[PDF] The Lost Mariachis eBook

Author : Julie Schoen
Publisher :
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 38,35 MB
Release : 2012-04-28
Category :
ISBN : 9780615637372

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One, two, three, four mariachis are lost in Albuquerque's Old Town! Will these magnificent musicians ever find their way to the plaza in time for their big musical debut? Refreshingly original, brilliantly crafted for education and entertainment, adults and children alike will take pleasure in the clever writing and authentic illustrations in The Lost Mariachis. Growing up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the author has spent decades enchanted by the history and culture found in her city's Old Town. Delight your child with the sights of Albuquerque as the four determined mariachis are lost and then found.

Author : Patricia Greathouse
Publisher : Gibbs Smith
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 10,14 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Compact discs
ISBN : 1423602811

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An illustrated exploration of mariachi that discusses the history of the genre, food and celebrations associated with the music, significant musicians, and more; and includes a CD.

Author : Catherine L. Kurland
Publisher : UNM Press
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 50,44 MB
Release : 2013-10-30
Category : Music
ISBN : 0826353738

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In Boyle Heights, gateway to East Los Angeles, sits the 1889 landmark “Hotel Mariachi,” where musicians have lived and gathered on the adjacent plaza for more than half a century. This book is a photographic and ethnographic study of the mariachis, Mariachi Plaza de Los Angeles, and the neighborhood. The newly restored brick hotel embodies a triumphant struggle of preservation against all odds, and its origins open a portal into the Mexican pueblo’s centuries-old multiethnic past. Miguel Gandert’s compelling black-and-white images document the hotel and the vibrant mariachi community of the “Garibaldi Plaza of Los Angeles.” The history of Hotel Mariachi is personal to Catherine López Kurland, a descendant of the entrepreneur who built it, and whose family’s Californio roots will fascinate anyone interested in early Los Angeles or Mexican American history. Enrique Lamadrid explores mariachi music, poetry, and fiestas, and the part Los Angeles played in their development, delving into the origins of the music and offering a deep account of mariachi poetics. Hotel Mariachi is a unique lens through which to view the history and culture of Mexicano California, and provides touching insights into the challenging lives of mariachi musicians.

Author : Griffin Dunne
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 12,54 MB
Release : 2024-06-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0593652827

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“Warm and perceptive.” —New York Times “Griffin Dunne knows how to tell a story." —Washington Post "Dunne is a prospector for the incandescent detail.” —Los Angeles Times “What a remarkable and moving story filled with twists and turns, the most famous of faces, and a complex family revealed with loving candor. I was blown away by Griffin Dunne’s life and his ability to capture so much of it in these beautifully written pages.” —Anderson Cooper Griffin Dunne’s memoir of growing up among larger-than-life characters in Hollywood and Manhattan finds wicked humor and glimmers of light in even the most painful of circumstances At eight, Sean Connery saved him from drowning. At thirteen, desperate to hook up with Janis Joplin, he attended his aunt Joan Didion and uncle John Gregory Dunne’s legendary LA launch party for Tom Wolfe’s The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test. At sixteen, he got kicked out of boarding school, ending his institutional education for good. In his early twenties, he shared an apartment in Manhattan’s Hotel Des Artistes with his best friend and soulmate Carrie Fisher while she was filming some sci-fi movie called Star Wars and he was a struggling actor working as a popcorn concessionaire at Radio City Music Hall. A few years later, he produced and starred in the now-iconic film After Hours, directed by Martin Scorsese. In the midst of it all, Griffin’s twenty-two-year-old sister, Dominique, a rising star in Hollywood, was brutally strangled to death by her ex-boyfriend, leading to one of the most infamous public trials of the 1980s. The outcome was a travesty of justice that marked the beginning of their father Dominick Dunne’s career as a crime reporter for Vanity Fair and a victims' rights activist. And yet, for all its boldface cast of characters and jaw-dropping scenes, The Friday Afternoon Club is no mere celebrity memoir. It is, down to its bones, a family story that embraces the poignant absurdities and best and worst efforts of its loveable, infuriating, funny, and moving characters—its author most of all.

Author : Mary Ann Hutchison
Publisher : Pen and Publish Inc
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 36,85 MB
Release : 2010-03
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0984225803

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Moochi and her friends love Mariachi music. The teens have formed a band and are working hard and saving money to go to Tucson to participate in the Annual International Mariachi Conference. Their friendship is tested by unforeseen problems, that threaten to break up their band.

Author : Gilbert M. Joseph
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 10,47 MB
Release : 2022-08-29
Category : History
ISBN : 1478022973

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The Mexico Reader is a vivid and comprehensive guide to muchos Méxicos—the many varied histories and cultures of Mexico. Unparalleled in scope, it covers pre-Columbian times to the present, from the extraordinary power and influence of the Roman Catholic Church to Mexico’s uneven postrevolutionary modernization, from chronic economic and political instability to its rich cultural heritage. Bringing together over eighty selections that include poetry, folklore, photo essays, songs, political cartoons, memoirs, journalism, and scholarly writing, this volume highlights the voices of everyday Mexicans—indigenous peoples, artists, soldiers, priests, peasants, and workers. It also includes pieces by politicians and foreign diplomats; by literary giants Octavio Paz, Gloria Anzaldúa, and Carlos Fuentes; and by and about revolutionary leaders Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata. This revised and updated edition features new selections that address twenty-first-century developments, including the rise of narcopolitics, the economic and personal costs of the United States’ mass deportation programs, the political activism of indigenous healers and manufacturing workers, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Mexico Reader is an essential resource for travelers, students, and experts alike.

Author : Patricia W. Harpole
Publisher :
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 50,80 MB
Release : 1989
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780937203316

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Introduce your students to Mexico's most popular form of traditional music--mariachi. The cassette includes examples of son, polka, waltz and bolero tunes and songs.

Author : Nina Berkhout
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 12,9 MB
Release : 2016-05-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1250085071

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"First published in Canada by House of Anansi Press Inc."--Title page verso.

Author : Eric Zolov
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 786 pages
File Size : 18,73 MB
Release : 2015-08-26
Category : History
ISBN :

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Going far beyond basic historical information, this two-volume work examines the deep roots of Mexican culture and their meaning to modern Mexico. In this book, readers will find rich, in-depth treatments by renowned as well as up-and-coming scholars on the most iconic people, places, social movements, and cultural manifestations—including food, dress, film, and music—that have given shape and meaning to modern Mexico and its people. Presenting authoritative information written by scholars in a format that is easily accessible to general audiences, this book serves as a useful and thorough reference tool for all readers. This work combines extensive historical treatment accompanied by illuminating and fresh analysis that will appeal to readers of all levels, from those just exploring the concept of "Mexico" to those already familiar with Mexico and Latin America. Each entry functions as a portal into Mexican history, culture, and politics, while also showing how cultural phenomena have transformed over the years and continue to resonate into today.

Author : James Michael Pratt
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 17,92 MB
Release : 2010-12-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780312547486

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Soon to be a made-for-TV movie on CBS, starring Betty White and Jennifer Love Hewitt, "The Lost Valentine" tells the story of a young journalist who is working on the profile of a woman whose husband was declared M.I.A. during World War II.