When Cezar Chavez launched the grape strikes of the late '60s, Luis Valdez drew on his migrant labor roots and theater training to found El Teatro Campesino (The Farmworkers' Theater). Initially comprised of a few pickers and family ...See moreWhen Cezar Chavez launched the grape strikes of the late '60s, Luis Valdez drew on his migrant labor roots and theater training to found El Teatro Campesino (The Farmworkers' Theater). Initially comprised of a few pickers and family members performing political skits in the fields, the company grew to achieve tremendous acclaim, and Valdez went on to become a successful film director.
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