Homenaje A Rubén Salazar
By Lalo Guerrero (Colonial 596), 1971
On August 29, 1970, as protestors called for an end to the Vietnam War, 30,000 demonstrators representing a variety of Mexican American organizations assembled in East Los Angeles. Called the Chicano Moratorium, it is believed to be the largest anti-war protest by an ethnic group in U.S. history. Salazar was the news director of Spanish-language KMEX-TV and a columnist for the Los Angeles Times when he covered the protest. He died after being struck in the head by a tear gas projectile fired by a Los Angeles sheriff’s deputy at the Silver Dollar bar.
Rubén Salazar is dead
They killed a good man
on a Saturday afternoon
but he left us his ideals
Spanish
El 29 De Agosto
Ni me quisiera acordar
Fue cuando perdió la vida
Nuestro Rubén Salazar
Rubén Salazar ha muerto
Un Sábado por la tarde
Mataron a un hombre bueno
Pero dejó sus ideales
En el Canal 34
Por cierto muy popular
Fue director de noticias
Nuestro Rubén Salazar
El Proyectó una doctrina
Para la escuela bilingüe
El Peleaba los derechos
Para su raza de orígen
Estuvo en Santo Domingo
También estuvo en Vietnam
Allá escribió sus columnas
Para el Los Angeles Times
Adiós todos mis amigos
La comunidad entera
Ay les dejo mis ideales
No importa que yo me muera
English
It was the 29th of August
I don’t want to remember it
That was when he lost his life
Our Rubén Salazar
Rubén Salazar has died
On a Saturday afternoon
They killed a good man
But he left us his ideals
On channel 34
Which was very popular
He was the news director
Our Ruben Salazar
The Project was a doctrine
For bilingual education
He fought for the rights
for his countrymen
He was in Santo Domingo
As well as Vietnam
There he wrote his column
For the Los Angeles Times
Farewell to all my friends
The whole community
I leave you my ideals
It doesn’t matter if I die
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