Sundance double prize-winning documentary American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez, the story of the groundbreaking Chicano activist and director, opens at Film Forum in NYC. Friday night’s screening — with Valdez, director David Alvarado and Lou Diamond Phillips — is sold out, and the weekend looks strong for the rare film of any size to debut with The Odyssey juggernaut.
The doc, which took the Sundance Festival Favorite Award and the Audience Award for U.S. documentary, celebrates the pioneering stage and screen director of Zoot Suit and La Bamba, who provided a platform for Chicano voices in the face
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