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The 50s in Mexico knew in exchange, women could vote, the golden age of Mexican cinema was consolidated commercially, mediatically and artistically with films such as Luis Buñuel's Los Olvidados or Alejandro Galindo's Backs Wet opened the standards of thought and critical judgment through the screen, writers such as Juan Rulfo, Octavio Paz and Carlos Fuentes published their masterpieces while on the other side, great icons such as Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, Jose Vasconcelos, Jorge Negrete or Pedro Infante left the earthly world with national mourning that questioned the future of Mexican identity, where nationalism began to be put aside in the face of the new nightlife of the city, the cabaret, the revue theater and the tent consisted of a golden age in national entertainment, where Maria Victoria, Luis Alcaraz or Los Panchos led the music industry commanded by great standards such as Agustin Lara and Pedro Vargas, however, much of this seemed to age with the same protagonists, because those who were not dead remained as representatives of past decades, the post-war generation grows with other visions and tries to break with many moral and social standards, youth sensitivity and North American elements gave cohesion to the new identities led by people like Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, or James Dean, rock and roll was born in conjunction with a world of genres that positioned new stars like Little Richard or Chuck Berry, the avant-garde of rock arrived in Mexico to never leave, finding in our nation one of its most faithful audiences rock and roll would settle in Mexican territory as a phenomenon, a social movement that would accompany the new generations before the events and historical processes of Mexican society, tradition vs. new fashion, Mexicanness vs. gringo growth, everything was played for everything and with significant events they would achieve a conjunction never thought of, rock arrived, it was consolidated and then, it became Mexican, against the counterculture, against the governments, against the right, and against everything politically correct, a fight without weapons, a fight with guitars, basses, drums and keyboards that to this day, continue to sound strong. CONTACT: [email protected] Twitter: / alejandro_fl95 Instagram: / mr.vandebilt Facebook: / lahemeroteca. . Sources: David Moreno Gaona ROCKERS IN THE LAND OF MARIACHIS. ESSAY ON THE IDENTITIES BUILT AROUND ROCK MUSIC IN MEXICO THROUGH ITS SONGS, 1955-1971 The fifties MEX Rock in Mexico: An Unexpected Path toward the Natural Form of the Lifeworld. https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_de...) «Los Rebeldes del Rock». Cuadernos de Rock en Español. Retrieved May 4, 2012. ↑ Aurelio., Tello, (2010). Music in Mexico: a panorama of the 20th century (1st edition). Fondo de Cultura Económica. ISBN 9786074553321. OCLC 643126940. The Hemeroteca is possible thanks to you, keep helping us grow by leaving a comment and subscribing. Share and like.