Luis Valdez Biography

Luis Valdez is a Council Member for the National Endowment for the Arts & Founder and Artistic Director of El Teatro Campesino. El Teatro Comepsino was founded during the Great Delano Grape Strike of 1965 this troupe has performed throughout the United States Mexico and Europe to critical acclaim. Through his efforts Chicano culture has been recognized as a vital component of the American experience. Mr. Valdez' first major critical and popular success the play Zoot Suit was originally conceived for the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles and funded through a 1977 Rockefeller Foundation Artist-in-Residence grant. It subsequently became the first play by a Chicano produced on Broadway. Other projects include a film version of Zoot Suit which received the Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Musical Picture and the film La Bamba an adaptation of his stage play Corridos: Tales of Passion and Revolution for PBS starring Linda Rondstat and ballerina Evelyn Cisneros which received the George Peabody Award for excellence in television in 1987. In recognition of his work Mr. Valdez received the Governor's Award in 1990 and Mexico's prestigious Aguila Azteca Award in 1994.

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