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Just as Mexico lives in the shadow of the U.S., Guatemala lives in the shadow of Mexico. To its southern neighbor Mexico has exported its ranchera music, its soap operas, its tacos and now, its narco violence - as if Guatemala didn't have enough...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mexico Exports Its Drug Wars to Guatemala | 12/12/2008 | See Source »

...performance of a well-known Ranchera, “Tú, Solo Tú,” by Mariachi Veritas, a student band, led the audience to break out into song...

Author: By Kaija-leena Romero, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Latino Show Highlights Unity | 4/28/2003 | See Source »

...summer of 1989. I was working the overnight shift at CBS network radio and living in Spanish Harlem, in the heart of the Puerto Rican barrio. One steaming summer night at 4 a.m., on my way to work, I rolled down the window of the cab and heard ranchera music blaring out of a boom box. A small group of Mexicanos was singing along with a melancholy tune. My sleepy eyes popped open, my head shot out the window, and I gave a little grito. I was witnessing history: mis paisanos had arrived in New York City...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: La Nueva Frontera: Living La Vida Latina | 6/11/2001 | See Source »

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