Tejano or Tex-Mex music is also a kind of music originating in Texas.

Tejanos

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Total population
Tejanos 6,669,666 Americans up to 32.0% of the total Texan population in 2000[1]
Regions with significant populations
Texas
Languages
American English, Spanish language, American Spanish, Spanglish, Indigenous languages of Mexico, Ladino
Religion
Predominantly Roman Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish
Related ethnic groups
Californios, Hispanos, Mexicans, Spaniards, Basques, Canarians, Texians, German Texan

Tejano or Texano (Spanish for "Texan") is a term used to identify a Texan of criollo spanish or Mexican heritage.

Historically, the Spanish term Tejano has been used to identify different groups of people. During the Spanish Colonial times and pre-Anglo colonization, the term primarily applied to Spanish settlers of the region now known as Texas (first as part of the New Spain and then in 1821 as part of Mexico).^[2] During the times of independent south Texas, the term also applied to Spanish-speaking Texans and Hispanicized Germans and other Europeans.^[3] In modern times, the term is more broadly used to identify a Texan of Mexican descent.

History[link]

Spanish government[link]

Already in 1519, Alonso Alvarez de Pineda claimed Texas for Spain. However, Spain paid little attention to the province until 1685. In this year, Spain received news of the existence of a French colony in Texas that could endanger Spanish mines and shipping routes, so that the king of Spain sent 10 expeditions to the province to look for a French colony, that never came to see. Between 1690 and 1693 several Spanish expeditions took place in Texas, who helped obtain a better understanding of the place for the provincial government and the settlers who come later to Texas.

When settlers first arrived in Texas, Tejano settlements arose in three separate regions. The Northern Nacogdoches region, the Bexar–Goliad region along the San Antonio River, and the Rio Grande ranching frontier between the Nueces River and the Rio Grande River. These populations shared certain characteristics yet they were also independent from one another. The main unifying factor for these separate regions was their shared responsibility of defending the Tejas frontier. Some of the first Tejano settlers were from the Canary Islands. Their family units were among the first to settle at the Presidio of San Antonio de Béjar in 1731 (Modern-day San Antonio, Texas). Soon after, they established the first civil government in Texas at La Villa de San Fernando.

Ranching was a major activity in the Bexar-Goliad settlement, which consisted of a belt of ranches that extended along the San Antonio river between Bexar and Goliad. The Nacogdoches settlement was located in the North Texas region. Tejanos from Nacogdoches traded with the French and Anglo residents of Louisiana, and were culturally influenced by them. The third settlement was located North of the Rio Grande toward the Nueces River. These Southern ranchers were citizens of Spanish origin from Tamaulipas and Northern Mexico, and identified with both Spanish and Mexican culture.^[4] They were of the same stock as the original Tejano settlers. The Northern Mexican states of Nuevo León, Coahuila, and Tamaulipas seceded from Mexico in 1840 to establish la República del Río Grande (the Rio Grande Republic) with its capital in what is now Laredo, Texas. However, their much anticipated political marriage with their Tejano kin did not come to fruition.

Mexican government[link]

In 1821 at the end of the Mexican War of Independence, there were about 4,000 Tejanos living in what is now the U.S. state of Texas alongside a lesser number of immigrants. In the 1820s many settlers from the United States and other nations moved to Texas from the United States. The approval of the national colonization law, promoted the immigration of new settlers to Texas, so by 1830, the 30,000 settlers in Texas outnumbered the Hispanos Tejanos six to one.^[5] The Texians and Tejanos alike rebelled against the attempts of centralist authority of Mexico City and the measures implemented by Santa Anna. Tensions between the central Mexican government and the settlers eventually led to the Texas Revolution. After the revolution, many were dismayed by the treatments they received at the hands of Texians/Anglos, who suspected and accused the Tejanos of sabotage and of aiding Santa Anna.

20th century[link]

In Texas insurgents in Mexico in 1915 wrote a manifesto that was circulated in the town of San Diego, in South Texas. The manifesto "Plan de San Diego" called on Hispanics to reconquer the Southwest and kill all the Anglo men. Numerous cross-border raids took place and there were murders and sabotage, The Texas Rangers smashed the insurrection. Tejanos strongly repudiated the Plan and affirmed their American loyalty by founding the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC). It was headed by professionals, businessmen and modernizers, and became the central Tejano organization promoting civic pride and civil rights.^[6]

In 1963 Tejanos in Crystal City organized themselves, won the elections, and took control of the city and the school board. This move signaled the emergence of modern Tejano politics for a few years. ^[7] In 1969-70 a different Tejano coalition, the La Raza Unida Party, took control of the city. The new leader was José Angel Gutiérrez, a radical nationalist who worked to form a Chicano nationalist movement across the Southwest, 1969-79. He promoted cultural terminology (Chicano, Aztlan) designed to unite the militants; his movement split into competing factions in the late 1970s.^[8]

Etymology and usage[link]

In the Spanish language, the term "tejano" is simply the term to identify an individual from Texas regardless of race or ethnic background. During the Spanish Colonial Period of Texas, before Texas became a part of independent Mexico in 1821, many (but not all) colonial settlers of Northern New Spain, including Northern Mexico, Texas and the American Southwest, understood themselves to be and called themselves descendants of Spaniards,.^[9]

Tejanos may variously consider themselves to be Mexican, Chicano /Mexican-American, Spanish and Hispano in ancestral heritage.^[10] In urban areas, as well as some rural communities, Tejanos tend to be well integrated into both Hispanic and mainstream American cultures, and a number of them, especially among younger generations, identify more with the mainstream and may understand little or no Spanish.^{[citation needed]}

While a large number of the people who have come mostly from Central and Southern Mexico since the Mexican Revolution up until the present have drawn their identity from the mestizo culture (a mix of indigenous and Spanish cultures) and had their history and identity in the history of Mexico, a portion of the people whose ancestors colonized Texas as well as most of the present-day Northern Mexican states in the Spanish Colonial Period drew their identity from the Spaniards, or criollos, or the local populations such as the genizaros. Many of these find their history and identity in the history of Spain and of the United States as a consequence of the participation of Spain and its colonial provinces of Texas and Louisiana in the American Revolution.

Regional difference have caused those people of Texas, the colonial Tejanos or Tejano Texians, to identify more with the people of Louisiana, which was a Spanish colony, and of the U.S., rather than with the people of Central and Southern Mexico.

Ethnic and national origins[link]

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In the 2007 American Community Survey (ACS) data, Tejanos consist mostly of Mexican Americans whose ancestors arrived in Texas prior to and during the Mexican Revolution.^[11] Colonial Tejanos, who can be correctly identified as Tejano Texians, are descended from the colonists who pioneered Texas through the Spanish Colonial Period starting in the 17th century to 1820.

Culture[link]

Music[link]

In direct relation to this distinction, genuine Tejano music is related to, and sounds more like, the folk music of Louisiana, known as "Cajun music", blended with the sounds of Rock and Roll, R&B, Pop, and Country, with Mexican influences such as Mariachi. The American Cowboy culture and music was born from the meeting of the Anglo-American Texians who were colonists from the American South and the original Tejano Texian pioneers and their "vaquero" or "cow man" culture.^{[12][13][14][15]}

Food[link]

The cuisine that would come to be "Tex-Mex" originated with the Tejanos as a hybrid of Spanish and North American indigenous commodities with influences of the Mexican cuisine.^[16]

Tex-Mex cuisine is characterized by its heavy use of melted cheese, meat (particularly beef), beans, and spices, in addition to corn or flour tortillas. Chili con carne, crispy chalupas, chili con queso, enchiladas, and fajitas are all Tex-Mex inventions. A common feature of Tex-Mex is the combination plate, with several of the above on one large platter. Serving tortilla chips and a hot sauce or salsa as an appetizer is also an original Tex-Mex invention.^[17] Cabrito, barbacoa, carne seca, and other products of cattle culture have been common in the ranching cultures of South Texas and Northern Mexico. In the 20th century, Tex-Mex took on Americanized elements such as yellow cheese, as goods from the United States became cheap and readily available.^[18] Moreover, Tex-Mex has imported flavors from other spicy cuisines, such as the use of cumin.

Daniel D. Arreola states that there is a line of demarcation in the "South Texas Mexican" food region, using a "taco-burrito" and "taco-barbecue" line of demarcation. To the west of this line, Mexican food served in a flour tortilla is often called a burrito, due to the influence of the Mexican state of Chihuahua. To the south and east of this line, the same food may be simply called a taco, showing a Tex-Mex influence. To the north, this food gives way to barbecue sandwiches reflecting the influx of European, Southern Anglo, and African Americans.^[19]

Geography[link]

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The majority of Tejanos of both first generation (the first settlers) and those who descend from recent early and mid-20th century Mexican immigrants are concentrated in Southern Texas. Bexar County, especially San Antonio, is the historic center of Tejano culture.^{[citation needed]} Duval County has one of the highest concentrations of Tejanos.^{[citation needed]}

Famous Tejanos[link]

See also[link]

	Texas portal
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• Texian
• History of the Mexican-Americans in Texas

References[link]

Further reading[link]

• Alonzo, Armando C. Tejano Legacy: Rancheros and Settlers in South Texas, 1734-1900 (1998)
• Hubert Howe Bancroft. The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft,
  • v 15: History of the North Mexican States and Texas, Volume 1: 1531 - 1800
  • v 16 History of the North Mexican States and Texas, Volume 2: 1801 - 1889
• Buitron Jr., Richard A. The Quest for Tejano Identity in San Antonio, Texas, 1913-2000 (2004) excerpt and text search
• Chávez, John R. The Lost Land: The Chicano Image of the Southwest (Albuquerque, 1984)
• De León, Arnoldo. They Called Them Greasers: Anglo Attitudes toward Mexicans in Texas, 1821–1900 (Austin, 1983)
• De León, Arnoldo. Mexican Americans in Texas: A Brief History, 2nd ed. (1999)
• García, Richard A. Rise of the Mexican American Middle Class: San Antonio, 1929-1941 1991
• Handbook of Texas History Online
• Montejano, David. Anglos and Mexicans in the Making of Texas, 1836-1986 (1987)
• Navarro, Armando. Mexican American Youth Organization: Avant-Garde of the Movement in Texas (University of Texas Press, 1995)
• Ramos, Ratil A. Beyond the Alamo: Forging Mexican Ethnicity in San Antonio, 1821-1861 (University of North Carolina Press, 2008)
• San Miguel, Guadalupe. Tejano Proud: Tex-Mex Music in the Twentieth Century (2002)
• Taylor, Paul S. Mexican Labor in the United States. 2 vols. 1930-1932, on Texas
• Stewart, Kenneth L., and Arnoldo De León. Not Room Enough: Mexicans, Anglos, and Socioeconomic Change in Texas, 1850-1900 (1993)
• de la Teja, Jesús F. San Antonio de Béxar: A Community on New Spain's Northern Frontier (1995).
• Tijerina, Andrés. Tejanos and Texas under the Mexican Flag, 1821-1836 (1994),
• Tijerina, Andrés. Tejano Empire: Life on the South Texas Ranchos (1998).
• Timmons, W. H. El Paso: A Borderlands History (1990).
• Weber, David J. The Mexican Frontier, 1821-1846: The American Southwest under Mexico (1982)

Politics[link]

• Guglielmo, Thomas A. "Fighting for Caucasian Rights: Mexicans, Mexican Americans, and the Transnational Struggle for Civil Rights in World War II Texas," Journal of American History, 92 (March 2006) in History Cooperative
• MacDonald, L. Lloyd Tejanos in the 1835 Texas Revolution (2009) excerpt and text search
• Márquez, Benjamin. LULAC: The Evolution of a Mexican American Political Organization (1993)
• Marquez, Benjamin; Espino, Rodolfo. "Mexican American support for third parties: the case of La Raza Unida," Ethnic & Racial Studies (Feb 2010) 33#2 pp 290-312. (online)
• Navarro, Armando. La Raza Unida Party: A Chicano Challenge to the U.S. Two Party Dictatorship (Temple University Press, 2000)
• Quintanilla, Linda J., “Chicana Activists of Austin and Houston, Texas: A Historical Analysis” (PhD University of Houston, 2005). Order No. DA3195964.
• de la Teja, Jesus F. ed. Tejano Leadership in Mexican and Revolutionary Texas (Texas A&M University Press, 2010) 274pp excerpt and text search

Religion[link]

• Martinez, Juan Francisco. Sea La Luz: The Making of Mexican Protestantism in the American Southwest, 1829-1900 (2006)
• Matovina, Timothy. Guadalupe and Her Faithful: Latino Catholics in San Antonio, from Colonial Origins to the Present (2005). 232 pp.
• Matovina, Timothy M. Tejano Religion and Ethnicity, San Antonio, 1821-1860 (1995)
• Trevino, Roberto R. The Church in the Barrio: Mexican American Ethno-Catholicism in Houston. (2006). 308pp.

Women[link]

• Blackwelder, Julia Kirk. Women of the Depression: Caste and Culture in San Antonio 1984. excerpt and text search
• Deutsch, Sarah No Separate Refuge: Culture, Class, and Gender on the Anglo-Hispanic Frontier in the American Southwest, 1880-1940 1987
• Dysart, Jane. "Mexican Women in San Antonio, 1830-1860: The Assimilation Process" Western Historical Quarterly 7 (October 1976): 365-375. in JSTOR
• Fregoso; Rosa Linda. Mexicana Encounters: The Making of Social Identities on the Borderlands (2003)

Historiography[link]

• Garcia, Richard A. "Changing Chicano Historiography," Reviews in American History 34.4 (2006) 521-528 in Project Muse

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The Voice Jay Perez born in San Antonio, Texas is an American Tejano musician, notable for his blending of Rhythm and Blues with traditional Tejano music . Initially a drummer he became a leading vocalist for Latin Breed and then David Lee Garza y los Musicales, Perez began a solo career in the early 1990s.^[1] He has released several solo albums. He has also won several Tejano Music Awards.^[2] To his fan base, he is known or referred to as "The Voice".

Discography[link]

• Te Llevo en Mi 1993
• Steel Rain 1994
• The Voice 1995
• No Limits 1996
• Todo Mi Vida 1998
• Siempre Contigo 1999
• Mi Estrella 2000
• Always and Forever 2000
• De Mi Cora-Soul 2001
• Hombre en la Luna 2002
• Mi Destino 2003
• Jay Perez Christmas 2004
• Together 2004
• Solo Lo Nuestro: 20 Éxitos 2005
• All of Me 2006 Tejano Music Awards Album of the Year 2006 [1]
• La Voz del 2008 2007
• All The Way Live 2009
• The Voice Of Authority 2011

Compilation albums[link]

Tejano Hits 1996 With Ram Herrera & David Marez

DVD[link]

Jay Perez Up Close and Personal 2007

Awards[link]

• Tejano Music Award Male Vocalist of the Year 2008 [2]
• Tejano Music Award Male Vocalist of the Year 2007 [3]
• Tejano Music Award Male Vocalist of the Year 2006 [4]
• Tejano Music Award Male Vocalist of the Year 2005 [5]
• Tejano Music Award Male Vocalist of the Year 2004 [6]
• Tejano Music Award Male Vocalist of the Year 2003 [7]
• Tejano Music Award Male Vocalist of the Year 2000 [8]
• Tejano Music Award Entertainer of the Year 2008 [9]
• Tejano Music Award Male Vocalist of the Year 2010 [10]
• Tejano Music Male Vocalist of the Decade Award (2000-2010) for 2010 [11]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official Jay Perez website

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The All Starz (later known as PPB All Starz) are a fictional team of Beybladers in the anime series Beyblade. The team consisted of Michael, Steven, Eddy and Emily in the First Season, and Max and Rick in the Third season, while Michael, Eddie and Emily would be supporting members, and Steven would not appear in the entire season. Nevertheless, he is seen with a broken foot during the anime final epilogue cut by Nelvana. They hail from the United States of America, and except for Max and Rick, they love other sports apart from Beyblade: Michael plays Baseball, Steven plays Football, Eddy plays Basketball and Emily plays Tennis. Also, during the First Season, they use sports-related objects as launchers: Michael throws a baseball with a baseball glove, Steven kicks a Football, Eddy dunks a basketball on the ground, and Emily uses a tennis racquet to strike a tennis ball.

In the original version, The All Starz are always known as the PPB All Stars. The dub removed PPB and placed it back in in G-Revolution, and they replaced the last "s" with "z". They are also the only team in season one to have all its members keep their original names.

Members[link]

Michael Parker (voiced by Kappei Yamaguchi)

Michael is the team captain of the All-Starz and is first shown in Episode 20; Series 1, in a quick screen shot with him shadowed so it's not possible to see his face. Then in Episode 22 he is shown as an arrogant, over confident show off who does not like it when people question his abilities (ie. Judy and Emily). He is first shown to place his trust totally in science and that skill will never beat it. Until Max, in Episode 28 beats him with sheer skill and power. He realises that skill and heart are much better than science afterward.

During G-Revolution, he is seen with a new haircut (long, straight blonde hair, with his right eye being covered by his bangs). He is defeated by Rick during the American eliminations of the Beyblade Championship, and confronts Judy by saying: "Now you have your team, so I guess you don't need us any more." He and Rick never really get along, but later in the series they have been shown to at least tolerate each other.

He is 16 in the first season and 18 in the third.

In the first season, his beyblade is Trygle with the Fast Ball Attack, Maximum Cannon Ball Flame Attack and Talon Attack. In the third, it's upgraded to Trygle 2 with the Super Cannon Attack.

Rick Anderson (voiced by Takehiro Murozono)

Rick is a bull-like strong blader but he doesn't have respect for the game. He first appears in G-Revolution where he teams up with Max and forms the PPB All Starz. His bitbeast is Rock Bison and his finishing move is the Drop Rock attack. Rick was born in a rough neighbourhood where everybody cared for themselves. He is dominant in the first couple of matches where he physically destroys the left arm of Claude of the Barthez Battalion and in his second match where he manhandles Raul of the F-Dynasty. During the fight against the White Tiger X, he is forced to fight together with Max against Ray and Lee. During this fight, Rick learns how to work in a team. However, his dream of becoming the world champion ends when he and Max are defeated by the BBA Revolution. After the championship ends, he supports the G-Revolution team as they get ready to fight the BEGA League. In the final scenes of Beyblade G-Revolution, Rick is seen beyblading with Carlos in an alley.

Emily York (voiced by Yukari Honma)

Emily is first shown in Episode 19; Series 1, she is shown to be quite snobby and stuck up. She does not like trash talk, as she jumps to the challenge when Tyson exclaims that he is just as good as those trained in the PPB corporation. She beats Max in a small beyblade match showing the strength of the All Starz in that match.

She is the only girl of the All Starz team. Emily relies solely on science to help her team beat their opponents. She uses a tennis racket for a launcher in the first season.

During the third season, she loses to Max during the American eliminatories of the Beyblade Championship, and refuses his words of encouragement.

She has shown affection toward Max and Kenny on occasion.

She is 15 in the first season and 17 in the third.

In the first season, her beyblade is Trygator with the Water Smash attack. In the third, it's upgraded to Trygator 2 with the Alligator's Bites attack.

Eddy Wheeler (voiced by Hisayoshi Suganuma)

Eddy fits in perfectly with the All-Starz due to his love for basketball. Rarely if ever seen without his basketball by his side, Eddy is a valuable asset to the All-Starz, even though he might not be as strong as some of the others. Eddy is first show during episode 20 with another one of his team mates; Steven. He is shown to have grey/black hair and is African American. Eddy is an all round easy going character but will step up to fight if his team is being trash talked.

Eddy is seen multiple times during the American Tournament and at the very end of the Tournament is seen to be battling the Bladebreakers team mate, Ray. Eddy has the upper hand with the dish that has been selected making it easier for him to beat Ray in 2 battles, the last one not needing to be played as Eddy won the best of three.

Eddy is then seen during the Russian Championships along with his team and faces the Demolition Boys' Captain, Tala. He loses the battle quite easily, shocking him and his team.

During the third season, his hair is blonde and his lips are no longer drawn with emphasis.

He is then seen again in Season 3, with a different hair style (now grey and what seems to be a bleached blond colour for his hair) and is pretty much in the same outfit; besides the new PPB jackets. He has a battle with Rick, another African American with grey hair (soon to be a member of the team) and Eddy seems to tie with Rick in what seems to be an unfair battle as Rick follows no rules of Beyblading. Eddy is seen again in further episodes (episode 7) and by the looks of things lost his tournament battle to become a tag team member, but he supports his other team mates; Emily and Michael in trying to win their respective battles.

He is 17 in the first season and 19 in the third.

In the first season, his beyblade is Trypio with the Sting Shoot attack. In the third, it's Trypio 2 with the Scorpio Sting attack.

Steven Jones (voiced by Kenichi Suzumura)

Steve used to be a pro football player before being kicked off his team for unsportman-like conduct (Dizzi states this in the dubbed version) and then takes up Beyblade to beat other players which his sheer brute force of power. Steven uses a beyblade with more powerful attack rings in an attempt to do more damage in battle. Steve was first seen in Episode 20 with his team mate Eddy when the Blade Breakers decided to check out the PPB Corp. Ray challenged Steven to a battle, but lost the battle after Steven's bitbeast overpowers Driger. Steven then proceeds to show the Bladebreakers the exact power of his blade by smashing a hard glass wall behind the Bladebreakers, of which Tyson tried to smash but failed.

Steven is then seen multiple times leading up to the final American Tournament Battle against Tyson. The first round, Steven lets him have an easy win, to allow his team to collect data on his newer attack moves and such, so they know what to expect the next battle. The 2nd battle is won pretty easily by Steven after a few new battle techniques he overcomes Tyson for a victory. The 3rd battle, being the longest; Tyson tries out some new battle techniques to catch the All Starz data collecting system off guard and to make Steven, who can not keep up with him; get angry. With Steven getting angry, he fails to concentrate on the battle at hand and Tyson simply uses his special attack to finish him off. Steven loses this battle.

Steven in then seen again during the Russian Championships, he battles the Demolition Boys 'Ian'. Ian beats him with incredible ease, leaving the Steven annoyed once more.

He is 17 in the first season. His beyblade is Tryhorn with the Stampede Rush attack.

Judy Tate (Judy Mizuhara)

A researcher and scientist of the BBA, and the All Starz coach. Also Max's mother, she does beyblade research at an American BBA facility. During the First World Championship, she assists the All Starz against her own son and the Bladebreakers, and she and her team learn that technology isn't everything one needs to be the best.

History[link]

2000[link]

By being the top American team, they had a huge success during the American championship. When the fight against the Bladebreakers arrives, everyone is able to see that this is a fight of skills against science. Tyson defeats Steven after he loses his mind during the fight. Eddy easily defeats Ray. Michael then confronts Max, and is defeated by him even though he had all the technology on his side. During the finals in Russia Steve goes first but is easily defeated by Ian, Eddie fights Tala second but gets easily defeated where Tala makes a new record of fastest battle in the championship, after that all the team's bit beasts are taken by Kai and his Black Dranzer, even though he fought alone against all them at the same time. They recover their bit beasts after end of the championship, though.

G-Revolution[link]

The All Starz reappear in the third season, as the PPB All Starz (PPB stands for Project Power Beyblade which is told in the very first series of beyblade when the Bladebreakers visit the PPB center to check out their competition), with a modified player line-up, excluding Steven (who was revealed in the finale to be in the hospital with an injured leg) and adding Max Tate and Rick Anderson. On the first chapters, Rick wins against Michael, this victory brings him the main place in the team, along with Max, who wins against Emily. At first, Rick doesn't want to cooperate with Max, and only want to win by himself. Their first battles against the F-Dynasty and the Barthez Battalion are easily won by them, but they are now seen as villains, for Rick having seriously injured Claude during his fight, even though it was a plan by the Barthez Coach. When they fight against the Blitzkrieg Boys, Max is defeated by Kai, despite Max's new Draciel Gravity. Rick then beats Tala up very quickly, and then strikes Kai with extreme force, only to be defeated by Kai's delicate moves. The next fight was against the White Tiger X, and he is forced to fight together with Max against Ray and Lee. During this fight, Rick finally learns how to work in a team. Their final match is against the BBA Revolution. Rick is defeated by Daichi after a long and heavy fight, and Max barely loses to Tyson. Although he didn't win the battle, he managed to at least severely damage Tyson's Dragoon.

In the BEGA saga, Max wins a place on the new team G-Revolutions, and Michael and Emily bring them the pieces for new beyblades plus assistance from Rick, especially when he partners up with Lee of the White Tigers to protect Tyson during Ming-Ming and Crusher's reluctant attempt to incapacitate the world champion under orders from Boris before the BEGA Justice 5 tiebreaker battle.

Trivia[link]

• All the names of the All Starz (Michael, Steve, Emily and Eddy) bitbeasts starts with "Try" (Trygle, Trygator, Trypio, Tryhorn). This changes with Rick's and Max's inclusion in the team with their Rock Bison and Draciel.

Flaco Jiménez

Leonardo "Flaco" Jiménez (born March 11, 1939) is a Tejano music accordionist from San Antonio, Texas.

Jiménez's father, Santiago Jiménez Sr. was a pioneer of conjunto music. He began performing with his father at age seven and recording at age fifteen, as a member of Los Caporales. He played in the San Antonio area for several years, and then began working with Douglas Sahm in the 1960s. Sahm, better known as the founding member of the Sir Douglas Quintet, played with Jiménez for some time. Flaco then went on to New York City and worked with Dr. John, David Lindley, Peter Rowan, Ry Cooder and Bob Dylan. He appeared on Cooder's world music album Chicken Skin Music and on the Rolling Stones' Voodoo Lounge. This led to greater awareness of his music outside America and, after touring Europe with Ry Cooder, he returned to tour with his own band, and on a joint bill with Peter Rowan. Flaco, Peter Rowan and Wally Drogos were the original members of a band called The Free Mexican Airforce.

Jiménez won a Grammy Award in 1986 for "Ay Te Dejo en San Antonio", a song of his father. He was also a member of the supergroup Texas Tornados, with Augie Meyers, Doug Sahm and Freddy Fender. ' The Texas Tornados earned a Grammy Award in 1990, and Jiménez earned one on his own in 1996, when his Flaco Jiménez won the Grammy Award for Best Mexican-American Performance. In 1999, Flaco earned another Grammy Award for Best Tejano Performance (Said and Done, Barb Wire Records), and one for Best Mexican-American Performance as a part of supergroup Los Super Seven. Jiménez has also won a Best Video award at the Tejano Music Awards and earned a Lifetime Achievement Award from Billboard Latin Magazine for "Streets of Bakersfield" with Dwight Yoakam and Buck Owens.

Jiménez has appeared in the film Picking up the Pieces, with Woody Allen and Sharon Stone. He also appears on the soundtrack to that movie, and in many others, such as Y Tu Mamá También, The Border, Tin Cup, and Striptease. The Hohner company collaborated with Jiménez to create the Flaco Jimenez Signature Series of accordions.

His brother, Santiago Jiménez, Jr., is also an accomplished accordionist who has recorded extensively.

Jiménez's latest CD is Squeeze Box King (2003, Compadre Records).

Discography[link]

Singles[link]