By/Por Juan Rodriguez Flores, Executive Editor LWR Cesar Chavez Honored With Google Doodle On Easter, Sparking Religious Backlash Google honored Cesar Chavez with a doodle Sunday on the 86th anniversary of his birthday, drawing nationwide attention to the Latino civil rights leader and sparking a backlash among those upset with the company for taking [...]
By Sharon Hardee Jimenez, Senior Film Reviewer Latino Weekly Review A slow drizzle began in the morning of the late labor leaders’ birthday. The planned garden party launch of California’s only grassroots leadership for independent filmmakers “Bring Hollywood Home” was not enjoying the best late March weather. Organizers worried, “Would the 100 rsvp’d guests stay away on [...]
Por Juan Rodríguez Flores Aunque se mantuvo en secreto por largos meses, finalmente se dio a conocer que el actor, productor y cineasta mexicano Diego Luna está a punto de comenzar a dirigir la adaptación al cine de la vida del líder campesino y activista político chicano Cesar E. Chávez. Según los planes que se [...]