First Trailer For Diego Luna’s ‘Cesar Chavez: An American Hero’ Starring Michael Peña

The great and underrated actor Michael Pena finally gets the chance to shine as a lead in Diego Luna’s forthcoming biopic CESAR CHAVEZ: AN AMERICAN HERO. Pena’s appeared in terrific supporting turns over recent years in the likes of SHOOTER, CRASH and END OF WATCH. Here he takes on the role of the civil-rights activist during his iconic organisation of the larger non-violent protest in US history to get basic human rights for over 50,000 farm workers in California

Director and producer Luna, best known as an acclaimed actor from FRIDA, MILK and ELYSIUM, offers an fascinating insight into Chavez with a tense, dramatised feature film written by HOTEL RWANDA’s Keir Pearson.

CASAR CHAVEZ: AN AMERICAN HERO is slated for US cinemas from the 4th April 2014. No word on a UK release as yet.  It co-stars Gabriel Mann, Rosario Dawson, America Ferrera, Kevin Dunn and Peter Jason.

Source: Lionsgate