The “La Bamba” and “Zoot Suit” creator will appear at the Plaza Classic Film Festival, where he’ll reflect on art, identity ...

Luis Valdez has drawn on his own childhood to craft what he calls a “memory play”: A Mexican American sharecropper family takes over a ranch whose Japanese American owners are interned in 1942 ...

“La Bamba’s” 35th Anniversary screening with director Luis Valdez takes place at the Roxie Theater on Nov. 16. A book signing reception with Valdez and Reyes will take place at 6 p.m. at 518 Valencia ...

Luis Valdez’s drama of love, injustice and war could be sharper. By Robert Hurwitt, Theater Critic Updated Feb 14, 2016 1:39 p.m. Lakin Valdez, left, and Melanie Arii Mah in "Valley of the Heart ...

Luis Valdez with Lou Diamond Phillips playing Ritchie Valens in "La Bamba." Columbia Pictures July 30, 2017, 10:18 AM EDT / Updated July 31, 2017, 9:19 AM EDT ...

Luis Valdez is best known as writer and director of the 1987 hit film La Bamba, the story of 1950s Mexican-American rock-and-roller Ritchie Valens. He is also the author of the award-winning play Zoot ...

Growing up in California, Luis Valdez held a strong passion for theater and began organizing and directing puppet shows and plays as a child. While in college at San Jose State University, Valdez won ...

Theater legend Luis Valdez presents a new play, “Adiós Mamá Carlota,” looking at a lesser-known chapter of Mexican history. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 56°F.

Luis Valdez is regarded as one of the most important and influential American playwrights living today. His internationally renowned, and Obie award winning theater company, El Teatro Campesino (The ...

The "father of modern Chicano theater," recounted how his life experiences have contributed to his art - in the process imparting his unique perspective on societal and individual interactions, on ...

Growing up in California, Luis Valdez held a strong passion for theater and began organizing and directing puppet shows and plays as a child. While in college at San Jose State University, Valdez won ...