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What Dolores Huerta meant to longtime friend and filmmaker Luis Valdez

WBUR
Published October 29, 2026 at 11:03 AM CDT
A photo of the late Dolores Huerta is on display as part of a "Dia de los Muertos" altar display at Dolores Huerta Elementary School, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, in San Francisco. (Jeff Chiu/AP)
Jeff Chiu/AP
A photo of the late Dolores Huerta is on display as part of a "Dia de los Muertos" altar display at Dolores Huerta Elementary School, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, in San Francisco. (Jeff Chiu/AP)

Filmmaker Luis Valdez joins host Robin Young to remember his longtime friend and collaborator Dolores Huerta.

Huerta, a celebrated labor leader and civil rights activist, died on Wednesday at 96.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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