Back in August, while doing preliminary research for the De Los story package on música Mexicana, I came across this 2011 article from the Texas Observer about a handful of Tejanos in the borderland region of the Rio Grande Valley griping that conjunto music was disappearing and losing its cultural relevancy. “I listen to conjunto sometimes, and people ask me …
Hello and welcome to the Latinx Files. I also appreciated that the showrunners acknowledged the role that the legendary variety show host Johnny Canales played in helping launch Selena’s career — so much so that I even wrote a primer on “The Johnny Canales Show” and its legacy. We all feel a sense of ownership when it comes to Selena …
