Raíces: Recent Episodes
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Every week your host, Cathy Lara, talks to guests from the San Marcos Texas Hispanic community. Their stories from the past help define who we are, and where we are going in the future as a community.
Host Cathy Lara welcomes into the studio Rev. Irving Cotto. He talks about his life's journey from New York, to Peurto Rico, to Lancaster PA, to San Marcos. In between some great stories, insights, and reflections, he shares his music from his first CD Realidad.
Host Cathy Lara discusses insights from the The Tejano Genealogical Society of San Antonio Conference held in San Marcos.
Host Cathy Lara talks with Bobbie Garza Hernandez about the upcoming Sacred Springs Pow-Wow on October 4th and 5th in San Marcos.
Host Cathy Lara talks to Lucy Gonzalez and Dr. Rosina Reese- about the upcoming 2025 Hispanic Heritage Walk.
Host Cathy Lara has guests Bobbie Garza and Courtney Enriquez back in the studio to talk about the 4th annual Lotteria back to school event. The Back to School Bash Community Event will be held Sunday, August 3rd, from 3PM to 6PM at the Cuautemoc Hall, 100 Patton Street, SMTX 78666.
Courtney Enriquez has the Art of Lotteria exhibit running until July 31, 2025 227 Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78701.
Host Cathy Lara talks with Augustine Chavez about his recent Marfa Invitational art show, and his return to San Marcos,
Host Cathy Lara and producer Rob Roark talk about his family gathering to celebrate the life of his mother. They also discuss the history of Cinco De Mayo.
Host Cathy Lara explores the history and stories behind the San Marcos La Sociedad Mutualista Cuauhtemoc. Liz Castaneda, Tommie Perez, Diana Price, and Fred Villuanueva taslk about the history, and where the society is going for the future in our community.
Host Cathy Lara welcomes in three members of the Texas State Mariachi band to play and tell their stories.
Host Cathy Lara welcomes in three members of the Texas State Mariachi band to play and tell their stories.
Host Cathy Lara has as her guest Mrs. Baudellia Esquivel Arrendondo who talks about her time growing up and getting married on the Scrutchin Ranch between San Marcos and Wimbelrey, borderring on the Freeman Ranch.
Host Cathy Lara welcomes to the studio Mark Salinas, commander of the San Marcos AMVETS Post 104. There will be a Pork Steak Plate fundraiser to raise funds for Veternas in need, the Foodbank, and the SMHS ROTC prgrams.
Host Cathy Lara has Christina Casa - Moreno in the studio to talk about the pilot program Angels For Our Elders in the Victory Gardens neighborhood. Along with her sister Mercedes Formolo, they are bringing baskets to over 50 elderly individuals.
The guys from Broken Arrow join host Cathy Lara live in the KZSM Studio. They talk about the Texas Country Music Awards, and sing a new one off their upcoming album
Host Cathy Laura welcomes to the show Abbey Garcia, a TEXAS State student with roots in The Valley. She was part of the Netflix reality show on her high school Mariachi band, and shares those experiences. She also share how she plans to go back to her hometown and to teach music to the next generation.
Host Cathy Lara has the founders of the grassroots organization Girls Like Us as her guests in the KZZSM studios on Raices for this week's episode. Dianna Price, Celina Sandoval, Yessi Ramirez, and Maria Evans share how they have come together for a local program for young women in the community to learn, share, and bond.
Host Cathy Lara has Mylinda Zapata in the studio to talk about Community Action, the Head Start Program, and her local food blog The Nutty Cucumber.
Host Cathy Lara delves into the deep genealogy of her guest Guadalupe Flores. Listen to the great stories of both of their families, and the tales of fishing on the San Marcos River.
Host Cathy Lara has in the studio the musical group Broken Arrow from Kyle / San Marcos, Texas.
Host Cathy Lara interviews Reverend Fernanda Casar from El Buen Pastor UMC in San Marcos, TX. They uncover many new facts about the church and it's role in our community.
Cathy Lara interviews David Montelongo, local musician and promoter. He brings a newly minted CD from 1966-1967 for your listening.
Host Cathy Lara interviews local San Marcos Artist and Musician Augustine Chavez. Augustine has returned for the holidays from his residency in Santa, Fe New Mexico. We hear about the indigenous influences on his art, and the business aspects of art.
www.chavezartstudio.com
Host Cathy Lara interviews Bobbie Garza Hernandez on the history of the forced relocation of 314 families from the Rio Vista area in San Marcos as part of Urban Renewal in the 1970's. She also discusses her work with Austin Mayor Garcia as well as the student led walkout at the San Marcos High School in 1972.
Host Cathy Lara interviews Dr. Anna Juarez, Sandra Rivera, and Guadalupe Flores about the history, and struggles, of San Pedro Cemetery in San Marcos, Texas.
Host Cathy Lara interviews guest Courtney Hernandez Enriquez on the upcoming Lotteria Fest, and how this game brings families, and communities, together.
Host Cathy Lara and Producer Rob Roark have a frank and open discussion about the pressures on the local minority communities, and the guests that will be on for the month of September 2023.
Host Cathy Lara finds out about the Heritage Exhibition Walk and Celebration with Lucy Gonzalez and Frank Arredondo. Talking about roots, hosting this event for the second year, and celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month.
Cathy Lara talks with Mario Espinoza about his father Tom Carrillo Espinoza's Texaco gas station at I-35 and Loop 82 (Aquarena Springs).
Host Catalina Lara interviews former School Board member James Bryant on a side of San Marcos history you will hear no where else.
Mr. Ezequiel Enriquez comes back to the studio to talk with Host Cathy Lara about City Managers, Going to elementary school in post war San Marcos, and other great stories!
Host Cathy Lara talks with Valerie Deleon about her grandmother Janie Lucio, who was one the first, and most successful, Avon representatives in the area.
Cathy Lara has back on the show Mrs. Sylvia Garza. They are discussing the roots of the American G.I. Forum, and activism in the community, here in San Marcos, TX.
Cathy Lara interviews Mr. Ezequiel Enriquez from Victory Gardens. he is a long time San Marcos activist, and letter to the editor writer.
Host Cathy Lara talks to Mark Salinas, Post Commander of AMVETS Post 104 in San Marcos,
Cathy Lara interviews Commander Major Anthony Williamson and members of the Air Force Junior ROTC, and Stephanie Brown, Commander of the San Marcos VFW Post 3413. The students are commemorating the Bataan Death March locally to raise awareness.
Cathy Lara interviews Marcella Garza Torres, along with her son Jaime Torres. Marcella and her sisters performed in the Los Hermanos Garza Tejano Band in the 60's and 70's. She and her sisters were inducted into the Texas Tejano Conjunto hall of fame in 2022.
Cathy Lara interviews David Montelongo about his long years as a traveling musician and music promoter of Tejano music in San Marcos and Central Texas.
Host Cathy Lara interviews Ronnie Mendez of Landis Shoe Clinic in San Marcos, TX. Being the oldest business in town, there are many stories about people, boots, and good times.
Cathy Lara has as her guest San Marcos's dedicated Quinceanera coordinator Melba Santellana Garcia. She takes us back from the history and traditions of the old days to the modern variations on these traditions.
Host Cathy Lara and her guest Molly Ann Rosas Garcia talk about the Mystic Krewe of Okeanos, the San Marcos Mardi Gras Parade, and the multicultural roots of this tradition.
Host Cathy Lara interviews Grace Delgadillo with the San Marcos High School and Dr. Rosina Valle with Texas State University about programs for continuing education for Juniors and Seniors at local high schools.
Cathy Lara interviews Reverend Sam Montoya, pastor of the Sinai Pentecostal Church on Laredo Street in El Barrio del Pescado neighborhood of San Marcos.
Cathy Lara interviews Dr. Priscilla Delgado Hermiller, longtime librarian at Bowie Elementary, Elvis Presley aficionado "Priscilla Rose" on the syndicated radio show The Mop Tops and The King, and long time San Marcos resident.
Cathy Lara has John Roacha and Jesse Ponce Jr., her fellow classmates from SMHS Class of 1982, in the KZSM Studio to tell the story and meaning of Las Posadas. The tradition was first celebrated in New Spain, Mexico, and brought toe the United States, to continue to the present. A Christmas tradition en el barrio.
We hear the musical voices of Nach Facundo, Lupe Platain, Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Ponce.
Guadalupe Chapel - Guests: Christina Casas-Moreno, Mercedes Formolo, Dr. Anna Juarez
Cathy Lara has a riveting discussion with her guests about the history of Guadalupe Chapel in the Victory Gardens neighborhood.
Cathy Lara interviews David Montilongo on his life in San marcos. They touch on his childhood homes along Purgatory in the Dunbar neighborhood, segregation in the schools, his printing business, and his years as a regional music event promoter for bands and artists.
Cathy Lara interviews Maricela Suarez and her uncle Armando Martinez about the history of the family in San Marcos with Victory Cleaners, and the local VFW.
Cathy Lara hosts Augustin, Laura, and Irma from La Estancia. Hear about their upcoming awards, crazy stories from the road over the years, and some music from the KZSM.org studios.
Cathy Lara hosts a discussion of genealogy, Guadalupe Chapel in San Marcos, and the importance of being informed in the upcoming elections.
Cathy Lara interviews Gloria Delgadeo. Her grandfather owned a mercantile store in San Marcos at the beginning of the 20th century and her mother owned her own Beauty Salon until the 1970's.
Cathy Lara interviews Christus Salas Flores and her Father Gilbert Gomez who has ran Royal Cleaners for over 65 years in downtown San Marcos. It is the oldest continuously ran business in downtown San Marcos.
Host Cathy Lara interviews guest Aaron Pyle of the Indigenous Cultures Institute. Aaron gives great advice on what to enjoy at the upcoming Sacred Springs Pow Wow in San marcos. The show closes out with Aaron playing a beautiful musical piece on the flute.
Host Cathy Lara interviews Thea Racha about traditional foods and customs around the history of Mexican Independence Day.
Cathy Lara interviews Augustin Chavez in the KZSM studio. He has brought his son Austin to play trumpet in a great duet to finish up the show.
Continuing on the theme of the golden age of cinema, Cathy Lara highlights Mexican music used in the American cinema.
Catalina Lara, Fiesta Queen 1980, interviews Krista Sala Flores who has had nine members of her family crowned as Fiesta Queen. Listen in to the history of the Westover neighborhood of San Marcos, and the history of the Fiesta Queens of San Marcos.
Cathy Lara hosts this episode dedicated to the music of the golden age of Mexican cinema.
Hosts Cathy Lara and Rob Roark discuss the origins and planned celebration of Junteenth in San Marcos Texas.
Host Cathy Lara interviews Sylvia Garza. They discuss activism and participation in the San Marcos TX Hispanic Community.