TENAZ is the acronym for Teatros Nacionales de Aztlan (National Theater of Aztlan).



Beginning as a support group for regional Chicano / Latino theater groups it evoloved into an international festival of Chicano / Latino theater: first yearly, then as a binnial. It has been a major supporter of major talents within the communitry as well as promoting new artists, dancers, actors, writers and directors.



CARA (Chicano Art: Resistance and Affirmation)was a travelling exhibition of Chicano art as curated by the Wight Gallery at UCLA. It was a showcase of 140 works of art produced between 1964 - 1985 by 90 artists.



This collection consists of the dramatist and dramaturge Paulina Sahagun's personal collection of Latin American and Chicano theater papers, specifically the papers of TENAZ and CARA: periodicals and related papers; theater publications and magazines from Mexico and Colombia.



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Paulina Sahagun has performed on both sides of the Mexico / U.S. Border. She began her theatrical career as a member of the Mexican Theater Company: Los Mascarones and was a founding member of Grupo Cultural Zero. With these companies she toured extensively throughout Mexico and the U.S. performing original theatrical works. Her credits with El Teatro Campesino and Luis Valdez include the play "La Pastorela" and the PBS Special "El Popol Vuh." Sahagun has worked with TENAZ (Teatro Nacional de Aztlan), The Inner City Cultural Center, Plaza de La Raza, UCLA Mexican Art Series, the 1990 Los Angeles Theater Festival and the travelling exhibit CARA (Chicano Art: Resistance and Affirmation) originating at UCLA's the Wight Art Gallery. She co-directed the Young Conservatory, a training program for young actors and was a Drama Instructor at Inner City Arts.

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