Jessie Lopez De La Cruz [SEP] sex or gender
Jessie Lopez De La Cruz
Jessie Lopez De La Cruz (1919 – September 2, 2013) was a Chicano American farm worker, the first female recruiter for the UFW, an organizer and participant in UFW strikes, a community organizer, a working mother, and a delegate to the 1972 Democratic National Convention. She ran the first UFW Hiring Hall, was an adviser to the California Commission on the Status of Women, and the secretary treasurer of National Land for People (an organization that worked to break up land monopolies
a Spanish language coach to the actress Sônia Braga who played her in the series. During the 2000s she continued to volunteer for the UFW and has been an inspiration for a new generation of activists. In 2000, Chicano poet Gary Soto completed a biography about her called "Jessie De La Cruz: A Profile of a United Farm Worker".
Death.
On September 2, 2013, Jessie Lopez De La Cruz died. Her funeral was held at St Johns Cathedral in Downtown Fresno, and it was attended by