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# American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/american-masters/trailers/american-pachuco-the-legend-of-luis-valdez-eoshov/
- Published: 2026-08-07T20:00:32.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T23:00:14.000Z
- Description: Discover filmmaker and playwright Luis Valdez, a founding figure of the Chicano Movement.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: American Masters, #ZZZ_Show_528da9a2-8dd6-4ae8-885a-d59d89b91574, #geo-us, #v1.5, #ZZZ_Trailer_83645146-d5c4-458b-8581-faf7e4e8379c, #trailer

Follow the legacy of filmmaker and playwright Luis Valdez. A founding figure of the Chicano Movement, Valdez is best known for his play Zoot Suit, the Ritchie Valens biopic La Bamba and the theatre company El Teatro Campesino.