La Perla de Gran Valor: La Jornada de Un Pecador - Autobiography by Juan Sebedeo Lucero y Otero, 2006
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The Juan S. Lucero Collection of New Mexico Hispanic Religious and Traditional Songs consists of recordings of 58 songs, many of which are original compositions by Lucero. Also included are seven old traditional New Mexico folk songs from the Torreon area. The songs recorded here were performed by Lucero or by Lucero and his relatives. The collection includes Spanish alabanzas or songs of praise, two corridos, several romances, a valse, an indita and two polkas.
The collection is a testament of one person’s life and journey through the last five decades. Juan wrote songs about his Catholic faith, New Mexico Hispanic history and traditions, personal experiences, and the people and places he had known and loved over the years. The songs deal with local religious themes like Jesus, the Virgin Mary, Lourdes (France), Garabandal, a shrine in Spain, two Chimayo pilgrimages, the saints, angels and Christmas. Some refer to the history of and life in Torrance County, Abo, Estancia, Manzano, Torreon, Tinaja, Chilili, Punta de Agua and the Manzano Mountains.
There are songs about the Rio Grande, the San Marcial flood, Grants, the mines of Milan, San Rafael, San Fidel and the wonders of New Mexico. Others deal with love, life, death, family, marriage and education. One is about the death of a soldier in the Vietnam War and another is about being a paratrooper and dying in World War II. There are also songs about the girl from Albuquerque, Toney Anaya’s campaign for Governor of New Mexico and Reies Lopez Tijerina and the Tierra Amarilla Courthouse raid. The original 1993 donation from the Luceros consisted of two reels of songs, now reformatted to two CDs. Also included with the first collection was a copy of a guide book to accompany the songs that was written by Lucero and his daughter, Lora Lucero Chavez – entitled Canciones and Alabanzas de Juan Sebedeo Lucero y Otero, 1993. It includes the lyrics for some of the recordings and also has lyrics for other songs that were not recorded. In addition, Juan and Lora added commentaries in the book to explain many of the people, places and events in the songs, who is singing them, and some photographs. They also provided a list of the songs by type. In 2008 Juan and Lora added two more CDs to this collection – one a re issuing of the family’s 1970s recording of Soy Manito and a new 2006 CD entitled Himnos al Señor. Included in the second accession is a guide for the 2006 Himnos CD, with Spanish and English lyrics for some of the songs and commentaries about them. There is also a copy of Juan Lucero’s autobiography.
The inventory was compiled in cooperation with the Luceros. Professor Enrique Lamadrid assisted in the acquisition of this collection. The collection is part of the John Donald Robb Archive of Southwestern Music.
The collection is a testament of one person’s life and journey through the last five decades. Juan wrote songs about his Catholic faith, New Mexico Hispanic history and traditions, personal experiences, and the people and places he had known and loved over the years. The songs deal with local religious themes like Jesus, the Virgin Mary, Lourdes (France), Garabandal, a shrine in Spain, two Chimayo pilgrimages, the saints, angels and Christmas. Some refer to the history of and life in Torrance County, Abo, Estancia, Manzano, Torreon, Tinaja, Chilili, Punta de Agua and the Manzano Mountains.
There are songs about the Rio Grande, the San Marcial flood, Grants, the mines of Milan, San Rafael, San Fidel and the wonders of New Mexico. Others deal with love, life, death, family, marriage and education. One is about the death of a soldier in the Vietnam War and another is about being a paratrooper and dying in World War II. There are also songs about the girl from Albuquerque, Toney Anaya’s campaign for Governor of New Mexico and Reies Lopez Tijerina and the Tierra Amarilla Courthouse raid. The original 1993 donation from the Luceros consisted of two reels of songs, now reformatted to two CDs. Also included with the first collection was a copy of a guide book to accompany the songs that was written by Lucero and his daughter, Lora Lucero Chavez – entitled Canciones and Alabanzas de Juan Sebedeo Lucero y Otero, 1993. It includes the lyrics for some of the recordings and also has lyrics for other songs that were not recorded. In addition, Juan and Lora added commentaries in the book to explain many of the people, places and events in the songs, who is singing them, and some photographs. They also provided a list of the songs by type. In 2008 Juan and Lora added two more CDs to this collection – one a re issuing of the family’s 1970s recording of Soy Manito and a new 2006 CD entitled Himnos al Señor. Included in the second accession is a guide for the 2006 Himnos CD, with Spanish and English lyrics for some of the songs and commentaries about them. There is also a copy of Juan Lucero’s autobiography.
The inventory was compiled in cooperation with the Luceros. Professor Enrique Lamadrid assisted in the acquisition of this collection. The collection is part of the John Donald Robb Archive of Southwestern Music.
Dates
- 2006
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 1 box (.38 cu. ft.)
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu