Luis C. Marín

Title

Luis C. Marín

Description

Biographical Synopsis of Interviewee: Luís Marín was born on August 25, 1918, in Rivas Palacios, Chihuahua, México; he had five siblings, two sisters and two brothers; his parents worked in agriculture; he became a bracero in 1942 and worked in New Mexico picking cotton, driving tractors and irrigating.


Summary of Interview: Mr. Marín states that he was contracted in Chihuahua, Chihuahua, México, and he entered the United States through El Paso, Texas: he recalls the process he went through in El Paso, and how he was medically examined; additionally, he remembers that most braceros did not want to work in Texas due to the harsh treatment they received; he describes being at Rio Vista processing center; moreover, he recounts that he worked as a bracero until 1955 with only one farmer in New Mexico; he relates what his family life was like as a bracero, and how his children were born in Anthony, New Mexico and Canutillo, Texas; furthermore, he describes his life after being a bracero, how he became a resident, and how he later moved to Blythe, California.

Creator

Shreibati, Annette
Marín, Luis C.

Date

2006-05-22

Subject

Bracero

Contributor

Cristóbal Borges

Rights

Institute of Oral History, The University of Texas at El Paso

Language

spa

title (Spanish)

Luis C. Marín

creator (Spanish)

Shreibati, Annette

contributor (Spanish)

Cristóbal A. Borges

Rights Holder

Institute of Oral History, The University of Texas at El Paso

Original Format

Mini Disc

Duration

42:45

Bit Rate/Frequency

24 bit
96 k

Interviewer

Shreibati, Annette

Interviewee

Marín, Luis C.

Location

Blythe, CA

File Name Identifier

Marin_BLY003

Citation

Shreibati, Annette and Marín, Luis C., “Luis C. Marín,” Bracero History Archive, accessed November 8, 2024, https://braceroarchive.org/es/items/show/284.