino, one of the most important cultural institutions...
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    Miłosz Artist Maya Lin Artist Frank Stella Artist Philip Johnson Artist Luis Valdez Artist The Texaco Philanthropic Foundation Patron James Michener Patron...
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    poem was adapted into a short film by director Luis Valdez, a leading figure in Chicano theater. "Luis H. Moreno". Raza Press Association. Retrieved January...
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  • I Am Joaquin (film) (category Films directed by Luis Valdez)
    I Am Joaquín is a 1969 short film by Luis Valdez, a project of his El Teatro Campesino. It is based on the poem "I Am Joaquín" by Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzáles...
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  • joint biography of Rivera and Kahlo." In the spring of 1991, director Luis Valdez began production on a New Line feature about Frida Kahlo starring Laura...
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  • became the first woman to take part in leading a major labor association. Luis Valdez founded El Teatro Campesino, which is the first farm workers theater...
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