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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: Conversation with John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats
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Wednesday, April 8, 2015. Conversation with John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats. Earlier this week, Merge Records released The Mountain Goats new album Beat The Champ. This new release from the celebrated indie rock band features songs about professional wrestling, including figures like Chavo Guerrero, Bruiser Brody, Luna Vachon and Bull Ramos. A few weeks ago, I spoke with singer-songwriter John Darnielle about his own personal history with professional wrestling. EM: Yeah I do. (laughs). JD: That was...
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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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J 420 Blog
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Sunday, March 8, 2009. This spring break I was planning on going on a humanitarian trip with fellow students to San Juan, Texas. For one week, we'd work for an organization called L.U.P.E. Passing out fliers, spreading awareness for immigrant's rights, and marching in a rally. Unfortunately, recent surges of violence near the U.S./Mexico border have caused the trip to be canceled. March 10, 2009 at 2:50 PM. Challenge the numbers," as both Follis and Houston have said. March 11, 2009 at 3:28 PM. This spri...
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