The first Mexican American elected to the Dallas City Council also founded some key civic and cultural organizations in Dallas.
Symposium at SMU celebrates the Mexican American woman who has been a major part of city’s civic and cultural life for decades
SMU Spanish professor Elizabeth Russ led a discussion with Al Martinez, the honoree’s son and a historian, and Lisa Mesa Rogers, executive director of the Anita N. Martinez Ballet Folklorico. Al Martinez recalled how his mother, now 96 years old, shaped his early life. Following her time on the City Council, Martinez established the Anita N. Martinez Ballet Folklorico in 1975 to educate Hispanic youth on their culture’s significance through traditional dances from regions in Mexico, Central America and the American Southwest. The dance company currently has over 100 engagements each year, performing at SMU several times each season.
Martinez’s civic work includes the founding of the Los Barrios Unidos Community Clinic and securing funding for a renovation of Pike Park in West Dallas. Russ recalled these achievements when addressing students in the symposium.
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