Jorge Alfonso Huerta (born November 20, 1942, in Southern California[1]) is a Chicano scholar, author, and theater director.
[4] Along with his wife and six other undergraduate students at UC Santa Barbara, Huerta founded El Teatro de la Esperanza in 1971.
[2] This traveling Latino theater company toured the United States, Mexico, Central America, and Western Europe.
According to ex-artistic director Rodrigo Duarte Clark, it was intended to be "revolutionary" and was inspired by El Teatro Campesino touring company founded by Luis Valdez.
[5] El Teatro de la Esperanza started in Santa Barbara but moved to San Francisco's Mission District shortly after its founding, where it operated for over 20 years.
[1] In this series, which is inspired by the aforementioned and eponymous 1989 anthology, he speaks with Chicano artists about their work, legacy, and impact on the theater community.