Vanguardia America

About Vanguardia America

Vanguardia features weekly news interviews on politics, business, arts and culture in the U.S. Latino community.

Publisher

James E. Garcia

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 May 2020

Latest episode

28 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

86 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   28 Sept 2026

   The Ugly Little Monkeys (Los Changistos Feos), a Tale of Triumph and Tragedy

   Formed in the 1960s, Los Changuitos Feos (The Ugly Little Monkeys (https://www.uglylittlemonkeys.com/)), a youth mariachi group would rise from the Tucson barrios to achieve international acclaim and spark a youth mariachi movement across the U.S. But guided by a charismatic and musically gifted Catholic priest, their road to success was also marked by a dark secret that nearly tore the group apart. Vanguardia talks to the co-directors of a new documentary film about the group seven years in the making, David E. Valdez (https://www.uglylittlemonkeys.com/team-member/david-e-valdez/) and Enrique Castillo (https://www.uglylittlemonkeys.com/team-member/enrique-castillo/), and with Wilfred Arvizu the author of the book that inspired the movie, "Bless Me Father for You Have Sinned: The Behind the Curtain Story of Los Changuitos Feos & Their Founding Father." (https://www.amazon.com/dp/1500533734?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback) To learn more about the film, go to uglylittlemonkeys.com (https://www.uglylittlemonkeys.com).

2. 

   17 Sept 2026

   Herbert Siguenza stars in the new play, "Diego Rivera: His Story"

   Our guests are actor-playwright Herbert Siguenza and playwright Carlos Morton, the duo behind Diego Rivera: His Story, a new one-man show about the life of the famed Mexican muralist. Morton and Siguenza co-wrote the play, which has toured in Europe and across the U.S. You can catch a free performance Sept. 18 at the Central Library in Whittier, California. (https://whittierplf.org/event/rivera-9-26/) The play is set in the aftermath of Frida Kahlo’s funeral and follows the influential painter's life as he grapples with fame, grief and mortality. Siguenza was recently the Playwright in Residence for the San Diego Repertory Theatre. He is also a founding member of Culture Clash, the most produced Chicano theater troupe in the United States. As a solo writer and performer, Mr. Siguenza has written and produced Cantinflas!, A Weekend with Pablo Picasso, Steal Heaven, El Henry (Best new play San Diego Critics Circle Award 2014), Manifest Destinitis, Beachtown, Bad Hombres/Good Wives, A People’s Cuban Christmas Tale, It’s A Wonderful Vida, Star of Ocotillo and The Many Sins of Diego Rivera. Siguenza is also an accomplished visual artist and has exhibited nationally and around the world.

3. 

   12 May 2026

   Immigrants rights activists working to curb, expose "horrific" conditions in federal detention facilities

   Our panel of activists say federal immigration authorities are running roughshod on the law, but they remain hopeful concerted efforts to push back and expose abuses can turn things around. Our guests are Zaira Garcia of Fwd.us (https://www.fwd.us/), immigration attorney Emilia Bañuelos (https://www.banueloslaw.net/), and Vivian Sarafin of Living United for Change in Arizona (LUCHA (https://www.luchaaz.org/)). (20 mins.)

Who has been a guest on Vanguardia America

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Dr David Hayes-Bautista
• Dr Matthew Fineup
• Julian Castro
• Vanessa Fuentes
• Christina Ximenez

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