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  Volume Twelve – Los bomberos del Los Fresnos: Los primeros 50 años

  Manuel F. Medrano

  [Los Fresnos Fire Department] The volunteer fire department in Los Fresnos, Texas celebrates fifty years of service. Firefighters across generations reminisce about their experiences, challenges and loyalty to firefighting.

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  Volume Five – La música en la sangre, Joe Lopez

  Manuel F. Medrano

  Joe Lopez, co-founder of the acclaimed Tejano group Mazz, speaks about his life and musical career.

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  Volume Four – La música en la sangre, Sabino Salinas

  Manuel F. Medrano

  Several long-time friends and musicians of música regional, conjunto and norteña speak about their lives and their love of music. They also perform some favorite songs.

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  Volume Three – Rolando Hinojosa, Tejano Author

  Manuel F. Medrano

  Hinojosa reads passages from his short stories and novels.

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  Volume Two – Dr. Américo Paredes

  Manuel F. Medrano

  This eminent, folklorist and scholar, speaks about his life in Brownsville, the importance of oral history and his professorial career. Singer Tish Hinojosa also performs a folksong dedicated to Americo Paredes and Dr. Rolando Hinojosa, a well known Mexican-American author, discusses the work of Paredes.