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Finding Aid for the Vista en L.A. Archive nd and 1992 - 2004
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Biography
  • Scope and Content
  • Related Material
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Vista en L.A. Archive,
    Date (inclusive): nd and 1992 - 2004
    Collection number: 118
    Creator: Piedra, Maria Elena
    Extent: Approx. 100 linear feet
    Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Chicano Studies Research Center, UCLA
    Los Angeles, California 90095-1490
    Abstract: 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. 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.
    Physical location: The collection is currently in process and housed at the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library and Archive. A deed is on file in the archive office.
    Language of Material: Collection materials in Spanish, English

    Access

    Collection is open for research.
    Collection is IN PROCESS, but will be stored off-site at SRLF. It is currently not open for research. Advance notice is 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.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Vista en L.A. Archive, 118, Chicano Studies Research Center, UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles.

    Acquisition Information

    Collection was donated by Maria Elena Piedra . Deed on file at the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Archive Office.

    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.

    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:
    • Series 1. Organizational Papers
    • Series 1. Organizational Papers
    • Series 2. Magazines

    Related Material

    The Humberto Cane Papers

    Indexing Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

    Subjects

    Cuba
    Mambo
    Manny Piedra
    Maria Elena Piedra
    Merengue
    Mexico
    Puerto Rico
    Rumba
    Salsa
    Vista en LA