ES 340 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Teatro Campesino, Dolores Huerta, Corrido
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Teamed up with cesar chavez and dolores huerta to create afc. Took inspiration from the catholic church and used double standard banners with religious icons in the movement. Brought theatre to the farm workers by having workers participate & doing it in the area where they worked on the back of a truck with props he found/made. He took the theatre to even the poorest of people. Acto: one act meant to educate and agitate. In lak" esh: translates to you are my other self ; if i do harm to you i do harm to myself. Corrido: ballad, song that tells a story. Zoot suit premiered at the marc taper theatre in la & sold out for 11 months straight. Only chicano play to go to broadway, even though it flopped once it got there. Allowed chicano gang members to tell their own story and represent themselves. The historical context 1980"s reagan in presidency https://www. jstor. org/stable/25744792?seq=4#page_scan_tab_contents.
