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Doug Sahm Biography

Doug SahmAge: 58 versatile musician who was considered the granddaddy of Texas rock and country music. He was best known for his organ-driven Tex-Mex tunes. His most recent band, the Texas…

George Lopez

George Lopez is a Mexican-American comedian who developed his stage act into a successful sitcom -- George Lopez -- that ran for six seasons on ABC (2002-07). Abandoned by his parents and raised by…

Ken Salazar

Name at birth: Kenneth Lee SalazarKen Salazar is the former Colorado senator who became U.S. Secretary of the Interior under President Barack Obama in 2009. President Joseph Biden named him U.S.…

Martín Espada

Poet Martín Espada won the National Book Award for Poetry for his 2021 collection, Floaters. He published his first collection in 1982, The Immigrant Iceboy’s Bolero (with photos by his father,…

Jenni Rivera

Name at birth: Dolores Janney Rivera Jenni Rivera was a Mexican-American singer and actress whose career was cut short when she was killed in a plane crash in 2012. Born and raised in southern…

Salma Hayek Biography

Salma Hayek actressBorn: 9/2/1966Birthplace: Coatzacoalcos, Mexico Actress who left a blooming career in her native Mexico to conquer Hollywood, and has become perhaps the best-known Mexican-…

Price of Glory

Director:Carlos AvilaWriter:Phil BergerNew Line Cinema PG-13; 100 minutesRelease:4/00Cast:Jimmy Smits, Jon Seda, Clifton Collins, Jr., Maria Del Mar Jimmy Smits stars in Price of Glory, a…

Selena

Name at birth: Selena QuintanillaUntil her untimely death at age 23, Selena was the charismatic and popular 'Queen of Tejano.' (Tejano music is a South Texas/Northern Mexico creation which uses…

Crazy/Beautiful

Director:John StockwellWriters:Phil Hay and Matt ManfrediTouchstone; PG-13; 95 minutesRelease:6/01Cast:Kirsten Dunst, Jay Hernandez, Bruce Davison The basic storyline of Crazy/Beautiful is…

Ernesto Galarza Biography

Ernesto Galarzalabor organizer, historian, professor, activistBorn: 1905Birthplace: Nayarit, Mexico, near Tepic When Ernesto Galarza was eight, he and his parents migrated to Sacramento,…