The film follows Cesar E. Chavez (Michael Pena) who organised the largest nonviolent protest in U.S. history to obtain basic human rights for over 50,000 farm workers in California.
Mann will play John Giumarra Jr.
Wes Bentley will play fearless attorney Jerry Cohen, Michael Cudlitz will play a sheriff who lets his personal opinions cloud his judgment, Jacob Vargas, will play Cesar's older brother,Yancey Arias wil play the United Farm Workers Union secretary-treasurer Gilbert Padilla, Mark Moses will play seasoned organizer Fred Ross who mentors Chavez. America Ferrera and Rosario Dawson co-star as Chavez's wife and top aide respectively.
Diego Luna's calling action from Keir Pearson's script.
Luna, Gael Garcia Bernal, Pablo Cruz, John Malkovich, Lianne Halfon, Russell Smith and Larry Meli will produce the pic.
Production is underway in Mexico.
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