Dolores Huerta Dies at 96: Gregory Nava Mourns Civil Rights Icon, Biopic Update Shared

Dolores Huerta, the legendary labor leader and civil rights activist who co-founded the United Farm Workers with Cesar Chavez, has died at 96. Filmmaker Gregory Nava, known for 'Selena' and 'Frida,' was by her side in Bakersfield, California, along with his wife Barbara Martinez Jitner. Nava had been developing a biopic about Huerta, and her passing brings renewed attention to her lifelong fight for farmworkers' rights, gender equality, and social justice. Huerta's legacy includes coining the phrase 'Sí, se puede' and receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012. Her death marks the end of an era for the labor movement, but her influence endures in ongoing advocacy and the forthcoming film project that aims to bring her story to new generations.