Luis Valdez - Early Works : Actos, Bernabe and Pensamiento Serpentino

by Valdez, Luis

• ISBN13: 9781558850033
• ISBN10: 1558850031
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1990-08-01
• Publisher: ARTE PUBLICO PRESS

Summary

Drama. EARLY WORKS: ACTOS, BERNABE AND PENSAMIENTO SERPENTINE is three books in one: 1) a collection of one act plays by Valdez and the famous farmworker theater, El Teatro Campesino, 2) one of the first fully realized, full-length plays by Valdez alone, and 3) an original narrative poem by Luis Valdez. In the first part are collected the original, improvised works of El Teatro Campesino that deal with the exploitation of Mexican farm labor in the California fields, the discrimination found by Mexicans in the schools, and Mexicans being turned into cannon fodder by the U.S. Army in Vietnam. Bernabe is a touching, Lorcaesque poetic drama about a town fool's enchantment and ultimate unity with the earth. Pensamiento serpentino is a long, philosophical poem, based on Mayan thought and cosmology, which analyzes the cultural, religious and political circumstances of Mexican Americans and prepares a metaphysical framework for their future.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Note on This Edition	p. 1
Introduction	p. 3
Notes on Chicano Theatre	p. 6
The Actos	p. 11
Actos	p. 15
Preface	p. 16
Las Dos Caras Del Patroncito	p. 17
Quinta Temporada 1966	p. 28
Los Vendidos 1967	p. 40
La Conquista De Mexico (a Puppet Show)	p. 53
No Saco Nada De La Escuela 1969	p. 66
The Militants 1969	p. 91
Huelguistas 1970	p. 95
Vietnam Campesino	p. 98
Soldado Razo 1971	p. 121
Bernabé	p. 134
Pensamiento Serpentino: A Chicano Approach to the Theatre of Reality	p. 168
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