Cesar Chavez

Cesar Chavez

★ 6.2IMDb Score
Released:2014-03-28
Genre:Drama
Duration:102 min
Director:Diego Luna
Actors:Michael Peña, Rosario Dawson, America Ferrera, Jacob Vargas, Gabriel Mann
Production:Televisa, Canana, Participant, Dream Management, Mr. Mudd, Image Nation Studios
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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.

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