Dolores Huerta was a key player in the United Farmworkers struggle for many years. She's a fascinating person who had to choose between her family and the struggle of the Mexican-American farmworkers. She chose the farmworker's struggle, and her contributions are well known to people who have followed that struggle over the years.
For better or for worse, almost all of the credit went to Cesar Chavez. Chavez deserves everything good that people say about him. Unfortunately, in the public's mind, he was the sole leader of UFW. Dolores was at his side the whole time, sometimes literally and sometimes figuratively, but she never shared the limelight with Chavez.
There's some great documentary footage of the union struggle. However, Dolores has time to tell her own story in her own words. (As I write this review, in 2018, she's still alive and well.)
Dolores had 11 children, and the filmmakers were able to interview most of them. They understand the choice their mother made to assign them to her second priority. However, most of them feel that they grew up without a mother, because Huerta was away so much.
The story doesn't have a completely happy ending. After Chavez died, many assumed that Huerta would become UFW president. However, machismo prevailed, and she was passed over. She is still fighting the good fight, but not as part of the union she helped to organize.
This movie has an IMDb rating of 6.9, which isn't terrible. However, I think that rating is too low. If you're interested in a film about a remarkable woman, "Dolores" is a must-see movie. Even if the UFW and the name Dolores Huerta don't mean much to you, I still recommend this movie. We saw it on DVD, and it worked well on the small screen
For better or for worse, almost all of the credit went to Cesar Chavez. Chavez deserves everything good that people say about him. Unfortunately, in the public's mind, he was the sole leader of UFW. Dolores was at his side the whole time, sometimes literally and sometimes figuratively, but she never shared the limelight with Chavez.
There's some great documentary footage of the union struggle. However, Dolores has time to tell her own story in her own words. (As I write this review, in 2018, she's still alive and well.)
Dolores had 11 children, and the filmmakers were able to interview most of them. They understand the choice their mother made to assign them to her second priority. However, most of them feel that they grew up without a mother, because Huerta was away so much.
The story doesn't have a completely happy ending. After Chavez died, many assumed that Huerta would become UFW president. However, machismo prevailed, and she was passed over. She is still fighting the good fight, but not as part of the union she helped to organize.
This movie has an IMDb rating of 6.9, which isn't terrible. However, I think that rating is too low. If you're interested in a film about a remarkable woman, "Dolores" is a must-see movie. Even if the UFW and the name Dolores Huerta don't mean much to you, I still recommend this movie. We saw it on DVD, and it worked well on the small screen