

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: AMERICAN PACHUCO: THE LEGEND OF LUIS VALDEZ
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 11 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu, 11 Jun, 2026 at 09:00 pm (-07:00)
- **Event Description**: POINTS OF DEPARTURE: An exciting new program series debuting in Spring 2026About this EventSAN FRANCISCO PREMIERE (World Premiere, 2026 Sundance Film Festival – Winner, Audience Award)Film screening followed by a conversation with special guestsThe inaugural season of Points of Departure concludes with the San Francisco premiere of the award-winning new documentary , directed by David Alvarado and narrated by Edward James Olmos (Insignia Films, 92 minutes). It chronicles the life and career of playwright, director, and filmmaker Luis Valdez, known as the father of Chicano theater. The film explores how Valdez transformed the American cultural landscape by bringing Chicano stories from the farm fields of Delano, California to Broadway and Hollywood. It covers his founding of El Teatro Campesino alongside Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers, as well as the creation of his iconic works  and . The screening will be followed by an on-stage conversation with special guests.Although his work has achieved international renown, Valdez has been closely identified with Northern California throughout his career. He is an alumnus of the San Francisco Mime Troupe, and his company El Teatro Campesino (based in San Juan Bautista) has frequently performed in San Francisco. Valdez’s plays and films have been seen in multiple venues at Fort Mason, including the Cowell Theater where this screening will take place.Points of Departure is an ongoing series of unique live events celebrating the full spectrum of Fort Mason Center for Arts &amp; Culture (FMCAC) as a place of innovation and discovery, a personal port of embarkation for its community and a window on the world. Each inaugural program focuses on past and present residents, artists, organizations and events that have played key roles at Fort Mason and in San Francisco, celebrating the vibrant past, present, and future of FMCAC as it charts a course toward its 50th anniversary in 2027. For more information about the Points of Departure series, visit www.fortmason.org.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/san-francisco/american-pachuco-the-legend-of-luis-valdez/100001983894823823
- **Event Categories**: entertainment, art, festivals, workshops, theatre
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 60, currency: USD

## Event venue details

- **city**: San Francisco
- **state**: CA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: The Cowell Theater at Pier 2
- **lat**: 37.8088632
- **long**: -122.43143409999999
- **full address**: The Cowell Theater at Pier 2, 2 Marina Boulevard, San Francisco, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture (https://allevents.in/org/fort-mason-center-for-arts-and-culture/23223823)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 11 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-07:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** The Cowell Theater at Pier 2, 2 Marina Boulevard, San Francisco, United States
- **Q**: What is the ticket price?
  - **A:** starting from 0 up to 60 USD
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** entertainment, art, festivals, workshops, theatre
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about AMERICAN PACHUCO: THE LEGEND OF LUIS VALDEZ ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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