05 listopada 2006
Lalo Guerrero, the Original Chicano
I went to a screening of Lalo Guerrero, the Origninal Chicano at the Fox Theater the other night. The movie features interviews with Guerrero as well as Linda Ronstadt, Cheech Marin, Dolores Huerta, Ry Cooder and Louie Perez of Los Lobos. Most importantly, it features his ecclectic and all-syles conquering music and details about his young life here in Tucson.
It also features an amusing animated segment about the inspiration for the song "There's No Tortillas."
The documentary will be shown on PBS stations, and is scheduled to be here on KUAT in December. Anyone who wants to learn more about our border culture (which few embodied more than Guerrero), Latino culture in general or who just loves music should seek it out. In case you miss it, a DVD will eventually be available at the website originalchicano.com.
The movie was followed by a short concert with Lalo's sons, Mark and Dan, doing Lalo's songs, including the best swing song ever, "Los Chucos Suaves." The song's use of the cale slang of the pachucos helped drive the movie Zoot Suit and serves as a sort of theme song for the documentary.
Hasta la proxima. Do zobaczenia.
It also features an amusing animated segment about the inspiration for the song "There's No Tortillas."
The documentary will be shown on PBS stations, and is scheduled to be here on KUAT in December. Anyone who wants to learn more about our border culture (which few embodied more than Guerrero), Latino culture in general or who just loves music should seek it out. In case you miss it, a DVD will eventually be available at the website originalchicano.com.
The movie was followed by a short concert with Lalo's sons, Mark and Dan, doing Lalo's songs, including the best swing song ever, "Los Chucos Suaves." The song's use of the cale slang of the pachucos helped drive the movie Zoot Suit and serves as a sort of theme song for the documentary.
Hasta la proxima. Do zobaczenia.
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what no update on the Revs game?
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I depend on that high quality soccer info for my pick me up as the end of the campaign season approaches.
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