(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents Chicanos Por La Causa.)
By Tracy Abiaka | Phoenix Business Journal
Chicanos Por La Causa, a community development organization that serves the Mexican-American community, is investing $2.5 million to help bring the Valley-produced musical “¡Americano!” to Broadway.
The musical written by Michael Barnard, Jonathan Rosenberg and Fernanda Santos, is based on the true-life story of Camelback High School graduate Tony Valdovinos, who was inspired to join the Marines after the 9/11 attacks. When he tried to enlist on his 18th birthday, though, he learned he was an undocumented immigrant brought to the U.S. from Mexico when he was only 2 years old.
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