José Luis Benavides
@jlb825.bsky.social
Journalism Professor at California State University, Northridge. Director of the Tom and Ethel Bradley Center, and advisor to el Nuevo Sol. | Header photo by John Kouns. Avatar: José Guadalupe Posada.
Reposted by José Luis Benavides
Natalia Lafourcade’s song “Hasta la raíz,” released not long before Donald Trump’s first term, has served as a sort of anthem of resistance for Mexicans in the United States amid escalating ICE raids. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/1mxM7y
Natalia Lafourcade Reimagines Mexican Folk Music
The former teen pop star has become a new emblem of “Veracruz sound.”
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December 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Natalia Lafourcade’s song “Hasta la raíz,” released not long before Donald Trump’s first term, has served as a sort of anthem of resistance for Mexicans in the United States amid escalating ICE raids. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/1mxM7y