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The Farmer Theater: Cesar Chavez

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In English, El Teatro Campesino means The Farmer Theater. In 1965 with the support of Cesar Chavez, the theater was founded as “the cultural arm of the United Farm Workers” (Wikipedia). The actors were farmworkers that preformed on truck flat beds. In addition, the performances were held in the middle of fields in Delano, California. San Juan Bautista, California is the home of the theater as of 1971. One of the people to help get the theater going is Luis Valdez. Valdez comes from a family of migrant farmworker. He is a Mexican American that attended San Jose State University and briefly worked with San Francisco Mime Troupe. Early production focused on different traditions, Mexican folk humor, and religious dramas. El Teatro Campesino originally

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