Zoot Suit playwright Luis Valdez
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Zoot Suit playwright Luis Valdez is a pioneering Chicano playwright, director, and founder of El Teatro Campesino, widely regarded as the father of Chicano theater in the United States.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Zoot Suit playwright Luis Valdez canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chicano artist
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film director ⓘ person ⓘ playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1960s ⓘ |
| awardReceived | National Medal of Arts ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1940-06-26 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Delano, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | El Teatro Campesino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describedAs | father of Chicano theater ⓘ |
| educatedAt | San Jose State College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Chicano ⓘ |
| familyName | Valdez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Chicano studies
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film ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| founderOf | El Teatro Campesino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Chicano theatre
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political theatre ⓘ social realism ⓘ |
| givenName | Luis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
César Chávez
NERFINISHED
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farmworkers' rights movement ⓘ |
| knownFor |
directing the film "La Bamba"
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founding El Teatro Campesino ⓘ pioneering Chicano theater in the United States ⓘ writing the play "Zoot Suit" ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Spanish ⓘ |
| movement | Chicano Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Luis Valdez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
"Actos" (short agit-prop plays)
NERFINISHED
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"La Bamba" (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ "Los Vendidos" NERFINISHED ⓘ "Zoot Suit" (film adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ "Zoot Suit" (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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film director ⓘ playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| roleIn | artistic director of El Teatro Campesino ⓘ |
| spouse | Lupe Valdez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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