Topic > Migrant Agricultural Workers in the 1960s - 1500s

Migrant Agricultural Workers in the 1960sLuis Valdez used his theatrical platform as a weapon to denounce Latino stereotypes and their effects on society by using Mexican characters in the symbolic show “Los Vendidos” since at that time every individual had a label against racial prejudice (GlassGlassvisage.hubpages.com 1). It showed how Mexicans were treated by society and everyone spoke Spanish and worked together. The characters attached to the labels were the company's inventions (Glassvisage). Valdez describes the prejudice that all Americans feel the need to be superior to others and to be in control (Glassvisage). Glassvisage states that Honest Sancho's used car lot in the play, called "Honest Sancho's Used Mexican Lot", compares Mexicans to objects, and that's how they probably felt when they were stereotyped (Glassvisage). Honest Sancho sells robots to Americans that portray Mexicans and describes them in technical terms. The final line of the play is from the revolutionary referring to the robot Sancho as "It's the best model we have!" (Glass display). Mexicans realize that if no action is taken, more names will be created and prejudices will continue, and people's mentality will only be renewed as society changes (Glassvisage). Glassvisage says Miss Jimenez comes to the used car lot looking for a The Mexican, for Governor Reagan's administration, believes she falls short and represents the similar attitude of some people when they see skin color or they hear an accent; automatic stereotypes (Glassvisage 2). The author states that many people make judgments and often don't realize it at the time. Valdez knew Mexicans were dealing with this prejudice, but that didn't mean they were......halfway......ldez and his theater expanded by bringing Chicano theater to Broadway and other venues. more commercial and moving on to commercial cinema and television. (Pendergast) Works Cited Malpica, Daniel M. “Indigenous Mexican Migrants in the City of Los Angeles: Social Networks and Social Capital Among Zapotec Workers.” Dissertations and Theses (2008): 141. ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Full text.Peach, Hedley G. "Letter to the Editor: Migrant Farmworkers and Health." Rural and Remote Health 13.2 (2013): 2337. MEDLINE Completed. Network. May 2, 2014.Pendergast, Sara & Pendergast, Ted. "Valdez, Luis (1940-)." Gale Virtual Reference Library (2000): 15. St. James Press.Sosnowski, Jana. "An Analysis of the Characters of "Los Vendidos"." Synonym-Demand Media (2014).Visage, Glass. ““Los Vendidos,” Luis Valdez: Using Sterotypes to End Racism.” Glass face (2012): 6.