Cesar Chavez

1h 42min

Drama

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.

Production Companies

Televisa

Canana

Participant

Dream Management

Mr. Mudd

Image Nation Abu Dhabi

Cast

Michael Peña

Michael Peña

Cesar E. Chavez
Rosario Dawson

Rosario Dawson

Dolores Huerta
America Ferrera

America Ferrera

Helen Chavez
Jacob Vargas

Jacob Vargas

Richard Chavez
Gabriel Mann

Gabriel Mann

Bogdanovich Junior
Lisa Brenner

Lisa Brenner

Jackie Stringer
John Malkovich

John Malkovich

Bogdanovitch
Kevin Dunn

Kevin Dunn

Dr. Arlo
Mark Moses

Mark Moses

Fred Ross
Julian Sands

Julian Sands

Victore Representative
Maynor Alvarado

Maynor Alvarado

Chato Chavez
Yancey Arias

Yancey Arias

Gilbert Padilla
Wes Bentley

Wes Bentley

Jerry Cohen
Lorena McGregor

Lorena McGregor

Sylvia Chavez
Darion Basco

Darion Basco

Larry Itliong
Roberto Sosa

Roberto Sosa

Librado Chavez
Ron Perkins

Ron Perkins

Grower Jack
John Ortiz

John Ortiz

Eli Ordonez
Sara Banerjee

Sara Banerjee

Concerned Mother #1
Liv Boughn

Liv Boughn

Concerned Mother #2
Sarah Finigan

Sarah Finigan

UK Union Lady
Eli Vargas

Eli Vargas

Fernando Chavez
Dan Gordon

Dan Gordon

Radio News Reporter
Noé Hernández

Noé Hernández

Juan de la Cruz

Release date

28th Mar 2014

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, Español