The music legend was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1995
for "Papa’s Dream", a bilingual children’s recording made with Los Lobos and
in 1998, he made his European debut at the Cite de la Musique in Paris,
France. The beloved 87 year-old continues to make concert appearances
throughout the country including a recent visit to Notre Dame University and
is a favorite guest on such popular Spanish-language television shows as
"Cristina" and "Sabado Gigante". There are two recently released CDs: a
compilation of his greatest hits titled "El Chicano Inolvidable" and the
newly recorded "Vamos A Bailar – Otra Vez" that also includes a music video.
A documentary of his life is in development and his memoirs – "Lalo: My Life
and Music" has been published by the University of Arizona Press.
Available on Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble used and new
Selected Honors & Awards:
The Documentary Film, Lalo Guerrero: Original Chicano recently was nominated for the best documentary with the Alma Awards, for 2006. This television special will be presented on ABC television on June 5th, 2007.
Mariachi Hall of Fame
ATIONAL MEDAL OF THE ARTS
(1997)
 Left: Receiving the National Medial of Arts with Bill and Hillary Clinton.
NATIONAL
HERITAGE FELLOWSHIP, NEA (1991)
NATIONAL FOLK
TREASURE, SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION (1980)
AMERICAN
LATINO MEDIA ARTS AWARD (ALMA), NATIONAL COUNCIL OF LA RAZA (1998)
TEJANO
MUSIC HALL OF FAME (INDUCTED 1992)
CALIFORNIA HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE – PRESIDENT’S AWARD (1996)
LIFETIME
ACHIEVEMENT:
NOSOTROS GOLDEN EAGLE
(1989)
MEXICAN CULTURAL
INSTITUTE (1998)
TEATRO CAMPESINO, LUIS
VALDEZ (1993)
EL ANGEL, BILINGUAL
FOUNDATION OF THE ARTS (1999)
GRAMMY NOMINATION (Los
Lobos, “Papa’s Dream”, 1995)
AND
DOZENS OF CITY PROCLAMATIONS, AWARDS & CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION FOR
CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AND COMMUNITY SERVICE.
Above: Los Angeles City councilwoman Gloria Molina with Lalo in the late 90s.
Below: Dan Guerrero with his father at the Alma Awards
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