Luis Valdez

O aspirante a músico Miguel, deve lidar com sua família que desaprova seu sonho, acaba entrando na Terra dos Mortos para encontrar seu trisavô, um cantor lendário.

A compelling portrait of one of America's unsung heroes and the turbulent times in which he lived.

This update of the 1950 western TV series changes Cisco and Pancho from wandering heroes of the old west to somewhat anti-"gringo" Mexican revolutionaries.

Originally produced for PBS's Great Performances Series, La Pastorela is a musical retelling of the shepherds' journey to Bethlehem to see the Christ Child. We see the tale through the eyes of a modern young girl, the oldest child in a large rural Tex-Mex family. During a surrealistic dream, which brings to mind "The Wizard of Oz," the young chicana makes a fantastical journey with the shepherds and along the way; witnesses the triumph of God's Angels over Satan's diablo's. Full of drama, comedy, fantasy and wonderful music; this is a rare film the whole family can enjoy together.

La Bamba descreve a ascenção meteórica de um rapaz de 17 anos, de descendência mexicana, desde seu trabalho no campo até ser um astro do rock nos Estados Unidos, mostrando seus grandes sucessos e o seu encontro com o destino. Impulsionado pelos hits de Richie Valens, nas interpretações ganhadoras de um Grammy pela banda Los Lobos, bem como de clássicas dos anos 1950, La Bamba recria os emocionantes primeiros dias do rock e presta uma homenagem ao legado de um inesquecível talento, cuja música ultrapassou todas as fronteiras.

La Bamba descreve a ascenção meteórica de um rapaz de 17 anos, de descendência mexicana, desde seu trabalho no campo até ser um astro do rock nos Estados Unidos, mostrando seus grandes sucessos e o seu encontro com o destino. Impulsionado pelos hits de Richie Valens, nas interpretações ganhadoras de um Grammy pela banda Los Lobos, bem como de clássicas dos anos 1950, La Bamba recria os emocionantes primeiros dias do rock e presta uma homenagem ao legado de um inesquecível talento, cuja música ultrapassou todas as fronteiras.

Part fact and part fiction, Zoot Suit is the film version of Luis Valdez's critically acclaimed play, based on the actual Sleepy Lagoon murder case and the zoot suit riots of 1940s Los Angeles. Henry Reyna is the leader of a group of Mexican-Americans being sent to San Quentin without substantial evidence for the death of a man at Sleepy Lagoon. As part of the defense committee, Alice Bloomfield and George Shearer fight the blatant miscarriage of justice for the freedom of Henry and his friends.

Part fact and part fiction, Zoot Suit is the film version of Luis Valdez's critically acclaimed play, based on the actual Sleepy Lagoon murder case and the zoot suit riots of 1940s Los Angeles. Henry Reyna is the leader of a group of Mexican-Americans being sent to San Quentin without substantial evidence for the death of a man at Sleepy Lagoon. As part of the defense committee, Alice Bloomfield and George Shearer fight the blatant miscarriage of justice for the freedom of Henry and his friends.

Fighting for Our Lives is a 1975 documentary film produced and directed by Glen Pearcy. The film documents the striking of California grape workers from Coachella to Fresno as they negotiate for a United Farm Workers (UFW) contract in 1973. The film also depicts their non-violent struggle against police brutality on the picket lines. It was nominated for the 1976 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

Experimental film woven around a poem about Chicano culture in the U.S.

The film stars Felix Alvarez as Jesus Pelado Rasquachi, a young Mexican man who travels to the United States in search of work, suffering various unfortunate and comical events along the way.