Moctesuma Esparza
Producer, Actor
March 12, 1949 (77 years)
Moctesuma Esparza (born March 12, 1949) is an American producer, entertainment executive, entrepreneur and community activist. He is the chief executive officer of Maya Cinemas, a theater chain servicing to the United States Latino audience. He is also a partner with Carolyn Caldera in the company Esparza/Caldera Entertainment. He founded film distribution and production company Maya Entertainment in 2007.
Esparza is a promoter of Latino films, and many of his films focus on Chicano themes. He has produced over twenty films, several of them for television, and has won over 200 awards.
A participant in the 1960s-era movement for the civil rights and equality of Mexican Americans, Esparza continues to work with educational, cultural, and professional organizations, especially those that aim to educate Latinos in the business of media production.
Esparza is a promoter of Latino films, and many of his films focus on Chicano themes. He has produced over twenty films, several of them for television, and has won over 200 awards.
A participant in the 1960s-era movement for the civil rights and equality of Mexican Americans, Esparza continues to work with educational, cultural, and professional organizations, especially those that aim to educate Latinos in the business of media production.
Known For
Filmography
| 2026 | |
| 2026 | The Dreamer Cinderella · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | Due JusticeOn Plex |
| 2019 | |
| 2018 | Taco ShopOn Plex |
| 2012 | Mosquita y Mari · as Executive Producer |
| 2011 | Without Men · as Executive Producer |
| 2010 | Across the Line: The Exodus of Charlie Wright · as Executive Producer |
| 2010 | Harlem Hostel · as Executive Producer |
| 2009 | One Hot Summer · as Executive Producer |
| 2007 | August Evening · as Executive Producer |
| 2006 | Walkout · as Executive Producer |
| 2003 | Gods and Generals · as Executive Producer |
| 2000 | |
| 1999 | Introducing Dorothy Dandridge · as Executive Producer |
| 1999 | Selma, Lord, Selma · as Executive Producer |
| 1998 | Butter · as Executive ProducerOn Plex |
| 1997 | Rough Riders · as Executive Producer |
| 1997 | |
| 1996 | |
| 1995 | The Avenging Angel · as Executive Producer |
| 1994 | The Cisco Kid · as Executive Producer |
| 1993 | |
| 1990 | |
| 1988 | Hoxsey: How Healing Becomes a Crime · as Co-Producer |
| 1988 | |
| 1988 | The TelephoneOn Plex |
| 1984 | |
| 1983 | |
| 1980 | |
| 1979 | |
| 1974 | |
| 1971 | Great Performances · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | The Legend of MexMan · as Self |
| 2010 | Celebrity Habla 2 · as Self |
| 2006 | Walkout · as Self |
| 1993 | The Making of 'Gettysburg' · as Self - Executive Producer |
| 1996 | Death in Granada · as Angry Man |
| 1994 | The Cisco Kid · as Bishop |