From San Antonio Express News:
Tejano star Emilio Navaira remained in a fight for his life Monday, a day after suffering critical injuries when his tour bus crashed on a Houston highway.
“There is a chance he may not make it. You have to acknowledge that,” Dr. Alex Valadka, a neurosurgeon treating Navaira, said at a morning news conference at Houston’s Memorial Hermann Hospital.
“We’re not going day to day, we’re going hour by hour,” Valadka said.
Still, doctors said they were encouraged that swelling to Navaira’s brain had not worsened.
At a vigil Monday night in the Alamodome’s south parking lot, Navaira’s manager, Joe Casias, said the singer’s condition had not changed.
Israel Lopez, the Cuban bassist and composer who is credited with inventing the style of music known as the “Mambo”, has died at the age of 89. Lopez, who was known to all by his nickname “Cachao”, passed away at Coral Gables Hospital as the result of complications from kidney failure. Considered one the most important figures in Cuban music, Lopez created the style of mambo by adding an open-ended improvisation to the traditional Cuban daizon and incorporating the horns from big band.
The Grammy nominated musician was quoted by Miami Herald saying:
“I’m a musician. That’s what I do, I never had delusions of grandeur. I never expected to be famous or anything like that. I just played, and whatever happened happened.”
He is survived by a daughter and grandson, he will be deeply missed.
To read his La Times Obituary click here.
To view a video of Cachao playing Lagrimas Negras click here.
Mercury Mambo worked closely with artists Christina Sosa and Joe Bravo as they judged art submitted for the Dr Pepper Sabrosura art contest. Although these Mexican- American artists are natives of Texas and California, their heritages have proved a real influence in their works. This can be clearly seen in Sosa’s “Mi Loteria” collection and Bravo’s collection of Tortilla art featuring faces like Cantinflas’ and Che Guevara’s.
As Austinites, we are lucky to have Mexicarte museum in our vicinity. And just an hour away (San Antonio) The Alameda is there “To tell the story of the Latino experience in America through art, history and culture” and keep us up to date with the modern latino influenced art.
Come join the Mambitos as they take a roadtrip to Alameda museum to check out their current “Latinas” and “¡Azúcar! The Life and Music of Celia Cruz” exhibits in April.
Latino Loop keeps mambitos in the know of the occurrences of the Latino community, media, and advertising industry.
Here are some of this week’s facts to keep you in the loop:
- Telefutura posted double-digit growth in all key primetime demos during February sweeps over the same period last year, with 13% growth among Adults 18-34.
- According to recent data revealed by the Pew Hispanic Center, Latinos made up 30% of all Democratic primary voters in California on February 5th, compared to 16% in 2004. Latinos in the Democratic primaries so far have shown a 63% preference for Clinton and 35% for Obama. One in five Hispanic voters were ages 17-29 and more than half were under the age of 45.
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NBC Universal announced a deal with Comcast making Telemundo and mun2 available to Comcast subscribers in April.
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Diageo donated $250,000 to the NCLR (National Council for La Raza) for its Estamos Unidos con un Proposito campaign to educate the Hispanic community about finances. Continue reading ‘Are you in the Loop??’
