Cesar Chavez (2014)
History is made one step at a time.
102 min
A biography of the civil-rights activist and labor organizer Cesar Chavez. Chronicling the birth of a modern American labour movement, Cesar Chavez tells the story of the famed civil rights leader and labour organiser torn between his duties as a husband and father and his commitment to securing a living wage for farm workers. Passionate but soft-spoken, Chavez embraced non-violence as he battled greed and prejudice in his struggle to bring dignity to working people.
- Release date
- February 14, 2014
- Country of origin
- United States, Mexico
- Budget
- $10,000,000
Trailer
Cast
- Michael Peña as Cesar Chavez
- America Ferrera as Helen Chavez
- Rosario Dawson as Dolores Huerta
- John Malkovich as Bogdanovich Senior
- Kerry Ardra as American Lady
- Maynor Alvarado as Chato Chavez
- Yancey Arias as Gilbert Padilla
- Wes Bentley as Jerry Cohen
- Sarah Banerjee as Concerned Mother #1
- Liv Boughn as Concerned Mother #2
Crew
- Diego Luna · Director
- Timothy J. Sexton · Writer
- Keir Pearson · Writer
- Pablo Cruz · Producer
- Lianne Halfon · Producer
- Diego Luna · Producer
- Larry Meli · Producer
- Michael Brook · Composer
- Enrique Chediak · Cinematographer
- Douglas Crise · Editor
- Miguel Schverdfinger · Editor
- Heidi Levitt · Casting director
- Ivonne Fuentes · Production designer
- Luie P. Garcia · Production designer