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John Joseph Valadez (born 1966) is an American Latino documentary filmmaker whose work focuses on the Chicano and Latino experience in the United States. [1] His directed features have been nationally broadcast on PBS and CNN over the past 25 years. [2] His series Latino Americans [3] won a Peabody Award in 2013, [4] and his work has received two national Emmy nominations. [5] [6]
Valadez was born in Seattle, Washington. [7]
He also taught photography in rural India. Valadez studied filmmaking at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts where he received a BFA. [8] He received an MFA in filmmaking from the Vermont College of Fine Arts in Montpelier. [9]
He served as Artist-in-residence at Texas State University, [10] as Distinguished Filmmaker-in-Residence at The University of Texas, Arlington, [11] and as a trustee of the Robert Flaherty Film Seminar. [12]
Valadez previously taught at Michigan State University, [13] and is currently a professor of documentary filmmaking at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. [14]
His most recent film, American Exile aired nationally on PBS in 2021. [15] The film explores the deportation of US military veterans, and played a role in helping to change [16] national policy, allowing deported veterans and their families to return home [17] [18]
| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Passin' It On | Yes | No | Valadez's first film. |
| 2008 | The Last Conquistador | Yes | Yes | Aired as a part of PBS's |
| 2010 | The Longoria Affair | Yes | Yes | Aired on PBS's Independent Lens series. |
| 2016 | The Head of Joaquin Murrieta | Yes | Yes | Short film aired on PBS. |
| 2021 | American Exile | Yes | Yes | Aired on PBS. |
| Year | Title | Director | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Matters of Race | No | Yes | Mini series on PBS |
| 2004 | Beyond Brown: Pursuing the Promise | No | Yes | |
| 2005 | CNN Presents | Yes | No | Episode High Stakes: The Battle to Save Our Schools |
| 2009 | Latin Music USA | Yes | Yes | Episode The Chicano Wave |
| 2013 | Latino Americans | No | Yes | Episodes War and Peace and Prejudice and Pride |
| Year | Title | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Passin' It On | 1993 News and Documentary Emmy Awards- Best Editing [19] | Nominated |
| 2005 | CNN Presents | IDA Award [20] | Won |
| 2010 | Latin Music USA | IDA Award [21] | Nominated |
| 2011 | The Longoria Affair | 2011 Outstanding Historical Programming- Long Form | Nominated [22] |
| 2013 | Latino Americans | Peabody Award | Won |
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