Finding Aid for the Dan Guerrero Papers, 1930-2009 121
Processed by Lizette Guerra and Connie Tong.
Chicano Studies Research Center Library
2012
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Title: Dan Guerrero Papers
Creator:
Guerrero, Dan 1930 -
Identifier/Call Number: 121
Physical Description:
4 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1930-2009
Abstract: The Dan Guerrero Papers include ephemera, press kits, clippings, photographs, and audiovisual materials documenting Mr. Guerrero's
successful career as a Chicano activist, producer, and performance artist. Also included are materials reflecting the life
and career of his father Lalo Guerrero and his dear friend, artist Carlos Almaraz. This collection complements the existing
archival collection housed at the University of California, Santa Barbara Department of Special Collections California Ethnic
and Multicultural Archives (CEMA). Under their stewardship are both Mr. Guerrero's personal papers as well as his father's.
Physical Location: COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Library
for paging information.
Language of Material:
English
, Spanish; Castilian
, French
.
Access
Open for research.
Acquisition Information
Materials were donated to the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center in 2009 by Dan Guerrero. Deed of Gift is on file in the
archives office.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in the following series:
- Series 1. Photographs
- Series 2. Correspondence and Ephemera
- Series 3. Newspaper and Magazine Clippings
- Series 4. Manuscripts
- Series 5. Audiovisual Materials
Biography
Dan Guerrero began his entertainment career in New York where he was a successful theatrical agent with clients in the original
casts of countless Broadway musicals. He returned home to Los Angeles for an equally successful time as a casting director
for stage and television before turning his talents to producing and directing.
Guerrero has been widely acclaimed as a highly creative independent producer of diverse programming for network and cable
television in both English and Spanish including talk shows and music specials for NBC, PBS, HBO, FOX, Univision and Telemundo.
At the same time, he has produced and staged spectacular international arts and culture events at such prestigious venues
as the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, the National
Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque and the Cite de la Musique in Paris, France. Kennedy Center credits include the Arabesque:
Arts of the Arab World concert in the Opera House; the AmericArtes Gala in the Concert Hall; Pablo Neruda: A Centenary Celebration
in the Terrace Theatre; and Japan! Culture + Hyper Culture in the Roof Top Gallery.
Other live, non-broadcast productions include the world premiere of Concierto para Mendez for the Los Angeles Opera; the
San Jose Mariachi & Mexican Heritage Festival Gala for artistic director Linda Ronstadt; the United States Artists Fellows
Celebration at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago; The Maravilla Concert to inaugurate the Roy E. Disney Performing
Arts Center at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque, the opening ceremonies for the city-wide Artes de Mexico
Festival with more than 300 musical performers and costumed participants on the steps of Los Angeles City Hall; the Placido
Domingo Awards at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, the inaugural NCLR Alma Awards at the Biltmore Millennium Hotel; the Imagen
Awards at the Beverly Hilton International Ballroom and the Concerte Chicano et Tex Mex at the Cite de la Musique in Paris.
Recent plays with music include Raisin' Cane, a solo show about the Harlem Renaissance starring Jasmine Guy and the Avery
Sharp Jazz Trio that toured nationally before a bow at New York's storied Apollo Theatre and Still Life, a two character play
with cello and guitar about Georgia O'Keeffe and Frida Kahlo. Guerrero began his TV production career at Guber-Peters Television
as head writer and co-producer of the long-running late night talk/variety program, El Show de Paul Rodriguez. The landmark
show hosted by the comic actor aired nationally on Univision and internationally throughout Latin America bringing the biggest
U.S. and Latin American stars together in a groundbreaking bilingual format.
He eventually headed Paul Rodriguez Productions with El Show colleagues where the team produced four "docu-comedy" specials
for FOX: Paul Rodriguez: Behind Bars, Crossing Gang Lines, Back to School and Born to Ride. The highly rated programs were
a unique mix of documentary footage, music performances and stand-up comedy taped at locations from San Quentin prison to
the Black Hills of South Dakota and the barrios of East LA and South Central.
Guerrero later served as executive producer of another successful talk/variety show, Al Dia con Maria Conchita. The Spanish-language
daily talker aired nationally on Telemundo with Maria Conchita Alonso hosting top music and film guests from Latin America.
He also co-produced the PBS Kennedy Center Concert of the Americas with Quincy Jones/David Saltzman Entertainment featuring
the biggest names from the U.S., Mexico, Latin America, Canada and the Caribbean. The concert at the James L. Knight Convention
Center in Miami celebrated the Summit of the Americas and was attended by President Bill Clinton and thirty-four leaders of
Western Hemisphere countries. Guerrero went on to produce the star-studded NBC Vida Awards, the CNBC J.D. Power Global Automotive
Awards hosted by Tim Allen and the national PBS music special, Vikki Carr: Memories/Memorias that featured Carr, Arturo Sandoval,
Mexican superstar Pepe Aguilar and Jack Jones. The bilingual program included a video and CD release.
An earlier bilingual Christmas special produced for Buena Vista International also created a best-selling CD topping the
Billboard Top 50 Latin Albums chart. Navidad en las Americas was taped at Disneyland and aired on Univision with Ricky Martin,
Chayanne, Jose Feliciano, Pedro Fernandez and Luis Enrique among the TV guest performers.
Guerrero co-produced and co-wrote Lalo Guerrero: The Original Chicano, an award-winning documentary on his late father, Chicano
music icon Lalo Guerrero. The film aired nationally on PBS stations in the Voces series hosted by Edward James Olmos and included
a DVD/CD release. It has also screened at national and international Film Festivals including the Turks & Caicos International
Film Festival where the film garnered awards for Best Documentary, Best Director and Best Song. The eclectic producer/director
has been twice honored by the distinguished Imagen Foundation for his positive portrayal of the Latino culture in his work
and Hispanic Magazine recognized him as "one of the 25 most powerful Latinos in Hollywood." The Dan Guerrero Collection on
Latino Entertainment and the Arts has been established in the California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives at the University
of California, Santa Barbara.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Dan Guerrero Papers, 121, Chicano Studies Research Center, UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles.
Processing Information
Processed by Lizette Guerra and Connie Tong in 2012. Finding aid edited by Jason Lowder under the supervision of Doug Johnson,
November 2020. The editing took place during the COVID-19 pandemic so there was no physical access to the collection.
Related Material
The Dan Guerrero Collection on Latino Entertainment and the Arts, the Lalo Guerrero Papers, and the Carlos Almaraz and Los
Four Ephemera Collection held at the California Ethnic and Multicultural Archives at UC Santa Barbara Library Department of
Special Collections.
Scope and Content
This collection includes ephemera, press kits, clippings, photographs, and audio visual materials documenting Mr. Guerrero's
successful career as a Chicano activist, producer, and performance artist. Also included are materials reflecting the life
and career of his father Lalo Guerrero and his dear friend, artist Carlos Almaraz. This collection complements the existing
archival collection housed at the University of California, Santa Barbara Department of Special Collections California Ethnic
and Multicultural Archives (CEMA). Under their stewardship are both Mr. Guerrero's personal papers as well as his father's,
Lalo Guerrero.
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Guerrero, Lalo
Almaraz, Carlos
Rodriguez, Paul
Carr, Vikki
Box 1, Folder 1
El Nuevo Show de Paul Rodriguez
1992
Scope and Contents
Also includes script and sschedule.
Box 1, Folder 6
Dan Guerrero as a casting director
1988
Scope and Contents
Also includes clippings.
Box 1, Folder 14
Chris Montez
1960s-1990s
Scope and Contents
Also includes: clippings; "What's Wrong with Being Old-Fashioned? I Am!" by Chris Montez; album cover for Chris Montez and
the Invincibles.
Box 1, Folder 15
Otra Noche de Risa y Susto or Die Laughing materials
1990s
Language of Material: English, Spanish; Castilian.
Scope and Contents
Includes: photos; programs; articles; ads.
Box 2, Folder 3
Dan Guerrero, Lisa Orozco Rosales, and Michael Dagnery (aka "The Hood" Trio)
1994
Language of Material: English, Spanish; Castilian.
Scope and Contents
Also includes clippings.
Box 2, Folder 9
Dan Guerrero, Lalo Guerrero, Goyo Escalante, and Los Carlistas
1930s-1990s
Box 2, Folder 11
UCLA "Cancion Mexicana"
1990s
Box 2, Folder 12
Director's Guild of America Event for Farmworkers
circa 1992
Box 2, Folder 13
Cesar Chavez's funeral
1993
Box 3, Folder 2
Director's Guild of America event / Cesar Chavez's funeral
1990s-2006
Box 4, Folder 7
Lalo Guerrero
1930s-1990s
Series 2. Correspondence and Ephemera
Box 1, Folder 2
Programs
1985-2004
Scope and Contents
Includes: Ole Theatre/Teatro program; Maravilla invitation postcard; Estilo Latino invitation (produced and directed by Dan
Guerrero); Imagen Awards Gala programs.
Box 1, Folder 3
Programs
1996-2004
Scope and Contents
Includes: Imagen Awards programs; Los Angeles Latin International Film Festival Program.
Box 1, Folder 8
Cancion Mexicana Featuring Lalo Guerrero
1990s
Scope and Contents
Includes: program; script; publicity.
Box 1, Folder 9
Amerique: Gospel, Blues, Chicano, and Tex-Mex
1998
Language of Material: French, English.
Scope and Contents
Includes: correspondence; program; publicity.
Box 1, Folder 10
Lalo and Amigos: A Tribute to Legendary Singer and Composer Lalo Guerrero
1992-1994
Scope and Contents
Includes: program; script; publicity; comics.
Box 1, Folder 12
AltaMed: Una Noche de Esperanza
2000-2003
Scope and Contents
Includes invitations and programs.
Box 1, Folder 13
Arte de Mexico Festival
1991
Scope and Contents
Includes: committee members list; program; script.
Box 2, Folder 4
Miscellaneous
1994-1995
Scope and Contents
Includes: letter from Dan Guerrero to Abraham Quintanilla regarding Selena; Concert of the Americas drafts and notes; A La
Vida! Script.
Box 2, Folder 5
Carlos Almaraz
1989-1992
Scope and Contents
Includes: invitation to Carlos Almaraz exhibit; material for "Carlos Almaraz Remembered."
Box 3, Folder 4
Gaytino
2006-2008
Scope and Contents
Includes: flyers and brochures for
Gaytino at UCLA, LATC, Wallis Theatre, Diversionary Theatre, Kirk Douglas Theatre; Tricklock Company Revolutions International Theatre
Festival booklet.
Box 3, Folder 5
Gaytino
2004-2009
Scope and Contents
Includes programs and brochures from: Arizona State University; Kennedy Center; Center Theatre Group; Saved Space Making Conference
at Cal State LA.
Box 3, Folder 7
Gaytino promotional material
2008
Box 3, Folder 8
A Tucson Pastorela (Borderlands Theater)
2007
Box 3, Folder 10
Festival Programs
2007-2008
Scope and Contents
Turks & Caicos International Film Festival Program; Festival Internacional de Cine de la Frontera Program; Flyer/Brochure
of First Festival Cine Chicano.
Box 3, Folder 11
Distinguished Community Scholar Program,
19th Annual LULAC Youth Leadership Conference
2008-2009
Box 3, Folder 12
The Dan Guerrero Bilingual TV Commercial Workshop
1988
Box 3, Folder 13
White House Visit
1997
Scope and Contents
Includes: National Medal of Arts Ceremony program; photos of Dan and Lalo Guerrero with President and Mrs. Clinton; menu;
invitation.
Box 3, Folder 14
Festival and Performance Programs
1991-2008
Scope and Contents
Artes de Mexico Festival Program; "In Darfur" program; "Raisin' Cane" brochure; "AmericArtes" at the Kennedy Center brochure;
gala benefit of
Memories, Memorias with Vikki Carr brochure.
Box 3, Folder 15
Concert and Awards Programs
1998-2008
Language of Material: French, English.
Scope and Contents
Invitation to 10th Annual Placido Domingo Awards Dinner; Cite de la Musique brochure; Amerique: Gospel, Blues, Chicano and
Tex-Mex program; Concierto para Mendez brochure and program; 6th International Corrido Conference program; Imagen 13th Annual
Awards Dinner program.
Box 3, Folder 16
Festival and Concert Programs
1994-2008
Scope and Contents
USA Fellows Celebration program; 1st Annual Los Angeles International Latino Film Festival program; The Kennedy Center Concert
of the Americas program.
Box 4, Folder 1
Performance, Game, and Awards Programs
1956-2007
Scope and Contents
Zoot Suit program; POV Festival brochure; 1st Annual Induction Ceremony featuring Lalo Guerrero; VOZ Application for Production; 1st
Annual All-Star Variety Show at Queen of Angels Catholic School; 1st Annual International Football Game Program; Lalo and
Amigos Comicos program; Discover Hollywood Magazine SMRC Revista Feature on Lalo Guerrero; 7th Annual Educating the Heart
Awards Dinner (honoring Lalo Guerrero as bronze sponsor).
Box 4, Folder 3
Lalo Guerrero - condolences
2005
Scope and Contents
CD Lalo Guerrero Tribute at the Tucson Mariachi Conference; letter of condolence from the City of Los Angeles.
Box 4, Folder 8
Music and Books
1950s-1987
Scope and Contents
CD "La Bamba" and "Come On Let's Go" by Ritchie Valens;
Frontier Tucson by Arizona Historical Society;
Images and Conversations by Patricia Preciado Martin.
Series 3. Newspaper and Magazine Clippings
Box 1, Folder 4
Miami Herald and Time Magazine Articles
1986-1993
Box 1, Folder 5
People en Espagnol
1990
Scope and Contents
Includes article on
Al dia con Maria Conchita.
Box 2, Folders 1-2
Navidad en las Americas (Walt Disney Records) - clippings
1994-1995
Box 2, Folder 6
Navidad en las Americas (Walt Disney Records) - publicity
1994
Box 2, Folder 7
Dan Guerrero - clippings
1980s-1990s
Scope and Contents
Includes clippings on
Paul Rodriguez: Behind Bars.
Box 2, Folder 8
Clippings
1991-2001
Scope and Contents
Inludes material on: Paul Rodriguez, Vikki Carr, Maria Conchita Alonzo, AmericArtes, Navidad en las Americas.
Box 2, Folder 10
Carlos Almaraz exhibitions
1982-1990
Scope and Contents
Includes: invitations; catalogs; clippings.
Box 3, Folder 1
Miscellaneous
1997-2008
Scope and Contents
Includes material on: 2008 NCLR Alma Awards (10th Edition);
Gaytino; Pablo Neruda's Table: A Centenary Celebration booklet; "Estilo Latino" brochure; USA Fellows Celebration booklet; Una Noche
de Esperanza program; Maravilla program.
Box 3, Folder 3
Gaytino and Latino Laugh Festival Media
2004-2009
Box 4, Folder 2
Lalo Guerrero - clippings
1977-1999
Box 4, Folder 5
Lalo Guerrero - biography and clippings
2002
Box 4, Folder 6
Lalo Guerrero - clippings
1997-2008
Box 8, Folder 1
Lalo Guerrero - clippings and letters to
1955-1975
Box 8, Folder 2
Lalo Guerrero - clippings
1950-1974
Box 1, Folder 7
AmericArtes Festival Gala
2001-01-18
Box 1, Folder 11
Memories Memorias (PBS, 1999)
1998
Scope and Contents
Includes script notes and drafts.
Box 2, Folder 14
Gaytino scripts
2004-2006
Box 4, Folder 4
Lalo Guerrero - Corn Festival scripts
1986
Series 5. Audiovisual Materials
Box 5
Lalo Guerrero Interviews
1990-2004
Scope and Contents
Also includes
Los Beltran material.
Box 6
Miscellaneous
1993-2004
Scope and Contents
Includes: "Navidad En Las Americas," There Goes The Neighborhood, 11/22/94; Cesar Chavez's funeral and memorial services;
Memories Memorias; Paul Rodriguez performances; Concert of the Americas, Kennedy Center; Global Automotive Award Show, Planet Earth Television,
J.D. Powers; El Show bloopers and presentation reels; Comida Corrida; Neruda, Kennedy Center, 3/15/04; 1995 Vida Awards, WRC
TV/NBC, July 8, 1995; Aqui Y Ahora, Aired 1/9/03, taped week prior; L.A.T.C. 1st Noche, Don Guerrero does rap; "Plastic Surgery",
Don Guerrero on M.C. Show.
Box 7
Miscellaneous
1930-2005
Scope and Contents
Video tapes include various Lalo Guerrero appearances, including with Ry Cooder at the Autry Museum, 2003. Audio includes:
"El Aguador," Los Carlistas; "Cancion Mexicana," Lucha Reyes and Lola Beltran; Lalo Guerrero Early Classic Recordings, 1950-1955;
El Chicano Inolvidable, Lalo Guerrero; The Funny Side of Lalo Guerrero; Parodies of Lalo Guerrero; Corrido de Dolores Huerta;
At Work: The Music of California Labor, San Francisco State University, 2004; Gaytino, Dan Guerrero, King King Cabaret Theatre,
Hollywood; Recuerdos/Memories, Lalo Guerrero; Memories, Memorias, Vikki Carr; "Question de una Mujer." Photo CD of Lalo Guerrero's
funeral.
