In 1991, Los Angeles was the site of a four-month festival celebrating the rich heritage and influence of Mexican art, dance, music, film, and poetry in the L.A. area. The festival ran from September 1, 1991 to December 29, 1991, and was held in conjunction with "Mexico: A Work of Art," a festival sponsored by the Mexican government, and "Mexico: Splendors of Thirty Centuries," a new exhibit at the L.A. County Museum of Art. The over 200 events and performances associated with the festival were intended to showcase the rich history of Mexican heritage in Los Angeles and assert its continuing influence. Festival events were hosted at venues throughout Los Angeles including Occidental College, the University of Southern California, as well as numerous art galleries and music venues such as Plaza de La Raza, the Los Angeles Music Center, and the Hollywood Bowl. The festival featured appearances by Edward James Olmos, Paul Rodriguez, Cheech Marin, Ricardo Montalban, Luis Valdez, Apollonia, Roseanna DeSoto, Bobby Ross, Avila and Carmen Zapata, the Francisco Martinez Dance Company, Grupo Folklorico de UCLA, Marcos Loya Band, Conjunto Hueyapan, Ballet Folklorico Ollin, in addition to artists Jose Clemente Orozco and Luis Castellanos, among many others. The Artes de Mexico collection at the Chicano Studies Research Center documents the events of the festival through various promotional materials (flyers, programs, invitations, and press releases), artist publications, letters, and event materials. Samuel Marks, a member of the festival's executive committee, and Jesus Perez, the executive director of the Artes de Mexico Festival Committee, feature prominently in the collection.