What Chicano Studies Means to Me

Before class   this class I did not know the meaning of what was Chicano Studies and the meaning of the word Chicano. Now i know what meaning of Chicano is  the first generation that Mexinanos that born in the U.S. I understend that Chicano Studies has a history in the United Sates. I also lerned about the importance of Hipanic History. I already Know somethings about many important people during the class like Cantinflas, Maria Felix, Diego Rivera, Fidel Castro, Emiliano Zapata, Pedro Infante, Quinceanera, The day of Death, and others, but I did know about La Malinche, Julia Alvarez, and Evita Peron. Even though I already know some things in class. This class helped me remember and apprecite my culture. I lerned a lot things in class even though it was very hard for me because English is my secon language, if for others this class were hard for me it was doble, but I pland to continue to writeing my blog because I likke it, and I learn a lot.

Michoacán Mexico

During the last summer my family and I traveled to Michoacan. Michoacan is the place where my mother and father were born. When we planned this trip many people told to us “You are crazy.” The reason is because the trafficking of drugs is really bad in that area. We visited my parents family, some of them of which I do not know.

Michoacan has a famous church were the La Virgen Del Carmen is. La Virgen Del Carmen is located in Tlalpujahua, Michoacan. The legend says that the village was surrounded by gold, silver, and carbon mines. They say that one day it was raining and the village was flooded by mud and the village was covered, but the only thing that was not covered in mud was La Virgen Del Carmen

 

Next Summer

Every year I wait for the next summer to come. Two years ago all my family and I spend time together after 12 years and 10 months of not having a family reunion. Since that time we reunite in Mexico City every summer. When we are there we spend around two months and we have time to visit some places. That time we visited one place in special it was Xochimilco. Xochimilco is very famous and nice. In there, people can find all types of trees, plants, and flowers. One night we decided to get there, but it was very late at night, it was around 12:00 PM. That night every one was excited and we all traveled in one car. We were around of 14 people including children. But when the car passed through street bumps some of us had to get out of the car and then get back inside the car again, it was so funny.

When we were in Xochimilco, we paid a person to take us and show the place, but during the journey, the man that was rowing the boat told us a story. The story was about a girl and her dolls. The dolls were everywhere ganging on the trees and the land. The place was very scary and mostly at that time. After a little incident, we almost left my brother in there because when he left the boat we had not noticed that we were leaving him behind in the island of the dolls. Then we returned to the same place were we started, but in the way we were singing, but without music. In Xochimilco almost all the time you can see a group of Mariachis, but at that time it was too late.

Extra-Credit of the day of Thanksgiving “Macario1960”

                During the day of thanks giving, I did nothing special. I watched a movie. The name of the movie was Macario, 1960. This movie is very old. The principle actor is Ignacio Lopez Tarzo, (Macario) Pina Pellice, (Macario wife) Enrique Lucero, (The Death) Jose Galvez, (The Devil) and Jose Luis Jimenez, (God). The gender is considered fantasy and the rating is PG-13.

Macario is an indigenous that works very hard cutting wood. Macario had five children and his wife. They lived in really bad conditions because most of the time they did not have anything to eat. Macario had a dream; the dream of Macario was to be able to eat a turkey by himself. He said that if he did not eat a turkey by himself, he was never going to eat again. Macario’s wife stole a turkey and cooked it for him. She gave it to him when he was going to work. Macario was going to the forest to eat the turkey. When, Macario was in the forest, God appeared to him, and asked him if he would share his turkey, but he refused to share the turkey with God. Then, the devil made him the same question as God, “If Macario could share the turkey with him,” but Macario refused too. The last person that was appeared to Macario was the Death. The Death asked him the same question that God and the Devil asked him. This time Macario accepted to share with the turkey with the Death. At the end of the movie Macario wife went to look for him in the forest. She found him, but she thought that he was asleep, but no he was dead. I think that this movie can be a message for those people that refuse to share something with others.

Frida

Frida Kahlo was a famous woman painter. Frida was born in Mexico City on July 6 of 1907. During her childhood she obtained polio and at the age of 18 she suffered a terrible accident in a bus. During the accident Frida broke her pelvis and her right leg. Frida Kahlo met a famous muralist named Diego Rivera around her twenties. After that she married him in 1929. Frida's Husband Diego Rivera was contracted to make a mural in the United States and they were traveling from New York and Detroit. Frida and Diego had other affairs with other people and many times even shared the same women. Wen Frida's mother was agonising, Frida returned to Mexico. Frida Kahlo new about her husband's affairs wth other women, but could no longer take it when she found her sister with her husband. From there on,  she  began to paint her tormented life or how she felt towards it. She seperated from her husband but they did not divorce. She later was imprisoned because she was the wife of a communist. While she was in jail, her physical condition worsened. After that she had to use an iron corset. She then made a self-portrait of herself that she called "La Columna Rota" ( "The Broken Column"). Most of her paintings revelaed the suffering that she lived. She became famous and had exhibitions in New York City and Paris, but her main dream was to be able to see her exhibition in Mexico City. By that time she had already divorced her husbad Diego Rivera. They were legally divorced a long time when Diego Rivera looked for her again, and they married again. Frida's physical condition was becoming worse and her right leg was amputated. The last time she was seen in public was when she had an exhibiton in Mexico City, and since it was prohibited for her to get out of bed, she went to the exposition in bed.

The life of Frida Kahlo is very similar to the people that travel from the United Stated to Mexico to successful in life and be recongnized for her talent.

Rogelio Martinez

Rogelio has a dynamic actuation when he comes out to the stage it those not matter if he interprets rancheras or banda. He looks unique with his appearance, with his rancher suit, but he also looks very elegant with his jeans. His voice is seductive and romantic. Rogelio has a gift that is very charismatic.

His fans say that the talent that Rogelio has is indisputable and irresistible. Every time went he goes out on stage, Rogelio interprets his songs with emotion as if he was living his songs. Some of Rogelio’s songs are: “No Volvere Jamas, Amamae, Esta Vez Sin Mentiras, Mi Vida Eres Tu, and others.

Rogelio Martinez is a Mexican Singer. He grew up in California in the United States. Even though he grew up in the United States, but he never forget about his roots. He stared his career at an early age, but always with the company of his father. His style of music is romantic, traditional, and modern. Rogelio has his own style, which makes him different from others singers.

Rogelio is the representation of the new generation of the young Latinos in the United States. The reason of this is because he was born in Sinaloa, Mexico. Rogelio Martinez sings in Spanish, but he also speaks English. Rogelio Martinez lives in the Unite States, but some of his videos are filmed in Mexico.

Rogelio Martinez is not fames like Vicente Fernandez, but Martinez has his own talent. Martinez albums are considered Regional modern. He chooses his style in honor of his natal Sinaloa, Mexico.

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Aqui estoy yo,
Que no te has dado cuenta,
Yo soy el que tea ma,
I who loves you

Que siempre te recuerda.
You always remember
Me dicen que andas buscando un carino,
I say you are looking for affection
que te ame con el Corazon
Who loves you with the heart
Un aquel que es sinceri contigo
One who is hones with you
Si tu quieres te entrego mi amor.
If you want I give my love
Aqui estoy
I am here
Soy lo que siempre sonaste,
I am what you always dreamed
Yo te ofresco mi amor sin mentiras,
I offering my love out of lies
Ven a mi no te defraudare.
See my not let you down
Aqui estoy yo que no te has dado cuenta,
I am here, you have not noticed
Yo soy el que tea ma,
I am the one who loves you
Quien siempre te recuerda.
Who always remembers
Aqui estoy yo
I am here
Tu fiel enamorado
You true love
Yo soy el que te quiere,
I am the one who loves you
El que te anda buscando,
This is looking for you
Si busca un amor que sea sincero
If you are looking for a love that is sincere
Aqui estoy yo
I am here
Aqui estoy yo
I am here
Soy lo que andas buscando,
I am what you are looking for
Eres tu lo que siempre sone,
You are always my dream
Yo te ofresco mi amor sin medida
I will give to you my love without of measure
Ven a mi no te defraudare
Come to me I not defraud you