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Moctesuma Esparza (born March 12, 1949) is a first-generation Chicano producer and filmmaker.
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Esparza was born and raised in East Los Angeles, California.
He studied theatre arts, motion pictures and television at UCLA, where he received his B.A. in 1971 and M.F.A. in the same field in 1973. He has produced many films and also donates his time to various worthy causes.
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| “ | When I finally decided this was going to be my career, I chose to take on the role to transform our image, not just in the United States, but in the world; to transform an image Hollywood had created which was stereotypical and demeaning, into an image of us as a people, as human beings of this land, who have something special to offer this country and the world, along with the rest of the native people of this continent. | ” |
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