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I'm Tomás Summers Sandoval and this is my blog. I'm an asociate professor of Chicano/Latino Studies and History at Pomona College, the author of Latinos at the Golden Gate(2013), and a generally nice guy. You can learn more about me at my main website.
Tag Archives: rock en espanol
Sandro de América is dead
He was known as the El Elvis argentino and El Gitano but millions more knew him as Sandro de América. Roberto Sánchez, who crooned to a generation and became one of the biggest stars of popular music and cinema in … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, Obituary
Tagged elgitano, elvis argentino, hispanic, latin america, latina, latino, latinoamerica, pop music, roberto sanchez, rock en espanol, sandro de america
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Maná Loves Obama
The members of Mexican rock band Maná have thrown their gorras in the ring with Barack Obama. The multi-platinum, internationally-renowned stars of rock en español have been a consistent voice in the political arena, often directing attention to the unfolding … Continue reading
