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Mark
Guerrero Lecture / Performance
This web page is dedicated to the lectures and
lecture/performances I've done at universities, museums,
cultural centers, and other venues over the years. The
lecture/performances consist of a slide show with commentary,
video clips, and "live" musical performances. I have two
different presentations. One is on the history of Chicano
rock, the other a tribute to the life and career of my father,
the late great "Father of Chicano Music," Lalo Guerrero. Below is
a list of venues in which I've done my presentations, with photos,
flyers, and in some cases links to stories I've written about my
lecture/performances.
The Nile Nightclub
Bakersfield, California
(February 9, 2013)
a two and a half
hour lecture/performance tribute to Lalo Guerrero. The
presentation included a slide show on the life and career of
Lalo Guerrero, video clips of Lalo & Mark performing together in
various venues, and
performances of Lalo Guerrero songs by Mark Guerrero and the
Luis Valadez Trio, individually and together.
Arte Americas
Fresno, California
(January 11, 2013)
a two and a half
hour lecture/performance tribute to Lalo Guerrero. The
presentation included a slide show on the life and career of
Lalo Guerrero, video clips of Lalo & Mark performing at various
venues, and
performances of Lalo Guerrero songs by Mark Guerrero and
Carmencristina Moreno, individually and together.
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Mark & Carmencristina
Moreno
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Arte Americas- Casa
de la Cultura
Fresno, California |
Museum of Ventura County
Ventura, California
October 9, 2011
a
screening of the documentary "Chicano Rock: The Sounds of East
Los Angeles" with a musical performance by Mark Guerrero, which
included his songs "On the Boulevard," "Pre-Columbian Dream,"
and "I'm Brown," as well as his late father's songs "Tacos For
Two" and "Los Chucos Suaves." Mark also was part of the
panel discussion.
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Museum of Ventura County
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University of
California at Los Angeles (U.C.L.A.)
(May 2, 2011)
a
two and a half hour
lecture/presentation/performance for Mindy O'Brien's
Chicano Music class
Museo Cultural
Santa Fe, New
Mexico
(September 25, 2010)
In the afternoon, a two hour lecture/presentation on the
careers and music of Lalo and Mark Guerrero and the history of
Chicano music. The presentation included video and audio
clips, a slide show, and discussion. In the evening,
Mark Guerrero performed a 90 minute solo concert doing a
combination of Lalo Guerrero and Mark Guerrero songs.
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Mark solo performance
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Mark singing with Los
Romanticos
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East Los Angeles Library
Los Angeles, California
(August 28, 2010)
a presentation/performance
moderated by Tom Waldman, co-author of the book "Land of a
Thousand Dances." The topics were the 1970 Chicano
Moratorium at which journalist Ruben Salazar was killed and
music that is written and recorded for political purposes.
Mark performed his song "I'm Brown," his immigration song "Ay Yi
Yi Yi (Nobody Told Me)," and his dad's song on the same subject
"No Way Jose."
San Diego Mesa College
San Diego, California
(November 11, 2009)
a lecture/solo performance for combined classes.
The lecture included a slide show, video clips, and discussion.
The musical performance consisted of Lalo Guerrero, Mark
Guerrero, and "Eastside Sound" songs.
Barrio Station
San Diego, California
(November 8, 2009)
a screening and introduction of the documentary, "Lalo Guerrero: The Original Chicano,"
a solo acoustic performance, and an acoustic performance with a San
Diego traditional Mexican trio, Los Romanticos.
Grammy Museum
Los Angeles, California
(September 24, 2009)
on a panel at a screening of the "Chicano Rock: Sounds of East
Los Angeles" documentary with its director Jon Wilkman, Tom
Waldman (co-author of the book "Land of a Thousand Dances),"
and
East L.A. music pioneer and founder of The Romancers, Max Uballez.
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(left to right- Tom
Waldman, Mark Guerrero, Max Uballez, Bobby Avila,
Robert Zapata , and Charlie Muñoz)
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National
Hispanic University
San Jose, California
(July 2, 2009)
a lecture/solo performance for combined
classes and the public in the school library
"Distinguished Speaker Series"
University of California at
Santa Barbara
(May 8, 2008)
a
lecture/performance with my brother Dan for the
Sixth Annual International Corrido Conference. The lecture
included a discussion of Lalo Guerrero corridos. The
performances included Mark singing Lalo's "El Corrido de Delano"
and Mark & Dan's duet of Lalo's "El Chicano," a corrido about
Chicano and Mexican pride.
Corrido Conference- Santa Barbara, California:
May 8, 2008- an account of my lecture/performance
with my brother Dan at the sixth annual international corrido conference at U.C. Santa
Barbara.
Marin County Civic Center
San Rafael, California
(March 29, 2007)
a lecture/solo performance for Cesar Chavez Day
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The Historic Marin County Civic Center
Frank Lloyd Wright- Architect
(building
which houses the Marin County
Board of Supervisors Chambers) |
My Lecture/Concert at the Marin County
Civic Center: March 29, 2007- story of my
lecture/performance at the Marin County Civic Center on Cesar
Chavez Day.
UCR Palm Desert Graduate Center
University of California, Riverside
(Palm Desert campus)
(March 23, 2007)
an introduction and screening of the documentary "Lalo
Guerrero: The Original Chicano" and concert with a three piece
traditional Mexican-style acoustic group for the gala for
the Lalo Guerrero Film & Arts Festival. Group members
were Mark Guerrero, Alex Armstrong, and Lorenzo Martinez,
who performed Mark Guerrero's "The Ballad of Lalo Guerrero"
and "Pre-Columbian Dream," as well as Lalo Guerrero's
"El Corrido de Delano," "Los Chucos Suaves,"
"Tacos for Two," and "El Chicano."
There was also a question and answer session conducted by
Mark. Also on the bill were pioneer Chicano rockers, El Chicano.
Mark played guitar and sang the co-lead vocal with El Chicano
on their hit version of "Brown Eyed Girl."
The concert followed the screening of the Lalo Guerrero
documentary.
Concert for the Lalo Guerrero Film &
Arts Festival Gala: March 23, 2007- article on
a screening of "Lalo Guerrero: The Original Chicano" in Palm
Desert, California. It included my introduction of the
documentary, a Q&A, and performance with an acoustic trio and El
Chicano.
El Paso Community College
El Paso, California
(April
22, 2005)
a
lecture/performance with Steve Salas of Tierra for Manuel Velez' class.
Mark & Steve spoke to the class and sang separately and
together, accompanied by Mark on guitar.
Flyer below
(for a local performance the day after the presentation at El Paso
Community College)
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Steve Salas, Mark Guerrero,
Manuel Velez, & Carlos Callejo
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Steve Salas and I
Invade El Paso, Texas: April 21- 23, 2005-
story of my trip to El Paso, Texas to perform with Steve Salas
of Tierra and to speak at El Paso Community College.
University of California at
Berkeley
(April 6, 2005)
a lecture for Alfred Arteaga's Chicano Music class
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Mark Guerrero and Alfred Arteaga
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My Visit To a Parallel Chicano/Latino
Universe- San Francisco: April 5- 6, 2005- an
account of my trip to the San Francisco Bay Area to speak at U.C.
Berkeley and to visit local musicians such as Abel Zarate and
Richard Spremich of the original Malo, Dr. Loco (Jose Cuellar),
and speaker/songwriter and writer PC Muñoz.
California State University
Los Angeles
(May 15, 2002)
a lecture/performance for Richard Rodriguez' Chicano Popular Culture
class
California State University
Fullerton
(April 17, 2002)
a lecture for Enrique Rios-Ellis' Mexican Music class
California State University
Los Angeles
(November 16, 1989)
a lecture/performance for Hector Soto-Perez' Pre-Hispanic Literature
class
California
State University Los Angeles
(November 15, 1989)
a lecture/solo performance for combined
Chicano studies classes in the student union
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