Surprisingly, Cesar Chavez is the first and only biopic about labor leader Cesar Chavez. Director Diego Luna (who you probably know from his acting role in Y Tu Mama Tambien) says he didn't really know about Chavez until he started working in the United States.
Michael Peña (Crash) stars as Chavez, with Rosario Dawson as United Farm Workers co-founder Dolores Huerta, America Ferrera as Chavez's wife Helen, and John Malkovich as the owner of a large farm that opposes Chavez and Huerta's organizing efforts.
Cesar Chavez hit theaters Friday and premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival in February alongside The Grand Budapest Hotel.