ABSTRACT
As the history of Chicana/o cinema approaches its 50th anniversary, this chapter is part of a burgeoning field of scholarship that seeks to map the trajectory of the visual culture of a people. It may, however, be the first to quote Oscar Wilde. Wilde's witticism may initially seem flippant, but in fact it resonates with pioneering filmmaker Jesus Trevino's insistence on the fundamental human need to be recognized and the fear of being rendered invisible. The importance not just of being represented but of self-representation, as Trevino emphasizes, is a key notion that will inform this chapter. The portrait of Dolores Huerta that emerges from Morales film about the activism of five notable Chicanas is one of an iconic leader sure of her path and her mission. Huerta does not gloss over the difficulties of her family situation as the mother of 11 children and a committed activist, but she looks back at her career with pride and also humour.
