Film aficionados will know Valdez best as the director of “Zoot Suit” and “La Bamba,” where he captured the hallmarks and ...

Among the first premieres at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival in Park City was the documentary "American Pachuco: The Legend ...

Edward James Olmos narrates an informative, archive-packed documentary that charts Valdez's rise from impoverished son of ...

Boilerplate as it can be, David Alvarada's documentary nevertheless offers a rousing assertion that Chicano art is as ...

Chicano film legend Luis Valdez was honored to be in El Paso, which he said sits in the corazon of America, on Friday, July 18, at the Plaza Theatre to share stories about his inspiration and work as ...

By Bel Hernandez Castillo SUNDANCE SPOTLIGHT The 2026 Sundance Film Festival will shine a long-overdue national spotlight on ...

Writer/director Rachel Lambert (the 2023 Sundance feature Sometimes I Think About Dying) operates in a register that asks for ...

If there was a reason for veteran actor Edward James Olmos to resurrect his magnetic role in "Zoot Suit," it's to honor the man behind that landmark work centering the Mexican American experience.

Legendary writer and director Luis Valdez is the first guest announced for the 2025 Plaza Classic Film Festival. This will be the 18th year for the El Paso Community Foundation's film series, which ...

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Writer and director Luis Valdez will appear at this year's Plaza Classic Film Festival. The festival is happening this year from July 17 to 27 at the Plaza Theatre in downtown ...

The Legend of Luis Valdez" during the Sundance Film Festival on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, at The Yarrow Theatre in Park City, ...

Chicano playwright, screenwriter and director Luis Valdez was honored in El Paso at the Plaza Classic Film Festival. He shared stories about the making of "La Bamba." He discussed the film’s creation, ...