Montes, Felicia. "IN MEMORIAM: JENNI RIVERA: La Chicana De La Banda, 1969-2012." Make/Shift, no. 13, Spring, 2013, pp. 9-9,6. ProQuest, https://www.proquest.com/magazines/memoriam-jenni-rivera-la-chicana-de-banda-1969/docview/1366047755/se-2?accountid=14512.
In this article, Felicia “Fe” Montes discusses Jenni Rivera’s singing career and life as an activist. This article not only reveals Rivera’s impact as a symbol of women empowerment and shedding light on the issue of domestic violence, but also how other artists impact Montes. The themes of love, sadness, and the freedom to live life were riddled through Rivera’s music and made Montes feel less pain. Montes also identified with Rivera’s Mexicana background. Montes’ emphasis on background and common themes when writing about Rivera reveals that Montes is an artist that values culture and identity.
Montes, Felicia "Fe". “Lotería Xicana.” Aztlan: A Journal of Chicano Studies, vol. 45, no. 1, 2020, pp. 185–192.
In this article, Felicia “Fe” Montes discusses her spoken word piece entitled “Lotería Xicana.” This performance project combines poetry, props, images, and music to convey how Montes’ various identities combine to create her. Montes hopes that women of color can relate to the identities presented (“la overcompensating Xicana”, “Flaming Hot Bisexual,” “La Ranchola,” and “Sista Soladera”) and make sense of them in their own individual way. The project reveals that Montes is an artist that is deeply personal, but also aims to unite. This project also underscores Montes’ skills as a multimedia artist in that she appeals to many different senses when presenting her work.
Montes, Felicia “Fe,” and Martha R. Gonzales. “Full Moon Coyolxauhqui Circle.” Voices from the Ancestors: Xicanx and Latinx Spiritual Expressions and Healing Practices, edited by LARA MEDINA and MARTHA R. GONZALES, University of Arizona Press, 2019, pp. 298–300, https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvq4c07x.108.
In the chapter entitled “Full Moon Coyolxauhqui Circle” from Voices from the Ancestors, Felicia “Fe” Montes writes about her ritualistic project of creating a full moon circle in Los Angeles. The circle events are all women who sing to the stars to celebrate, listen, and let go of worries. Montes highlights the importance of having a community of women to share and transform emotions with. This ritualistic project that Montes has created reveals that Montes values community and shared experience. Montes hopes that moon circles expand to other communities as well.
“Healing, Memory and Spirituality.” Healing, Memory and Spirituality, 16 Apr. 2017, https://queerlatinavisualitiesmontes.blogspot.com/2017/04/healing-memory-and-spirituality.html?fbclid=IwAR0SLLmNybiN5xLFxn4yNcDZQxVEUZjdQW_nKrEYzP-YeACkQ9TQLXXxd20.
In this blog post, the author interprets and discusses Felicia “Fe” Montes’ projects. First, the author talks about decolonial healing in relation to Montes’ Botanica del Barrio Rolling Remedios Cart (a moveable cart that spreads awareness about traditional Mexican herbal remedies). Through blurring the lines between the art and the audience, the author explains that Botanica del Barrio Rolling Remedios Cart allows for communities of color to connect to their indigenous roots. Furthermore, the author then discusses Montes’ indigenous altar “We are the Land” in relation to the themes of memory and spirituality. This visual installation includes both individual prayer and personal history, combining community, personal identity, and the importance of decolonization. The author further analyzes Montes’ poems and emphasizes the overall theme of resisting colonialism and remembering one’s ancestral past. This blog post summarizes one author’s experience with Montes’ work and shows the impact the work has on other people.
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