Edward James Olmos narrates an informative, archive-packed documentary that charts Valdez’s rise from impoverished son of migrant farmers to director of a Hollywood hit. By Jordan Mintzer Most people ...

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Boilerplate as it can be, David Alvarado's documentary nevertheless offers a rousing assertion that Chicano art is as American as it gets. David Alvarado’s “American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez ...

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American Masters Pictures Celebrates its 10 th Anniversary with the World Premiere of American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival Directed by David Alvarado, ...

Director David Alvarado gathers an impressive group of interviewees to discuss the life and work of the Mexican American storyteller who helmed 'La Bamba.' If there was a reason for veteran actor ...

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Comenzó -por última vez en Park City, Utah- el Festival de Cine de Sundance que el año próximo se mudará a Boulder, Colorado. En esta edición 2026 se echa de menos una mayor presencia de estrellas ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. David Alvarado’s “American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez” offers a crash course through the life of its subject, a pioneer of ...

A “brujo,” a “magician,” “a social arsonist” and the “father of Chicano Theater” — these are just a few of the monikers that have been bestowed upon Luis Valdez over the course of his decades-long ...