?adelante! [we are seeking a production grant in the amount of $700,000 for a project on the life of the chicano playwright, activist, and director luis valdez, whose ground-breaking theater…

This federal Project Grant award for $600,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Public Programs (CFDA 45.164) will support the production of a documentary film with the working title "ADELANTE!" The film will serve as a biographical portrait of the influential Chicano playwright, activist, and director Luis Valdez, exploring the history and significance of Chicano identity through the lens of Valdez's pioneering theatrical company El Teatro Campesino and his groundbreaking theater and film productions. The award will fund the development and broadcast of this documentary as part of PBS's American Masters series, providing the general public with an accessible humanities-focused exploration of this important cultural figure and the Chicano experience in America. The project will be led by the non-profit organization City Lore Inc., which has a track record of securing federal grants to support cultural documentation, education, and artistic production initiatives.

?adelante! [we are seeking a production grant in the amount of $700,000 for a project on the life of the chicano playwright, activist, and director luis valdez, whose ground-breaking theater company, EL teatro campesino, and pioneering theater and film productions, reimagined and redefined the chicano experience in america. The centerpiece of the project is a documentary film with the working title ?adelante! That will be broadcast as part of PBS? American masters series. More than just a profile of a prolific and important artist, ?adelante! Is a powerful portrait of the history and meaning of chicano identity seen through the lens of one of the most consequential latino artist of the 20TH century.]