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John Valadez

Valadez in 2021

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]

Biography

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]

Filmography

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]

Film

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

POV series.

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.

Television

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

Awards and nominations

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

References

  1. ^ "John Valadez | U-M LSA Department of Film, television, and Media". lsa.umich.edu. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  2. ^ "John J. Valadez, Author at Exploring Hate". Exploring Hate. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  3. ^ Latino Americans, retrieved June 20, 2023
  4. ^ "Latino Americans". The Peabody Awards. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  5. ^ "Passin' It On | ITVS". itvs.org. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  6. ^ "The Longoria Affair Nominated for an Emmy | ITVS". itvs.org. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  7. ^ "John Valadez | U-M LSA Department of Film, television, and Media". lsa.umich.edu. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  8. ^ "John Valadez | U-M LSA Department of Film, television, and Media". lsa.umich.edu. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  9. ^ "John Valadez, 2019 MFA in Film". Vermont College of Fine Arts. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  10. ^ Blaschke, Jayme (June 10, 2014). "Latino filmmaker John Valadez named first CSSW artist-in-residence". Texas State University Newsroom. Archived from the original on June 19, 2023. Retrieved February 28, 2026.
  11. ^ Knefel, Stephanie (April 4, 2011). "Independent filmmaker uses UT-Arlington as a resource for new film projects". The Shorthorn. University of Texas-Arlington. Retrieved February 28, 2026.
  12. ^ "Past Films Screened". Flaherty. Archived from the original on June 19, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  13. ^ "John J. Valadez". DocLab. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  14. ^ "John Valadez | The Institute for Research on Women and Gender". irwg.umich.edu. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  15. ^ VOCES | Trailer | American Exile, retrieved June 19, 2023
  16. ^ Sacchetti, Maria (July 2, 2021). "Biden administration formally launches effort to return deported veterans to U.S." Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  17. ^ "MSU documentary halts veteran deportations". MSUToday | Michigan State University. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  18. ^ "The U.S. Has Deported Thousands of Veterans. A New Policy Change Offers New Hope for 'Soldiers Left Behind'". PBS SoCal. November 18, 2021. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  19. ^ "Passin' It On | ITVS". itvs.org. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  20. ^ "International Documentary Association (2005)". IMDb. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  21. ^ "International Documentary Association (2010)". IMDb. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  22. ^ "The Longoria Affair Nominated for an Emmy | ITVS". itvs.org. Retrieved June 19, 2023.

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