Oral History Interview with Junior Pruneda, February 4, 2015 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Junior Pruneda, February 4, 2015

Interview with ose Maria Pruneda, Jr. called Junior a Country Western musician. He played several instruments including guitar, fiddle, bass, and steel guitar. He was hired by Bob Wills and played with the Poverty Playboys, played at the Grand Ole Opry, toured throughout the United States, and was inducted into the Western Swing Hall of Fame. In addition to his career, the interview discusses his parents, growing up in the Mexican-American community of Kerrville, and his grandparents lives in Del Rio and Villa Acuna, Coahuila, Mexico. Junior's wife Bobbie and son Joe contribute to the interview.
Date: February 4, 2015
Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Pruneda, Jose Maria, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Lupita, De La Paz, July 28, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Lupita, De La Paz, July 28, 2016

De La Paz's interview reflects on the contemporary issues that Del Rio is facing. She speaks about the importance of Casa De La Cultura in her life growing up. She lived in the Chihuahua barrio and went to Del Rio schools. She speaks about not learning about her culture and people who look like her in school. In order to supplement her learning, she would attend classes at the Casa. She spoke about learning culture through teatros and folklorio offered at Casa. The latter part of the interview deals with contemporary problems in Del Rio and the current work of Casa in the community.
Date: July 28, 2016
Creator: Sinta, Vinicio; Arionus, Steve & De La Paz, Lupita
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Eloy Barrera, July 22, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Eloy Barrera, July 22, 2016

Mr. Barrera grew up in and around Del Rio, Texas. His father was a sheep sheerer. Barrera talked about the importance of education to his parents and learning "proper" Spanish. He also talked about the San Felipe barrio and the schools. Later he moved out of the barrio into a more mixed community. He talked about the disparity in sporting equipment between Del Rio ISD & San Felipe. He also talked about teaching drama in Del Rio, the march in 1969, and the impact of school consolidation in 1971. He also mentioned discrimination his drama students experienced during a UIL meet where they were the better team but the Anglo judges gave the win to another team.
Date: July 22, 2016
Creator: Arionus, Steve & Barrera, Eloy
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Diana Abrego, July 19, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Diana Abrego, July 19, 2016

Diana Abrego talks about being a migrant worker in her early years. She also talks about living in the borderland; being of two worlds, both Mexico & the U.S. She also talks about Del Rio's San Felipe's barrio and the segregation. Some black/brown relations in San Felipe. Being in the brown berets in Del Rio.
Date: July 19, 2016
Creator: Abrego, Diana; Arionus, Steve & Sinta, Vinicio
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Alonso Martinez on July 29, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Alonso Martinez on July 29, 2016

Alonso speaks about growing up in San Felipe and the segregated nature of Del Rio generally. He also speaks a great deal about migrant farm work and following the seasonal harvest. He speaks about his time in the West Texas cotton fields and speaking Spanish in Anglo schools out in West Texas. He talks a little bit about the 1969 Palm Sunday march--he wasn't a participant but he talks about the march. He also talks about the importance of education he received from Bambi Cardenas and Aurelio Montemayor who were both educators at San Felipe in the late 1960s. All in all, this is a great interview that has tons of useful information on Del Rio, San Felipe, and Alonso's life story.
Date: July 29, 2016
Creator: Arionus, Steve & Martinez, Alonso
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Raul Sanchez, July 19, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Raul Sanchez, July 19, 2016

Raul "Rusty" Sanchez spoke about his early life growing up in Del Rio. Going to school and playing football. He talked briefly about discrimination he faced when visiting public spaces and being served in the back of the building. He talks about the segregation of school districts in Del Rio and the base kids going to Del Rio ISD vs San Felipe ISD. He also talks about his time volunteering in VISTA MMP in Del Rio. He talks a little bit about how/why he believed VISTA got pushed out of Del Rio. He spoke about how Aurelio Montemayor helped to educate him as a teacher and pushing him to think about the bigger picture vis a vis the Chicano Movement. He talked about the 1969 Palm Sunday march and being in the Brown Berets.
Date: July 19, 2016
Creator: Sinta, Vinicio; Arionus, Steve & Sanchez, Raul
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Chris Escobar, July 25, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Chris Escobar, July 25, 2016

Chris Escobar is an artist activist who does outreach at La Casa de la Cultura in Del Rio. In the interview, he speaks about migrant work, his father as a vaquero, going on the migrant trail, etc. He also speaks about college and the difficulties of being poor and its attendant effects on his studies at St Edwards & UTEP. He talks a little bit about Austin & learning from Raúl Valdez.
Date: July 25, 2016
Creator: Sinta, Vinicio; Arionus, Steve & Escobar, Chris
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Lupe Sotelo, July 25, 2016 captions transcript

Oral History Interview with Lupe Sotelo, July 25, 2016

Lupe Sotelo is a Del Rio native and a former student of the San Felipe ISD. He also taught at San Felipe Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District schools after consolidation, and went on to work as principal and superintendent in other communities in Texas. Mr. Sotelo talked about the encouragement of teachers at San Felipe and how he could have been considered an "at risk" student in his youth. The second half of the interview features Sotelo's interpretation of the events surrounding the consolidation of the school districts with the hindsight of having worked as an administrator later in his career.
Date: July 25, 2016
Creator: Sinta, Vinicio; Arionus, Steve & Sotelo, Lupe
System: The Portal to Texas History