Culture Clash Show - Lalo Sings No Chicanos on TV

[@shockvoz1234]

Yes it’s comedic but there’s a sad truth in what he’s singing, he’s aware of it and you can sense his sincerity in walking that line between humor and social activism. Respect.

[@jay-Da18]

Serio

[@gregperez919]

Many years ago we had “El Sancho” show on the radio on Saturday nights about 8pm. Broadcast from Pasadena City College. The host was a Professor from the college. Promoting education and literacy within the LA Latino community. My wife and I loved this shows music which included a song by Lalo Guerrero called “We Have No Torrtillas” or something like that. Very funny. Would love to find this song. I used to have it on cassette but long since lost.

[@heidicervantes8236]

The song is called No more Tortillas

[@charlessandino1102]

This is so sad 'Lalo' Guerrero almost cries. A native of Tucson Arizona, born 1916 died 2006. He is famous for composing parody songs, among many other types over his long career like 'chicano' blues, boogie-woogie and swing in the 40's and 50's. In fact he is considered the original "Chicano". He was honored by President Clinton with the highest civilian honor in the 90's. A national treasure for the whole country, not just for Hispanics. Look him up you will not be disappointed. Entertaining and informative at the same time.

[@beverlyfitzgerald7675]

We lived in Tucson 12 years out of our 17 in Southern Arizona. Was blessed to have been able to meet and hear Lalo. He was a Barrio of old Tucson treasure.

[@tohellwithgoogle4261]

Pancho Lopez was a funny one. No Way Jose. He also worked with Caesar Chavez.

[@tohellwithgoogle4261]

I remember this show from back in the day.

[@Mfballam]

Its 2020, still the same. VIVA LALO !!!

[@juanulysses17]

Uncle Lalo, good memories about him...

[@andrewnava8348]

Beautiful

[@knowitall111]

Firms gente ese!! 100% Chicano

[@SCRnflz]

Lalo did a great job of being humorous and poignant at the same time with this song. 2023 starting in two weeks and yes, this is stillllll true. I think about this truth constantly because we're constantly visually reminded. If TV/movies/ads are not White, they're Black or a mixture of both. Asians have gotten much more representation on TV and movies than Chicanos as well. Afro Latinos are becoming a popular focus for media now, but we as Chicanos/Mexicanos still get mostly relegated to what Lalo referred to in the song - cholos, illegal immigrants, servants, etc. If you look back at television programming back from the end of the 60's into the early 70's, in step with the new Chicano Movement, the entity of "Chicanos" was being included in many ways. The word "Chicano" was being used in scripts and you'd hear Anglo actors use it in their dialogue and not in a negative way. Chicanos were getting more roles although, as is the case now, few of the roles were positive or dignified, but some were. In dramatic /hospital medical tv shows based in Los Angeles, while Anglo actors were doing a scene, from time to time you'd hear a voice come on to the hospitals speaker system to page "Dr Mendoza", "Dr Alvarez" and so on. This seemed to be purposeful to promote the idea to the audience that we can be important too. Then of course we had the issue of actually playing ourselves such as with shows like Chico and the Man in the 70's were Freddie Prinze - a Puerto Rican, played a "Chicano" to this day in Mayans (the show on cable about an outlaw "Mexican/American" biker gang - *surprise! - we're acceptable to a big audience on TV again but as lawbreakers and murderers... and EJ Olmos surprisingly/not surprisingly is part of the cast) where many of the actors playing the "Mexican/American bikers are not Chicanos. The word Chicano has all but disappeared from the general public's vocabulary and more often we see the current generations that are of Mexican ancestry adopt an identity and assimilate to the next most popularly represented culture in the US next to White culture, which is Black culture. We see it in their dress, vocabulary/speech and overall lifestyle. The identity of Chicano needs a resurrection, but it would be most difficult for it to have the popularity and feeling of pride that came with it during it's height of the late 60's - early 70's. Only then could we again push for ourselves to have the amount and kind representation in visual media that we've always lacked. We need more Lalo Guerrero's to remind us to not settle.

[@joeshmoe8952]

I think this is the same guy that used to own a bar in east la, my grama & grandpa used to go there.

[@jimhoffmann]

Try emailing markGuerrero.com and ask him...he’s Lalo’s son.

[@joeshmoe8952]

@@jimhoffmann ok thanks

[@miguelmaldonado9881]

He did own one

[@joeshmoe8952]

@@miguelmaldonado9881 I think you are right, this was back in the 60’s.

[@inyokutse]

Yup right on Brooklyn now it's a pizza hut

[@manuelgerardosalasbetancou5065]

LOS CHICANOS TAMBIEN SON NUESTROS HERMANOS MEXICANOS¡¡¡

[@lucio.martinez]

Y los pochos, también! Saludos guerrerenses!

[@Kruegerisgod]

This is so funny that I started crying

[@michellemarquez4691]

You suck

[@lucio.martinez]

Love the profile pic, USA y MEX! 🇲🇽🇺🇲

[@tonysiordia2448]

Lalo shiffrin was an even better Hispanic musician. He was an icon music composer who made soundtracks for many classic movies....he made the soundtrack for boulevard nights.

[@axgcat]

Chata was a better Hispanic, her full name was Chata Fakup, you should look her up.

[@BOLTHEAD619]

it's funny, but he's Right

[@joesena913]

Reality😡

[@LawrenceCardenas-l7x]

😂

[@christianoliver3572]

Hey there was Ponch on CHiPs

[@AfternoonFocus]

Eric Estrada is Puerto Rican, not Chicano

[@kaze_cat]

I have been thinking about this more and more, now and especially now in 2021. Yes funny, but the irony is hard to swallow. Who is representing Chicano’s/Mexican/Americans and other Hispanics in the media for more exposure? Appears to be no one with any power or influence. I’ve lived in Los Angeles, CA, my entire life and even though Hispanics are the majority, we are way under represented on television and most likely movies as well. It’s very sad to hear this parody song done so long ago, and have it still be as relevant as ever. 🥲