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Moctesuma Esparza (born March 12, 1949) is a first-generation Chicano producer and filmmaker.

Childhood and education

Esparza was born and raised in East Los Angeles, California.

He studied theatre arts, motion pictures and television at UCLA, where he received his B.A. in 1971 and M.F.A. in the same field in 1973. He has produced many films and also donates his time to various worthy causes.

Filmography

Production credit

Walkout
(2006) (HBO)
Gods and Generals
(2003) (executive)
Price of Glory (2000)
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
(1999) (executive, made for television)
Selma, Lord, Selma (1999) (executive, made for television)
Butter (1998) (executive, released on video as Never 2 Big)
Rough Riders (1997) (TV) (executive)
The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca (1997)
Selena
(1997)
The Avenging Angel (1995) (made for television)
The Cisco Kid (1994) (TV) (executive)
Gettysburg
(1993)
The Ambulance (1990)
The Milagro Beanfield War (1988)
The Telephone (1988)
Radioactive Dreams (1985)
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1982) (made for television)
Only Once in a Lifetime (1979)
Agueda Martinez: Our People, Our Country (1977) (producer)

Television

Villa Alegre, PBS

Public service

Member, Board of Trustees, California State University (2004-2008)
Chair of the Board, New America Alliance (2000-03)
Co-Founder/Board member, National Association of Latino Producers
Founding member, Cesar Chavez Foundation (2002- )
Corporate Board of Directors, Motion Picture Television Fund
Advisory Board, National Hispanic Media Coalition
Board of Directors, Museum of Latin American Art
Founder, Los Angeles Academy of Arts and Enterprise Charter School
Board of Advisors, Minority Media Telecommunications Council

Quotes

"When I finally decided this was going to be my career, I chose to take on the role to transform our image, not just in the United States, but in the world; to transform an image Hollywood had created which was stereotypical and demeaning, into an image of us as a people, as human beings of this land, who have something special to offer this country and the world, along with the rest of the native people of this continent."

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