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.

WBCA Washington Parade 1990 (What I learned)

If you follow me over on the ol' Twitter account, then you are aware I recently picked up some home movies on VHS at a local thrift store. Some of those tapes included some truly gold vintage TV recordings. One such treasure was titled Washington's Parade 1990 and its a taping off the TV broadcast of this WBCA event. I sat down and watched most of the recording as it was truly fascinating.

Hopefully, I will be able to upload the video to my Youtube channel in the next few days. For now, here are a few things I learned while watching a recording of the 1990 WBCA Washington's Parade.

Apparently, Laredo in 1990 had no qualms with using blackface.

Lupita Benavides was already looking great with her sweet 1989 hair. 

Cigarroa High students danced the Lambada and nobody batted an eye. #Forbidden

Tour La Pulga 359 Laredo, TX

     I find that many local people are hesitant to travel out to Laredo's best known flea market, Pulga 359. This is mostly due to its dingy appearance and its less than desirable location. However, one vlogger, eddvloggs, has done a fairly good job documenting this local market. Check out his video vlog below.