Archive for August 22nd, 2006
Mexican Elections : Blogs Eyeing Fraud
11:38 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Blogs|Controversia|mexico · Comments Off
22 Aug 2006
We here at VL have been keeping on eye out on what’s been going down in Mexico especially on the going ons surrounding the much disputed Mexican presidential race and the fraud accusations surrounding the recounts. There is a new blog out that VL will be watching closely and you should be too if you wanna be in the know about what’s going down south of the U.S. border. The blog, aptly named Electoral Fraud in Mexico contains videos, articles and even PDF files on studies concerning fraud in the race between AMLO and Calderon.
Another Nuestro Himno?
8:57 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Controversia|Immigration|Music · Comments Off
22 Aug 2006
It’s back! Another song highlighting the issues of immigrants in the United States is being marketed as a competition for the controversial Spanish language version of the Star Spangled Banner, Nuestro Himno. The song, Sé que triunfaré, clearly has a Mexican feel and features estrellas de la musica regional mexicana like Tony Meléndez, Jenni Rivera y Mario Quintero. The simple lyrics are said to represent the everyday experiences of immigrants here in the U.S. A sample of some of the lyrics:
Soy el siembra la tierra por eso en tu mesa nunca falta el pan. Soy la que cuida a tus hijos para que puedes ir tranquilo a trabajar.
The song will be included in a cd containing positive messages about the Latino immigrant community to be released by Fonovisa records on September 26.
Anything that draws attention to the real issue and away from alarmist and racist warnings about Latino invasions is a good thing even if the song is a little cheesy and sentimental.
Via / Univision.com
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