Annotations for Names: Chicano Movement

I see the work of the Teatro as being a Chicano Latino theater company over the years, but it's been more than that. It's been a cultural institution. I think we've had an impact not just as a theater company, but as a mover, a mover and a shaker.

That's because El Teatro Campesino, which has produced television programs and motion pictures, and has been the spawning ground for some well-known Latino actors, has its roots in the very beginning of an important historical movement for Latinos, the Chicano movement for social and political recognition.

You've got to understand how the Teatro looked at the very beginning. People can say, okay, the Teatro started in 1965, but it wasn't just the Teatro. The farmworker's movement was going on. The Chicano movement started at that time as well, as far as I'm concerned.