For 35 years, Esta Noche was the place to be for queer Latinx night life — drag shows, Selena nights, and a community that took care of its own 🏳️🌈
For Latinx Heritage Month, we're telling the history of this beloved space, once a 16th Street institution ❤️
Check out
kqed.org for more Bay Area history and culture.
🎥 Video produced by
@myroncari
📼 Archival footage and interview courtesy of Tina Valentin Aguirre and Augie Robles, "¡Viva 16!" (1994)