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Arizona Sonoran News

Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

Carlos Valenzuela stands in front of "The sun, the moon and the star," one of his vibrant tile murals in the city of South Tucson, visible on 26th Street.

South Tucson Spotlight: Community support saves beloved muralist’s home

Flo Tomasi, Reporter November 9, 2024

For more than three decades, muralist Carlos Valenzuela has given voice to South Tucson’s rich history with his colorful tile murals.   But this fall, facing $20,000 in medical bills and the possibility...

Tablas de libertad (Freedom Decks)

Tablas de libertad (Freedom Decks)

December 8, 2021

Por Marery Ruiz Barraza / El Inde Gabriel Molina posa durante la grabación de un comercial en la Ciudad de Mexico. Foto cortesía de Alonso Leal. The 2020 Summer Olympics debuted its first skateboarding...

Multimedia video: Mariachi Azteca de Oro

Multimedia video: Mariachi Azteca de Oro

Carmen Valencia April 25, 2018

https://youtu.be/mWwT9id02gk     The rich culture and traditions of Mariachi music has always been apart of the Armado family. The Mexican music brings this family operated mariachi...

The institute will feature this drama, "Heli," in its upcoming film festival. (Courtesy photo provided by the Hanson Film Institute)

Annual Festival Spotlights Seven Spanish-language Films

asnsadmin March 26, 2014

The 2014 Tucson Cine Mexico kicks off Thursday, March 27 with a range of Spanish-language films from the violent, Heli, about the impact of the drug war on people in Mexico, to the comedy, Nosotros los...

The sun sets over the International Border in Nogales, Ariz.  An average of 40,000 people cross the border into Nogales, Ariz. everyday, and in Arizona people from Mexico spend approximately $7.3 million each day statewide, according to the Arizona-Mexico Commission.

Photo Essay: Ambos Nogales

Ryan Revock March 18, 2014

Both cities of Nogales, "Ambos Nogales," rest side by side along the border between the United States and Mexico, and each day thousands of people cross the border and commerce is conducted across the...

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