Pachucas were the transgressive and resilient young Chicanas of the 1940s who defied the norms of mainstream American and Mexican immigrant feminine propriety. This performance complements the Pachucxs Revisited exhibition in the CSUN Art Galleries that runs through March 15.

Written by the performers, the show features profound intergenerational stories, that include queer and Zapotec voices, about facing and fighting racism and imposed gender norms in these dangerous political times, paralleling what the Pachucas of the 1940s lived through.

Performers include Chicana/o Studies majors Alina Cruz and Leslie Florentino, staff member and Teatro Aztlan director Diana Cabral, actor Lupe Montiel, performance artist Melba Martinez, who’s self portrait is part of the exhibition, and Chicana/o Studies Professor Maria Elena Fernandez.