P1521 E8: La Malinche, Malintzin, Malinalli, or Doña Marina

In this episode, we discuss the contemporary context of La Malinche. We speak with author and editor of Feminism, Nation and Myth: La Malinche, Amanda N.H. Gray about La Malinche's role in today's society.

Project 1521 members Sara Harris and Linda Ravenswood de Montaño discuss Federico García Lorca poetry about the legacy of one of the key historical figures of the conquest and indigenous mother of the Meztizo.

This episode is produced by Sara Harris.

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Project 1521 Podcast

Resistance writing for the 500 years since the fall of the Aztec Empire

Started by L.A. based painter Sandy Rodriguez and Poet/Journalist Adolfo Guzman Lopez, Project 1521 has gathered 10 poets and artists to reflect on the 500 years since the fall of the Aztec Empire. This podcast will give you an insight into the work of modern day Tlacuilos and the publication of their work. Donate at https://www.gofundme.com/f/project1521

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Aztec Parrot

Aztec Parrot is a poet, radio producer, and DJ. As a former radio host of Radio 2050 at Pacifica's KPFA in Berkeley, CA, his show delved into the Xicanx Art Scene by profiling and interviewing over 300 artists working in collaboration with community. He is one of the most listened to voices about Contemporary Latinx art in the West Coast, and one of the most knowledgeable amature ethnomusicologist of contemporary traditional and dance music.
In 1996, he co-founded Los Delicados, the leaders of Latinx Spoken word in san Francisco, CA. Currently, he is working with Project 1521, a collective of Poets, Writers, and Artists addressing the 500 of the fall of Tenochtitlan and the arrival of Cortes with lead artist Sandy Rodriguez.