Cesar Chavez

"Cesar Chavez: His Soul and His Spirit," an exhbit of photography by Vida Nueva editor Victor Alemán, will be on display for six weeks at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels beginning March 31.

Alemán's collection covers many years spent covering Chavez and the farm labor movement. He was managing editor of El Malcriado, the UFW membership publication, and cofounded the first farmworker radio station, KUFW. For the past 12 years he has served as editor of Vida Nueva, Spanish-language publication of the Archdiocese, during which time he and the publication have received numerous awards.

This exhibit was requested by Hispanic priests of the archdiocese who pointed out that the photographs "underscore the popular religiosity that defined Chavez as a contemporary yet traditional Catholic," noted Father Lorenzo Miranda, pastor of St. Louis of France Church, La Puente.

The photographs will be displayed in a side chapel inside the Cathedral, 555 W. Temple St., Los Angeles.