the united states, especially latino, we had to find a way to make it tasty but healthy. healthy food can taste good. anthony: create healthier lighter versions of mexican versions is not what i pektsed. and i sure ain t taking rude cracks about vegan tacos, not to this man, although to be fair he s the nicest guy in the world. here s something i discovered i m completely shocked and surprised me so i have to ask you. are you a more acy fan by any fan? more acy. anthony: like this band it s a british rock band of the late 80s that is apparently hugely popular in the chicano community. so you have not been touched by this? i ll tell you something right now between you and me, i listen to no music that came after the
albert: it s a matter of the heart, man. anthony: why out of all the bands in the world did morrissey and the smiths resonate in this community? oscar: there was a convergence of music and people that did not connect to what was being said. he connected with his lyrics and i think everything was going so pop and so mainstream and he was the alternative to that, and i think there is a lyrical element to his words that resonated with the latino community. anthony: and people said that his lyrics, his songs, resonated with traditional mariachi in that sense that oscar: right. anthony: the songs are so much about finding something beautiful or even funny about getting relentlessly [ bleep ] over and having shit go wrong, i mean. elisa: i think morrissey really speaks. you know, it s so odd, he s this white guy about displacement and this longing for a mythic home.
resurgence of sorts in the chicano community. man with cowboy shirt: no one ever taught you to go, baby. someone else is always to blame, baby. chasing you is always a chase, so you played me now. anthony: there is a long and glorious tradition of chicano rock, garage and punk boiling away under and over the surface for years, and egregiously over looked. but what is it with the morrissey thing? what is it about morrissey? the irish singer via england that sang melancholic pathos-filled ballads that were a backdrop for a million post-breakups during the 80s that so speaks to the chicano soul? i asked musicians and concert promoters oscar arguello and albert gambea. oscar thrives in the rockabilly world, while albert is all things punk. anthony: what s up with the morrisy thin apparently in the chicano community morrissey is, like, huge.
well, there are good officers that come in and they do help. there s also many who lose that empathetic feeling of looking at someone with brown skin or very dark skin and they say, why am i helping out this person? this is a stupid mexican, and i saw that being projected upon these people who all they wanted was help. alisa grew up in boyle heights. and is no stranger to the challenges facing the latino community.
why healthy? you have such an obese problem in the united states. especially latinos. we had to find a way to make it tasty but healthy. healthy food can taste good. clean, healthier, lighter, locally sourced versions of classics are not exactly what i d expected. and i sure ain t make nothing rude crack cans about vegan tacos. not to this man. to be fair, he s like the nicest guy in the world. he s something i discovered that shocked and surprised me. i have to ask you. are you a morsi fan? by any chance? like from this band? it s like a briish rock band of the late 80s that s apparently hugely popular in the community. you have not been touched by this. i m going to tell you something between me and you. i listen to no music that came after the 1968.