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Lorena Parlee was a historian, filmmaker and devoted trade unionist. At one time, she was the press secretary for Cesar Chavez, the founder and president of the United Farm Workers of America. Later, she taught Mexican and Chicano History at San Diego State College.
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
Apr 17, 2014 · A press secretary for Chavez, Lorena Parlee, who died in 2006, shot much of the intimate footage here; images of him as a withering bed-ridden 61-year-old are devastating.
- Andy Webster
- Richard Ray Perez, Lorena Parlee
About Lorena M. Parlee. Lorena May Maugeri Parlee was born December 18, 1945 in Los Angeles, California. She earned a master's degree in Latin American studies at Old Dominion University in 1969, and a doctorate in history at the University of California, San Diego, in 1981.
The collection consists of books, magazines, sound recordings, audio and video recordings, clippings, photographs, slides, papers, and scripts relating to and assembled by Lorena Parlee. Some of the materials are in Spanish.
Lorena Parlee was a historian, filmmaker and devoted trade unionist. At one time, she was the press secretary for Cesar Chavez, the founder and president of the United Farm Workers of America. Later, she taught Mexican and Chicano History at San Diego State College.
Jan 25, 2014 · Filmmakers Richard Ray Perez and Lorena Parlee ’s long-gestating documentary on the famed labor rights activist interweaves footage from Chavez’s near-legendary 1988 fast to protest the use of...
Sep 5, 2006 · Documentary filmmaker Lorena Parlee died Aug. 18 after an extended illness. She was 61. Parlee was producer, director, and co-writer of the feature-length IMAX film “Mexico,” an award-winner at...
