A documentary about renowned playwright and screenwriter Luis Valdez has won the seventh annual $200,000 Lavine/Ken Burns Prize. Directed by David Alvarado, “American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez” chronicles how Valdez illuminated the Mexican-American experience on stage and screen, transforming the American cultural landscape. In 1965 Valdez created the Chicago theater company El Teatro […]
Luis Valdez Doc Garners the $200,000 Lavine/Ken Burns Prize
