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El Teatro Campesino: Fifty Years and Counting
posted on Sun, 11/08/2015 - 08:54pm by Frank Perez, reporting for BenitoLink El Teatro Campesino was established in 1965 during the Delano Grape Strike. Fifty years later, its founder, Luis Valdez, continues creating thought-provoking productions and nurturing talent...
San Jose’s Luis Valdez marks 50 years as cultural icon
Staring down the barrel of a shotgun during the turbulent days of the 1965 Delano Grape Strike, Luis Valdez's storied career in theater underwent trial by fire. An enraged farmer had put a gun to Valdez's head and ordered him to stand down from rallying the...
Bobby Kennedy Was A Friend of Mine
By Luis Valdez In the Spring of ’66, Senator Robert F. Kennedy flew into the Delano Airport in a small private plane, and gingerly asked an aide to remind him what he was doing there. It did not take him long to find his bearings. As a member of the Senate...
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