Cesar Chavez
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.
Release Date:
2014-03-28
Runtime:
102 minutes
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Starring:
Michael Peña
as Cesar E. Chavez
Rosario Dawson
as Dolores Huerta
America Ferrera
as Helen Chavez
Jacob Vargas
as Richard Chavez
Gabriel Mann
as Bogdanovich Junior
Lisa Brenner
as Jackie Stringer
John Malkovich
as Bogdanovitch
Kevin Dunn
as Dr. Arlo
Mark Moses
as Fred Ross
Julian Sands
as Victore Representative
Maynor Alvarado
as Chato Chavez
Yancey Arias
as Gilbert Padilla
Wes Bentley
as Jerry Cohen
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Lorena McGregor
as Sylvia Chavez
Darion Basco
as Larry Itliong
Claudia de Vasco
as Petra
Roberto Sosa
as Librado Chavez
Ron Perkins
as Grower Jack
John Ortiz
as Eli Ordonez
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Sara Banerjee
as Concerned Mother #1
Liv Boughn
as Concerned Mother #2
Sarah Finigan
as UK Union Lady
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Eli Vargas
as Fernando Chavez
Dan Gordon
as Radio News Reporter
Noé Hernández
as Juan de la Cruz
Mayra Sérbulo
as María