By Carolina Moreno
Dolores Huerta refuses to be written out of history.
The 87-year-old labor activist played a crucial role in the 1960s labor movement and co-founded the United Farm Workers union ― but many believe Huerta doesn’t get the recognition she deserves for her work.
“Dolores,” a biopic based on Huerta’s life and activism, is hoping to change that.
The film, directed by Peter Bratt and executive produced by Carlos Santana, highlights Huerta’s significant contributions to the labor movement and the personal sacrifices she made along the way.
Huerta and Bratt recently spoke to HuffPost about the film, the issue with erasing women from history, what social movements today need to succeed and why Huerta changed her views on abortion and feminism over time.
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Source: The Huffington Post
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