Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz significance to different communities has varied greatly across time, having been presented as a candidate for Catholic sainthood; a symbol of Mexican Nationalism; and a paragon of freedom of speech, women’s rights, and sexual diversity making her a figure of great controversy and debate to this day.

Denver was in for a real treat at the opening of the 15th Annual Chicano Music Festival. In their 90’s and 80’s these famous women…