Tonight at 6:30 PM: This is Us visits the Mission at San Juan Baustista and takes a look behind the scenes of one of California’s best kept treasures. Archaeologist, Dr. Ruben Mendoza gives me a special tour of of the "Mission of Music" that includes the River of Life and just a touch of Indiana Jones and the Secret of the Illumination.
This is Us also profiles famed play write and noted film director Luis Valdez, the creator of Zoot Suit and the highly acclaimed film La Bamba. The father of Mexican American Theater and El Teatro Campesino, Valdez reveals his journey from migrant farm worker to Hollywood fame.
Along the way, you'll also meet San Jose's Greg Smestad, an 8th generation Californio, who's family forged the Anza Trail. If California history and the story behind the story gets your attention, well, we’ve got just the ticket for you with another episode of This Is Us.
In case you are double booked, you can see it again on Saturday 2/20 at 1:30 p.m.
Here's a sneak peek!
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