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How I Made It: Las Cafeteras

Latino USA

My Cultura, Futuro and iHeartPodcasts

News, Society & Culture, Politics, Documentary

4.83.8K Ratings

🗓️ 10 November 2020

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Las Cafeteras are a band out of East LA known for their politically charged lyrics, speaking out against injustices within the immigrant community and their experiences as chicanos in East LA. On today’s "How I Made It", we sat down with members of the group.

Transcript

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We know La Bamba is a song that's over 400 years old.

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That song survived because people sang that song.

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They didn't know how to read, they didn't know how to write.

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But they just passed it on.

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How are people going to know our story as Chicanos, Misti,

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Sobs, Brown Kids, Mix Kids,

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If we don't tell our story, how we can survive for 400 years?

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In every art form, there's people who hold on to what they believe is tradition.

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