In this essay, Huerta examines the Chicano experience depicted in four plays by Valdez: The Shrunken Head of Pancho Villa, Bernabé, Dark Root of a Scream, and Zoot Suit.

An interview with Luis Valdez, in In Their Own Words: Contemporary American Playwrights, by David Savran, Theatre Communications Group, 1988, pp. 257-71. In the conversation below, Valdez discusses the development of his drama and the forces that have had an impact on his work.

In the following interview, Valdez discusses his career as a playwright and the roles of politics and mysticism in his work.

In this essay, the authors trace the origins and evolution of El Teatro Campesino and Valdez's work with the group.

Here, Huerta surveys Valdez's career, stressing the playwright's continual questioning of notions of reality and identity.

In the following excerpt, Huerta traces Valdez's maturation as a playwright and director, and discusses the defining qualities of his work.

An American professor and critic, Huerta has written many books on Chicano literature and drama in addition to serving variously as founder, director, and actor in many Chicano theater groups in California. In the following essay, he and Harrop provide an overview of Valdez's career with El Teatro Campesino, focusing in particular on his development as a playwright.

In the following excerpt, Valdez defines "Chicano theatre" and discusses the significance of the acto in its development.

In the following essay, which was written in 1970, Valdez attempts to define a uniquely Chicano theater.