Title: Bettina Gray speaks with Luis Valdez
Description: Bettina Gray interviews Luis Valdez, the celebrated founder of the Teatro Campesino, the West Coast theatrical group that has given voice to the struggles of Chicano farm workers.  As a child, Valdez picked fruit alongside his father in California's fertile valleys.  In this program, he describes how he became a playwright and director and explains how his plays retrace the experience of Chicano families.
Subjects: Interviews, Workers' theater, Mexican American theater, Migrant agricultural laborers, Mexican American dramatists, Documentary television programs, Teatro Campesino (Organization)
Places: California
People: Luis Valdez