Las Tesoros de San Antonio Las Tesoros de San Antonio, a group of elder women performers who teamed up to preserve Mexican and bicultural musical expressions through their singing and storytelling. Through the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center in San Antonio, Janet "Perla Tapatia" Cortez (1931-2014), Beatriz "La Paloma del…
Nicolás Ramiro Valdez Nicolás Ramiro Valdez is a San Antonio, Texas based performance artist with over 15 years experience in cultural arts activism. His introduction to the stage came early. Nicolás was trained in traditional Conjunto music by master accordionist Valerio Longoria Sr. at the age of 9 and by…
Juan Tejeda Juan Tejeda is a musician, writer, ex-jefe danzante Mexica-Azteca, arts administrator, educator, activist, editor and publisher. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Chicano Studies from the University of Texas at Austin and his Master of Arts degree in Bicultural Studies from the University of Texas at…
