LYDIA MENDOZA

WHO WAS LYDIA MENDOZA

LYDIA'S MUSIC CAREER

HOW SHE LIVED

FUN FACTS

• At the age of 4, she made her own guitar out of wood, nails, and rubber bands
• Her first husband ws a shoemaker, she remarried another shoemaker
• She had 3 daughters
• She retired in 1988

SOURCE CITATIONS

• Manheim, James M.. "Mendoza, Lydia: 1916—: Tejano Vocalist, Songwriter." Contemporary Hispanic Biography. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 14 Oct. 2014 .
• eresa Palomo Acosta, "MENDOZA, LYDIA," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fme81), accessed October 14, 2014. Uploaded on August 31, 2010. Modified on April 21, 2014. Published by the Texas State Historical Association
• "A Photo of Lydia Mendoza." CMT Artists. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2014.
• "Lydia Mendoza." Everyday Music:. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2014
• "Lydia Mendoza [1916-2007]." Lydia Mendoza. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2014.