"Serenata de Oro: Canciones para mi Mama" honors Mothers
Delia Guajardo (photo)
Pioneers of San Antonio music return to the stage to honor our Mothers.
Stars from the Westside of San Antonio are taking the stage at La Plaza Guadalupe on Mother’s Day.The Esperanza Peace and Justice Center and Avenida Guadalupe Association present “Serenata de Oro: Canciones para mi Mamá” honoring the spirit of Mother’s Day, the work of women throughout the world for peace, justice and for community. The musical celebration will be from 3pm to 6 p.m. Sunday May 11th and admission will be free.
San Antonio Conjunto legend, Eva Ybarra y su Conjunto will accompany this star-filled tribute and take us back to a golden age in music here in San Antonio. Plaza Guadalupe will be filled with the people’s music of Conjunto y Mariachi, celebrating the heart of the community-our Mothers.
Legendary singer “La Calandria" Rita Vidaurri will be one of the stars taking the stage on Sunday. “La Calandria” toured with Celia Cruz, Tin Tán, Pedro Vargas, Trio Taiacuri and many more. She is internationally recognized and was especially popular in the 1940’s and 50’s throughout Mexico.
“La Paloma del Norte” Beatriz Llamas, who was given her first opportunity to sing on the radio by Vidaurri, will also join her. “La Paloma del Norte”, the first “tejanita” to perform in New York’s Madison Square Garden, will be performing some of her hits that filled the San Antonio airwaves in the 1960’s and 70’s. Perla Tapatia, Blanca Rosa, y Las Hermanas Luevano will continue the celebration, and Mariachi Las Erendias will also take the stage and round out the open-air concert.
In the true spirit of Mother’s Day, the Esperanza peace and Justice Center recognizes that mothers are the heart of the community. Our mother’s have continued the struggle of keeping us connected to our neighbors and neighborhoods. “They have led the struggle of peace and preservation of our community.
We have been pulled from our public spaces like our streets, sidewalks, parks, plazas, and porches”, says Graciela Sanchez of the Esperanza Center.
“We have become disconnected from our community with these walls being built here locally and all over the world. We are tearing them down by having events like this; free and open to the whole community, honoring women, las madres, from within the community”.
These walls must be torn down to preserve the stories that come from our sidewalks, streets and porches-our mothers’ stories.
Pioneers of San Antonio music return to the stage to honor our Mothers.
Stars from the Westside of San Antonio are taking the stage at La Plaza Guadalupe on Mother’s Day.The Esperanza Peace and Justice Center and Avenida Guadalupe Association present “Serenata de Oro: Canciones para mi Mamá” honoring the spirit of Mother’s Day, the work of women throughout the world for peace, justice and for community. The musical celebration will be from 3pm to 6 p.m. Sunday May 11th and admission will be free.
San Antonio Conjunto legend, Eva Ybarra y su Conjunto will accompany this star-filled tribute and take us back to a golden age in music here in San Antonio. Plaza Guadalupe will be filled with the people’s music of Conjunto y Mariachi, celebrating the heart of the community-our Mothers.
Legendary singer “La Calandria" Rita Vidaurri will be one of the stars taking the stage on Sunday. “La Calandria” toured with Celia Cruz, Tin Tán, Pedro Vargas, Trio Taiacuri and many more. She is internationally recognized and was especially popular in the 1940’s and 50’s throughout Mexico.
“La Paloma del Norte” Beatriz Llamas, who was given her first opportunity to sing on the radio by Vidaurri, will also join her. “La Paloma del Norte”, the first “tejanita” to perform in New York’s Madison Square Garden, will be performing some of her hits that filled the San Antonio airwaves in the 1960’s and 70’s. Perla Tapatia, Blanca Rosa, y Las Hermanas Luevano will continue the celebration, and Mariachi Las Erendias will also take the stage and round out the open-air concert.
In the true spirit of Mother’s Day, the Esperanza peace and Justice Center recognizes that mothers are the heart of the community. Our mother’s have continued the struggle of keeping us connected to our neighbors and neighborhoods. “They have led the struggle of peace and preservation of our community.
We have been pulled from our public spaces like our streets, sidewalks, parks, plazas, and porches”, says Graciela Sanchez of the Esperanza Center.
“We have become disconnected from our community with these walls being built here locally and all over the world. We are tearing them down by having events like this; free and open to the whole community, honoring women, las madres, from within the community”.
These walls must be torn down to preserve the stories that come from our sidewalks, streets and porches-our mothers’ stories.
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