A night for Dreamers at mariachi opera
Activist Dolores Huerta, left, joins Dreamers, their families and allies Friday night after the opening performance of the mariachi opera “Cruzar la Cara de la Luna” (To Cross the Face of the Moon) at the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts at Cal State Northridge.
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Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan acknowledges the applause during a prelude to “Cruzar la Cara de la Luna,” about a family tragically divided by the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Gregorio Gonzalez performs with Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan during opening night Friday of “Cruzar la Cara de la Luna.”
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Suzanna Guzman, left, Alba Franco-Cancel, Daniel Rodriguez and Daniel Mora.
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Daniel Rodriguez, Suzanna Guzman, center, and Alba Franco-Cancel.
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Alba Franco Cancel and Daniel Rodriguez.
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“Cruzar la Cara de la Luna” tells the story of a Mexican man who travels to the United States in search of work.
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Daniel Rodriguez, left, and Juan Mendoza perform on opening night.
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Alba Franco-Cancel in “Cruzar la Cara de la Luna.”
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Gregorio Gonzalez, left, Natalie Ferreiro, Daniel Rodriguez (in bed), Jonathan Arana and Alba Franco-Cancel in “Cruzar la Cara de la Luna.”
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Alba Franco-Cancel, left, Jonathan Arana, Natalie Ferreiro and Gregorio Gonzalez with Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan in”Cruzar la Cara de la Luna.”
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California State Northridge students and family members gather after the performance.
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