Cesar Chavez

Cesar Chavez (2014)

History is made one step at a time.

A biography of the civil-rights activist and labor organizer Cesar Chavez. Chronicling the birth of a modern American labour movement, Cesar Chavez tells the story of the famed civil rights leader and labour organiser torn between his duties as a husband and father and his commitment to securing a living wage for farm workers. Passionate but soft-spoken, Chavez embraced non-violence as he battled greed and prejudice in his struggle to bring dignity to working people.

Date of release
2014-03-28
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (71)
Runtime
1h 42m
Genres
Drama
Director
Diego Luna

Casting

  • Michael Peña — Cesar E. Chavez
  • Rosario Dawson — Dolores Huerta
  • America Ferrera — Helen Chavez
  • Jacob Vargas — Richard Chavez
  • Gabriel Mann — Bogdanovich Junior
  • Lisa Brenner — Jackie Stringer
  • John Malkovich — Bogdanovitch
  • Kevin Dunn — Dr. Arlo
  • Mark Moses — Fred Ross
  • Julian Sands — Victore Representative
  • Maynor Alvarado — Chato Chavez
  • Yancey Arias — Gilbert Padilla

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