Latino arts, history and culture
By 1967, the protracted strike by farm workers against California grape growers has reached national proportions. The Teatro Campesino, whose principal members now included Luis Valdez, Daniel Valdez, … [Read more...]
In 1965, having convinced César Chávez and the board of the United Farm Workers of the viability of a theater company to advance the farm worker's grape boycott, Luis Valdez, Agustín Lira and Felipe … [Read more...]
The legendary El Teatro Campesino was born out of the struggle of the United Farm Workers Union with which the group was affiliated from 1965 to 1968. The original members of the group included Luis … [Read more...]
San Antonio playwright Gregg Barrios discovered that the character of Stanley Kowalski in the classic American play, "A Streetcar Named Desire," was based on author Tennessee Williams' relationship … [Read more...]
Gregg Barrios is a San Antonio-based playwright who has written a landmark play titled "Rancho Pancho." At the heart of the play is the explosive revelation that the character of Stanley Kowalski in … [Read more...]
EL TEATRO CAMPESINO/ TEATRO MASCARONES COLLABORATION This photo shows Chicano theater director Luis Valdez with a combined acting team of members of the El Teatro Campesino theater company (United … [Read more...]
In the cosmology of the Aztecs, the sun was known as Tonatiuh. The Aztecs believed that every 52 years, the sun expired only to be reborn again and replenish life with a new era of prosperity. The … [Read more...]
During the 1970s a vibrant Chicano theater movement spread across the United States. Inspired by the success of El Teatro Campesino, dozens of theater companies began performing for Latino audiences … [Read more...]
Raquel Sentías is a playwright and actress based in Laredo, Texas. She wrote "Nothing to Declare" which takes a whimsical look at the travails faced by Americans when they travel to and from Mexico … [Read more...]
Gregg Barrios is a San Antonio based playwright, poet and critic. In September of 2008, his play Rancho Pancho was premiered in San Antonio, Texas by the San Antonio Classic Theater. The play examines … [Read more...]
EVELINA FERNÁNDEZ - PLAYWRIGHT IN HER OWN WORDS It was at Rowan Avenue elementary school that I started writing, I used to write short stories. And it was the first time I got on stage. I used … [Read more...]
Josefina López is an award-winning playwright, poet and novelist who best known for her play, Real Women Have Curves, which was made into a motion picture which Ms. López co-authored. LATINOPIA … [Read more...]
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LATINOPIA THEATER LINKS: EL TEATRO CAMPESINO. The official site of the Teatro Campesino. Visit: http://www.elteatrocampesino.com. SU TEATRO. Official website of the Denver based Su Teatro. … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA TEATRO - DANIEL VALDEZ 'ZOOTSUIT' Daniel Valdez, star of the play Zootsuit, talks about his role as Henry Rayna. LATINOPIA TEATRO AGUSTÍN LIRA & LUIS VALDEZ "EL TEATRO CAMPESINO" … [Read more...]
José Luis Valenzuela is Director of the New Los Angeles Theater Center, located in downtown Los Angeles. The center produces plays reflecting all the communities in Los Angeles. Valenzuela’s roots are … [Read more...]
