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en-wikipedia-org-4524		Luis Valdez - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	2353	312	72	Luis Miguel Valdez (born June 26, 1940) is a Chicano playwright, screenwriter, film director and actor. Regarded as the father of Chicano film and theater, Valdez is best known for his play Zoot Suit, his movie La Bamba, and his creation of El Teatro Campesino. During this time, he made the short film I Am Joaquin based on the legendary poem by Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzáles (it was later inducted into the National Film Registry in 2010 and preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2017[8]). While in Fresno, Valdez taught at Fresno State College and created TENAZ, the national Chicano theater organization, which was composed of many with theatre groups throughout the Southwest. Zoot Suit (play and film)[edit] With Zoot Suit, Valdez became the first Chicano director to have a play presented on Broadway in 1979. Luis Valdez is a Chicano playwright, director, producer, and actor.	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-4524.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-4524.txt