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That's Entertainment: Dan Guerrero and the Making of a Hollywood Original

That's Entertainment centers on the life of a man Hispanic magazine once named “one of the 25 most powerful Latinos in Hollywood.” Son of the legendary musician Lalo Guerrero, Dan Guerrero is an award-winning television and live event producer, a Broadway

Dan Guerrero Performing

The exuberant Dan Guerrero performs his critically acclaimed one-man show, ¡Gaytino!

Dan Guerrero 1963

Guerrero acted and danced in off-Broadway productions early in his career. This photograph was taken in 1963 in New York City by photographer Jack Mitchell.

"Danny Guerrero" Dancing

"Danny Guerrero" dancing in Ben Bagley's musical comedy The Decline and Fall of the Entire World as Seen Through the Eyes of Cole Porter. Performed at the Washington Theater Club.

Broadway Talent Agent Dan Guerrero

    

As a successful Broadway talent agent Dan Guerrero discovered some of Hollywood's most well-known celebrities, including actresses Fran Drescher (left), Sarah Jessica Parker (right), and Salma Hayek

Guerrero Directing Linda Ronstadt

Directing singer Linda Ronstadt who performed for the 100th El Show de Paul Rodriguez, 1992.

Producer-Director Guerrero

As a producer-director, Guerrero hams 
it up with the make-up team.

Guerrero Directing a Rehearsal of ¡Adelita!

Guerrero directing a rehearsal of ¡Adelita! The Women of the Mexican Revolution with playwright Luis Valdez and UFW labor leader Dolores Huerta at the 2009 San José Mexican Heritage and Mariachi Festival. Valdez introduced Huerta as a modern-day “Adelita.” Linda Ronstadt was artistic director and Guerrero produced and directed 
the show.

Guerrero with the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund

Guerrero’s advocacy has included joining with the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund to speak out against Arizona SB 1070, a 2010 bill that many accused of encouraging the racial profiling of Latinos.

Guerrero and Carlos Almaraz

    

Guerrero’s close friendship with artist Carlos Almaraz endured until Almaraz’s untimely death in 1989 due to complications from AIDS. Almaraz is considered to be one of the most influential Chicano artists.