In the early 1900s, journalist and renaissance man Charles Lummis set out to capture and preserve the Spanish folk songs of California, including the voice of one talent in particular: Manuela García. Listen to the story behind the Charles Fletcher Lummis wax cylinder collection at the Autry National Center.

Find "La Cara Negra" and dozens of other songs from The Autry collection on Pop Up Archive: https://www.popuparchive.com/collections/2088

Learn more about the Autry National Center, and their wax cylinder recordings: http://theautry.org/collections/opera-2