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La Santa Cecilia: 'We Are As American As Apple Pie And Tacos'

The Grammy Award-winning group's self-titled album is packed with political messaging and brims with hope.
La Santa Cecilia. From left, Marisol "La Marisoul" Hernandez, Miguel "Oso" Ramirez, Alex Bendaña, Jose "Pepe" Carlos.

Grammy Award-winning group takes its name from the Catholic saint of musicians. It's a fitting moniker; as if by divine intervention, the members of the band — Marisol Hernandez, Jose "Pepe" Carlos, Miguel "Oso" Ramirez, and Alex Bendaña — found each other in the sprawl of Los Angeles.

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