These are the songs our grandparents learned as children here in the
Southwest United States. The songs and games in the Lucerito's
Music collection represent children's music from New Mexico and California
gathered since 1966 from relatives, friends, neighbors, musicians,
teachers and old music books. Most of the songs are over 100 years old and
are currently being sung by Spanish speaking children throughout the
Spanish speaking world. I suspect that most of the songs and games came
with the Spanish conquistadors as early as 1492. The songs and games
recorded by Stanley A. Lucero are in use in many bilingual and ESL
classrooms throughout the Southwest. They are excellent gifts for the
children and grandchildren in your life. In addition to children's music, we have recorded several popular and traditional songs for your enjoyment.
The songs and games have been recorded on the following CDs.
The lyrics to the songs are on these pages.
Order CDs by mail, purchase order, or CD Baby
Stanley A. Lucero, a Manito from New Mexico, was born in Leadville, Colorado and
attended more than twenty-five schools in Colorado and New Mexico as a child. Mr. Lucero
began teaching in 1974 in the San Joaquin Valley in California. He has an Elementary
Teaching Credential in Music and Spanish, a Bilingual Certificate of Competence in
Spanish, a Learning Handicapped Credential, a Liberal Arts Bachelors Degree with a triple minor (Music, Spanish, and History), and a Master of Arts in Teaching in three areas: Bilingual Education, Elementary Education, and Early Childhood Education.
He is
well known for his soft voice and artistic musical presentations. As of June 12, 2007, Stanley is retired after working thirty and a half years as a bilingual teacher.
Stanley loves to sing with children in the classrooms. He also performs
concerts for parents with their children, sings with children in their
classrooms and conducts Children's Music in Spanish workshops for school
staff. See FLYER. Many of you have attended his
music workshops at CABE , Two-Way CABE and AMAE Conferences in
California in addition to the COSECHA Conferences in New Mexico.
Mr. Lucero learned how to play guitar from his friend, college roommate and co musician, Ronnie Vigil, from San Cristobal. Ronnie was taught how to play the mandolin by his father, Cleofas Vigil, at the age of three. Cleofas Vigil played mandolin and sang the alabados for the San Cristobal Penintentes. Here is a short power point presention about New Mexico Music. 
Yolanda M. Lucero, a
Tejana, was born in Donna, Texas. She attended schools in
Parlier, California. Mrs. Lucero has been teaching since 1988 in the San Joaquin Valley in
California. She has a Bilingual Cross-Cultural Specialist Credential with a Spanish
Emphasis, a Bachelor's in Liberal Arts, and a Masters in Reading and Language Arts with a Specialist Credential.
Yolanda is an excellent bilingual storyteller who has
written many of the songs found in our newest CD Mas Cuentos y Cantos including
Gallinita Roja, and Hombrecito de 
Jengibre.
Yolanda is currently working as a consultant for ESTRELLITA. She also works for the California Reading and
Literature Project out of C.S.U. Fresno where she works as a Professional
Development Specialist focusing on Spanish Reading and Writing Skills.
Yolanda
does workshops for teachers in Read Aloud Strategies and Parent Involvement as
well as classroom management and theme activities. She enjoys working with her colleagues at Ann Leavenworth School where she has been a part of many special projects and programs for the Two Way Program there. She also loves teaching her Sunday School Class, cooking and reading. Here are some Two-Way Kindergarten Sharing Ideas.
We can come to your school and do mini assemblies, parent/child concerts or staff workshops!
Please contact us if you are
interested in having Stanley and/or Yolanda come to your conference or your
school to do workshops, classroom presentations or parent/children concerts. Mr.
Lucero's FLYER. Pictures of Stanley. Resume June 2007
CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES
Central Valley Dual Language Conference
October 22, 2011
The Peterson Event Center, Modesto, CA
La Cosecha 2011
Nov. 16-19, 2011
Albuquerque Convention Center
2012 Dual Language Conference
Jan 13-14, 2012
California State University, Fresno
