La Música Nuestra
(The Music of Us)
The translation for “La Música Nuestra” would be “Our Music”, but the title misses an implication beyond the possessive: it’s not the music that belongs to us, it’s the sounds, the beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion that shapes who we are as Mexicanos, for the entire world to enjoy, to dance to, to drink to, to sing to, and above everything to feel.
La Música Nuestra (The Music of Us)
A Documentary by Mizar Martin
La Música Nuestra is a vivid, heart-driven exploration of Mexican regional and norteño music as it pulses through the neighborhoods, backyards, dance halls, and desert highways of Southern California. Through the lens of filmmaker and photographer Mizar Martin, this documentary captures the living spirit of a sound that transcends borders and generations—rooted in tradition yet constantly evolving.
Blending cinematic storytelling with intimate photography, La Música Nuestra follows the people who keep this music alive: young artists reinterpreting old corridos, families gathering around live bandas on Sunday afternoons, and elders passing down songs like sacred heirlooms. With every strum, accordion riff, and zapateado, this film celebrates the cultural heartbeat of a community that refuses to forget where it comes from.
It’s not just about music—it’s about identity, resistance, joy, and the way sound carries memory. La Música Nuestra is a love letter to Mexican roots in the diaspora, a documentary as passionate and soulful as the music it honors.