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ESQUIROL HOLDS A PAIR OF PRUNING SHEARS DURING THIS ACTO WITH PATRONCITO.Jun 03, 2009
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HERE AGUSTIN LIRA PLAYS THE ROLE OF ESQUIROL (STRIKEBREAKER) WHO HAS BEEN HIRED BY PATRONCITO TO BREAK THE DELANO GRAPE STRIKE.Jun 03, 2009
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THE PORTRAITS OF PATRONCITO AND AGUSTIN LIRA.Jun 03, 2009
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THE AUDIENCE ROARED WITH APPROVAL AT THE PERFORMANCE OF LUIS VALDEZ AS PATRONCITO.Jun 03, 2009
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HERE IS A HEAVY DUTY MESSAGE: THE CLOSE WORKING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GROWERS, THE CATHOLIC BISHOP AND THE TEAMSTERS - ALL STANDING ON THE BACKS OF THE POOR FARMWORKER.Jun 03, 2009
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DON SOTACO WAS THE NAME GIVEN TO THE POOR DOWNTRODDEN FARMWORKER ALWAYS UNDER THE THUMB OF THE GROWER AND LABOR CONTRACTOR, BUT ALWAYS FIGURED OUT A WAY TO OUTSMART THEM!Jun 03, 2009
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DELANO STRIKER ROY VALDEZ ALSO PERFORMED WITH EL TEATRO.Jun 03, 2009
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THE MARCH TO SACRAMENT EVENING PERFORMANCES WERE MAKESHIP AND MOSTLY OUTSIDE. THE STAGE WAS A FLAT BED TRUCK AND THE LIGHTING WAS BATTERY RIGGED. Jun 03, 2009
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CLEVER PHOTO SHOWS AGUSTIN LIRA SQUEEZING IN HIS PERFORMANCE BETWEEN THE VIRGIN AND THE HUELGA EAGLE.Jun 03, 2009
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AGUSTIN LIRA COMPOSED MANY OF THE SONGS USED IN EL TEATRO CAMPESINO PERFORMANCES.Jun 03, 2009
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FARMWORKER FELIPE CANTU BECAME QUITE AN ACCOMPLISHED CAST MEMBER OF EL TEATRO CAMPESINO. HE HAD A CANTINFLAS CHARACTER ABOUT HIS PERFORMANCES.Jun 03, 2009
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LUIS VALDEZ AND AGUSTIN LIRA PERFORM A FARMWORKER RALLY. LUIS WAS A MASTER AT PROMPTING AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION. HIS SELF-DEPRECATING LAUGHTER AND QUICK WIT WERE INFECTIOUS, THE AUDIENCE LOVED HIM. Jun 03, 2009
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