In this episode, la profe Sosa-Riddell interviews Emilia Parodi, a recent Argentinian immigrant to the United States and current Pierce College student. They discuss how the experiences of Emilia growing up with the songs and the history of “el rock nacional” (argentino). While Emilia was born 15 years after the end of the dictatorship in Argentina, she is still impacted and inspired by the power of “Rock en Español.”

Song Listing:

In this episode we heard Argentina's rock pioneer Los Gatos with their song La Balsa. We also listened to Charly Garcia’s “Los Dinosaurios.” In addition, we heard segments from “El Reino Del Reves” by Maria Elena Walsh and a fragment of “Porque no se van” by Chile’s Los Prisioneros y nos despedimos con un pedazito de “Mil Horas” performed by the students of the Miramonte music program. The  ...