i love islands, drinking havana club warm, reading theory on museum practices, casta paintings, making mixed tapes for friends, being counted on to start a dance party...
El Zapateado (1847) painted by Frederic Niahle
Music
Anything Timba/cubano, rumba, Munequitos de Matanzas, Yerbabuena, Mos Def, Los Van Van, The Roots, Los Tigres del Norte, Goapelle, Orishas, Mercedes Sosa, Damian Marley Jr., New Order, Boca Floja, Sean Paul, Stevie Wonder, Chingo Bling, Flaco Jimenez, Fela Kuti, Pigeon John, Sergio Mendes, Lisa Lisa and the Cult Jam, Steve Spacek, Sidestepper, 2Mex, and the rest.
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Movies
Danzon- romantic, complex female characters, there's dance and Veracruz is one of my favorite states in Mexico.
Senorita Extraviada- Lourdes Portillos incredibleeeee important documentary on the murders of hundreds of women in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico- occuring since 1993.
Brown Sugar- my guilty pleasure, sweet love story and everybody looks pretty doing exactly what they like.
9-11 ... a collection of 9 films from all over the world 11 minutes long each, all reflecting on 9-11 from their own country's culture's perspectives
Jesus Camp, The Battle of Algiers..Sin Dejar Huella (Without a Trace- Maria Navarro), All about my Mother, La FabriK- documentary on Cuban Hip Hop group, Speeder Kills- Jimmy Mendiola's masterpiece based in my hometown, San Anto... Freestyle the Art of Rhyme, Cubamor, The Namesake.
Television
ugly betty, super nanny, wife swap, dancing with the stars, the bbc world news. project runway, that oc housewife show and yo gabba gabba (when i'm near cable). wii tennis.
Books
Okay, lately these are the books I read: Natural Pregnancy, What to Expect When You're Expecting, The Baby Book, Mothering Magazine, you get the idea. The Decolonial Imaginary, Borderlands la Frontera, All about love, Orientalism, MeXicana Encounters, Every Night Life, Staying Alive, AIDS Demographic, Melancholia and Moralism, Conversation Pieces, The Predicament of Culture, Aztlan journal ..Mothering Magazine...NACLA...Color Lines...the Boondocks, my horoscope. Aya...
Heroes
WOMEN, JUAREZ ACTIVISTS, MOTHERS OF THE DISAPPEARED, CHICANO/A BOOKSTORE OWNERS, STREET VENDORS, KARLOS WITH A K
University New Mexico
Albuquerque,New Mexico
Graduated: N/A
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: American Studies
Minor: Art History
Clubs: EL CENTRO DE LA RAZA BABY! I HEART BURQUE (YES, TODAVIA)
1998 to 2002
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June 28, enjoy the outdoors with us for yet another special sunday afternoon
live cumbia rhythms
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afro-latin grooves RANI D. REYES
Beer and homemade sangria. art . vendors . music Afternoon to sunset. 3 to 8 pm. $5 _______________________________
Check out this video, put together by Nameless and his voter mobilization team. Next Los Angeles special election vote May 19th! Stay informed and active.
Hey Ana how are you? I was hoping to see you at Chicano Park day again this year but I didnt see you it was alrite a little better last year I think. But hope all is well and to see you soon.
Help spread the word about Sleep Dealer, out April 17th! Look for it at a theater near you. The film is also being used a fundraisaing tool for community groups, schools, etc. Contact me if you want more info. lpalomares@maya-entertainment.com
No Human Being is Illegal! Water is a Human Right!
Hey Mama Ana....its been a long time, but I thought I'd say hi! I hope you, Lamar, and Fatima are doing well. I miss you guys. I'll probably be moving back to LA in a few months because New York isn't really working out the way I'd hoped...but anyway, let me know how u are doing! xo, Lasha'
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