Profiles
Displaying 6 programs
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Lisa LóPez: Profile Of A Chicana Singer
Description:
Linda Fregoso speaks with Chicana singer Lisa Lopez about her career and aspirations. López has appeared on Mexican national television, broadcast in the U.S. on the Spanish International Network. Her hit, "Si quieres verme llorar" was #1 on the Latin Amerian charts. And, "Wrong Time to Love You" made the U.S. charts.
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Profile Of Chicano Musician Esteban Jordan
Description:
Esteban Jordan discusses his career as a Chicano musician, his experiences in the recording industry and the origins of his innovative sounds with host Linda Fregoso.
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Chuy Negrete - Historian, Musician, Composer, Playwright, Organizer, Activist
Description:
Chuy Negrete discusses his music and the politics that inspire him and plays several songs. Negrete explains that he got his musical start in church as a young boy in Chicago and then came to Chicano music through other genres, such as rock and roll, blues and big band.
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Growing Up Chicano
Description:
Rep. Gonzalo Barrientos discusses growing up Latino in segregated Texas, and his experiences as a Chicano politician.
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Social Bandits In The American Past: Juan Nepomuceno Cortina And Tiburcio Vasquez
Description:
Richard Goodman discusses the lives of two famous Social Bandits, Juan Nepomuceno “Cheno” Cortina and Tiburcio Vazquez.
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Chuy Negrete - Historian, Musician, Composer, Playwright, Organizer, Activist
Description:
Chuy Negrete discusses his music and the politics that inspire him and plays several songs. Negrete explains that he got his musical start in church as a young boy in Chicago and then came to Chicano music through other genres, such as rock and roll, blues and big band.