Jesus 'Chuy' Negrete
Linda Zabors
Jesus ‘Chuy’ Negrete was a famous Mexican-American folk singer and guitarist who also played harmonica. He was a member of the Chicano Youth Movement in the 1960s and the Farm Labor Movement.
He taught Mexican history and culture from youth to the university level, including in the Chicago Public Schools, University of Illinois at Chicago, Roosevelt University, and Robert Morris University.
Chuy founded “Teatro de Barrio” in South Chicago.
He was born in Mexico and came to Texas with his parents who were migrant farm workers. From the age of 7, he lived in the South Chicago neighborhood.
Studs Terkel called him "the Chicano Woody Guthrie."
Alum:
Chicago Vocational High School
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago State University
https://www.chuynegrete.com
Honorary Jesus ‘Chuy’ Negrete Way
East 91st Street and South Houston Avenue
Approved: April 2022
Ward: 10
Alderman: Garza
Neighborhood: South Chicago
near his childhood home 9125 S. Houston
b. San Luis Potosi, Mexico
d. Age 72
Source
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