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Vista en L.A. Archive

 Collection
Identifier: CSRC-0118

Scope and Content

The collection contains the personal and organizational papers of Vista en L.A. including artist information, personal interviews, magazine stories, photographs, and other unique source information such as media kits, biographies, and videos.

The collection is organized into the following series:

  1. Series 1. Organizational Papers
  2. Series 2. Magazines

Dates

  • Creation: nd and 1992 - 2004

Access

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library and Archive for paging information.

Publication Rights

Copyright has not been assigned to the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center. All requests for permission to publish must be submitted in writing to the Chicano Studies Research Center Library. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Biography

Vista en LA is a contemporary, popular music, entertainment magazine aimed at the Latino Spanish speaking audience with wide cross-over English speaking audiences in Southern California. Through the years (mid 1980s to the present day), the magazine has undergone a number of name changes and has sustained an important place in the Latino community. The publishers Manny and Maria Elena Piedra started the magazine in the mid 1980s and to their credit have been able to successfully publish through the years.

Extent

100 Linear feet : Approximate

Language of Materials

Spanish; Castilian

Abstract

Vista en LA is a contemporary, popular music, entertainment magazine aimed at both the Latino Spanish speaking and English speaking audiences in Southern California. Through the years (mid 1980s to the present day), the magazine has undergone a number of name changes and has sustained an important place in the Latino community. The collection contains the personal and organizational papers of Vista en L.A. including artist information, personal interviews, magazine stories, photographs, and other unique source information such as media kits, biographies, and videos.



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Physical Location

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library and Archive for paging information.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Maria Elena Piedra. Deed on file at the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Archive Office.

Related Material

The Humberto Cane Papers

General Physical Description note

Approx. 100 linear feet

Title
Finding Aid for the Vista en L.A. Archive nd and 1992 - 2004 CSRC.0118
Author
Finding aid prepared by Processed by Damaris Leal, Sarai Carillo.
Date
©2016
Language of description
Eng
Script of description
Lat
Language of description note
Finding aid written in: English .

Repository Details

Part of the Chicano Studies Research Center Library Repository

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