Luis Valdez ✓

(1940) playwright United States

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Luis Valdez (born 1940) was a United States playwright.

About Luis Valdez

Luis Miguel Valdez is an American playwright, screenwriter, film director and actor. Regarded as the father of Chicano film and playwriting, Valdez is best known for his play Zoot Suit, his movie La Bamba, and his creation of El Teatro Campesino. A pioneer in the Chicano Movement, Valdez broadened the scope of theatre and arts of the Chicano community.

Notable works:

Theatre of the Sphere

Awards:

Order of the Aztec Eagle|American Book Awards|National Medal of Arts

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