Local premiere of documentary Lalo Guerrero: The Original Chicano, followed
by musical tribute to "father of Chicano music" featuring Mark Guerrero,
Pepe Villarino, Chunky Ramon Sanchez. Fundraiser for Chicana/o Archive
Project at SDSU.
Donation: $20 general, free for children.
Location:
Barrio Station
2175 Newton Avenue
San Diego, CA 92113
Sunday, Nov. 8 - 2 PM
For more information, please call: (619)238-0314 or (619) 246-1555
by musical tribute to "father of Chicano music" featuring Mark Guerrero,
Pepe Villarino, Chunky Ramon Sanchez. Fundraiser for Chicana/o Archive
Project at SDSU.
Lalo Guerrero was born in Tucson, Arizona on a cold Christmas Eve in 1916. An early love for music would take him far, learning to play the guitar when he was just nine years old. His mother was his first and only music teacher.
Guerrero became internationally recognized as the “Father of Chicano Music” in a career that spanned generations. He was a great entertainer and he took his guitar and music everywhere – the White House, a neighbor’s house, a concert hall or a classroom. It was all the same to him. Lalo wanted to make people happy and his hermanos/brothers proud of their Mexican heritage.
His corridos told stories of the struggles and triumphs of Mexican-American heroes from Cesar Chavez to Ruben Salazar. His boleros/ballads brought tears and his comic songs, laughter. He often said, “I only wrote about what I saw.”
Doing just that, he became the musical historian of his beloved Chicano culture. (from www.originalchicano.com)
Donation: $20 general, free for children.
Location:
Barrio Station
2175 Newton Avenue
San Diego, CA 92113
Sunday, Nov. 8 - 2 PM
For more information, please call: (619)238-0314 or (619) 246-1555
