SOY PUNKERA Y QUÉ

Aravind Ganapathy
 What is Punk Rock

 Stripped down, bare bones rock

 Response to “pretentious” 70s bands
 Socially conscious lyrics and “do-it-yourself
ethos”
 Prominent artists are Sex Pistols, Clash,
Ramones, etc.
 Latin Punk Scene
 Emerged in East Los Angeles in late 1970s
 Centered around the Vex
 Women confined by expectations in
“traditional” rock music. New medium
allowed them to defy these notions
 Songs decried the violence and repression
faced by Chicana women
 Created an integrated music environment
 Alicia Velasquez
 Velasquez is considered a pioneer of west coast
punk as member of the Bags.
 Thought of the music as an outlet for anger over
racism and abuse she experienced
 Sexual somewhat jarring clothing style
 Performed the song “Who Needs the English”
 Teresa Covarrubias
 Chicana musician from East LA who was a
member of the Brats
 Inspired my the do it yourself mentality of
punk
 Hit song “Misogyny” criticized objectification
of women in Latino community
 She experienced sexism in the music scene
from her own bandmates
 Pretty Vacant
 Film by Jimmy Mendiola follows Molly, a
chicana from Texas who is alienated from her
traditional father
 Runs a magazine called Ex-Voto. Seeks to
prove that Sex Pistols were influenced by
Tejano music during their last performance on
U.S. tour
 Also the drummer in a band