His movie "La Bamba." about the life of the 1950s rock n roll star Ritchie Valens. won popular acclaim. and was the first film written and directed by a Chicano that was produced by a major motion picture company. As a child. Luis emigrated from Mexico with his family and became a migrant farm worker. In 1965. he founded El Teatro Campesino. which means "The Farm Workers Theater." He chose to create this theater in rural San Juan Bautista instead of moving to a big city in order to stay in touch with his roots and remain a true theater of farm workers. Luis has three sons. all of whom are involved in the arts. "I have to stress the importance of family in my life." he said.
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