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Louie Pérez, Musician (Los Lobos)

National Portrait Gallery

Object Details

Artist
Harry Gamboa Jr., born 1951
Sitter
Louie Pérez, born 29 Jan 1953
Exhibition Label
Born Los Angeles, California
In 1973, while living in East Los Angeles, Louie Pérez and his friends David Hidalgo, César Rosas, and Conrad Lozano played the Mexican folk song “Las mañanitas” for one of their mothers as a birthday present. Her emotional reaction revealed the power of traditional music to affirm cultural heritage and prompted them to form the band Los Lobos (the wolves). Known for mixing rock, soul, country, Latin music, and experimental sounds, Los Lobos went from being a popular local group in Los Angeles to a national success with the 1984 album How Will the Wolf Survive? Pérez, the band’s main songwriter, also plays the drums and the jarana guitar.
Artist Harry Gamboa Jr. started his series Chicano Male Unbonded in 1991. His photographs of peers who have promoted social equality counter the racial profiling of Chicano men in the media.
Nacido en Los Ángeles, California
En 1973, viviendo en el este de Los Ángeles, Louie Pérez y sus amigos David Hidalgo, César Rosas y Conrad Lozano le cantaron “Las mañanitas” a la mamá de uno de ellos como regalo de cumpleaños. La emoción de la mamá les hizo ver el poder de la música tradicional como afirmación de la herencia cultural y decidieron formar el conjunto Los Lobos. Conocidos por su fusión de rock, soul, country, música latina y sonidos experimentales, Los Lobos pasaron de cierta popularidad local al éxito nacional con el disco How Will the Wolf Survive? de 1984. Pérez, compositor principal de la banda, también toca la batería y la guitarra llamada jarana.
El artista Harry Gamboa Jr. comenzó en 1991 su serie Chicano Male Unbonded. Sus fotos de colegas que han promovido la igualdad social impugnan el perfilismo racial de los chicanos en los medios de comunicación.
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; acquisition made possible through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center
2012
Object number
C/NPG.2016.74
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Copyright
© Harry Gamboa, Jr.
Type
Photograph
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 32.5 × 21.4 cm (12 13/16 × 8 7/16")
Sheet: 35.5 × 27.8 cm (14 × 10 15/16")
Mat: 55.9 × 40.6 cm (22 × 16")
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location
Currently not on view
Associated Title
Chicano Male Unbonded Series
National Portrait Gallery
Topic
Costume\Jewelry\Ring
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses
Costume\Jewelry\Bracelet
Louie Pérez: Male
Louie Pérez: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Music\Musician
Portrait
Record ID
npg_C_NPG.2016.74
Metadata Usage (text)
Usage conditions apply
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4231e844e-d9ad-4ace-88b3-1dcc0fc7db84

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