Part 5 of 5 of an interview with Dr. Américo Paredes. Dr. Paredes discusses his former students, his extended family, his memories of Narciso Martínez, and how the polka became a part of Tejano music.
Mexican Americans, Texas--Social conditions, Tejano music, Mexicano americanos, Texas--Condiciones sociales, and Música tejana
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Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America and Austin, Texas, United States of America
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Los del Valle oral history recordings transferred from The University of Texas at Brownsville to The University of Texas at Austin in 2015. Digitized with funds from the Latin American Materials Project (LAMP), Center for Research Libraries.