Daniel Valdez Movies

  • 1979
    The China Syndrome

    The China Syndrome

    The China Syndrome

    7.21979HD

    While doing a series of reports on alternative energy sources, opportunistic reporter Kimberly Wells witnesses an accident at a nuclear power plant. W...

    The China Syndrome
  • 1987
    La Bamba

    La Bamba

    La Bamba

    7.1861987HD

    Los Angeles teenager Ritchie Valens becomes an overnight rock 'n' roll success in 1958, thanks to a love ballad called "Donna" that he wrote for his g...

    La Bamba
  • 1981
    Zoot Suit

    Zoot Suit

    Zoot Suit

    6.31981HD

    Part fact and part fiction, Zoot Suit is the film version of Luis Valdez's critically acclaimed play, based on the actual Sleepy Lagoon murder case an...

    Zoot Suit
  • 1995
    ...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him

    ...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him

    ...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him

    5.3331995HD

    Twelve-year-old Mexican-American Marcos (Jose Alcala) recalls the hardships of the previous year, reflecting on the arduous trek his migrant-worker fa...

    ...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him
  • 1982
    Working

    Working

    Working

    4.31982HD

    This musical adaptation of the Studs Terkel book examines the average worker's viewpoint--showing that he or she is anything but average. Based on a s...

    Working
  • 1999
    The Planet of the Hippies

    The Planet of the Hippies

    The Planet of the Hippies

    01999HD

    A young man is scammed by an engineer and an ex-hippie who promise to sell a glue that binds any surface he had invented and goes on a journey to the...

    The Planet of the Hippies
  • 1977
    Which Way Is Up?

    Which Way Is Up?

    Which Way Is Up?

    61977HD

    Orange picker Leroy Jones inadvertently becomes a union leader and is forced out of town, leaving behind his sex-obsessed father, Rufus, and timid spo...

    Which Way Is Up?
  • 1999
    Silvia Prieto

    Silvia Prieto

    Silvia Prieto

    6.9261999HD

    After her 27th birthday, Silvia Prieto decides to take charge of her life and make some changes. At the same time, she suddenly finds herself intertwi...

    Silvia Prieto
  • 2024
    The Sellouts

    The Sellouts

    The Sellouts

    02024HD

    A 1972 television adaptation of Los Vendidos, a one-act play by Chicano playwright Luis Valdez, a founding member of El Teatro Campesino. The play exa...

    The Sellouts
  • 1987
    Born in East L.A.

    Born in East L.A.

    Born in East L.A.

    5.7551987HD

    Rudy, an American of Hispanic descent, whose south-of-the-border looks show him no mercy during an immigration raid in a migrant worker factory. As hi...

    Born in East L.A.