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Texas is a state steeped in both the Cowboy and Mexican culture. Yet the symbolic figure that blends these two influences - the Vaquero - is strangely missing as a staple icon of the region. What has happened to the Vaquero's history? Has it been stolen and pushed aside by the now mass-marketed image of the Anglo Cowboy? Or is it a cult secret that the old timers themselves jealously guard?
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Yolette Garcia
Posted on December 28, 2005 at 05:16 PM | Permalink
Review of Vaqueros
I must admit my strong, positive bias toward the work that comes from Next Generation Radio. On a couple of occasions, I have mentored students or young professionals in this program, so I know first-hand how hard everyone works to make the radio pieces top notch and engaging. This piece is no exception; it shines. Written and produced from a first-person perspective, the piece is buoyed by clean and meaningful prose, and rich sound. I love the producer's approach to finding a bit of history and making it her own. I'm also struck by the freshness of a younger producer's perspective--including her thinking that she was the sole media person on a quest to find a vaquero! This commentary is a solid piece examining western culture and the vanishing of the original cowboy.