Luis Valdez is an American playwright, screenwriter, film director, and actor. Regarded as the father of Chicano film and playwriting, Valdez is best known for his play Zoot Suit, his movie La Bamba, and his creation of El Teatro Campesino.Michael Mark Chemers is Full Professor of Dramatic Literature and Chair of the Department of Performance, Play & Design at the University of California at Santa Cruz, U.S.A. He is currently Scholar-in-Residence at El Teatro Campesino.Jorge A. Huerta is Chancellor’s Associates Professor of Theatre Emeritus at the University of California, San Diego, U.S.A. He is a leading authority on contemporary Chicana/o and U.S. Latina/o theatre who has lectured throughout the US, Latin America, and Western Europe. He has published many articles, books, and reviews, and has edited three collections of plays.

• PrefaceLife in the Underworld: Introduction to Fin Del Mundo Fin Del MundoA Tale of Love and Survival: Introduction to Valley of the HeartValley of the HeartThe Chicana/os Colonial Roots in Mexico: Introduction to Adiós Mamá CarlotaAdiós Mamá Carlota

Luis Valdez is an American playwright, screenwriter, film director, and actor. Regarded as the father of Chicano film and playwriting, Valdez is best known for his play Zoot Suit, his movie La Bamba, and his creation of El Teatro Campesino.Michael Mark Chemers is Full Professor of Dramatic Literature and Chair of the Department of Performance, Play & Design at the University of California at Santa Cruz, U.S.A. He is currently Scholar-in-Residence at El Teatro Campesino.Jorge A. Huerta is Chancellor’s Associates Professor of Theatre Emeritus at the University of California, San Diego, U.S.A. He is a leading authority on contemporary Chicana/o and U.S. Latina/o theatre who has lectured throughout the US, Latin America, and Western Europe. He has published many articles, books, and reviews, and has edited three collections of plays.

• PrefaceLife in the Underworld: Introduction to Fin Del Mundo Fin Del MundoA Tale of Love and Survival: Introduction to Valley of the HeartValley of the HeartThe Chicana/os Colonial Roots in Mexico: Introduction to Adiós Mamá CarlotaAdiós Mamá Carlota

Luis Valdez is an American playwright, screenwriter, film director, and actor. Regarded as the father of Chicano film and playwriting, Valdez is best known for his play Zoot Suit, his movie La Bamba, and his creation of El Teatro Campesino.Michael Mark Chemers is Full Professor of Dramatic Literature and Chair of the Department of Performance, Play & Design at the University of California at Santa Cruz, U.S.A. He is currently Scholar-in-Residence at El Teatro Campesino.Jorge A. Huerta is Chancellor’s Associates Professor of Theatre Emeritus at the University of California, San Diego, U.S.A. He is a leading authority on contemporary Chicana/o and U.S. Latina/o theatre who has lectured throughout the US, Latin America, and Western Europe. He has published many articles, books, and reviews, and has edited three collections of plays.

• PrefaceLife in the Underworld: Introduction to Fin Del Mundo Fin Del MundoA Tale of Love and Survival: Introduction to Valley of the HeartValley of the HeartThe Chicana/os Colonial Roots in Mexico: Introduction to Adiós Mamá CarlotaAdiós Mamá Carlota