Ritchie Valens Memorial Highway Will be Inaugurated With Special Screening of ‘La Bamba’
By Kristen Lopez – Remezcla.com – Photo: ©1987 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Courtesy of Columbia Pictures. Photo: Lou Diamond Phillips as Ritchie Valens in Luis Valdez’s ‘La Bamba.’ Ritchie Valens and the hit single...
Pacoima is ready to celebrate The Ritchie Valens Memorial Highway in one more reminder of the late Chicano rocker’s legacy
By Dalia Espinosa | Los Angeles Daily News – DailyNews.com – Photo: Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG. This mural, La Bamba, by Hector Ponce is on Van Nuys Boulevard and Amboy Avenue. An unveiling of the Ritchie Valens Memorial Highway will take...
Latin in Manhattan: A look at early Hispanic New York
By Lucie Levine – 6sqft.com – Photo: Wiki Commons. Photo: New Amsterdam in 1671 New York is the largest Latino city in the United States. Over 2.4 million New Yorkers, or nearly one third of the population, identify as Hispanic or Latino. The city’s...Zoot Suit Accessories
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