ARHOOLIE FOUNDATION COLLECTIONS:Manuel Peña Interviews
In his research late Dr. Manuel Peña (1942 – 2019) conducted many interviews with musicians and others involved in the Tejano music industry. The interviews on this website were originally recorded for research purposes only, and are presented here in their raw state, unedited except to remove some irrelevant sections and blank spaces. They were often recorded in conditions adverse to obtaining good audio quality and often using very basic recording equipment. All rights to the interviews are reserved by Manuel Peña. Please do not use anything from this website without permission. info@arhoolie.com
Isidro López Interview
Isidro Lopez Interview (35:40) LISTEN HERE: Ididro Lopez Interviewed by Manuel Peña Date: May 31, 1979 Language: Spanish and English The interviews by Manuel Peña presented on...
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Balde González (Interview with Sylvia Winton, daughter, María Delgado, mother)
Sylvia Wilton Interview (43:45) LISTEN HERE: Sylvia Wilton Interviewed by Manuel Peña Date: April 8, 1993 Location: Language: Spanish and English Original Recorded Media: Cassette The interviews...
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Tony “Ham” Guerrero
Trumpet player for Little Joe y la Familia and one of the founding members of Tortilla Factory talks with Manuel Peña about “what happened to the orquesta tejana”....
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Cameron Randle Interview
Former Vice-President and General Manager of the Texas branch of Arista Records talks with Manuel Peña about the Tejano Music Industry. Interview (70:35) LISTEN HERE: Cameron Randle Interviewed...
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Little Joe Hernández Interview 11-23-91
Little Joe Hernandez 11-23-91 (1:15:19) LISTEN HERE: Little Joe Hernandez 11-23-91 Interviewed by Manuel Peña Date: November 23, 1991 Location: Language: English Also see: Little...
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Don Tosti Interview
Don Tosti Interview Part 1: (44:43) LISTEN HERE: Don Tosti Pt. 1 Don Tosti Interview Part 2: (42:19) LISTEN HERE: Don Tosti Pt. 2 Interviewed by...
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Lalo Guerrero Interview May 27, 1994
Interviewed By: Manuel Peña Date: May 27, 1994 Location: Fresno, CA Language: Mostly English some Spanish May 27, 1994 (41:30) Lalo Guerrero 5-27-94 Lalo Guerrero talks...
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Lalo Guerrero Interview September 8, 1989
Interviewed By: Manuel Peña Date: September 8, 1989 Location: Language: Spanish and English Listen: Part 1: (46:25) Lalo Guerrero 9-8-89 Listen: Part 2: (43:04) Lalo Guerrero 9-8-89 part 2 Also see:...
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Little Joe Hernández Interview May 6, 1993
Little Joe Hernández Interview (59:39) LISTEN HERE: Little Joe Hernández Interviewed by Manuel Peña Date: May 6, 1993 Location: Language: English Also see: Little Joe Interview...
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Sunny Ozuna Interview
Sunny Ozuna Interview (64:34) LISTEN HERE: Sunny Ozuma Interviewed by Manuel Peña Date: March 3, 1980 Location: San Antonio, TX Language: English The interviews by Manuel Peña...
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