Hugo Martinez’s work blew me away when I saw his finished mural at “La Casa De Mexico” it took me back to what inspired me to become an artist myself and get inspired through Mexican history and art. “We are different, and you can feel it when you walk in here.” is what he said in his recent interview with Los Angeles Times. Here are some images from this master piece. Suave.
LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE’s Album La Granja Recently Debuted At #1 On Billboard’s “Top Latin Albums” Chart, While Its Title Track/First Single Likewise Reached #1 On The Regional Mexican Airplay Chart… But The Norteño Legends Were Just Banned From Performing The “Biting Political Commentary” At One Of Mexico’s Top Award Shows…
Is The Mexican Government Trying To Silence “The Voice Of The People”??
“Song banned, band pulls out…. Organizers of the show insisted [Los Tigres del Norte] refrain from playing its latest single, ‘La Granja’ (‘The Farm’)… In the song and a video accompanying it, fat pigs represent politicians who get rich on the backs of the people, and a vicious dog with fiery red eyes represents drug trafficking. A zorro, or fox (former President Vicente Fox), releases the dog and there is hell to pay, especially for peasant farmers who get caught in the middle“– Los Angeles Times
A while back I had an interview with my friends from Travel Tips for Aztlan, it was a pretty cool interview, I wasn’t nervous at all (well maybe a little bit) but this time I didn’t stutter or forget what I was talking about during the process like when Galeria Alternativa interviewed me in-front of a camera jeje. Read more »
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