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Mario
E. Aguilar
Cuauhtlehcoc
Cuahtla'tohuac Quetzalcoatl
Educational
Events
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Graduated
from San Diego State University with a Bachelors
of Art in Painting and Printmaking, 1978
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Graduated
from San Diego State University with a Masters
of Science in Counselor Education, 1980
Noteworthy
Lifetime Events
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Worked
fulltime at NAS North Island in the Data Processing
Dept. (That introduction to the old mainframes
was my first taste of Computer mania! Ever see
an "IBM punch card?")
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Joined
El Centro Cultural de La Raza, 1973. Learned to
Play Corridos, Cantos revolucionarios,and Native
American songs.
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Joined
Los Servidores Del Arbol de la Vida 1973. Learned
Chicano versions of traditional Mexican religious
and Azteca dance ceremonial chants. Met Capitán
Andres Segura.
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Participated
in the 1974 TENAZ-C.L.E.T.A. UNAM Teatro Festival,
held in Teotihuacan, Mexico City and Tajin, Veracruz.
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Joined
Teatro Mestizo, 1974 & The Ballet Folklorico
en Aztlan
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Participated
in the 1975 TENAZ Teatro Festival, held in San
Antonio,Texas
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Joined
Los Alacranes Mojados, Chicano Traditional Mexican
Music Group: 1978
And
Now for the Good Stuff!
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Met
Maestro Florencio Xoxoxoqui Yescas at Calle Revolución,
in Tijuana, Baja California: Nov. 1974
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Met
Florencio once again at the Casa de Alurista (then
being rented by Juan Felipe Herrera): Dec. 1974
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Began
workshops with Florencio at the Centro Cultural
De La Raza, in Balboa Park, San Diego: Jan. 1975
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Became
part of Florencio's historic Azteca dance group
ESPLENDOR AZTECA:Feb. 1975
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Went
to Austin Texas with Florencio and Juan Felipe
to University of Texas, Austin Chicano Poety Conference:
March 1975
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My
first danza group TOLTECAS EN AZTLAN was inaugurated
Felipe Esparza, Tupac Enrique, Guillermo Aranda,
Guillermo Rosette, and AZTLECA, and myself: June
1975 Señora Enrique asked me to lead and
teach what I had learned from Jefe Florencio
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Under
the orders of Florencio, I went to Mexico City
to receive the title of Capitán (traditional
leader) of my own palabra (dance circle): Dec.
12, 1980. This was the beginning of DANZA
MEXI'CAYOTL.
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1987,
Our dance circle incorporates as the California
Non-Profit Coproration "The
Mexi'cayotl Indio Cultural Center."
We dedicate ourselves to "teach and preserve the Native American Heritage
of the southwestern United States and Mexico."
1992
Our cultural center receives IRS 501(c)(3) status
from the IRS!
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order of importance
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