Song for Cesar

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Song for Cesar

2022

1h 25m

Documentary

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A tribute to Cesar Chavez, the farmworker movement and the United Farm Workers Union. Through the lens of music, artists explore how Chavez's legacy of peaceful protest, perseverance and artistic inspiration can change the world.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

03/17/2022

3/4

The stirring documentary is stuffed with vintage archival photos and features memorable commentary from dozens, including Carlos Santana, Joan Baez, Dolores Huerta and countless others.

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

03/11/2022

“A Song for Cesar” doesn’t need to be slick to reveal its beating heart. It’s the kind of labor of love that brings recent history into colorful and tuneful focus.

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Carlos Aguilar

TheWrap

03/10/2022

“Song for Cesar” fills in a unique angle in the tapestry of Chicano history.

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

03/21/2022

It was a long, bitter battle, but one that would play a huge role in the flowering of Chicano Power as both a civil rights movement and cultural renaissance. Emphasizing that latter element is what distinguishes Song for Cesar...

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Julian Roman

MovieWeb

03/08/2022

3.5/5

Song for Cesar is a vibrant musical retrospective of the artists who supported the plight of farm workers in America. It recalls a sweeping grassroots movement that demanded change through non-violent protests.

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Ray Lobo

Film Threat

03/04/2022

7/10

Less an exercise in stilted history and more of an entertaining historical narrative with a musical heartbeat.

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A tribute to Cesar Chavez, the farmworker movement and the United Farm Workers Union. Through the lens of music, artists explore how Chavez's legacy of peaceful protest, perseverance and artistic inspiration can change the world.

Director: Andres Alegría, Abel Sanchez
Producer: Andres Alegría, Abel Sanchez
Screenwriter: Andres Alegría, Abel Sanchez
Production Co: Song for Cesar
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 25m

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