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“Me gritaron negra”: Reflecting On the Cultural Work of Victoria Santa Cruz
By Karla Méndez
Writer Karla Méndezexamines the contributions of choreographer, composer, and activist Victoria Santa Cruz to Peruvian, Black, and Latin American art and culture.
Casta Systems
In Latin America, the construction of race is varied and has, throughout history, undergone significant changes. During the colonial period, racial identities were ruled by an elaborate caste or casta system that determined what position in the social hierarchy citizens occupied. The system was one of the many ways that Spanish and Portuguese colonizers held onto their power and maintained superiority. The system remains unofficially in place despite the passage of time since the official end of colonization.
Afro-descendant and Indigenous people make up 40% of the population in Latin America, yet they are often placed at the margins of society, with the region embracing a White-European visual representation that does not accurately depict the ethnic and racial makeup. This has resulted in the erasure of Afro-Latina contributions to various Latin American cultures. Many activists, artists, musicians, and entertainers have sought to reinscribe these ignored histories. Among these
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Victoria Santa Cruz
Peruvian composer
Victoria Santa Cruz | |
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Portrait of Victoria Santa Cruz | |
| Born | (1922-10-27)October 27, 1922 Lima, Peru |
| Died | August 30, 2014(2014-08-30) (aged 91) Lima, Peru |
| Occupation(s) | Choreographer, composer, activist |
Victoria Eugenia Santa Cruz Gamarra (27 October 1922 – August 30, 2014)[1] was an Afro-Peruvian choreographer, composer and activist.
Victoria Santa Cruz would go on to be called "the mother of Afro Peruvian dance and theatre."[2] Along with her brother, Nicomedes Santa Cruz, she is credited as significant in a revival of Afro-Peruvian culture in the 1960s and 1970s. They both came from a long-line of artists and intellectuals. For her part she is said to have had "Afrocentrism" influences in her view of dance trying to discover "ancestral memory" of African forms. She helped to found the Cumanana company.[3]
Early life
[edit]Santa Cruz was born eighth of ten children in Lima, Peru.[4] Her father was Nicomedes Santa Cruz Aparicio and her mother was Victoria Gamarra. Her mother spoke only Spanish and loved to dance.[5] Her younger brother Nicomedes Santa Cruz became a famous poet who she often performed with.[6]
At an early age, Victoria