Cesar Chavez

The United Farm Workers leader and civil rights activist who managed to get housewives to stop buying grapes is the subject of this biopic.

"...question we’re overdue for a good biopic of Cesar Chavez, the inspirational labor leader, civil rights activist, and co-founder..."

March 28, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Gina Chavez Sees the Light

Latin-infused songstress on her new sound and new marriage

"...floral arrangements, and herding extended families. For musician Gina Chavez, add one more item to the prenuptial to-do list:..."

Sept. 14, 2018 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

Gina Chavez Q&A

AMA winner raises funds for Conspire Theatre

"...Music Awards’ Musician of the Year and her Gina Chavez Trio tonight at the All Saint’s Episcopal Church...."

Sept. 24, 2015 News Post by Nina Hernandez

Gina Chavez Video Release Fills the Stateside

Newly minted Musician of the Year has come a long way in a year

"...State Theatre with Black Fret donors Saturday night, Gina Chavez debuted the music video for her Austin Music Awards..."

April 13, 2015 Music Post by Nina Hernandez

Crestina Chavez Promotion

Your News Now promotes Chavez to managing editor

"...Time-Warner Cable-owned Your News Now has promoted Crestina Chavez to managing editor of the 24-hour, local cable news..."

April 19, 2011 Screens Post by Belinda Acosta

Checking In: Gina Chavez Talks to the Moon

Latina dynamo isn’t simply sitting around chillin’

"...Last week, Gina Chavez graced the cover of the Chronicle in a guide..."

April 6, 2020 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Inspiration of Jesus Chavez

Why a top-ranked boxer, jailed once and deported twice, became the subject of a documentary and a Fighter for the American Dream

"...and maybe a few teeth. For Jesus "El Matador" Chavez, the top-ranked junior lightweight contender, the stakes are much..."

Feb. 9, 2001 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

How Austin Musician Gina Chavez Became the Subject of the City's Latest Mural

The story of an L.A. muralist creating a 12-foot-tall portrait of a local musical star

"...the Day Dreaming mural at Cenote on East Cesar Chavez, and he covered a 5,000-square-foot wall in the courtyard..."

April 3, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Gina Chavez Tour Diary 4: Mexico!

Passport panic gives way to thanksgiving with Our Lady of Guadalupe

"...We arrived in Panama from Caracas with only 10..."

April 22, 2016 Music Post by Gina Chavez

SXSW Film: 'Cesar Chavez' Red Carpet

March 10, 2014. 9 photos.

"...Diego Luna's Cesar Chavez premiered Monday evening at the Paramount, with cast and..."

March 11, 2014 Photo Gallery

SXSW Film Review: 'Cesar Chavez'

Diego Luna's biopic is a true hero's journey

"...flair. John Malkovich creates a memorably fitting antagonist to Chavez, and Rosario Dawson’s Dolores Huerta deserves a lead role..."

March 11, 2014 SXSW Post by Michael Agresta

Bufalina Pizza on East Cesar Chavez: My God, It's Full of Pies

Steven Dilley's long-awaited eatery cooks up a savory taste of Naples

"...the Eastside, to the corner of Comal and Cesar Chavez, to engage up close and personal with a pizzacentric..."

July 18, 2013 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Oscar Chavez: Concert in Chiapas

"...Directed by: Grassroots Media Network. Oscar Chavez: Concert in Chiapas will be highlighted by a personal..."

March 13, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Worst Tour Stories Ever: Gina Chavez

"...in life and the engine behind all things Gina Chavez music, was with me, and for a girl who..."

July 8, 2016 Music Feature by Gina Chavez

A Final Gina Chavez Diary: Back to Argentina

Embrujos, Malbec, and even “Kumbaya”

"...Better still, and much to my surprise, my aforementioned..."

May 6, 2016 Music Post by Gina Chavez

Gina Chavez Tour Diary 5: Dominican Republic

A vibrant lesson in infectious polyrhythms and communal spirit

"...It’s amazing how restful it is staying in one..."

April 29, 2016 Music Post by Gina Chavez

Gina Chavez Tour Diary: Aventura en Venezuela

Third installment stretches from Rancho Texas to the Andes

"...Venezuela gifted us a few travel memories, too. At..."

April 15, 2016 Music Post by Gina Chavez

Gina Chavez Tour Diary No. 2: Guat’s Up?

Guatemala City and knowing you’re exactly where you’re supposed to be

"...We left D.C. at 3am last Friday morning and..."

April 8, 2016 Music Post by Gina Chavez

Mongers Market + Kitchen Headed for E. Cesar Chavez This Summer

Fish monger and chef team up to deliver boat prices - tableside

"...week, leveling the existing building at 2401 E. Cesar Chavez and creating a new structure that will be home..."

Jan. 2, 2014 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

El Futuro de East Cesar Chavez

Affordable housing advocates critique plans for Saltillo District

"...What is already there is the East Cesar Chavez neighborhood, a deep-rooted, predominantly Hispanic community of big families..."

May 5, 2006 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Gina Chavez Tour Diary Numero Uno

U.S. State Department ambassadors stake Latin America

April 1, 2016 Music Post by Gina Chavez

Cesar Chavez March for Unity

March 28, 2016 Photo Gallery

Salt of the Earth

Local activists remember Cesar Chavez on the seventh anniversary of his death.

"...Cesar Chavez ... social activist, celebrity, Hispanic icon -- was a..."

April 28, 2000 News Feature by Paul Ciavarri

Split Decision

"...Directed by: Marcy Garriott. Starring: Jesus Gabriel Sandoval Chavez, Jesus Sandoval and Rosario Sandoval. A documentary so modest..."

Feb. 9, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Soy Quien Soy

Gina Chavez comes into her own

"...inside the walls of the compound, Austin singer Gina Chavez struggled to decipher rapid Spanish through the tears of..."

April 4, 2014 Music Feature by Nina Hernandez

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

A coup d'etat in Venezuela is captured by a video camera, and the filmmakers use the footage to question the honesty of the news media.

"...Venezuela in April 2002 to cover populist leader Hugo Chavez, whose left-leaning politics had begun to arouse the ire..."

Jan. 9, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

In His Corner

Marcy Garriott's first documentary, Split Decision, follows the vigilant struggles of Jesus "El Matador" Chavez, who continues to be punished for a crime he has already paid for. Prior to the film's release in Austin this Friday, February 9, Garriott shares her reflections on the film and on her role as a filmmaker and activist.

"...present. Instead, the drama of boxer Jesus "El Matador" Chavez's story is in his vigilant determination to earn a..."

Feb. 9, 2001 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Keeping Cesar Alive

Actor Ed Begley Jr. explains how he was inspired to write a musical honoring his friend Cesar Chavez

"...for the memory of Latino human rights activist Cesar Chavez. But Begley has a deep sense of social justice,..."

Sept. 23, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Dolores

A stirring portrait of a social-justice pioneer

"...Most Americans could tell you who Cesar Chavez was, if only because there’s hardly a town anywhere..."

Oct. 6, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Page Two: Free Means Free

Knee-jerk support of Chavez's TV-station shutdown legitimates all censorship

"...column). This is not a discussion about President Hugo Chavez but about speech. Recently, Chavez's government did not renew..."

June 8, 2007 Column by Louis Black

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