National Endowment for the Arts Announces 2021 NEA National Heritage Fellows

“It is inspiring how these artistic practices continue the legacy of generations past, while blending contemporary elements as they continue into the future.”

We are honored to be recognized as one of the 2021 National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellows. This is the nation’s highest honor in the folk and traditional arts, and we are so proud to be among so many influential recipients.

Watch the special moment that Senator Alex Padilla told us the news and thanks to our hermanos Enrique & Diego Chi and Juan Carlos from Making Movies for spearheading this nomination as a surprise. Read the full announcement here