ANAYA ON AZTLÁN The myth of Aztlán was important in the 60's because we had become a displaced people. We were losing our language; we were losing our culture. We didn’t have access into positions of power in the society. We felt we didn’t belong. So we had to find a way to turn that around. And one way to do it was to say: "We have been here a long time. This is our land. We belong here. Our ancestors, our great ancestors, lived here, passed through here." We knew that there had been great migrations that took place in what we call the Americas. From north to south, from south to north. MORE>> |
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| IN SEARCH OF AZTLAN DOCU-COMEDY EXPLORES ORIGINS OF CHICANO HOMELAND In Search of Aztlán is a one-hour video docu-comedy starring the Chicano comedy trio Culture Clash (Richard Montoya, Ric Salinas and Herbert Siguenzas), Lupe Ontiveros and Mauricio Mendoza. It is a co-production of Carmona Productions, LLC and Barrio Dog Productions, Inc. In the video, the Culture Clash trio finds an ancient map showing that the original location of Aztlán, the ancient homeland of the Aztec people who founded the empire of Tenochtitlán in the year 1325 A.D., is in the Southwestern United States. The threesome set out in a 1952 Chevy lowrider to comb the Southwest looking for the ancient homeland of their Indian ancestors. In Search of Aztlán interweaves dramatized comedy scenes with documentary interviews as it follows the comedy troupe on their whimsical journey. MORE>> |
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