Explanation by Leo Tanguma of his mural at Baca Elementary School
LHP_Intern2019-09-11T02:42:26+00:00The artist’s description of the figures and symbolism in the mural, done in 2007
Mural at Baca Elementary School
LHP_Intern2019-09-11T02:43:39+00:00Mural created by artist Leo Tanguma in 2007. The school is located at 2800 E. 17th Street in Pueblo.
Mexican-American Women Dancing, 1976
LHP_Intern2019-09-11T02:44:47+00:00Mexican-American women in traditional dresses dancing with guns, ca. 1976
Girls Dancing, 1977
LHP_Intern2019-09-11T02:46:51+00:00Young Mexican-American girls in traditional dress dancing, 1st Cinco de Mayo, Musical Palace, 1977
Obituary for Abel Juan “Santos” Martinez, guitar player, 1997
LHP_Intern2019-09-11T02:48:12+00:00“Celebrations will miss Martinez, his guitar.” About Abel Juan “Santos” Martinez, who walked around Pueblo playing his guitar, dressed in a mariachi outfit. He played at Cinco de Mayo and Sept. 16th (Mexican Independence) celebrations.
Musician performing for group going on farmworkers’ strike, 1970
LHP_Intern2019-09-11T02:49:15+00:00Photo of people gathered for the march from Pueblo to Denver on behalf of striking farm workers watching a musician.
Top Mexican Entertainers Give Concert in Pueblo, 1976
LHP_Intern2019-09-11T02:51:23+00:00La Cucaracha article detailing the performers that gathered in Pueblo for concert on October 16. 1976. Some of the performers included Juan Gabriel and Lola Beltran.
Coca Family playing at Diesiseis de Septiembre event, 1989
LHP_Intern2019-09-11T02:52:48+00:00Photo of the Coca Family playing musical instruments on September 16th, 1989 at the Diesiseis de Septiembre celebration in Plaza Verde Park
Article about Francisco Coca, musician and activist, and his family, 1988
LHP_Intern2020-01-18T17:14:49+00:00Francisco Coca “brings decades of tradition,” playing guitar and singing at Cinco de Mayo festivities in Pueblo’s Bessemer Park. From Aguilar, he performs with his wife and children, as La Familia Coca, doing a mixture of “old timers,” including songs from the Mexican Revolution of 1910, and contemporary songs like “Campesino” (farm workers) and “Learn to Read,” from the Nicaraguan revolution.
Mo Valdez with color supplies, 2016
LHP_Intern2019-09-11T02:58:11+00:00Valdez is an artist who produces posters for such organizations as Walt Disney, Fox Broadcasting, and individual movies.
Screen-printer Mo Valdez
LHP_Intern2019-09-11T03:00:42+00:00Mathias (“Mo”) Valdez at work in Pueblo, 2016
Robert Hoag Rawlings Public Library “Corazon del Pueblo” mural, 2012
LHP_Intern2019-09-11T03:02:01+00:00David Ocelotl Garcia’s mural ‘Corazón del Pueblo’. This mural is a visual representation of the prominent Pueblo community members as well as important cultural symbols that make up Pueblo.