Films for the Humanities and Sciences - Luis Valdez and El Teatro Campesino

Luis Valdez and El Teatro Campesino

Luis Valdez is the celebrated founder of the Teatro Campesino, the West Coast theatrical group that has given voice to the struggles of Chicano farm workers. As a child, Valdez picked fruit alongside his father in California’s fertile valleys. In this program, he describes how he overcame the handicaps of migrant life to become a playwright and director, and explains how his plays retrace the experiences of Chicano families as they contend with the adversities of rural life or the equally squalid and deprived circumstances of life in the city. (26 minutes)

Tell a Friend!

Your Name:
Your Email:
Your Friend's Email:
Your Message:
We respect your privacy and will not use your friend's address without permission.

Item#: BVL3096

VHS ISBN 978-1-56950-146-7
DVD ISBN 978-1-4213-3866-8


VHS	$169.95
DVD	$169.95
DVD + 3-Year Streaming	$254.93
3-Year Streaming	$169.95

For additional digital leasing and purchase options
contact a media consultant at 800-257-5126 ext 3502 or sales@films.com.

Prices include public performance rights.
Not available to Home Video customers.

Related Titles

Biculturalism and Acculturation Among Latinos

Many Latinos struggle with pressures to reclaim and reaffirm their heritage while simultaneously facing pressures to assimilate into the dominant American culture. This program examines the question of what part of their culture Latinos feel they sho...(more details)

VHS	$169.95
DVD	$169.95

The Status of Latina Women

This program looks at the differences between the U.S. Latina and her Latin American counterparts. It also examines how Latino men regard successful, professional Latina women, and the myths and mystique of machismo among Latinos in the age of two-in...(more details)

VHS	$99.95
DVD	$99.95

The Latino Family

This program shows both the changes in and the endurance of traditional Latino families. In following the paths of three generations of one Mexican American family, it traces the patterns of migration and cultural change. It shows how the traditional...(more details)

VHS	$99.95
DVD	$99.95

Women of Hope: Latinas Abriendo Camino

This program tells the story of Latina women in the U.S. through portraits of twelve unusual women who have broken new ground in their lives and achievements. Among those featured in the program are Miriam Colon, actress and founder of the Puerto Ric...(more details)

VHS	$99.95
DVD	$99.95
DVD + 3-Year Streaming	$149.93
3-Year Streaming	$99.95

Victim of Two Cultures: Richard Rodriguez

Richard Rodriguez, the son of Mexican immigrants, calls himself "a comic victim of two cultures." He started out speaking nothing but Spanish, and now argues for education in nothing but English. A Fulbright scholar with degrees from Stanford and Col...(more details)

VHS	$99.95
DVD	$99.95
DVD + 3-Year Streaming	$149.93
3-Year Streaming	$99.95

See additional titles in Latino Studies