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Audiences rate it 13 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
A biography of the civil-rights activist and labor organizer Cesar Chavez. Chronicling the birth of a modern American labour movement, Cesar Chavez tells the story of the famed civil rights leader and labour organiser torn between his duties as a husband and father and his commitment to securing a living wage for farm workers. Passionate but soft-spoken, Chavez embraced non-violence as he battled greed and prejudice in his struggle to bring dignity to working people.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes38%
Metacritic51/100
Audiences rate it 13 points higher than critics do.
71 audience votes
Key crew
- Michael BrookOriginal Music Composer
- Diego LunaDirector
- Keir PearsonWriter
- Timothy J. SextonWriter
Cast
- Michael PeñaCesar E. Chavez
- Rosario DawsonDolores Huerta
- America FerreraHelen Chavez
- Jacob VargasRichard Chavez
- Gabriel MannBogdanovich Junior
- Lisa BrennerJackie Stringer
- John MalkovichBogdanovitch
- Kevin DunnDr. Arlo
- Mark MosesFred Ross
- Julian SandsVictore Representative
- Maynor AlvaradoChato Chavez
- Yancey AriasGilbert Padilla