Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Tejano music giant Little Joe Hernández shares influential highlights of his life growing up in Temple Texas and the impact of his signature song “Las Nubes.” Tejano conjunto music luminary Max Baca interviews Little Joe to explore the impact of his musical career.

Videography by Charlie Weber, Charlie Lockwood
Produced by Daniel E. Sheehy, Charlie Weber
Story by Los Herederos
Edited by Los Herederos
Project coordination by Logan E. Clark
Captioning by Francisco A. Philibert, Alphi Productions
Photos Courtesy of Joe D. Hernández and La Familia Enterprises
Thanks to Bias Studios, Nick Jones, and Pete Reiniger

Este Proyecto recibió apoyo federal del Fondo de Iniciativas Latinas, administrado por el Museo Nacional del Latino Estadounidense.

This project received federal support from the Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the National Museum of the American Latino.

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