Examine individual changes

'The '''Festival Rock y Ruedas de Avándaro''' (also known as the '''Festival de Avándaro''') was a historic [[Mexico|Mexican]] [[rock concert]] held on September 11 and September 12 of September 1971] on the shores of Lake Avándaro near the town of [[Valle de Bravo]] in the central [[state of Mexico]]. The festival has since been referred to as the "Mexican Woodstock" with similarities to the [[United States|American]] [[Woodstock]] festival held in 1969 such as [[psychedelic]] music, [[counterculture]] imagery and artwork like the [[peace movement]] symbol, and open drug use. A milestone in the history of Mexican rock music, the two-day Festival was estimated to have drawn over 250,000 concertgoers.<ref>{{cite book|last=,|first=Colin M. MacLachlan, William H. Beezley|title=El Gran Pueblo: a history of greater Mexico|url=http://books.google.com.mx/books?id=8ZlVAAAAMAAJ&q=avandaro+250+000&dq=avandaro+250+000&source=bl&ots=JybYPsrbYF&sig=5MOdV6lAvlFW3AUxKdvaHvHqXPM&hl=es&sa=X&ei=UU42UJmcCYGc2QWSzID4Dw&ved=0CEkQ6AEwBA|accessdate=23 August 2012}}</ref>. Some other people like Federico Rubli and Armando Fuentes "Caton" estimated a crowd of 300,000.<ref>http://mexicoperspective.com/caton-remembers-4o-th-anniversary-of-avandaro-mexican-woodstock.html</ref> The event was named the Festival Rock y Ruedas de Avándaro (or the Rock and Wheels Festival of Avándaro in [[English (language)|English]]) because it initially was planned as a sponsored [[auto racing|auto race]] with live [[rock (music)|rock music]]. The festival's impetus began when it was suggested by [[auto racing|auto racer]], Eduardo López Negrete and impresario [https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justino_Compe%C3%A1n Justino Compean], that the auto race being organized should include ambient music. The organizers then consulted renowned television producer [[Luis de Llano Macedo]] to video-record the event and in turn Armando Molina Solis, himself an impresario and musician, was appointed Music Coordinator<ref>http://www.oem.com.mx/elmexicano/notas/n2222229.htm</ref>. Molina formally booked 12 bands but in the end, a total of 18 acts performed outdoors during the sometimes rainy weekend.<ref>http://www.maph49.galeon.com/avandaro/avandaroa.html</ref> The event was captured in the 1971 [[Super 8 film|Super 8mm film]]"AVANDARO", directed by Alfredo Gurrola<ref>http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0348735/</ref> and was screened in selected theatres. The TELESISTEMA MEXICANO (today [[Televisa|TELEVISA]]) film footage ― shot by Luis de Llano, for a planned but never-aired TV special ― has been incorporated in various movies and documentaries over the years including the 1972 film starring America-born Mexican actress, [[Angélica María]], entitled ''La Verdadera Vocación de Magdalena''.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://raybrazen.webng.com/avandaro/avansong.htm |title=Festival Rock y Ruedas de Avándaro |accessdate=February 12, 2012}}</ref>, co-starring [[Carmen Montejo]] and members of [[La Revolución de Emiliano Zapata|La Revolucion de Emiliano Zapata]]. At the same time, Humberto Rubalcaba, himself manager of the band Tinta Blanca, filmed the band in Super 8mm and released the book "NOSOTROS" in 1972. His footage has been shown in different documentaries as well<ref>http://www.maph49.galeon.com/avandaro/tintablanca.html</ref>. An accompanying Live soundtrack album, “[http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2003/08/07/07an2esp.php?printver=0&fly=1 Avandaro, por fin... 32 años después]”, was released 32 years after the event by Bakita-Ludell Records. Some early 70s songs like "Avandaro" from Lalo Duarte “Rosario", "Seguir al Sol" by Alberto “Pajaro” Isordia and others which commemorated the event, were banned from radio playing. In the aftermath of the post-festival turmoil, the federal government is claimed to have suppressed similar countercultural events and Mexican rock music in general for years to come<ref>http://www.appalachiangetaways.com/Avandaro%20Mexican%20Woodstock.html</ref>. ==General Background of Mexican Society of the late 1960s/early 1970s== From 1968 to June 1971, Mexico had had 5 major events that put the country into the International Spotlight: *The Tlatelolco Massacre *The Summer Olympics in Mexico City *The FIFA World Cup of 1970 *The Diaz Ordaz-Echeverria Presidential transition *The "Halconazo" Society was rapidly changing and psychedelic rock music and the hippie movement, among other things, were seen to be pushing that change. Therefore the Government decided to implement a series of measures against Rock music. The clearest example of it is when the would-be-hit song "TLATELOLCO" from the band POP MUSIC TEAM (Opening Act for The Doors in Mexico City) was banned from Radio playing in 1969<ref>http://estroncio90.typepad.com/blog/2011/10/pop-music-team.html</ref>. ==General Background of the Mexican hippie music== The Mexican hippies, called Jipitecas, were as diverse as their American counterparts. Their music was the result of the development from Rock & Roll and Twist into Psychedelic and Acid Rock. Starting around 1967, the first generation of hippie acts like Bodo Molitor, Los OVNIS, Kaleidoscope, Flying Karpets, Pop Music Team, La Libre Expresion, the [[Alejandro Jodorowsky|Alejandro Jodorowski]] music project, Renaissance and others paved the way for the second generation of Jipitecas called "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Onda La Onda Chicana]" around 1970. La Onda Chicana acts were pretty diverse and musically rich too like Ernan Roch, El Amor, Peace & Love, La Pipa de la Paz, La Comuna, The Spiders, La Revolucion de Emiliano Zapata and many more. Some acts from the late 50s and early 60s managed to metamorphose well into the "Onda Chicana" style like world-class guitarist Javier Batiz and Los Locos (spinoff from "[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Locos_del_Ritmo#The_Locos_.28Los_Locos.29 Los Locos del Ritmo]"). News from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia Colombia] ([https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festival_de_Ancon Festival de Ancon]), [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile Chile] (Festival de los Dominicos "[https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piedra_roja Piedra Roja]"), [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England England] ([[Isle of Wight Festival|Isle of Wight]]) and films from festivals like "[[Monterey Pop Festival]]" and "[[Woodstock]]" fueled the desire for the Jipitecas to host their own major counterculture event. The opportunity arrived in 1971. ==Planning and Preparation== ===The Organizers and their "Noche Mexicana" request=== ===The Venue=== ===Declined Invitations=== ===The idea of "Festival of Rock and Wheels"=== ===The Team=== ===The Official Poster=== ===Confirmed Roster of 12 acts=== ===The 18 Acts that appeared on Stage=== Starting from early Saturday 11 (the so-called "PRE-FESTIVAL") until Sunday 12, these are the acts that actually appeared on stage : *BANDIDO *CARLOS BACA *EL AMOR *EL EPILOGO *EL RITUAL *HÉCTOR IBARRA and the EXPERIMENTAL THEATER TROUPE FROM THE UNAM *LA DIVISION DEL NORTE *LA FACHADA DE PIEDRA with singer LARRY SANCHEZ from the band 39.4 *LA LEY DE HERODES *LOS DUG DUG'S *LOS YAKI with Chilean singer MAYITA CAMPOS *PEACE & LOVE *SOCIEDAD ANONIMA *SOUL MASTERS *TEQUILA *THREE SOULS IN MY MIND ([[El TRI]]) *TINTA BLANCA *ZAFIRO ==Booked Acts who failed to show up == *LOVE ARMY .- The band suffered a minor car accident while on the road from Mexico City to Avandaro. *LA TRIBU .- Cancelled at the very last minute but their Record Company, POLYDOR, sent LA DIVISION DEL NORTE in their place. ==Acts who declined the invitation == *Javier Batiz .- At the time of the offer, he considered the salary too low. When the Festival was being held, himself, his sister Baby Batiz and their band, tried unsuccessfully to get to the Festival because they were trapped in the traffic jam caused by the Festival. *La Revolucion de Emiliano Zapata .- The band declined because they were already booked to perform in Monterrey the very same day the Festival was going to start. According to Javier Martin del Campo, the lead guitarist and composer, as they were heading north to Monterrey they saw multiple caravans of hippies going south for the Festival. ==Legacy== ===The Soundtrack=== ===The Films=== ===Documentaries=== ===Books and Comics=== *"NOSOTROS" 1972 Book by Humberto Rubalcaba about the Festival. *"ALIVIANE A LA MADRE TIERRA".<ref>http://www.carlosbaca.mx/comic_3.html</ref> A comic by Carlos Baca about "Avandarito" and his friends. ===Other Soundtracks=== *ECOS de AVANDARO"<ref>http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2007/07/11/index.php?section=espectaculos&article=a08n1esp </ref>. A double CD with studio works by some of the bands who played in Avandaro and others from the Jipiteca movement. ==Famous people who attended Avandaro== *[http://periodistasnuevoleon.ning.com/profile/AlfonsoTejaCunningham Alfonso Teja] .- Early 70s rock musician from Monterrey. His band was called QUO VADIS. Major News Anchor for TELEVISA in the 80s. *[http://www.ripac.com.mx/profile/CarlosBlasGalindoMendoza?xg_source=activity Carlos-Blas Galindo] .- Major Artist. Son of world-renowned classical music composer Blas Galindo. *[http://estroncio90.typepad.com/blog/2011/02/love-syndicate-y-renaissence.html Alfredo Diaz-Ordaz] .- Musician and Impresario. Son of former Mexican President [[Gustavo Díaz Ordaz|Gustavo Diaz-Ordaz]]. ==GALLERY== ==Notes== {{Refimprove|date=August 2008}} {{Reflist}} == References == *{{cite news | last = Cruz | first = Octavio Hernandez | title = A 25 Años del Festival de Rock y Ruedas en Avandaro | work = | pages = 4 | language = | publisher = ''La Banda Elástica'' | date = Oct–Nov 1996 | url = | accessdate = }} *{{Cite book | last = Rodríguez O. | first = Jaime |author2=Kathryn Vincent | title = Common Border, Uncommon Paths: Race, Culture, and National Identity in U.S.-Mexican Relations | publisher = Rowman & Littlefield | year = 1997 | isbn = 0-8420-2673-8 }} *{{Cite book | last = Zolov | first = Eric | title = Refried Elvis: The Rise of the Mexican Counterculture | publisher = University of California Press | year = 1999 | isbn = 0-520-21514-1 }} ==External links== *http://raybrazen.webng.com/avandaro *http://raybrazen.webng.com/dugdugs *http://robquero.tripod.com/Avandaro2. *http://www.oem.com.mx/elmexicano/notas/n2222229.htm *http://www.uaem.mx/ufm/especiales04/img_2001/2001/avandaro/index.htm *http://www.maph49.galeon.com/avandaro/avandaroa.html *http://www.appalachiangetaways.com/Avandaro%20Mexican%20Woodstock.html *http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3UJL7FKc_Q&feature=related "AVANDARO" (Super 8mm film by Alfredo Gurrola): *http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm20CtGEAYQ "AVANDARO" audio CD press release (SPANISH): *http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2003/08/07/07an2esp.php?printver=0&fly=1 {{DEFAULTSORT:Festival Rock y Ruedas de Avandaro}} [[Category:Mexican music]] [[Category:Rock festivals in Mexico]] {{music-event-stub}}'