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.

Cesar Chavez (2014)

History is made one step at a time.

★ 6.2/10 March 28, 2014 102 min

Drama

Director: Diego Luna  ·  Writers: Keir Pearson, Timothy J. Sexton

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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Director

Diego Luna

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