The Puerto Rican Senate declared November 9, 1995 as “El Dia de Olga Tañón” (Olga Tañón Day) in honor of the Grammy Award winning singer. Tañón was born in Santruce, Puerto Rico, and began her singing career performing with merengue groups. (Merengue originated in the Dominican Republic, and is characterized by a fast 2/4 beat. Please, not to be… Continue reading El Dia de Olga Tañón 1995
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“My Family”, Award Winning Film 1995
“My Family”, the award winning film about three generations of Mexican Americans, was released on May 3, 1995. The film was directed by Gregory Nava, and featured Latinx stars Jimmy Smits, Edward James Olmos, Jennifer Lopez, and Esai Morales, among other talents. The emotionally complex drama begins with the life of the eldest brother, who… Continue reading “My Family”, Award Winning Film 1995
“Selena Day” 1995
Former US President George W. Bush, then governor of Texas, declared April 16, 1995, as “Selena Day”, two weeks after the death of Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla-Pérez. Selena born in on April 16, 1971 in Lake Jackson, Texas. Her father recognized her talent at age 6. She won her first Grammy in 1993 for Best… Continue reading “Selena Day” 1995