Toña la Negra

One woman, one Black Mexican woman, made history singing Boleros and in Mexican music. She had a voice like no other. She was Toña la Negra.  She was a Black Mexican woman, of Haitian ancestry, performing, singing, dancing, in a culture that denied her existence. Mexico didn't count Afro-Mexicans in the census until 2010. She proudly sang of her culture. In today's episdoe, Cristina tells Carmen about Toña la Negra's legacy.

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Sources

https://www.latinolife.co.uk/articles/we-love-tona-la-negra-1912-1982

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To%C3%B1a_la_Negra

https://youtu.be/qmtNPRxZyaU

https://caravanzers.com/tona-la-negra/

https://foreverblackeffusion.wordpress.com/2014/12/04/tona-la-negra/

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