Frontera Frequencies

Music in Movies

By Dr. Roberto Avant-Mier,

Published May 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM MDT

In this week's episode of Frontera Frequencies, hosts Roberto Avant-Mier and Alejandra Seanez discuss music that appears in movies. As an example we have "The Seeker" by the Who that appear on the 1999 film "American beauty." And, also songs like "Uh-Huh" from the Munchausen By Proxy featured in the 2008 movie "Yes Man."

In the Miner Music Minute, graduate student Louie Hernandez shows us his love for soundtracks and Led Zeppelin. Featuring tracks like "Hand Covers Bruise" by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross and 'Thank You' from Led Zepelin.

This program originally aired on May 15, 2026.

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Dr. Roberto Avant-Mier

Roberto Avant-Mier (PhD, University of Utah) is an Associate Professor and Research Fellow in the Department of Communication at The University of Texas at El Paso, and he is also affiliated faculty in Chicano Studies at UTEP. <br/>

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Ale Seanez

Ale Seanez is a graduate student and MTA who recently earned her degree in Communication. She is passionate about exploring how media, culture, border identity, and storytelling intersect, and plans to pursue a PhD after completing graduate school.

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Martin Leon

Martin Leon is a producer at KTEP, editing and assembling radio shows for the station. He engineers and records interviews, as well as being a Board Operator for Texas Standard once a week. Current shows include Jazz Night in America, The Latin Alternative, Classical Guitar Alive, From the Top, and Pipedreams.

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Daisy Morales

Daisy Morales is part of the on-air talent, and interview host, in charge of recording and producing shows such as El Paso Prime Time, Science Studio, and We Are UT El Paso; Daisy also manages the recently added Podcast division.

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