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The three readings by Valdez portrayed the Chicano/Mexican American struggle to establish their name and culture within the ‘freedom’ of the American society. Through Valdez’s contributions to the Chicano movement and revolution during the 1960’s, I was reminded of the need for unity and agreement to generate an effective plan of change. In the “Plan of Delano,” the advocating of the Chicano theater, and in the two-faced demonstration of the patron, I began to ponder on the cause and argument of the Mexican American revolution in this time; ethnicity and culture is to be cultivated and kept alive with the expression of action in the faith they proclaim to believe in. Undoubtedly, it is impossible to see change without works. The Chicano movement, in Valdez’s eyes, could only thrive by a power-driven people themselves, and the control of the patrons on the farm workers, as in “Las Dos Caras del Patroncito,” could only be loosened by exhibitions of protest fueled by integrity and determination. The most effective form of protest is not in violence, forceful acts, nor harsh words, but rather, effective protest is in the assembling of a people who know who they are and where they are to stand within a flourishing society despite all oppositions.
ReplyDeleteCeline Brianna Salas
The three readings by Luis Valdez were very interesting and provided great amount of detail of what was going on through the Chicano movement. Luis Valdez is the founder and artistic director of El Teatro Campesino which also means The Farmworkers Theatre. Valdez was often known by “godfather of Chicano theater”. Through these readings, I learned so much regarding the Chicano/Mexican American struggle. The Chicanos wanted to establish their own name and culture when it came to the freedom of the American Society. With the creation of El Teatro Campesino, Valdez ushered in a new movement of civil rights protest. He was driven by a mighty cause, and that cause led to him to create El Teatro Campesino. I thought it was very interesting how I discovered that Valdez and Cesar Chavez kind of helped each other in a way. Valdez enlisted in Chavez’s mission to organize farm workers into a comprehensive union. This is when Valdez brought several farm workers and students to create El Teatro Campesino. One thing that stuck with me the most, was how I learned that there are many ways to protest but violence isn’t one. Many Chicanos want to feel like they belong and feel appreciated. They want to be with people of their own kind and by bringing them to the theater it was like a goal accomplished. Valdez wanted to challenge Chicanos to become more involved in the art, the lifestyle, and the political and religious act of doing teatro. Overall these readings were very intriguing and gave me a better sense of what was trying to be accomplished by Valdez. Valdez such as Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez is another important historic figure in Mexican American history.
ReplyDeleteMichael Garcia
"We seek our basic, God-given rights as human beings." I just admire her how she opened up with "basic" which makes other look ridiculous because it proves that the way they were treating them was horrible and unjust. And its devastating to see how much they have suffered but what was so powerful of her to say was that they are already in so much pain they should might as well use that suffer for justice. "Because we have suffered- and are not afraid to suffer- in order to survive, we are ready to give up everything, even our lives, in our fight for social justice." Just so powerful and sturdy that it gave me chills. They are already suffering, so might as well suffer for a cause. Whats even more great about this is that she mentions that they are going to fight, but they are going to fight peacefully. "We shall do it without violence because that is our destiny." It just proves to show how badly they wanted this. She also adds a lot of stuff about religion. In my opinion, I think that was what gave them the strength to fight their battle. They were so strong in faith and followed the way Jesus did things, which was never with violence. I believe they felt powerful and unstoppable.
ReplyDeleteJoanne Lopez
Just as the American colonies sought independence from the tyranny of the British Empire, the farmworkers did the same from the socioeconomic injustices that were brought upon them. In Valdez’s “Plan for Delano” I found it to be a form of constitution, a document embodying fundamental principles according to how they (the farm workers) should be overseen. This document demonstrated that the farm workers were not afraid anymore, that something should be done to make their voices heard. They were not afraid to suffer, after all that is how they lived most of their lives, it was something they knew very well, and were willing to endure it as long as it took until they saw a noticeable change. In “Notes on Chicano Theatre” Valdez put across the importance that these “Actos” had on the chicanos. They were sometimes intricate and highly intimate narratives and other times plain, unadorned punch-lines. Independent on how involved or how simple these actos were they still had a strong effect. “They educated the pueblo toward an appreciation of social change.” Inviting audience to participate in these made it more intimate for the community who in harmony with the teatro grew and changed, along with their struggles. In “Las Dos Caras del Patroncito” Luis Valdez brought to light the hypocrisy that many of the laborers have to endure. How society doesn’t want them to succeed and get ahead, because that will bring more unwanted problems in the long run. But yet these people who are succeeding seem to be handling it well. At the end of this acto the farmworker just walks away with a cigar, epitomizing that the acknowledgement of his self-worth is all he pursued. (282)
ReplyDelete-Victor D. Gaytan
After reading the three pieces of text, I learned a bit more about another person who was involved in the Chicano movement and in a way was also an important part of the movement. This person was Luis Valdez and around the 1960’s he found a new way to protest without violence, which is one of the things I most admire about our people in this time. They found a way to find justice without any violence. Luis Valdez used “El Teatro Campesino” to spread the message of the importance to be united. This was not only art, it was more on the realistic side, conveying strong messages and in a way it was a vital role in the Chicano movement. I also learned about how Cesar Chavez and Luis Valdez had planned the Delano plan and what it was based on. I found it very interesting that this plan was based on another which I did not know about. This people, Cesar Chavez, Luis Valdez, among others, made a huge impact in our culture, in the Mexican American culture. They showed the importance of being united and how we should all do something about an injustice that is being made. Like Cesar Chavez believed, actions speak for themselves and I also believe that change begins with us doing something about a certain situation we find not to be fair.
ReplyDeleteGuadalupe Cazares
Each reading had an impact on me because I was able to somewhat understand Luis Valdez’s perspective during this time period. For example, on the reading “Plan of Delano” it shows that the farm workers were extremely tired and upset because they were not given their “rights” ever since they had arrived. They were now willing to fight so that their voices could be heard. The farmworkers suffered a lot from all of the injustices which makes it understandable on why they started to be part of pilgrimages. As mentioned in a video “The pilgrimage we make symbolizes the long historical road we have traveled in this valley alone, and the long road we have yet to travel with much penance in order to bring about the revolution we need.” This shows that the farm workers were ready to do anything in order to get their liberation. In the “Notes on Chicano Theatre,” it was very useful to reach all types of people with the message Luis Valdez wanted to spread out. He believed in the importance of being united because it was the only way to actually make huge changes on all of the injustices. All of these “actos” had a huge effect on chicanos because of their strong meaning behind them. As mentioned in the text, “A struggle like the huelga needs every person it can to serve its immediate goals in order to survive.” This is another quote that shows how working together will make them stronger in order to fights. I really enjoyed “Las Dos Caras del Patroncito” because of the way they created the act. It is incredible how the farmworkers had to be their “slaves” and did not get paid enough in order to buy their basic needs. As often said in Mexico, “los ricos cada vez mas ricos y los pobres cada vez mas pobres.” It will always be hard for “patroncitos” to see how farm workers have started to succeed slowly to the point where they will not have to work for them anymore. You can be the boss but a person should always show respect that you would like to receive. (360)
ReplyDeleteBruno Morales
Reading the first reading of valdez was devastating because workers had poor working conditions and didn't have good pay. This reminded me of the rising of industrialization in the United States with the child labor and harsh working conditions, too. Anyways, Religion comes back into play. People believed that the La Virgen de la Guadalupe would hear them out. Even other workers praised their own religion because it was what they believed would save them and hear them out such as believing in a miracle. One thing I will always love about my culture is the amount of belief we have for our religion. We feel that "Dios no pone or no quita algo del camino por algo y siempre sera una bendicion" anotherwards, things just don't happen because they happen, it's for a reason. It's devastating to know how many people have been going through such a harsh time to realize that we are blessed now. Not only that but, it makes the current generation appreciate and work harder for what we have and maybe even take advantage of it. The chicano theatre is an interesting aspect of what has grown within the origin today because that's where the people express their feelings. However, they must the difference between reality and what can happen on stage. This is interesting because the old movies show so much of what has happened in the those days. They act with so much passion so they can communicate with the audience to what's going on. It's like another way to ask for help and attention. It's eye opening to see how much farm workers went through just to get what they have even today.
ReplyDeleteYARAZETH RAMIREZ
Reading these works made me realize how important something as minuscule as theater can be in a civil rights movement. Theater seemed like a wild investment for the movement to be involved in at first, but representation was a very big deal for the Chicano and farm worker movements in the 1960's. Things like this had to be very carefully coordinated with Cesar Chavez and Dolores, because it was crucial that they captured the cruelty white Americans had displayed to the poor farm workers. That is why when I read the play, I was rather disgusted. It was a petty, cruel display that the patroncito had shown toward the loyal farm worker. He literally treated him like a dog, or an item, and it is heartbreaking to know that that once was a reality for the farm workers. They had to work "harder, harder, harder!" while getting payed cents by the hour, with little respect for their human life. If only the whites could have been in their shoes, faced what they had to have faced, worked half as hard as them, they would not treat them as terribly as they have. Everyone should respect the farm workers for who they are, both as hard working Americans and proud Mexicans.
ReplyDeleteMichael Gonzalez
In these three readings by Luis Valdez, he as well as Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta had a big role in the Chicano movement. Like mentioned before, these types of protests and strikes were non violent. Luis Valdez’s famous “El Teatro Campesino”, portrayed the importance to stay united. I loved “Las Dos Caras del Patroncito” because it had some kind of humor and realization. As the farmworker treats the “Patroncito” with much respect, he treats him like a dog. Funny how the Patroncito was telling the farmworker how he had it easy and how he didn’t have any bills to pay like he did. “Ever heard of huelga? Or Cesar Chavez?” the Patroncito brings up this sense of “why are you fighting when you have it all?” type of deal. When the role gets switched around he realizes all the difficulties Mexicans face even when they don’t have pills to pay. Sure they may not be paying anything, but the conditions and little pay are devastating. Patroncito couldn’t even handle being a farmworker for not even a day. “You know that damn Cesar Chavez is right? You can’t do this for less than two dollars an hour…” No que no, Patroncito!
ReplyDeleteGiselle Sanchez
After reading all three readings the one that really impressed me was the “las dos Cara Del Patroncito (1965)” by Luis Valadez, the reason why it impressed me was because it’s so real it was a lot of truth bosses here in the U.S are DOUBLE FACES at first they would do anything for you to work with them they would make you feel important like if you’re the best at what you do and they will make you feel like you’re so lucky to be working for them without having to pay bills like el Patroncito said to the Farmworker, sadly that just one side the “pretty side”. There was one sentence that really got me mad, it said the following: “I’m going to let you in on a little secret. Sometimes I sit up there in my office and think to myself: I wish I was a Mexican. Said the Patroncito to the farmworker. I mean this is totally Bull, what U.S citizen would want to trade all their expensive stuff just to live a Mexican life. If he would really wanted that instead of him mistreating all the workers he should get them a better salary, get them better housing, also they should go and prove the Mexicans that they enjoy or at least like working in the fields with a 100 degree temperature. When you start getting more props about your job and or you start getting offers of better paying jobs they will start to show you the other side the “bad side”. They usually start telling you that you aren’t worthy of working with them, that you don’t deserve being in this country, also they would start making you look bad in front of those person that offer you jobs. I mean it’s sad that it’s still happening nowadays to farmworkers I really related to this reading and it makes me sad because instead of helping out those in more need you make them drown even more.
ReplyDelete-Mayra Saldaña
In “The plan of Delano” Valdez stated the reasons that inspired to go in strike and what they wanted to change. As he mentioned the Mexican people have historically been fighters since the revolution. I believe Valdez was coincident that if they wanted to get more people into the movement they had to create a well-structured plan specifying how these strikes had to be done, with no violence because hard workers believed in peace, they were no assassins, they just wanted the rights they deserved as human beings.
ReplyDeleteAbout the notes of “The Chicano Theatre” in my understanding, I believe Valdez says that as Chicanos we have to find our identity, we must fight united because it is the only way we can achieve the justice, we are Chicanos people who sacrifice everything to make justice.
I really enjoyed reading “Las dos Caras del patroncito”, I thought it was going to be bored because I don’t like the plays, but this one was an interesting one because I could understand the message perfectly, this is that “It is easy to criticize but actually you don’t know what a person is going through until you put yourself in the shoes of others”. The patroncito had a bad idea of the farmworkers and Cesar Chavez but once he changed roles with his worker he could see the misery that the workers were going through.
Missael Salinas
All three readings by Luis Valdez are really eye-opening, but I was really impressed with the first two readings. In the reading “The Plan of Delano” I like the fact that they talk about the social justice in farm labor. We all can agree that they are still cases out there about farmworkers getting discriminated, not getting enough money to support their families and they are other that stay quite because they freer if they talk their families and them are going to suffer even more. Also something I liked about this reading was when they talked about their beliefs in a higher power. I’m a person that don’t really believe in all that but I respect the fact that other do, like them that they believe in “God-given right as human beings”. In the second reading “Las Dos Caras Del Patroncito” I found this story an eye opener because Valdez is right bosses think that they are better than their employees and they think that they are always going to be better them but they are wrong everybody is equal and nobody should believe that they are superior then the rest. I don’t like the fact that the bosses tell their workers that they are privilege to work with them and that they live free, that they don’t have to worry about bills like them and them make them self like the less fortunate so that farmworkers would feel that his right that they don’t have too much problems like them.
ReplyDeleteAshley Escalante
After reading all three articles I got a great understating of the Chicano movement. During this time, they were experiencing harsh working conditions, long hours with little to no pay, and getting treated like cattle. After suffering for so long they decide enough was enough and decide to take matters in their own hands. As result people such as Ceaser Chavez and Luis Valdez emerge as leaders to fight for the right of their people. They orchestrated strikes that lasted for years, some even went beyond the strikes to prove their dedication to the cause. Chavez for example went on a fast, for days that nearly caused him to collapse. Aside from that experience, one of the articles that caught my attention was “Las dos Cara del Patroncito,” it’s crazy how the boss was telling the farmer that he had it good working for him. Just cause the farmer didn’t have to pay for rent, got free rides and food, he shouldn’t complain about his work condition. It was upsetting when the boss told the farmer that he wished he was a Mexican, he wanted the same “benefits of the free rent, rides, and food.” This statement shows how the Mexican race faced numerous obstacles that prevented them from having basic human rights that all should be entitled to. The courage that Chavez and Valdez had influenced the people to finally fight for their rights.
ReplyDeleteSandy Martinez
Luis Valdez showed his fight for justice for all minorities in this country. By these readings Valdez emphasizes his want for others to see why they needed a change for freedom from oppression. In “The Plan of Delano,” he wrote out a plan that would bring awareness to their protest for liberation from the bad treatment the farm worker was receiving by the Delano Grape Farm Owners. Through generations, Mexican Americans have suffered by the inequality and injustice from the privileged white man, and they will not stand for it any longer. Valdez’s plan is an inspiration for all those who wanted to fight against the injustice. It’s a plan that stands for everything they believe from being equal to unifying minority groups to strengthen their cause. What I felt to be truly encouraging was this statement written by Valdez, “because we have suffered-and are not afraid to suffer-in order to survive.” This phrase alone can be such a powerful message toward the movement in that it shows their true strength and willingness to give everything up for the lasting equality this movement can grant them. “Notes on Chicano Theatre,” I felt that Valdez knew that the Chicanos and their culture was full of life. They were acting to be revolutionary in everything they did. The last reading, I read was “Las Dos Caras del Patroncito,” which was the first performance to take place during the Grape Strike. The overall message I gathered was of the relationship of the farm worker and the farm owner. Although it is only a play the relationship was a reenactment of how the workers were treated. The patron was ignorant as to how wrongly treated the workers went through. They were belittled by the farm owner. What I found to be interesting was that once the “Patron,” was put in the shoes of the farmworker he realized all the poor conditions the workers were given. The statement I feel was being said in this splay was that the farm owner will never see what is wrong with their system unless they are shown the injustice, and that’s what the movement was doing. It was bringing awareness to the inequality the workers had to endure. By Valdez readings you come to see his passion for this movement which contributed to the strength and courage this movement had.
ReplyDeleteAlma De La Llana
In these three readings I did a reflection on everything that I learned. The one that I think was more refined and fervent was “The plan of Delano” because, I just went out of this world and I thought of the past, the present and the future. It was so unfair how they were ready to give up everything just to fight for social justice, and how they were treated like the lowest of the low. This got me thinking of the present time how Mexican American’s are still treated unequally. Probably they don’t get treated harshly like back then but, they do go through injustices all black skin color race. And how there’s still no change towards this attitude and treatment to the Mexican Americans. My grandma always told me what Benito Juarez said, “el respeto al derecho ajeno es la paz.” This means that in order for you to earn respect there has to be peace, and right now there’s no peace because there’s always a fight of who is more superior than who. I respect everyone’s believes and, I believe that everyone should start respecting each other for our kids and granddaughters: our future. So let’s start a change not only for ourselves but for people that are being affected by natural disasters and war.
ReplyDeletestephanie nicole cantu
The writings from Luis Valdez are very interesting, they display the lives of farmworkers in a very unique perspective. I like how The Plan ofDelano is very detailed on what the Union wanted to accomplish, how desperate they were to change the lives of thousands of farmworkers and their families. It was impressive to read Valdez’s words when he said: “We seek our basic, God-given rights as human beings”. This quote shows how tired they were of the miserable lives of farmworkers.
ReplyDeleteThe most impacting piece of writing was definitely Las Dos Caras del Patroncito (1965). It is astonishing the way Luis Valdez exposes how inhumane farmers were; the frivolity with which they treated farmworkers and how inferior these workers were for them. This farmer did not know any other life than the one he had inherited from his grandfather. He did not know how hard it is to work for something, how much work you have to put in the land in order to have successful harvests, all he knew was to enjoy the abundant life he had.
It makes me sad to read how farmworkers lived, despite the fact that there were the reason why farmers were successful, they were not good enough to obtain a decent pay, a decent house to live in, and decent conditions to provide a good life to their children. Sadly, farmworkers accepted that type of treatment because they did not know the magnitude the power Mexicans had. It is until you are on the other side of the story that you understand how difficult life was for this farmers, just like El Patroncito did. At the end, he was begging for Cesar Chavez and the union organizers to help him because he knew that the life ahead of him was a miserable one.
Finally, the Chicano Theatre to me is nothing more than us as Mexican-Americans having the right to express ourselves, to show the world how we have succeeded in a country where we were seen as trash, inferior to Europeans. Having the courage to stand up and express how together we can accomplish a better life is what a Chicano teatro is all about.
-Rossy Tapia Cervantes
After reading these articles it extended my knowledge on the Chicano movement, like the fact that they had to work on long shift hours for such low payment or should I say almost as no payment. After seen all this suffer such as Cesar Chaves, Dolores and Luis Valdez began to support this people for their right. Valdez wanted to make a difference he wanted to show why is it that a need should be done for these people that where been slaves that they needed a change of freedom from oppression, but he wanted to do it without violence. Moreover, I also learn that both Chavez and Valdez planned the Delano plan and what it was based on. This had a huge impact in the Mexican American culture for good. He also spoke out and fought for what he thought was right for those people been mistreated. In the “Notes on Chicano Theatre,” it was very useful to reach all types of people with the message Luis Valdez wanted to spread out. This showed me that all he wanted to make some huge changes on all the injustice. Am thank full that God put leaders like that I am that type of persons that have plenty of faith in God and If he used this person was for a purpose.
ReplyDelete(Maria Leal
As I was reading these three readings by Luis Valdez it showed he’s involvement and role in the movement. He had a big part to do with it just as Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta did. Reading this and knowing that there was a third person fighting and speaking for what they believed in is amazing especially since again as it is well known how hard it was to speak or fight for what you believed in around that time. They all have much in common because they were all leaders and inspirations to people, and therefore they were successful. People believed and trusted in them, just as we discussed in class about Dolores Huerta, she did and said what she felt was right not caring about what others said or thought of her. In the Plan of Delano, Valdez states “Our sweat and our blood have fallen on this land to make other men rich” you can hear the frustration and anger in this sentence because it is a fact. This one sentence is so powerful and stood out to me because they weren’t getting credited or even the acknowledgment which they deserved. Instead they were getting it taken away. Even until the present-day farmworkers are still not appreciated enough or even get paid enough to support their family. I can relate to this in a way because my dad use to tell me stories on when him and my uncle would work in the fields, how hard it was and how little they got paid. Even though they got paid very little they were more than happy and learned the meaning of earning a dollar. I believe because he experienced that he is so tough on me when it comes to my education, how important it is to get my degree and get a well-paid job. In Las Dos Caras del Patroncito where it says they only get paid eighty-five cents an hour is crazy, there is no words to describe this. That is not enough to support one-person better yet a whole family. As I continue to read theses readings in this class just makes me open my eyes more and speak up for what you believe in even if you’re the only one. It shows how important it is to be a leader and speak your mind, as well how grateful we are today compared to how rough they had it then.
ReplyDeleteBrandi Rae Rodriguez
Luis Valdez’s readings provided us with not only insight on the “plan” was but also the tools they used to achieve the goals stated on it. He comments on the Plan of Delano saying that he read it at all the stops made throughout the march which I find to be a very useful tactic, reminding the people why they are here and what they are fighting for during times of injustice. Besides marching, el teatro is a very effective tool, according to the author, to achieve social justice. On Notes on Chicano Theater, Valdez states “This type of theater will require real dedication; it may, indeed, require a couple of generations of Chicanos devoted to the use of the theater as an instrument in evolution of our people.” (9) Even today we see the media have a big impact on politics and the views of society as a whole, therefore it is clear to see that these type of outlets could be crucial to making huge social changes. In Las Dos Caras del Patroncito, Luis Valdez does a good job in using clear exaggerations, like the boss wearing a pig mask, in order to get across important points and an overall description of the way the huelgistas felt towards their employers. The way they depicted the subordinate farm worker as an obedient dog towards the patroncito shows that these revolutionaries felt betrayed and disappointed by the Chicanos who decided to stay and work for their oppressor. While comedic, the play showed true satire of the hypocrisy of these rich white men.
ReplyDeleteAndrea Juarez
All three readings by Valdez had very correlating information that reiterated the mistreatment of Chicanos. In the first reading I read, “the plan of Delano,” it states elements that led to the protesting of the Delano grape farmworkers and some of their countering plans. It suggests that before the march to Sacramento began farmworkers were mistreated and underpaid ridiculously. They despised the fact that their hard work, blood, sweat, and even sometimes tears were underseen and was only benefitting the rich. This unjust system, starving wages, forced migration, and sicknesses was proof that their race was suffering badly and needed to be heard regardless of the circumstances they faced. One of the main strategies implemented stated that to succeed in this movement they were going to need self-driven people dedicating themselves by taking action. Instead of suffering continuously for food & wages, they made it a point to rather suffer for the exploitation their children were coming to face. As I continued the readings, I became even more furious at the fact that it says farmworkers were treated like dogs and objects because my family has personally worked there for majority of their lives and it would’ve infuriated me to have seen them go through such treatment. Instead of rebelling with violence, like Africans during the civil rights movement, it was clear that we had to protest differently, non-violently, and with unity. I enjoyed the last reading, “las dos casas de patroncito,” because it demonstrates the bosses trying to do the same job as the farmworkers but simply cannot go more than a week doing that labor for a low amount of pay. This went to show how mistreated farmworkers were and got them to understand the feeling of a farmworker’s life. (292)
ReplyDeleteAdrian Martinez
In the first reading “Commentary of Luis Valdez on Plan of Delano” explains the purpose why Mexicans-Americans feel and wanted to start a movement. It describes the suffrage farmworkers had to pass through daily in their life. This suffrage served as motivation to unite the workers to win the cause. These workers were also humans who wanted to live with dignity and be treated equally because they played an important role in the society during that times. “Las Dos Caras del Patroncito” was an entertaining story of what was a conversation between el patroncito and a work farmer. Going beyond this act we can see how the impact that Chavez was having on both the farmworkers and the growers. The owners tried to show his workers the “good” life they were having. I think the patron is doing what most of the owners of growing companies did during this time to make sure he was affected by the movement. “Notes on Chicano Theater” is an interesting reading, because I remember how farmworkers used theater to send a message of how they were treated. Luis Valdez it telling that we should not let the Chicano theater die, instead we should use it to express the main concerns that surround our culture within our society.
ReplyDeleteLuis Reyna
As I keep reading, I keep finding out that it was not just Cesar Chavez putting all the work in the Chicano movement, it was also Dolores Huerta and Luis Valdez. The reading “Las Dos Caras del Patroncito” was very shocking to me because that’s just a representation of how these farmworkers were being treated back then, and it is very sad how the patroncito made the farmworker act like a dog and how he told him how lucky he was for having free food, a free place to stay, which by the way was full of rats and roaches, and for earning very little an hour because he did not have to pay for a house, car or a wife. These farmworkers were living in very poor conditions and made them believed it was the best for them. It is good to know that today farmworkers get paid enough to not starve and to have a decent place to stay and this is all thanks to the people who fought in the Chicano movement.
ReplyDeleteYadira de Leon
I really enjoyed reading about Notes on Chicano Theatre;” and “Las Dos Caras del Patroncito”. From my experience being in theater it helps give audience the entertainment they need. Luis Valdez really gave hope and entertainment to the people. Farmers are usually fed up with their work and have no means of relaxing or entertainment but Valdez changed that. Plays and musical can be comedy or emotional. Valdez chose to be humorous when it came to his art. It was different unique and made people feel better and alive. Reading the script from “Las Dos Caras del Patroncito” was really interesting and amusing. Valdez was able to show the struggle of what workers go through by producing a comedy. Even though labor is rough the audience was able to laugh about their experiences. Valdez makes very good points when he talks about the “Boss”. Every boss thinks that they have the hardest job in the world. Being rich is nothing compared to working hard in the fields. Some people were born into wealth having no worry in the world. Others have to work hard. They get their hands dirty covered in cuts and bruises for what just to get paid only $2.00 an hour.
ReplyDeleteVictoria Galvan