Mónica María’s music reflects her Californian roots mixed with traditional, earthly and contemporary sounds of Latin America. A vocalist, multi instrumentalist and composer, her songs are innovative and expressive of a world where cultures coexist, where fear is transformed by compassion, where we learn to truly love ourselves, and where we view the world from
with opening performance by Diana Gameros October 2 – 4, 2015 Castellano Playhouse Las Cafeteras seamlessly fuse traditional Afro-Mexican music from Veracruz, Mexico with modern rhythms and lyrically rich storytelling to create a fresh Urban Folk sound from the streets of East Los Angeles. Their eclectic instrumentation includes jaranas, a requinto, a donkey jawbone, a West
with opening performance by Cado April 10-12, 2015 An exclusive Bay Area performance, not to be missed! With a fresh and thrilling new album, Por Ahi (out May 5), Rana Santacruz redefines the sound of Mexican-American music. His music, often called “Mexican Bluegrass” or “Irish Mariachi” belong to the realm of magical realism, with tales
A staged reading by Anel I. Flores October 23, 2010 A hilarious dramedy chronicling the emotional story of the difficult challenges a Mexican-American is faced with when family, religion, culture, and inner truth come together. Empanada forces us to challenge our own beliefs and see life through the eyes of a woman who is torn
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MACLA is an inclusive contemporary arts space grounded in the Chicano/Latino experience that incubates new visual, literary and performance art in order to engage people in civic dialogue and community transformation.
