

Cesar Chavez
"History is made one step at a time."
Overview
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.
Movie Details
Budget
$10.0M
$10,000,000
Languages
English
+1 more
Studio
Televisa
+5 more
Key Crew

Diego Luna
Producer

Pablo Cruz
Producer

Diego Luna
Director
Cast

Michael Peña
Cesar E. Chavez

Rosario Dawson
Dolores Huerta

America Ferrera
Helen Chavez

Jacob Vargas
Richard Chavez

Gabriel Mann
Bogdanovich Junior

Lisa Brenner
Jackie Stringer

John Malkovich
Bogdanovitch

Kevin Dunn
Dr. Arlo

Mark Moses
Fred Ross

Julian Sands
Victore Representative

Maynor Alvarado
Chato Chavez

Yancey Arias
Gilbert Padilla

Wes Bentley
Jerry Cohen
Lorena McGregor
Sylvia Chavez

Darion Basco
Larry Itliong

Claudia de Vasco
Petra

Roberto Sosa
Librado Chavez

Ron Perkins
Grower Jack

John Ortiz
Eli Ordonez
Sara Banerjee
Concerned Mother #1