Our (S)heroes and Our Films

Dear Students and Teachers,

I feel for you if you are at a school that does not teach you your history. Some of you may be teachers who want to learn Raza history.

Let’s start with our sheroes and heroes. Here is a small list to get you started. At the bottom of the site (right side) you can find these (s)heroes and you can click on them to get started on learning about these change makers.

I have also enclosed links to some important films worth analyzing.

Let me know how I can continue to support you on your journey.

Con respeto,

César A. Preciado-Cruz (teolol)

14 year + educador, author: www.REVENGEofTHEillegalALIEN.com

Our Sheroes/Heroes

· Lolita Lebron-Puerto Rico · Cesar Sandino-Nicaragua (Spanish)

· Lucy Gonzalez-Parsons-Xicana · Farabundo Marti-El Salvador

· Rigoberta Menchu-Guatemala · Emiliano Zapata-Mexico

· Haydee Santamaria-Cuba · Tiburcio Vasquez-Mexican-American

· Claribel Alegria-El Salvador/Nicaragua · Simon Bolivar-Venezuela

· Frida Kahlo-Mexico · Hugo Chavez-Venezuela

· Emma Tenayuca-Mexican American · Roque Dalton-El Salvador

· Elvia Alvarado-Honduras · Ruben Salazar-Chicano

· Comandante Ramona-Mexico · Che Guevara-Argentina (Spanish)

· Comandante Maria-El Salvador (Spanish) · Reies Lopez Tijerina-Chicano

· Luisa Moreno-Guatemala · Tupac Amaru-Peru

· Judy Baca-Chicana · Jose Marti-Cuba

· Betita Martinez-Chicana · Subcomandante Marcos-Mexico

Dolores Huerta-Chicana

Cesar Chavez-Chicano

Websites/Links to Raza (Chicano/Latino) Films

· La Misma Luna (Under the Same Moon) · Zapatista!

· Walkout! · Black & Gold (Latin Kings)

· Pass the Mic (Latinos in HipHop) · The Gatekeeper

· Motorcycle Diaries (Che) · A Day Without a Mexican

· The Other Conquest · Price of Glory

· Senorita Extraviada (Juarez) · Pa'Lante: Young Lords

· Fight in the Fields (Cesar Chavez) · Revolution Will Not Be Televised

· Real Women Have Curves · Maria Full of Grace

· Undefeated · Pinero

· Blood In, Blood Out · In the Time of the Butterflies

· Wonderful Ice Cream Suit · Mi Familia

· American Me · The Burning Season

· Stand and Deliver · Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

· Lemon Grove Incident

· Our Women, Our Struggle (Boricua Women Freedom Fighters)

· Interview w/Gregory Nava (re: El Norte, Mi Familia)

· Latino Films at UC Berkeley · Latino Studies Documentaries

This is just to get you started…please email me new film titles or Raza (s)heroes that you want me to add to the site at: teolol@yahoo.com