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Viva Tejano episodes

March 04 Introducing: One By Willie Season 7
5 min
April 29, 2025 Introducing the Final Flight of Captain Forrester
A woman’s search for her father—a pilot who disappeared during a mission in Vietnam—collides with the fight over what we owe those who never returned from war. From the producers of "Viva Tejano," "America's Girls" and "Tom Brown's Body," and hosted by Texas Monthly writer Josh Alvarez, "The Final Flight of Captain Forrester" is out now.

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6 min
February 28, 2025 Introducing TM Out Loud
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3 min
February 11, 2025 Bonus: Making the Johnny Canales Documentary “Take It Away”
Adrian Arredondo and Myrna Perez talk about getting to know the man at the heart of Tejano Hollywood’s golden age in their upcoming documentary, Take It Away.
30 min
February 04, 2025 Little Joe on Chasing Dark Clouds Away Through Song
The "King of the Brown Sound" looks back on sixty years of recording Chicano music for progress, for healing, and for throwing a party.
47 min
January 28, 2025 Elsa Garcia Was Finished With Tejano, Until the Stage Called Her Back
For twenty-five years, La Primera Dama del Tejano was happy to leave the music behind. When she returned to performing last year, an arena of fans was still waiting.
37 min
January 14, 2025 Veronique Medrano on Finding Her Voice Watching Johnny Canales
The singer and archivist talks about forging a new path in tejano music while working to preserve its past.
42 min
January 07, 2025 Sunny Sauceda on Finding His Sound Between Tejano and Texas Country
Sunny Sauceda—"a rocker trapped in an accordion player's body"—talks about switching genres after forty years in tejano music.
34 min
December 31, 2024 How Linda Escobar Became the Queen of Conjunto
The tejano music legend, who came up as a child star touring with her father, talks about building community around conjunto and taking the music around the world.
29 min
December 17, 2024 Joaquin Castro On the Power of Celebrating Latino Artists
The San Antonio congressman talks about how nineties tejano helped him stay connected to home, and why recognizing Latino musicians is a matter of national importance.
33 min

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