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Concepcion M., a Texas entrepreneur, became an American citizen Wednesday at a Houston naturalization ceremony, when Federal District Judge Lynn Hughes led 2500 immigrants from around the world in the Naturalization Oath of Allegiance to the United States of America.
The mother of 9-year-old citizen Carlos Arturo M., Concepcion M. has already made up her mind about the upcoming Presidential election. 🙂
Mas…Brand-new American citizen has a message for Donald Trump (photos)
This video was delayed by Customs for reasons, but we’re happy to bring it to you now. Celebrate Mexican Independence Day with fugitive drug lord El Chapo, his crew, and his special tricolor cupcakes!
Republicans In Name Only (RINOs) Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush, running for the GOP presidential nomination in 1980, speak up for undocumented immigrants. They definitely don’t want to make America great again.
Mas…Ronald Reagan and George Bush ❤️ undocumented migrants (video)
Stuck in England on Halloween without your trusty taco costume? No worries, governor!
SpotSound.co.uk has you covered, as long as you have £300 ($465). For some reason we don’t think the Queen’s English is their first language. Check it out:
Mas…Taco Tuesday Sale: Taco Costumes Just £300 ($465) [video,photos]
We at POCHO have been around so long we remember when even Mexicans didn’t want to be Mexican. (We think that was just about two weeks ago.)
But Miami-based Cuban-American Emilio Estefan and his friends are all Mexicans now, at least in a music video.
By the way, we at POCHO also remember when Emilio Estefan threatened to sue the L.A. Weekly because of a “Mexiled” column that Lalo Alcaraz wrote portraying Estefan as the Fidel Castro of the Latin Grammys. Oh, but that was so long ago…
Let’s all be Mexican instead! Mexican, tu sabes, is the new black.
Mira y escucha: Todos Somos Mexicanos:
Mas…Emilio Estefan: ‘Todos Somos Mexicanos’ (video, lyrics, credits)
Burrito-eating Albuquerque municipal busdriver Jeremy Perea apparently picked a bad moment to take his eyes off the road – traffic in front of his vehicle had come to a halt.
KOP 4 Eyewitness News reports:
Mas…Burque bummer when burrito-loving busdriver’s bus goes BOOM (video)
LA’s best band, Los Lobos, is releasing their first album of new material in five years, Gates of Gold.
We’ve got the entire record here and then individual tracks, courtesy NPR.
Buenas dias, Aztlan! And TGIF! Los Cenzontles (The Mockingbirds) re-imagine the Los Lobos classic Good Morning, Aztlan! with some scenes that sure look familiar!
And the Los Lobos version is here:
Mas…What do Los Cenzontles say? ‘Good Morning, Aztlan!’ (video)
You won’t believe your eyes!
When the world goes insane, the insane turn pro. Donald Trump will make America great again!
Mas…Anime Music Video: Donald Trump Will Make America Great Again
“Lucha Libre – or free fighting – is a Mexican style of wrestling,” writes the BBC World Service. “Katinka Herbert documents the secret lives of these so-called luchadores known for their outlandish outfits and garish masks.”
OMG, you guys! There these shoes! Huaraches!
PREVIOUSLY ON LA QUIRKY:
Mas…La Quirky videos the hood: OMG! There are shoes called ‘huaraches!’
¡Feliz Hispanic Heritage Month! — Alcalde Eric Garcetti
If you go to a high-end restaurant in New York City, there’s a good chance that you’re dining among some of the wealthiest Mexicans in the world and being served by some of the poorest.
Antonia Cereijido of Latino USA reports:
Mas…NYC is home to America’s richest – and poorest – Mexicans (audio)
Mexico, like the United Estates, is a “nation of immigrants.”
In the 1900s, Tijuana welcomed Jewish refugees fleeing wars, hate and poverty in Europe, Asia and the Mideast.
Tijuana Jews, the story of the extended Artenstein family, has become a POCHO Rosh HaShanah (New Year) tradition ever since we noticed rosh-ha-shanah rhymes with Tijuana.
The Jewish year 5776 begins at sundown Sunday, September 13. We wish all who celebrate a happy, healthy, peaceful, loving, prosperous, and sweet New Year. In Ladino — the hybrid Spanish-Hebrew language Jews spoke in Andaluz before the Inquisition — that’s ANYADA BUENA I DULSE!
Mas…Happy Rosh HaShanah from the Jews of Tijuana! Happy 5776! (video)
La Cumbia de Patricio Cobarde marches the hell out of the Imperial March, aka La Cumbia Imperial, from Star Wars. These are not los droids you’re looking for.
Then there was the time a mariachi wedding band played the Super Mario Bros theme song.
Machete don’t text, but he did stop by — on a recent Wednesday cruise night, on Van Nuys Boulevard in L.A.’s San Fernando Valley to check in with ManCave TV. [Totally NSFW hardcore soundtrack.]
Mas…Regular guy Danny Trejo goes cruisin’ on Van Nuys Boulevard (video)
The urban legend is true.
There ARE massive tunnels underneath the streets of Puebla, one of the first major cities of Spanish-era Mexico.
“…authorities have now confirmed their existence, and say the secret passageways could date back 500 years. The city hopes to turn the tunnels into an attraction.
The underground passages, which measure approximately seven meters high and three meters wide, were discovered during public works in the colonial city.
Mas…Tunnels from 1531 discovered under streets of Puebla, Mexico (video)
Happy Labor Day Weekend!
Sing along with the music that celebrates the ordinary working people who keep this country — and the world — in business: Look for the Union Label, Workin’ in a Coal Mine,9 to 5, This Land Is Your Land, I’m Stickin’ to the Union and Solidarity Forever.
Mas…Always look for the union label: Music videos for Labor Day weekend
Newly-hired Vanessa Ruiz of KPNX TV Channel 12 news knows how to properly pronounce her Spanish, thank you very much and no, she won’t apologize. Ruiz’ Facebook page is here. [Pinche Flash video may not play on your device.]
We have totally been here before. Mira two videos from Gustavo Arellano and Gustavo Almadovar.
First-generation Texas-born Filipa wants to be teacher, and she gets some early experience when she helps her uncle learn English so he can obtain a driver’s license for a new job. The documentary short Felipa: North of the Border is from 1970 and aired on CBS.
Mas…First-generation Felipa was born ‘North of the Border’ (#TBT 1970 video)
You won’t believe your eyes as quinoa, the miracle food of the Inca, ends up as mispronounced veggie burgers at Mickey D’s in Germany. Incas not included. No kale was exploited in the making of this video.
Or, as they say in Deutschland:
Mas…Germans do it Inca-style with McDonald’s quinoa veggie burgers (video)
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In case you missed it: This is a clip from a 2012 concert that’s been online for over two years and it’s suddenly popular all over again. We think Cuban a capella group Vocal Sampling does a great version of the Eagle’s Hotel California. We’re also pumped it’s finally OK to like Cuba and Cubans and Cuban musicians now. Unless you’re Ted Cruz or Marco Rubio, of course.
El Pozol, una bebida típica del estado mexicano de Chiapas, está hecha a base de maíz, agua y azúcar. Hay de distintos sabores, uno de ellos es el cacao. // Pozol is a typical Mexican beverage, it is made with corn, water and sugar. Also, it can be prepared with cocoa.
Every day, twice a day, Monday through Friday for six months, the coyote (or human smuggler) concealed and transported migrants across the border from Mexico to Los Estados Unidos. El Coyote — based on a true story — has some NSFW words in Spanish and English. There’s lots more about filmmaker Javier Barboza and the making of this stop-motion and animated video at Barboza’s website.
Mas…Based on a true story: The adventures of ‘El Coyote’ [NSFW]
At the Residence Senior Living facility in San Juan, PR, the gray tigers are all about the Whip/Nae Nae.
Mas…Nae Nae: Boricua senior citizens chair-dance like a boss (video)
Este vídeo fue grabado en Chiapas, México. En él podemos ver la forma tradicional de hacer las tortillas, hechas por los mismos miembros de la comunidad de Petalcingo. Vuélvete un experto e impresiona a tus amigos. // This was recorded in Petalcingo, Chiapas, Mexico. We can see how native people of this community prepare traditional tortillas. Tortillas are typical in the Mexican gastronomy, so, if you want to become an expert and impress your friends, pay attention.
The Mystery of Flying Kicks from Closer Productions seeks to explain a world-wide phenomenon. Why do people hang old sneakers on telephone lines?
They spotted each other on the subway underneath New York City. Will they be riding home together or is it a classic missed connection? [Enrola TV shot this video with an iPhone 6 with actors Lorena Rodriguez and Alfonso Diaz.]
