“Not a nursery rhyme, not a comic book that’s not telling the truth, and [Connie] trusted me.” With the family’s help and permission, Luis Valdez penned “La Bamba,” weaving in the ...

Luis Valdez is regarded as one of the most important and influential ... Mr. Valdez has written numerous plays, authored numerous articles and books. His third anthology Mummified Deer and Other Plays ...

“Luis “Yaotenehuac” Valdez – Yaqui, Opata – is the son of Maria Virginia Diaz Rodriguez of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico and Luis Arturo Valdez Arias of Querobabi, Sonora, Mexico. Dr. Valdez was raised and ...

The book will also include essays by music writer RJ Smith and film journalist Carlos Aguilar (Aguilar is a regular Times contributor). Written and directed by Luis Valdez, the 1987 biopic chronicles ...