Teatro Campesino (Organization)

Dates:
Active 1965
Active 1989
English, Spanish; Castilian,

Biographical notes:

El Teatro Campesino began in 1965 with short performances in the fields of California's Central Valley for audiences of farmworkers. By 1970 the Teatro had gained an international reputation and had inspired the formation of many other Chicano/Hispanic theater companies. It is now considered the most influencial of such theater companies.

From the description of Teatro Campesino archives, 1965-1988. (University of California, Santa Barbara). WorldCat record id: 213870281

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  • Theater
  • Advertising fliers
  • Mexican Americans
  • Mexican Americans
  • Mexican American theater
  • Mexican American theater
  • Mexican American theater
  • Nonprofit organizations
  • Organizational change
  • Religious drama
  • Theater programs
  • Vietnam War, 1961-1975

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  • California (as recorded)
  • California (as recorded)
  • California (as recorded)

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