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UO Prof Pens Children's Book About The Mexican Serenade Tradition With an LGBTQ Twist

Ernesto J. Martinez

University of Oregon literature professor Ernesto Javier Martinez wrote a children's book called "When You Love Someone You Sing To Them".  

The story is about a young Mexican American boy who learns from his father, a musician, about the tradition of serenading in their family. The boy asks his father if a boy can sing to another boy. There's also a short film, La Serenata, based on the story.

Martinez speaks with Jill Torres and Carolina Arredondo Sanchez Lira on KLCC's Ahora Si. 

Credit University of Oregon
UO Literature Professor Ernesto Martinez.

Rachael McDonald is KLCC’s host for All Things Considered on weekday afternoons. She also is the editor of the KLCC Extra, the daily digital newspaper. Rachael has a BA in English from the University of Oregon. She started out in public radio as a newsroom volunteer at KLCC in 2000.
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