Wild Tongues: Transnational Mexican Popular Culture

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wild tongues CHICANA MATTERS SERIES / deena j. gonzález and antonia castañeda, editors The Chicana Matters Series focuses on one of the largest population groups in the United States today, documenting the lives, values, philosophies, and artistry of contemporary Chicanas. Books in this series may be richly diverse, reflecting the experiences of Chicanas themselves, and incorporating a broad spectrum of topics and fields of inquiry. Cumulatively, the books represent the leading knowledge and scholarship in a significant and growing field of research and, along with the literary works, art, and activism of Chicanas, underscore their significance in the history and culture of the United States. rita e. urquijo-ruiz university of texas press Austin wild tongues Transnational Mexican Popular Culture Copyright © 2012 by the University of Texas Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America First edition, 2012 Requests for permission to reproduce material from this work should be sent to: Permissions University of Texas Press P.O. Box 7819 Austin, TX 78713-7819 www.utexas.edu/utpress/about/bpermission.html ○ ∞ The paper used in this book meets the minimum requirements of ansi/ niso z39.48-1992 (r1997) (Permanence of Paper). library of congress cataloging-in-publication data Urquijo-Ruiz, Rita. Wild tongues : transnational Mexican popular culture / Rita E. Urquijo-Ruiz. — 1st ed. p. cm. — (Chicana Matters Series) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-292-72384-9 (cloth : alk. paper) — isbn 978-0-292-73941-3 (e-book) 1. Mexican Americans in literature. 2. Mexicans—United States— Ethnic identity. 3. Mexican American arts—History—20th century. 4. Mexican Americans—Social life and customs—20th century. 5. Mexican American literature (Spanish)—20th century—History and criticism. I. Title. ps173.m4u77 2012 810.9′86872—dc23 2011048570 To my three families: Urquijo-Ruiz, González, and Porter “We’re going to have to do something about your tongue . . . I’ve never seen anything as strong and as stubborn.” And I think, how do you tame a wild tongue, train it to be quiet, how do you bridle and saddle it? How do you make it lie down? . . . Wild tongues can’t be tamed, they can only be cut out. gloria e. anzaldúa ...