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Cesar Chavez

(March 3, 1927 - April 23, 1993)

An American labor leader and civil rights activist who co-founded the National Farm Workers Association, later renamed United Farm Workers union. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994, a year after his death.

Carlos Santana

(July 20, 1947 - Present)

Mexican-American musician, songwriter and bandleader who gained fame in the 1960’s with his band, Santana, who pioneered a fusion rock and Latin American jazz. Carlos Santana has been nominated for 42 awards and won 36 of them with 10 Grammy awards, 3 Latin Grammy awards and 2 VH1 awards. He also holds 4 records on the Guinness Book of World Records.

George Lopez

(April 23, 1961 - Present)

Mexican-American comedian and actor who held his own sitcom “George Lopez” and starred in many movie roles. His stand-up comedies examine race and ethnic relations, including Mexican-American culture, depicting the lifestyles of the Latin household. Lopez has received several honors for his work in the Latin community, including the 2003 Imagen Vision Award, the Latino Spirit Award for Excellence in Television and the National Hispanic Media Coalition Impact Award. He has also been named on of “The Top 25 Hispanics in America” by Time Magazine.

Selina Quintanilla-Pérez

(April 16, 1971 - March 31, 1995)

This beautiful Mexican-American angel had many talents: singer, songwriter, spokesperson, model, actress and fashion designer. She was considered the “Queen of Tejano music” and was named the top-selling Latin artist of the 1990’s by Billboard magazine. Based on her clothing choices, Selina was seen by the media as the “Tejano Madonna.” She ranks among the most influential Latin artist of all time and is credited for catapulting a music genre into the mainstream media.

Cheech & Chong

(July 13, 1946 - Present)

(May 24, 1938 - Present)

Grammy Award-winning comedy duo Richard “Cheech” Marin and Tommy Chong. The two have found a wide audience in the 1970’s and 1980’s for their stand-up routines, studio recordings and featured films based on the hippie and free love era, especially with their drug and counterculture movements, mostly notably their love for cannabis.

Frida Kahlo

(July 6, 1907 - July 13, 1954)

A well-known Mexican artist by many cultures who painted many portraits, self-portraits and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico. Inspired by the country’s popular culture, she employed a naïve folk art style to explore questions of identity, post-colonialism, gender, class and race in Mexican society. Her paintings have a strong autobiographical elements and mixed realism with fantasy. Frida is best described as a surrealist or magical realist.

Danny Trejo

(May 16, 1944 - Present)

Badass Mexican-American troublemaker who was struggling with drug addiction and gang affiliation who later turned his life around for the better. Trejo is now fully sober and sets fame in Hollywood and appeared in numerous films, often as villains or antiheroes, but still is a gentle hard working individual.

Ernesto “Che” Guevara

(June 14, 1928 - October 9, 1967)

Argentine Marxist revolutionary, physician, author, guerrilla leader, diplomat and military theorist. Che is a major figure of the Cuban Revolution; his stylized visage has become a ubiquitous countercultural symbol of rebellion and global insignia in popular culture. He is a symbol of radical revolution for those who are underrepresented because of capitalistic society. Time magazine has named him one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century.

Francisco “Pancho” Villa

(June 5, 1887 - July 20, 1923)

Pancho Villa was a Mexican Revolutionary general and one of the most prominent figures of the Mexican Revolution. Villa formed a military band of over a thousand men known as the “División del Norte” (Division of the North) and revolted against the increasingly repressive and inefficient dictatorship of Huerta. By December of 1913, Villa became governor of the state of Chihuahua.

Edward James Olmos

(February 24, 1947 - Present)

Mexican-American actor and director who is best known in “American Me” and “Selena.” His influence in many of his films serve as a pioneer for the diversity and images of Hispanics in the U.S. media. He works in social activism, especially which affect the U.S. Hispanic community. Olmos also appears in juvenile halls and detention centers to speak to at-risk teens to hopefully turn their life around and helps with other countries that are being mistreated.

Santos Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez

(July 18, 1990 - Present)

Standing in the bottom right corner, a professional

Mexican boxer with record of 50 wins and one loss, a multiple-time world champion in two weight classes, Canelo Álvarez! He is ranked as the world’s second best active boxer, pound for pound by BoxRec and third by The Ring and the Boxing Writers Association of America. Álvarez is known as an excellent counterpuncher, being able to exploit openings in his opponents’ guards while avoiding punches with head and body movement.

Jesús Bautista Moroles

(September 22, 1950 - June 15, 2015)

Texas native and Mexican-American artist, sculpture and beloved family member, is best known for his monumental abstract granite works. He lived and worked in Rockport, Texas, where his studio and workshop were based. In 2007, he was awarded the Texas Medal of the Arts and a year later in 2008, was awarded the National Medal of Arts and by 2011, Moroles was designated a Texas State Artist by the Texas Commission on the arts. Over two thousand works by Moroles are held in public and private collections in the United States, China, Egypt, France, Japan and Switzerland.

Inspired by Carol Golembosk

Inspired by Holly Roberts

Inspired by Tom Chambers

Inspired by Maggie Taylor

Artist: Rage Against the Machine
Genre: Rap/Heavy Metal

This song was about the 2000 election and is a statement about worthlessness of democracy in the United States, claiming people do not have a “choice” and are only able to grasp a small glimpse of the candidates representing them who are unconsciously under a one-party system. Rage uses music and sound as a weapon against “low intensity warfare” and is basically a manifest of their goals and purposes, acting as “guerrilla radio” to alert the masses of the change to radical ideas.

Artist: Kendrick Lamar
Genre: Rap

The song is an introspective regarding Kendrick’s family & his social life and the reasons why he started drinking. The death of his grandfather was caused by alcoholism while also dealing with peer pressure from his friends, “get a pool full of liquor, then you dive in it.” By the second verse, intoxicated Kendrick is being warned by his subconscious of “drowning in some poison.” At the final verse, Kendrick has come to accepting his fate which he believes he will sleep and never wake up.

Artist: Selena
Genre: Latin Pop

This song is connected to the movie of the Tejano/American singer of Selena Quintanilla-Perez and can be seen as a reminder of it. The movie, “Selena” shows her journey to fame to her final scene at her death. “Dreaming of You” is played in the background, the rhythm and connection of the calm song sets the moods of sadness and sorrow for the death of a young, innocent singers life and her dreams coming to an end.

Artist: Linkin Park
Genre: Alternative

This is a song which it depicts the struggles within an individual emotionally. The lyrics explain the frustration and troubles in ones life, where most of the problems being faced are problems caused by themselves. Once this is acknowledge, the constant weight will take a toll on you the longer you hold onto it until you finally decide to let go.