@forgottenlatinohistory: Rosie Hamlin made American music history long before most people knew her name. At just 14, this Mexican American teen from National City wrote Angel Baby and recorded it in a vacant airplane hangar. One year later, she became the first Latina to ever perform on American Bandstand, putting a Chicana teenager on one of the biggest music stages in the country. Her story is a major moment in Latino music history, California Chicano culture, and early 1960s pop music, but it’s rarely taught and almost never covered. If you’re exploring forgotten Latino stories, or you grew up hearing Angel Baby, this one matters. #LatinoMusicHistory #AmericanBandstand #ChicanoCulture #ForgottenLatinoHistory