Carlos G. Anzaldua ’79

Carlos Anzaldua died April 20, 2012, in McAllen, Texas, after a long illness. He was 56.

The son of José and Criselda Anzaldua, Carlos attended Phillips Academy Andover before matriculating at Princeton, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in history.

Carlos received a master’s degree in fine arts from the University of California at San Diego. There, he produced films on topics relating to Latin America and immigration, including the 1985 Welcome to Watsonville, a film that explored immigration and the lives of documented migrant field workers who traveled each year from their homes in Mexico to California to seek employment during the summer vegetable harvest. In our 25th-reunion yearbook, Carlos listed his occupation as “writing/editing.”

He is survived by his parents and siblings José, Mario, and Gloria Anzaldua. The class sends condolences to them and Carlos’ friends.