Hernandez, Ramón, 1940-

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Born in San Antonio, Texas in 1940, Ramón Hernández graduated from Breckenridge High School. He entered the United States Navy in 1960 and worked as a photographer for naval intelligence because he spoke five languages. During his naval career, he sidelined as an actor and photographer for Spanish-language celebrity magazines. When he retired from the U.S. Navy in 1983, he worked as a publicist for rising Hispanic entertainers and wrote freelance articles on Tejano artists. He founded the Hispanic Entertainment Archives and in 1990, he published the Texas Entertainment Directory.

From the description of Oral history interview with Ramón Hernández, 1996 [videorecording]. (University of Texas at Arlington). WorldCat record id: 441329621

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associatedWith Beatles. corporateBody
associatedWith Cannibal & the Headhunters (Musical group) corporateBody
associatedWith Carr, Vikki. person
associatedWith Estefan, Gloria. person
associatedWith Fender, Freddy, 1937-2006. person
associatedWith Fernandez, Rosita, 1918-2006. person
associatedWith Gutiérrez, José Angel, person
associatedWith Hispanic Entertainment Archives. corporateBody
associatedWith Iglesias, Julio, 1943- person
associatedWith Latinaires (Musical group) corporateBody
associatedWith Little Joe (Vocalist) person
associatedWith Lopez, Trini. person
associatedWith Mysterians (Musical group) corporateBody
associatedWith Navaira, Emilio. person
associatedWith Pharaohs (Musical group) corporateBody
associatedWith Romero, Chan. person
associatedWith Sam, the Sham. person
associatedWith Selena, 1971-1995. person
associatedWith String-A-Longs (Musical group) corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Navy. corporateBody
associatedWith University of Texas at Arlington. Center for Mexican American Studies. corporateBody
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Texas--San Antonio
Texas
San Antonio (Tex.)
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Endorsements in advertising
Hispanic American celebrities
Hispanic American photographers
Hispanic American veterans
Mexican American periodicals
Mexican Americans
Mexican Americans
Music and tourism
Popular music
Music publicity
Tejano music
Tejano music
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Birth 1940

English

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