Chicano Music Awards Explained

The Chicano Music Awards was an annual award event that honored Chicano musicians and raised money for college scholarships. It was held at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium.^[1] It was attended by as many as 3,000 people.^[2]

The event was held annually from 1989^[3] ^[4] through at least 2000.^[5]

It was founded by Daniel A. Castro, also known as "Sancho," long-time host of the "Sancho Show" on KPCC, the Pasadena City College radio station.^[6]

Artists who have received awards include Don Tosti,^[7] Freddy Fender,^[8] Linda Ronstadt, Flaco Jimenez, and Carlos Santana.^[9]

Proceeds of the event went to the Quetzalcoatl Memorial Scholarship Fund, also founded by Castro in honor of his son Quetzalcoatl, who died at the age of 8. The organization provides scholarships for Chicano and Latino college students.^[10] ^[11] ^[12]

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Notes and References

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-may-02-ca-45421-story.html KPCC's Sancho to Host Chicano Music Awards – Los Angeles Times
http://coachellavalleyweekly.com/michael-dangelo-performs-at-the-iw-club/ Michael D’Angelo Performs at the IW Club
Book: Steven Joseph Loza. Barrio Rhythm: Mexican American Music in Los Angeles. registration. 1 January 1993. University of Illinois Press. 978-0-252-06288-9. 117–.
http://lamission.org/eltimbre/cma.htm Chicano Music Awards
https://archive.today/20140831071053/http://www.mtv.com/news/821436/los-lobos-texas-tornados-headline-chicano-music-awards Los Lobos, Texas Tornados Headline Chicano Music Awards – MTV
Book: Latin style. July 1999. Latin Style Magazine.
Book: REFORMA newsletter. 2002. REFORMA..
http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/local/article_b2c65a2e-65bc-5c09-9737-08f68a45f692.html "Freddy Fender Timeline"
Book: Europa Publications. The International Who's Who 2004. 2003. Psychology Press. 978-1-85743-217-6. 1478–.
http://www.laweekly.com/2000-03-30/art-books/sancho-s-out-but-not-down Sanchos Out, but Not Down | Radio | Los Angeles | Los Angeles News and Events | LA Weekly
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-02-19-ca-24772-story.html "A Streetwise Latino Beams His Message : Radio: On KPCC-FM's 'Sancho Show,' college associate dean Daniel Castro uses barrio vernacular to urge his listeners to get an education."
http://www.bendbulletin.com/news/1428678-151/-tranform-error-occured-using-raw-channeltext- "Richard 'Scar' Lopez, founder of Cannibal & the Headhunters, dies"