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Pharr From Heaven: Feliz cumpleaños to Cali Carranza!
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Sunday, March 29, 2015. Feliz cumpleaños to Cali Carranza! Feliz cumpleaños to the late Cali Carranza. He passed away in 2012, he would have turned 62 years old today. He was part of the St. Anne's Church choir, which is a block away from where I live. He used to be involved with the church's Jamaica festivals for many years. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Gloria E. Anzaldúa. Rio Grande Valley Websites. Casa de Proyecto Libertad. Celeste De Luna Art. KMBH - RGV Public Television and Radio.
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Pharr From Heaven: Nopal Love
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Friday, December 26, 2014. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). 8220;The US- Mexican border es una herida abierta where the Third World grates against the first and bleeds. And before a scab forms it hemorrhages again, the lifeblood of two worlds merging to form a third country, a border culture." -. Gloria E. Anzaldúa. Rio Grande Valley Websites. Casa de Proyecto Libertad. Celeste De Luna Art. KMBH - RGV Public Television and Radio. LGBT Alliance at UTPA. Narciso Martinez Cultural Arts Center.
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Pharr From Heaven: Day 1 of Fiesta de la Flor
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Saturday, April 18, 2015. Day 1 of Fiesta de la Flor. Thousands of fans from all around the world attended the Fiesta de la Flor music festival this past Friday night. This event celebrated late Tejano icon Selena, on the week where she would have turned 44 if she were still alive today. One fan in attendance came all the way from Hawaii for this special gathering. Pedro Haro grew up in the island of Maui but now resides in Oahu. The quintet played many cumbias throughout their set, including Fito Olivar...
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Pharr From Heaven: Heriberto Rodríguez and his "Big Squeeze" win in 2009
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Friday, February 6, 2015. Heriberto Rodríguez and his "Big Squeeze" win in 2009. Heriberto Rodríguez was a freshman attending Edcouch-Elsa High School when he participated for the 2nd annual "Big Squeeze" showdown in 2008. It was nerve-wrecking," Rodríguez said about his semi-finals appearance. "It was one of my first times performing in front of people.". Rodríguez began playing the redova "El Porrón" and the polka "Idalia". There was even way more people," Rodríguez said. "I was even more nervous ...
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Pharr From Heaven: 2/1/15 - 3/1/15
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Friday, February 27, 2015. Wally Gonzalez in his home in McAllen. Conjunto comic Wally Gonzalez resides on 25th ½ Street in McAllen, an area of the city he's called home since the 1940's. Gonzalez and his wife Rosa were on the side of the house when I dropped by one Thursday afternoon. Gonzalez greeted me and lead me to a room that was filled with photographs, posters, a few accordions, a keyboard, and recordings that touched many hearts. Pos mira, llevate esta," ("Well look, take this one,") Villarreal ...
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Pharr From Heaven: A Look Back at 2014
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Friday, December 26, 2014. A Look Back at 2014. Diana De Hoyos . Photo by Elisa De Hoyos. As one of the founding members of the Texas Sweethearts, Diana De Hoyos had a great year, full of all types of musical highlights. As a fan, she saw it as a great year of live metal music. Her metal music highlight goes was seeing Dead Horse at Harlingen in May. Another great moment for her was performing at the 33rd annual Tejano Conjunto Festival at San Antonio in May, and seeing the Texas Tornados there live.
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Pharr From Heaven: 12/1/14 - 1/1/15
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Friday, December 26, 2014. A Look Back at 2014. Diana De Hoyos . Photo by Elisa De Hoyos. As one of the founding members of the Texas Sweethearts, Diana De Hoyos had a great year, full of all types of musical highlights. As a fan, she saw it as a great year of live metal music. Her metal music highlight goes was seeing Dead Horse at Harlingen in May. Another great moment for her was performing at the 33rd annual Tejano Conjunto Festival at San Antonio in May, and seeing the Texas Tornados there live.
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Pharr From Heaven: 11/1/14 - 12/1/14
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Friday, November 28, 2014. Q&A - Maureen Gosling. Les Blank and Maureen Gosling filming Burden of Dreams. Photos courtesy of Maureen Gosling. EM: How did you two first meet? 1968), A Well Spent Life. 1971) and Spend It All. 1973) and Hot Pepper. EM: Why was it split into two and what were your contributions to those early works? EM: I haven't seen the unreleased A Poem Is a Naked Person. EM: You're credited as the assistant editor to Chulas Fronteras. MG: I didn't go on the shoot but Les and Chris Strach...
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Pharr From Heaven: "Big Squeeze" Showcase Recap
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Friday, February 13, 2015. Big Squeeze" Showcase Recap. This past Saturday morning, Texas Folklife opened their 2015 "Big Squeeze" season at La Joya High School. The first round of this statewide accordion competition for players under 21 includes seven showcases, held throughout Texas. The following La Joya High School students entered the contest: Roel Sandoval, 16; Elvis Covarrubias, 17; Armando Gonzalez, 15; Raul Resendez, 14; Marco Ramos, 18. This time around we didn't have as big a turnout of conte...
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Pharr From Heaven: Texas Folklife's "Big Squeeze" Finalists Announced!
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Friday, April 3, 2015. Texas Folklife's "Big Squeeze" Finalists Announced! Congratulations to the "Big Squeeze" Finalists! Donovan Bourque, age 14, from Beaumont. Chloe Johnson, age 14, from Moscow. Elizabeth Kelley, age 16, from Port Neches. Brandon Hodde, age 20, from Holland. Rebecca Huck, age 21, from Harker Heights. Chris Trojacek, age 20, from Ennis. Brandon Betancourt, age 17, from Houston. Josue A. Garcia, age 15, from La Feria. Rito Peña, age 16, from San Antonio. Gloria E. Anzaldúa. I dig South...
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