Los Rondels: Laredo’s Original Tejano Recording Artists offers a unique look into the Tejano music movement, as experienced through the lives of its earliest stars—The Rondels. Set in the colorful backdrop of 1960s Laredo, Texas, the book recounts the formation, rise, and cultural impact of this pioneering group in Spanish music from the perspective of Dr. Humberto Gonzalez. 

From barrio gigs to significant musical acclaim, their story is a vivid chronicle of ambition, creativity, and resilience. Illustrated with authentic photographs and enriched by personal anecdotes, the book not only charts a significant era of musical groups of the 1960s but also reflects on how these early musical experiences and creation of Tejano music songs shaped the author’s substantial career in education and public service.