ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —

Decades after Dolores Huerta helped transform the labor movement, her fight for justice is once again in the spotlight – this time, under stage lights.

Opera Southwest’s newest production, simply titled “Dolores,” brings the life and work of the civil rights icon to an Albuquerque stage – weaving protest, family, loss and hope into music.

“This opera tells the life of Dolores Huerta, the Latin American activist,” said stage director Octavio Cárdenas.

The show follows Huerta’s journey from New Mexico to California, where she became one of the most influential labor organizers in U.S. history.

“She has done so much for the Hispanic community,” said Soprano Kelly Guerra, who plays Huerta. “She is one of the most powerful people I have ever met.”

The opera captures Hu

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