Sundance Award-Winning ‘American Pachuco: The Legend Of Luis Valdez’ Releases Trailer, Sets Theatrical Release

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A documentary about Luis Valdez, the acclaimed playwright and filmmaker who shaped Chicano theater and cinema, is hitting theaters starting July 17 at New York's Film Forum. Directed by David Alvarado, "American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez" won awards at Sundance and will expand to Los Angeles the following week across multiple cinema chains including Laemmle, AMC, Maya Cinemas, and Alamo Drafthouse. The film chronicles Valdez's influential career spanning decades of groundbreaking work in arts and culture.