Cesar Chavez

Synopsis

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.

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When & where

Streaming TBA

Top of the call sheet

• 
  Michael Peña
  as Cesar E. Chavez
• 
  Rosario Dawson
  as Dolores Huerta
• 
  America Ferrera
  as Helen Chavez
• 
  Jacob Vargas
  as Richard Chavez
• 
  Gabriel Mann
  as Bogdanovich Junior
• 
  Lisa Brenner
  as Jackie Stringer

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