The trailer for the movie by Diego Luna — featuring Michael Peña, Rosario Dawson, John Malkovich and America Ferrera — is here.
The trailer for 2014's Cesar Chavez: An American Hero is here.
The film features Michael Peña in the title role of Cesar Chavez, the Mexican-American labor leader and co-founder of the United Farm Workers, who fought for workers' rights and became an icon in the Latino community after his death.
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The film is directed by Diego Luna, the Mexican actor best known for Y Tu Mamá También. Since Chavez means so much to Mexican-Americans, Luna says he was driven to learn about him following the birth of his son in the United States.
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Luna stresses that Chavez's story is an American one. "I found out that no one has done a film about him and I don’t think it has been celebrated enough," he said to The Huffington Post. "And I think it’s the right time to tell the story of Cesar Chavez.”
Cesar Chavez: An American Hero
