A video honoring Narciso Martínez, son of Anastacio and Cenovia Martínez, who was born in Reynosa, Tamaulipas. Martínez, a musician known as \El Huracán del Valle\, talks about his career and the origin of his musician moniker. Martínez plays music using his accordion. Other interviewees include Américo Paredes, Sabino Salinas, Rogelio Nuñez, and Oscar Hernandez.
Mexican Americans, Texas--Social conditions, Mexicano americanos, and Texas--Condiciones sociales
Place Name:
Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America, Brownsville, Texas, United States of America, and San Benito, Texas, United States of America
General Note:
Assigned production number 2298B. Duration of content within the file is 27 minutes, 38 seconds. All intellectual property rights are retained by the legal copyright holders. The University of Texas at Austin does not hold the copyright to the content of this file. Formal permission to reuse or republish this content must be obtained from the copyright holder. Material copyrighted to Dr. Manuel F. Medrano and The University of Texas at Brownsville. The assets of UT Brownsville are now held by The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV).
Origin Note:
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.