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'La Bamba' director Luis Valdez on origins of 1987 hit and why he left Hollywood after controversial...
Yahoo Movies· 9 months agoLuis Valdez talks about why he only made one more movie after La Bamba. (Photo Illustration: Yahoo...
By exploring L.A.'s racial injustice, Luis Valdez's 'Zoot Suit' gave birth to Chicano theater
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year ago'Zoot Suit' is by far the most influential play by a Chicano writer, and the only one to reach...
The inspired life of Ventura County Supervisor Carmen Ramirez
VC Star | Ventura County Star via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhen Carmen Ramirez first came to Ventura County in 1978, not long out of law school, she had a hero...
Zoot suit: How the bold look made history and continues to influence fashion
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year ago(Rachelle Baker / For The Times) A suit lands in the United States on the back of an exiled king. It...
Movie, TV, stage star Edward James Olmos to appear at 2023 Plaza Classic Film Festival
The El Paso Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEl Pasoans can see stage, screen and TV actor Edward James Olmos at the 16th annual El Paso...
How did Graham Nash get involved in ‘A Song for César’ Chávez? Watch PBS on Sept. 29.
Fresno Bee via Yahoo News· 9 months agoWhen Bay area singer/songwriter Abel Sánchez, a longtime Chicano movement crusader, teamed with...
Donta' Williams shows off his bat and glove, leading IronBirds past Wilmington, 8-3
The Aegis, Bel Air, Md. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 26—The Aberdeen IronBirds made it two wins in a row over Wilmington, winning Wednesday's High-A South Atlantic League game, 8-3, at Leidos Field at Ripken Stadium. The 'Birds (71-45 overall ...
Disney neglected it. Critics panned it. 'Blood In Blood Out' became an L.A. classic anyway
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe film stumbled at the box office 30 years ago but was saved from obscurity by Latino audiences,...
Chicano Punk Fans Finally Have ‘Día Y Noche,’ a Play to Rock Out To
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPhoto Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/Monique Carboni/Flickr Commons/Courtesy of...
Pilgrimage and revolution: How Cesar Chavez married faith and ideology in landmark farmworkers'...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCesar Chavez salutes the crowd on the steps of the California State Capitol. AP PhotoOn March 31,...