08.25.2017 | By Jack Rico |
On this week’s Highly Relevant podcast, we talk to Latina icon Dolores Huerta and music legend, Carlos Santana. They spoke to me about their new documentary DOLORES, which focuses on the impact Huerta and Cesar Chavez had on the life of millions of Latino immigrants in the 1960s in this country. Read More
07.24.2017 | By Jack Rico |
If you are a US Latino/a who doesn’t know who Dolores Huerta is, it’s time you wake the f*ck up. Dolores is among the most important, yet least known, activists in American history. An equal partner in co-founding the first farm workers unions with Cesar Chavez, her enormous contributions have gone largely unrecognized. Dolores tirelessly led the fight for racial and labor justice alongside Chavez, becoming one of the most defiant feminists of the twentieth century—and she continues the fight to this day, at 87. Read More
03.31.2014 | By Mariana Dussan |
After it’s modest box office success with $3 million dollars in 664 theaters, today on Cesar Chavez Day, many Hispanics and non-Hispanics are learning more about the man who fought for the rights of farmer immigrants back in the 60’s and 70’s. Diego Luna’s film ‘Cesar Chavez‘ hit a major cord for one of its cast members, Rosario Dawson – about producing one of her own films. We spoke to her about this and much more. Read More
03.7.2012 | By Jack Rico |
One of the most underrated Hispanic actors in Hollywood is Michael Peña. But little by little, his work is speaking volumes.
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