AKA: Moctesuma Diaz Esparza
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 03/12/1949
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
A native of Southern California, Esparza began producing Spanish-language and bilingual documentaries and television shows while still in film school. Co-founder (with Robert Redford) of the Sundance Institute, a non-profit organization which aids young filmmakers, Esparza has maintained his commitment to the Chicano community from his first feature, "Only Once in a Lifetime" (1979) to one of his best-known efforts, "The Milagro Beanfield War" (1988). Along with Robert Katz, Esparza also undertook producing responsibilities on the massive historical recreation, "Gettysburg" (1993).
Producer of bilingual films for "Sesame Street" while still a student
Founder of the Chicano Research Center at UCLA
1973
MA thesis was documentary film for NBC, "Cinco Vidas" (Five Lives)
Hired as producer for PBS children's series "Villa Allegre" (Happy Village)
1974
Formed Moctesuma Esparza Productions
