playwright and filmmaker, founder of Teatro Campesino, Luis Valdez was awarded the Gallo of the Havana during the days of May Theatre. American by birth, but Mexican roots, has been one of the greatest defenders of Chicano identity. The display of Zoot Suit, his first film, is part of the event organized by the Casa de las Americas. In the words of Jaime Gomez Triana, theater director of the institution, said it is remarkable the presence amongst us of this man that we must recognize his "substantial contribution to the scene 'nuestroamericana'."
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