Daniel Valdez

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The Planet of the Hippies

The Planet of the Hippies

1999

as Bultoni

Acting

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 ...

Silvia Prieto

Silvia Prieto

1999

as PolicĂ­a

7.1
Acting

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...

...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him

...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him

1995

as Bartolo

5.3
Acting

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

Born in East L.A.

Born in East L.A.

1987

as Norteno Trio

5.8
Acting

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...

La Bamba

La Bamba

1987

as Lelo

7.3
Acting

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

La Bamba

1987

Associate Producer

7.3
Producing

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...

Working

Working

1982

as Singer "Un Mejor Dia Vondra" (voice)

4.3
Acting

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...

Seguin

Seguin

1982

Music

A dramatization of the life of Juan Seguin, a heroic Mexican-Texan who became entangled in the struggle between two contrasting cultures in the turbul...

Zoot Suit

Zoot Suit

1981

as Henry Reyna

6.1
Acting

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

Zoot Suit

1981

Music

6.1

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...

The China Syndrome

The China Syndrome

1979

as Hector Salas

7.2
Acting

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

Which Way Is Up?

Which Way Is Up?

1977

as Chuy Estrada

6.1
Acting

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...

El Corrido: Ballad of a Farmworker

El Corrido: Ballad of a Farmworker

1976

as Beto

Acting

The film stars Felix Alvarez as Jesus Pelado Rasquachi, a young Mexican man who travels to the United States in search of work, suffering various unfo...

Fighting for Our Lives

Fighting for Our Lives

1975

Music

5.5

Fighting for Our Lives is a 1975 documentary film produced and directed by Glen Pearcy. The film documents the striking of California grape workers fr...

The Sellouts

The Sellouts

1972

Acting

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

The Sellouts

1972

Music Director

Directing

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...