Showing posts with label Raul Salinas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Raul Salinas. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Forbidden Dances, Blackface, and Tantangelo: The 1990 WBCA Parade (part 1)

Updated: Link to video here :1990 WBCA Parade Laredo, TX

I have finally been able to upload at least a small portion of the footage of the 1990 WBCA Parade. The first footage I was able to capture was former Mayor Raul Salinas being interviewed by KLDO's Lupita Benavides. Raul is looking young and he still had quite a bit of hair! You can view this footage here!  Updated: You can view part one of the 1990 WBCA Parade here!

Come back in a few days and you will be able to see more of the 1990 WBCA Parade. Including Cigarroa High students doing the lambada dance, parade participants in blackface and former hero / Mayor Tatangelo doing his golden boy bit. Oh, I miss the 90s.

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