Lisa Bates-Ramos is a Latina writer and illustrator. During her childhood, she spent her summer vacations in Sector la Araña, Puerto Rico, with her grandparents. Her grandfather, an amateur painter, introduced Lisa Lynn to her first set of paints. Once vacation was over, she continued to paint at home, on anything and everything. On walls, brown paper bags, and her brother’s play clothes.
Early life Selena was born Selena Quintanilla was born on April 16, 1971 in Lake Jackson Texas. She was in a vocal group when she was 9, started by her father, Abraham Quintanilla. Abraham took Selena out of school when she was in the eighth grade because of how her singing and career was going , at 17 she earned a high school diploma by American school program. Selena and her Band (every band member in the group was a family
She was in an automobile accident in West Log Angeles due to a head-to-head collision. This may have been by her narcolepsy, but we no evidence to support this claim. Her legacy is still alive today with the success of her students, and the credibility of her studio The Loft. That acting school that she founded will be her prize for the world to appreciate for years to come. She started out as an average acting student ,then went to Broadway after that moved to California to work at an acting school ,and she finished the race of her life with her own acting school.
At the age of four her dad died. After the death her mother packed up and moved she and her family to Cement City, Texas where her grandparents lived. They moved there so the grandparents could help take care of the children.
Cesar Chavez had a great pride towards everything he stood for, whether it was his catholic beliefs or protecting his fellow man from the oppressor. Growing up in America, Cesar Chavez witnessed discrimination from being Mexican first hand. By growing up in a family oriented catholic home, he was raised to care about the well being of others and to approach life in a nonviolent manner. Having a father who was a farmer, he witnessed the poor living conditions and wages that were given to him and knew that something had to be done. Cesar Chavez’s fight for improving working conditions for farmers helped him gather a large following of Mexican Americans.
At home, her family embraced the arts. They entertained black musicians in their home such as, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis and Chuck Berry. Her home life included exposure to the arts including music, dance, art, literature and opera.
Selena Quintanilla was a very successful “Tex-Mex” singer, who, from the beginning of her life to the end of it, had an extraordinary life. After one time of singing to her father, a band was created and she was put into the singing world. Since that day, many journeys occurred. She has performed in many places like Mexico and Texas. She even got married and won a Grammy.
Even though Selena was murdered, she achieved many great things throughout her lifetime. She is remembered today for her wonderful accomplishments. Selena was one of many Mexican-Americans to achieve crossover success with her music to become a global artist. Selena was born on April 16, 1971, in a small town called Lake Jackson, Texas. She was born to Mexican-American parents, Marcella and Abraham Quintanilla.
He was born on August 18, 1934 in Puerto Rico in San Anton Barrio. His parents were Louisa Walker and Don Melchor Clemente, and he had six siblings. He came from a hard-working family.
Salsa is a dance that is popular among people from the Caribbean, and among native Spanish speaking people. Salsa music is actually influenced heavily by Spanish, European, and African music. Anyone that is familiar with Salsa music will certainly agree that this is very true. It is thought that Salsa music originated with the Latin community in New York. The fact is that Salsa popularity has risen considerably over the years.
She was then raised in El Paso, Texas. As a child, she began kindergarten where she spoke the only language she knew, which was Spanish. She soon discovered that her language only brought her trouble from her teachers and administrators. Being
Deborah Pacini Hernandez is Associate Professor of Anthropology, Director American Studies and Latino Studies Programs at Tufts University. Hernandez traces the impact of political upheaval and rural migrations on the development of bachata and the Dominican music industry. Her multi-disciplinary study analyzes the changing attitudes about bachata and its principal musical competitor, merengue. She considers issues of sex and gender as perceived and expressed by bachata 's mostly male musicians, especially in the context of changing patterns of marriage.
1.History of Carmen Miranda This section will lead you through Carmen Miranda's history. A well-known singer, actress, and dancer of Portuguese and Brazilian descent who rose to the position of highest-paid woman in America in the 1930s and 1940s. She was born in 1909 in Portugal, but her family relocated to Brazil when she was very young. She began singing at a young age to help her family.
The family followed Quakerism. She had two sisters one of whom was also a musician. Her father worked with UNESCO and as a result the family moved many times to various countries all over the world including England, France, Canada, Spain and Iraq. She took to music after listening to a performance by folk musician Pete Seeger. Soon she began performing publicly”(thefamouspeople.com).”Joan Baez was born on January 9, 1941.
With these achievements, this made Selena the first women to achieve huge success in Tejano and the first Tejano artist to win a Grammy award and have albums go gold. After achieving so much success in Tejano music Selena wanted to crossover to American music. She started recording the album “Dreaming of you” but sadly she did live to see her album success. Selena was murder on March 31, 1995. Even though Selena died the album “Dreaming of you” was released.
