Willie Velasquez: Your Vote is Your Voice

Hector Galán | Documentary

2016 | 60 minutes | United States

Willie Vleasquez examines obstacles Latinos had to overcome to obtain representation and addresses issues facing Latinos today.

Synopsis

Political empowerment for Latinos in the U.S. has always been difficult. A Mexican-American butcher's son from Texas, Willie Velasquez questioned the lack of Latino representation in city government, propelling him into a lifelong battle to gain political equality for Latinos. This film examines obstacles Latinos had to overcome to obtain representation and addresses issues facing Latinos today.

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Galán, Hector (television producer)
Galán, Hector (screenwriter)
Galán, Hector (television director)
Ledesma Galán, Evelyn (television producer)
Valdez, Luis (narrator)

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Cinematography, Tom Taylor; editor, Justin Netti; original music by Joseph Julian Gonzalez.


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DIRECTOR: Hector Galán

NATIONALITY: United States

YEAR: 2016

GENRE: Documentary

LANGUAGE: English

COLOR / B&W: Color

GRADE LEVEL: Middle School, High School, College, Adults

SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE

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