Vanguardia with James Garcia

Vanguardia features weekly news interviews on politics, business, arts and culture in the U.S. Latino community.

Vanguardia with James Garcia is a news podcast hosted by James E. Garcia, with 76 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

James E. Garcia hosts Vanguardia with James Garcia, a news show with 76 episodes published.

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  The Ugly Little Monkeys (Los Changistos Feos), a Tale of Triumph and Tragedy

  Sep 28, 202620 min

  Formed in the 1960s, Los Changuitos Feos ( The Ugly Little Monkeys ), a youth mariachi group would rise from the Tucson barrios to achieve international acclaim and spark a youth mariachi movement across the U.S. But guided by a charismatic and musically gifted Catholic priest, their road to success was also marked by a dark secret that nearly tore the group apart. Vanguardia talks to the co-directors of a new documentary film about the group seven years in the making, David E. Valdez and Enrique Castillo , and with Wilfred Arvizu the author of the book that inspired the movie, "Bless Me Father for You Have Sinned: The Behind the Curtain Story of Los Changuitos Feos & Their Founding Father." To learn more about the film, go to uglylittlemonkeys.com .

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  Herbert Siguenza stars in the new play, "Diego Rivera: His Story"

  Sep 16, 202628 min

  Our guests are actor-playwright Herbert Siguenza and playwright Carlos Morton, the duo behind Diego Rivera: His Story, a new one-man show about the life of the famed Mexican muralist. Morton and Siguenza co-wrote the play, which has toured in Europe and across the U.S. You can catch a free performance Sept. 18 at the Central Library in Whittier, California. The play is set in the aftermath of Frida Kahlo’s funeral and follows the influential painter's life as he grapples with fame, grief and mortality. Siguenza was recently the Playwright in Residence for the San Diego Repertory Theatre. He is also a founding member of Culture Clash, the most produced Chicano theater troupe in the United States. As a solo writer and performer, Mr. Siguenza has written and produced Cantinflas!, A Weekend with Pablo Picasso, Steal Heaven, El Henry (Best new play San Diego Critics Circle Award 2014), Manifest Destinitis, Beachtown, Bad Hombres/Good Wives, A People’s Cuban Christmas Tale, It’s A Wonderful Vida, Star of Ocotillo and The Many Sins of Diego Rivera. Siguenza is also an accomplished visual artist and has exhibited nationally and around the world.

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  Episode #182

  Immigrants rights activists working to curb, expose "horrific" conditions in federal detention facilities

  May 11, 202620 minS4

  Our panel of activists say federal immigration authorities are running roughshod on the law, but they remain hopeful concerted efforts to push back and expose abuses can turn things around. Our guests are Zaira Garcia of Fwd.us , immigration attorney Emilia Bañuelos , and Vivian Sarafin of Living United for Change in Arizona ( LUCHA ). (20 mins.)

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  Episode #79

  Renowned jazz venue, The Nash, hosts summer boot camp featuring some of the world's top musicians

  Apr 22, 202611 minS4

  The Nash is enrolling for its Jazz Summer Camp at Arizona School for the Arts, a weeklong immersive jazz program for student musicians that runs from June 14-20, 2026. On our show this week to talk about the summer camp are jazz musicians and camp instructors Corcoran Holt, Clark Gibson and Ashlin Parker. The camp is open to instrumentalists and vocalists 12 and up. It offers intensive, hands-on jazz instruction led by a nationally and world renowned performers and educators. Full details on how to register, visit thenash.org/2026-summer-camp Scholarships A limited number of partial and full scholarships are available for students under 18. To get more information, contact Director of Education Clark Gibson at clark.gibson@thenash.org .

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  Episode #176

  Si Se Vota leaders on getting out the Latino vote in AZ

  Apr 22, 202625 minS4

  Our guests are Lydia Guzman of Chicanos Por La Causa and Danny Ortega from the CPLC Action Fund. Host James E. Garcia talks to them about CPLC's Si Se Vota campaign, and the growing importance of Arizona's Latino electorate as we approach the state's July 21 primaries and November's general election. Recent polling shows Latino voters, who are expected to play an increasingly decisive role in elections this year, have turned against President Trump and the GOP in a big way. To learn more about the Si Se Vota campaign, check out sisevota.org. To register to vote, click here.

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