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- Carla Roman
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- "Father Returns To Mexico; Should Son Follow?"
- Summary: Youth Radio's Luis Sierra describes his father's decision to return to Mexico after decades in the United States because of the economic crisis.
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Review
Carla Roman
Posted on August 08, 2011 at 12:21 PM
As I began to hear this piece, and Luis began to tell the story I began to visually see everything in my head. The way he started off the piece was very interesting he didn’t just start off by saying him just telling the story rather chose to include the short interview about his father and his reasons for leaving the United States. I like how he chose to do a voiceover it enhanced the piece by letting the public hear his father speak. The mood of the piece can be described as sentimental in a way but courageous and determined, because although Luis doesn’t sound extremely sad his tone of voice sounds determined for a better future. I found it very interesting how he decided to also share the story of Sara Castillo because it’s similar to what Luis’ story focuses on, the farewell from the United States to their native country. The music really enhanced this piece, not only because it added culture to the piece but also because of the meaning of the song and what the lyrics say.