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A Singer for the People: Remembering Jesús “Chuy” Negrete

Leer en español ztec dancers opened the celebration of Jesús “Chuy” Negrete’s life last month in a manner reminiscent of the way he would often start his own performances: by acknowledging the elements and four cardinal directions, sometimes blowing into a conch shell.  Negrete was a Chicago folklorist, writer, and activist known for singing corridos—Mexican […]