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Celia Cruz helped popularize salsa music in the United States.

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Peso Pluma (real name Hassan Emilio Kabande Laija) was born on the outskirts of Guadalajara, Mexico, spending time as a teen in New York, and also attending high school in San Antonio, Texas. His birthday is June 15, 1999. The Mexican artist started writing his own lyrics as a teen, and learned how to play guitar by watching YouTube videos. His debut album, 2020's 'Ah y Qué?,' did not chart, though his third effort, 2023's 'Genesis' peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 in July that year. 2023 was also the year he cracked the Hot 100, with his Eslabon Armado collab "Ella Baila Sola" reaching No. 4 and his Yng Lvcas team-up "La Bebe" reaching No. 11, among others. He's also collaborated with Bizarrap, Junior H, Becky G and more.

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Peso Pluma | Biography, Music & News | Billboard

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Peso Pluma (real name Hassan Emilio Kabande Laija) was born on the outskirts of Guadalajara, Mexico, spending time as a teen in New York, and also attending high school in San Antonio, Texas. His b...

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 René Pérez known as Residente (Puerto rico)

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 René Pérez known as Residente (Puerto rico)

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He is a rapper, singer, writer, producer, film director. that in some of his songs, he protests about how in Puerto Rico the governor mismanages money and misuses it, and about how they take advantage of Puerto Ricans.

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Walk the side streets of nearly any Latino neighborhood in the United States, and you're likely to come upon a brilliantly painted wall. These murals, or wall paintings by Latino artists are a reflection of Muralism or Muralism an artistic movement generated in Latin America.

This story was created for the Google Expeditions project by ePublishing Partners, now available on Google Arts & Culture

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Walk the side streets of nearly any Latino neighborhood in the United States, and you're likely to come upon a brilliantly painted wall. These murals, or wall paintings by Latino artists are a reflection of Muralism or Muralism an artistic movement generated in Latin America.

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Mexican- American musicians

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Romance Sonámbulo (1928) by Federico García Lorca

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Romance Sonámbulo (1928) by Federico García Lorca

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ROMANCE SONÁMBULO. Federico García Lorca.

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Mariachi & Folklorico: Celebrating Our Mexican Heritage Through Music and Dance

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"Maldita sea, otro apagón" ("Damn it, another blackout") is a lyric from global reggaeton superstar Bad Bunny's " El Apagón," a track from his latest album, Un Verano Sin Ti. It's also an apt description of what Puerto Ricans endured this week, as Hurricane Fiona ripped through the island and caused its power grid to fail.

Bad Bunny, who grew up in public housing in Puerto Rico's Vega Baja, has long incorporated commentary on social and political issues in Puerto Rico-including gender inequality, transphobia, gentrification and colonialism-into his music. On Friday, just before Fiona made contact with the island, Bad Bunny released his most explicitly political work yet: a music video for "El Apagón" that transitions into an 18-minute documentary about Puerto Rico's power grid failures, gentrification and colonialism.

"I hope people in PR can watch my video before the lights go out," Bad Bunny posted to his Instagram story on Friday. As of this writing, the video has over six million views, which is perhaps unsurprising for the global sensation whose latest album just spent its 11th week at the top of the Billboard 200.

In the video, "El Apagón," a song already political in its own right, is paired with breathtaking drone footage of Puerto Rico's beaches and clips of residents dancing in the streets. About one minute in, the music is abruptly interrupted with a brief report by freelance journalist Bianca Graulau on Puerto Rico's recurring blackouts, which, she explains, have worsened since the power grid was placed in the private hands of Luma Energy. Joyful footage of Puerto Ricans dancing at a Bad Bunny concert runs for the rest of the song.

Graulau, an independent Puerto Rican journalist who has amassed a following on social media for her independent reporting on her island's socioeconomic and political issues, takes over again for the documentary portion of the video, which is called "Aquí Vive Gente" ("People Live Here"). She begins her report in the home of a woman named Maricusa Hernández, who is sitting at a table with two other Puerto Ricans and discussing gentrification. "They're displacing native Puerto Ricans," says Hernández.

The documentary tells numerous personal stories: Hernández, the viewer learns, has lived in her apartment building for 26 years, but she received a 30-day vacate notice when her building was purchased by a new owner and rent skyrocketed. Laura Mía González was a victim of the same series of events. Jorge Luis González, a longtime resident of public housing neighborhood Puerta de Tierra, has seen schools close and neighbors kicked out. "Public housing projects are the heart of Puerta de Tierra," he says. "If they remove us, Puerta de Tierra will die."

These personal stories of gentrification and displacement are then situated in their larger context: Incentivized by major tax breaks available to new residents, individuals and companies have been coming to Puerto Rico, buying up real estate and raising rents.

In its last seven minutes, "Aquí Vive Gente" turns its attention to the privatization of Puerto Rican beaches and protests against it. By law, Puerto Rican beaches are public property, but developers have increasingly attempted to privatize them. In Rincón, a condominium began building a private pool right next to the beach last year, which sparked protests and a legal battle. (A court eventually ruled that the development violated the law.)

The documentary ends with footage of activists demolishing the pool themselves earlier this year. As they celebrate their victory in the face of privatization and gentrification, the end of "El Apagón" plays again. "I don't want to leave here," Bad Bunny's partner, Gabriela Berlingeri, sings in Spanish. "This is my beach. This is my sun. This is my land. This is me."

After the video's release, Graulau shared her gratitude on Instagram. "What an honor to be trusted to tell the stories of our communities, to have the opportunity to work with such a talented team of people, and to have your support to do this work," she wrote in a post. She also thanked Bad Bunny for "sharing your platform and supporting independent journalism."

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Bad Bunny's Latest Music Video Doubles as a Documentary on Gentrification in Puerto Rico

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Amid Hurricane Fiona, the artist combines his music with an 18-minute film by reporter Bianca Graulau

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Kali Uchis has released the music video for her viral single "Telepatía" from her latest album Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios) ∞ released in December via Interscope Records. Uchis directed the visual herself and centered the lively streets of Pereira, Colombia throughout.

"The song happened so naturally & I wanted the video to reflect that, kids and animals in the street, all improvisation, nothing overproduced or contrived," she wrote on Instagram. "Just the beautiful natural magic of the country I have had the honor of also calling home my entire life."

When she's not strutting through the streets, or riding her bike through the neighborhood, Uchis dances against blue and pink backdrops.

"Telepatía" recently went viral on the video app TikTok where it has been used in over 1.2 million videos. Its hashtag has amassed over 205 million views as users adopt the track's first verse for their clips. "You know I'm just a flight away / If you want it, you could take a private plane," Uchis sings. "A kilómetros estamos conectando / Y me prendes aunque no me estés tocando."

In response to the app's overwhelming love for the song, Uchis uploaded her own TikTok utilizing the "Telepatía" audio and offered some backstory on its inception. "I wrote this song about spiritually being with someone I physically couldn't and while making it I sent telepathic healing love to all," she revealed. "Many say it transfers serotonin/love they can physically feel, because this song heals and makes you a better human being."

On Sunday, Uchis took home her first Grammy Award for "10%" alongside Kaytranada. She recently received her first Top 40 song on the Hot 100 as "Telepatía" reached No. 39 on the Billboard chart. Her album Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios) ∞ reached No. 52 on the Billboard 200.

Speaking of the album, which is her first Spanish-language project, Uchis told the UK's Evening Standard: "The album is all Spanish with a few bits here and there in English. That's just my writing style. I grew up bilingual, speaking Spanglish in my house, so it would be inauthentic to sing completely in Spanish or in English because that's not how I talk."
Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios) ∞ is out now. Listen to it here.

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Watch Kali Uchis Explore Columbia In 'Telepatía' Music Video

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Kali Uchis has released the music video for her viral single 'Telepatía' from her latest album, 'Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios).'

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Kap G - A Day Without A Mexican [Music Video]

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Photos and information from the follow sources: DC Murals Project, Carlos Arrien, Jorge Somarriba, Ligia Williams, Juan Pineda, Karlisma, Smithsonian Latino Center, Latin American Youth Center, and the Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School. © Hola Cultura. All rights reserved.

http://www.arcgis.com/apps/MapTour/index.html?appid=c3a8b421467c4b47aeec8475d30987d3

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DC Latino Street Murals: A Virtual Tour - Google Arts & Culture

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Short Web Documentary on Latino Murals in DC

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Short Web Documentary on Latino Murals in DC

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bilingual 15 minute video interviewing Latino muralists about their public art and vision

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Un Pueblo Sin Murales Es Un Pueblo Desmuralizado in Adam's Morgan

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story of the artists and their vision

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Afro-Latina

You Mean You Don't Weep at the Nail Salon?

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A Salvadoran Heart

Brown Girl

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Yesika Salgado - "Polaroid" & "Mami's Cooking" & "Pretty Girl"

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Mexican-American Disambiguation

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José Olivarez - "Mexican Heaven" (#PoetsForPuertoRico)

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When You Insist I'm Mexican, You Bring Out the Guatemalan in Me

WHEN MAMÁ TOLD ME

Tamale Feet

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In Guatemala, the children on the streets enjoy. A young boy hugs
Arranca Cebollas
a light post fiercely, while others try to
pull him off, out like an onion in hardened dirt.
They tug and tug, careful not to fall
among the ubiquitous pebbles and shards of glass
that draw blood.

In Guatemala, an adult version of the game was played.
In the guise of the night, men and women,
indígenas and ladinos, young and old,
were plucked from their colonias,
leaving behind them a trail
of revolutionary pamphlets and empty spaces.

No bodies deposited in Guatemala,
the Motherland,
in estanques, jungles, and on military bases.

Only arrested marijuaneros, solventeros,
hookers, malcriados,
and communists.

Only puntos being erased
from the sentence
that is organized crime.

There is no SWAT
knocking at your door,
asking for your son.

Only confiscation of evidence,
items purchased
with blood money.

Not your son's sweat.
Not his own checks.
Not his own receipts
to prove it, now
burning over the stove.

There are no militares
with ametralladoras
around every dirt block
grabbing the crotch
of any girl who passes them
with too much hope
in her stride.

Only imagined absence.
Only your silence now.

Below the United States, Land of the Dreamer,
there is Mexico and South America.

And at the center, I stand,
an imaginary Guatemalan,
alongside Maya Chinchilla (like tortilla),

We stand in Yichkan,
the center of the earth,
the place between dirt and sky,
where two dimensions meet.

There we remain
bearers of cultures that do not exist.

When You Insist I'm Mexican, You Bring Out the Guatemalan in Me
[Inspired by Sandra Cisneros's "You Bring Out the Mexican in Me"]

When you insist I'm Mexican,
you bring out the Guatemalan in me.
The memory of the past.
Civil War cries.
The frijoles negros blood.

Hear, all Latinos are not the same.
Words fly from my tongue like
Calidad, chilero, puchicas vos,
rape, disappearance, torture.

When you insist I'm Mexican,
you bring out the Ix Chel
mood goddess in me.
La Siguanaba seductress.
The dark sands of San Jose.

See, sí, pata rajada
BIO
Gabriela Ramirez-Chavez is a writer based in Santa Cruz, California. She received her BA in English Literature and Creative Writing from California State University, Long Beach, where she pursued her research interest in Sylvia Plath and began her series of poems on Guatemalan/Central American identity and memory. Her poems have most recently been featured in Kweli and Plath Profiles. Gaby is currently pursuing a PhD in Literature at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she continues to write poetry beside the ocean. Contact her at gabrielaramirez51@gmail.com . www.gabrielaramirez.wordpress.com

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In Guatemala, the children on the streets enjoy. A young boy hugs Arranca Cebollas a light post fiercely, while others try topull him off, out like an onion in hardened dirt.They tug and tug, careful not to fallamong the ubiquitous pebbles and shards of glassthat draw blood.