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La Historia de Nosotros
When my grandma, Jesusita was 97 years old I interviewed her and edited a mini-documentary of her life called, “La Historia de Nosotros” and made DVDs (before YouTube existed).
I also interviewed my Tia Angelita, her older sister. It is amazing how alert they both were and remembered so many details of their lives as young girls living in Chihuahua, Mexico.
In 1916, my grandma was only 10 years old and had to leave her rancho during the Mexican Revolution with her family because Pancho Villa and his soldiers stole their land and home and threatened their lives. They left everything behind and fled in a horse carriage with only the clothes on their backs.
Four months after I filmed my grandma she passed away at the age of 98 (two days after her birthday). I was so thankful that I filmed her story. We also wrote about her story in the published Muy Bueno cookbook.
I have always been drawn to old family photos and when I saw this photo I was in awe. This is the oldest photo I have ever seen of my grandma. My grandma, Jesusita was 14 years old in this photo holding her baby sister Apolinar (Pola) on the border of Ojinaga, Mexico and Presidio, Texas.
In celebration of a new year I wanted to share my grandmas story. She will forever and always be my biggest inspiration and the matriarch of our familia.
This video is quite amateur filmed on a tape camcorder and edited by yours truly in 2003 in Spanish. I’m excited that I finally transferred it digitally and can share “La Historia de Nosotros” (Our Story) with you.
8 Comments on “La Historia de Nosotros”
more people should do this for their families.
Just found your web site looking for boscochos receipts to make for my family in Boston Mass. I agree that you can take the boy out of El Paso but not El Paso out of the boy.
I enjoyed your article on your family. I also wrote a history on my Mom who came over from Oran Algeria just after WWII. It was great to speak with her and record the stories of both Oran and El Paso just after the war. As I tell all I know: everyone has a story in them that just needs patience to draw out of them. Thanks for sharing.
I can’t wait to see the video! Thank you for posting.
Thank you for sharing.
Yvette, my wife’s grandmother and her family also fled San Luis during the revolution, and
she had stories to tell. I always wished I had taped her stories but never did and I regret
it. Her and her family lived in Laredo, Texas and then in Ohio. My wife came to Michigan as a
two year old.
Alfredo and Olivia Hinojosa
Thank you, gracias, for sharing your family history. It has inspired me to continue on making my family history come to live. The women family members are more open to sit and recall early days of our family growing up. Your grandmother was a beautiful lady. You must have a lot of sweet memories.
I enjoy every post you make. I save all of your recipes. Always look forward to reading your post.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Enjoy having you on my story!!
I love that you made this and shared it with us! What a gift for the family, so that their stories are not lost or forgotten. You’ve inspired me to ask and record our family history while our loved ones are still with us. What a beautiful tribute!