Luis Valdez (I)

Actor, Director, Writer

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Luis Valdez (I)

Actor, Director, Writer

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Credits
41 titles

Projects in Development (1 title)	Budget
La Bamba Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer

Past Film & Video (12 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
Singing Our Way to Freedom (2018) Self (archive footage), Writer ("Huelga en General", "El Picket Sign") Self (archive footage), Writer ("Huelga en General", "El Picket Sign") See fewer
Coco (2017) Tío Berto / Don Hidalgo (voice) Tío Berto / Don Hidalgo (voice) See fewer	$175MM	$51MM	$210MM	$815MM
Cruz Reynoso: Sowing the Seeds of Justice (2010) Narrator Narrator See fewer	$500K
Pancho Villa's Last Son (2009) (Short) - Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer	$5K
Ballad of a Soldier (2000) Father Father See fewer	$30K
The Five Suns: A Sacred History of Mexico (1996) Narrator Narrator See fewer
Los mineros (1991) Narrator Narrator See fewer	$400K
La Bamba (1987) Director, Writer (written by) Director, Writer (written by) See fewer	$6.5MM	$5.7MM	$54MM	$54MM
Zoot Suit (1981) Director, Writer (play "Zoot Suit") Director, Writer (play "Zoot Suit") See fewer	$2.7MM	$63K	$3.3MM	$3.3MM
Which Way Is Up? (1977) Ramon Juarez Ramon Juarez See fewer	$3.2MM
Fighting for Our Lives (1975) Narrator (voice), Lyrics ("Huelga En General"), Music ("Trabajadores Campesino", "Huelga En General"), Writer Narrator (voice), Lyrics ("Huelga En General"), Music ("Trabajadores Campesino", "Huelga En General"), Writer See fewer	$25K
I Am Joaquin (1969) (Short) - Narrator, Director Narrator, Director See fewer

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Past Television (8 titles)	Episodes
Independent Lens (2012) (TV Series) - Thanks (1 episode, 2012) Thanks (1 episode, 2012) See fewer Precious Knowledge (May 17, 2012) Season 13, Episode 23 - Thanks Thanks See fewer	1
The Cisco Kid (1994) (TV Movie) - Benito Juarez, Director, Writer (teleplay) Benito Juarez, Director, Writer (teleplay) See fewer
Great Performances (1991) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 1991), Writer (1 episode, 1991) Director (1 episode, 1991), Writer (1 episode, 1991) See fewer La pastorela (Dec 23, 1991) Season 20, Episode 3 - Director, Writer Director, Writer See fewer	1
Crossing Borders: The Journey of Carlos Fuentes (1989) (TV Movie) - Narrator Narrator See fewer
CBS Summer Playhouse (1988) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 1988) Director (1 episode, 1988) See fewer Fort Figueroa (Aug 2, 1988) Season 2, Episode 10 - Director Director See fewer	1
Corridos: Tales of Passion & Revolution (1987) (TV Movie) - Director, Writer Director, Writer See fewer
El corrido: Ballad of a Farmworker (1976) (TV Movie) - Actor, Director Actor, Director See fewer
Visions (1976) (TV Series) - Old Man (1 episode, 1976), Director (1 episode, 1976), Writer (1 episode, 1976) Old Man (1 episode, 1976), Director (1 episode, 1976), Writer (1 episode, 1976) See fewer El Corrido (Nov 4, 1976) Season 1, Episode 3 - Old Man, Director, Writer Old Man, Director, Writer See fewer	1

Self (18 titles)
Raconteur with Luis Valdez (2022) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
Life is Art (2022) Self Self See fewer
Backstreet to the American Dream (2021) Self Self See fewer
Voces on PBS (2012–2019) (TV Series) - Narrator (11 episodes, 2012) Narrator (11 episodes, 2012) See fewer The Pushouts (Dec 20, 2019) Season 3, Episode 3 - Narrator Narrator See fewer See more See fewer Loading
Legacy Leaders of Color Video Project (2017) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2017) Self (1 episode, 2017) See fewer Luis Valdez, El Teatro Campesino (Apr 10, 2017) Self Self See fewer
Dolores (2017) Self - Playwright, Filmmaker Self - Playwright, Filmmaker See fewer
Voces (2016) (TV Series) - Narrator (1 episode, 2016) Narrator (1 episode, 2016) See fewer Willie Velasquez: Your Vote Is Your Voice (Oct 3, 2016) Narrator Narrator See fewer
The Director's Chair (2015) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2015) Self (1 episode, 2015) See fewer Luis Valdez (Mar 29, 2015) Season 1, Episode 6 - Self Self See fewer
Cesar's Last Fast (2014) Self Self See fewer
The Storm That Swept Mexico (2011) (TV Movie) - Narrator Narrator See fewer
Lalo Guerrero: The Original Chicano (2006) Interviewee Interviewee See fewer
Visiones: Latino Art and Culture (2004– ) (TV Mini-series) - Self Self See fewer
VH1 Goes Inside (2004) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2004) Self (1 episode, 2004) See fewer Awesome Movie Songs (May 29, 2004) Season 2, Episode 5 - Self Self See fewer
La Bamba: Remembering Ritchie (2001) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
The Bronze Screen: 100 Years of the Latino Image in American Cinema (2001) Self Self See fewer
The Fight in the Fields (1997) Self Self See fewer
La Bamba on Location (1987) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
De película (1987) (TV Series) - Self - Interviewee (1 episode, 1987) Self - Interviewee (1 episode, 1987) See fewer Deauville, un festival de estrellas (Oct 19, 1987) Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer

Archive Footage (2 titles)
Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1980s, 1990s and 2000s (2009) (Video) - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
One for the Money: The Birth of Rock N' Roll (2006) (Video) - Self - Film Director (archive footage) Self - Film Director (archive footage) See fewer

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