Cast & creator
Luis Valdez
Best known for Coco, La Bamba, La Bamba
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Luis Valdez (born June 26, 1940) is an American playwright, writer and film director. He is regarded as the father of Chicano theater in the United States. Description above from the Wikipedia article Luis Valdez, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Movies
22
film credits
Series
1
television credits
Career
7
1969–2026 · acting roles
Credit score
6.2
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (23)
Showing 23 of 23 credits
Movie
★ 8.2
Coco
Tío Berto / Don Hidalgo (voice)
2017
Movie
★ 7.3
La Bamba
Director
1987Movie
★ 7.3
La Bamba
Writer
1987
Series
★ 7.0
The Director's Chair
Self
2014
Movie
★ 5.7
Which Way Is Up?
Ramon Juarez
1977
Movie
★ 6.4
Zoot Suit
Director
1981Movie
★ 6.4
Zoot Suit
Writer
1981
Movie
Corridos! Tales of Passion and Revolution
Director
1987Movie
Corridos! Tales of Passion and Revolution
Writer
1987
Movie
★ 4.1
The Cisco Kid
Benito Juarez
1994Movie
★ 4.1
The Cisco Kid
Director
1994Movie
★ 4.1
The Cisco Kid
Screenplay
1994
Movie
American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez
Self
2026L
Movie
★ 4.8
La Pastorela: The Shepherd's Tale
Director
1991L
Movie
La Bamba
Executive Producer
L
Movie
La Bamba
Original Film Writer
O
Movie
★ 8.0
One for the Money: The Birth of Rock & Roll
2006
Movie
The Sellouts
Writer
1972
Movie
★ 6.5
Fighting for Our Lives
Writer
1975
Movie
★ 7.0
El Corrido: Ballad of a Farmworker
Director
1976Movie
★ 7.0
El Corrido: Ballad of a Farmworker
Writer
1976C
Movie
Cruz Reynoso: Sowing the Seeds of Justice
Narrator
2010
Movie
★ 5.8
I Am Joaquin
Director
1969