Luis Valdez

director • actor • writer

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Luis Valdez (born June 26, 1940) is an American playwright, writer and film director. He is regarded as the father of Chicano theater in the United States. Description above from the Wikipedia article Luis Valdez, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contri...

Born: June 26, 1940 in Delano, California (age 85)

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Known For

8.5

Zoot Suit

Movies & TV Credits

13 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Coco Movie	8.5	Actor	Tío Berto / Don Hidalgo (voice)	2017
The Director's Chair TV Show	8.6	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	2014
Cruz Reynoso: Sowing the Seeds of Justice Movie	8.5	Actor	Narrator	2010
The Cisco Kid Movie	5.6	Directing	Director	1994
La Pastorela: The Shepherd's Tale Movie	6.4	Directing	Director	1991
La Bamba Movie	7.2	Directing	Director	1987
Zoot Suit Movie	6.5	Directing	Director	1981
Which Way Is Up? Movie	6.4	Actor	Ramon Juarez	1977
El corrido: Ballad of a Farmworker Movie	—	Directing	Director	1976
Fighting for Our Lives Movie	6.5	Writing	Writer	1975
I Am Joaquin Short Film	6.1	Directing	Director	1969
The Sellouts Movie	—	Writing	Writer	—
La Bamba Movie	—	Production	Executive Producer	—

Luis Valdez

Known For

Coco

La Bamba

Which Way Is Up?

Zoot Suit

Movies & TV Credits