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A Song for Cesar

American Masters, committed to producing comprehensive film biographies about the broad cast of characters who comprise our cultural history.

A Song for Cesar

Season 37 Episode 8 | 82m 12s | CC

Trace the life and legacy of labor activist Cesar Chavez. Through interviews with Maya Angelou, Joan Baez, Carlos Santana and more, see how music and the arts were instrumental to the success of the social movement Chavez helped found, which mobilized thousands of farmworkers across the U.S.

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