Producer
Moctesuma Esparza
13 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 13
Fireflies at El Mozote
2025 · Producer
Due Justice
2023 · Producer
On Plex
The Legend of Mexman
2023 · Self
Taco Shop
2018 · Producer
On Plex
Selena
1997 · Producer
On Tubi TV
Death in Granada
1996 · Angry Man, Producer
The Cisco Kid
1994 · Bishop
Gettysburg
1993 · Producer
The Ambulance
1990 · Producer
On Philo
The Milagro Beanfield War
1988 · Producer
The Telephone
1988 · Producer
On Plex
Radioactive Dreams
1986 · Producer
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
1983 · Producer
On fuboTV