«El Primero» and «Teatro Punto y Coma»
The line, a play by Israel Horowitz is the longest running play on off-off Broadway, having made its debut in 1974. It has been seen in 25 countries and translated into 35 languages. One...
Sacha’s Havana after dark
How about some spicy Cuban salsa and a Night at the Tropicana? On Thursday, August 13th, Sacha’s Supper Club will present an old time 1950’s Cuban salsa show at the Lafayette Hotel. Havana After...
Amid growing coronavirus threat, Mexico’s president says he’s putting trust in good-luck charms
In recent weeks, as Mexico’s neighbors to the north and south have restricted air travel and closed schools and businesses to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has nonchalantly portrayed his country as...
Fourteen Sonnets of Garcilaso de la Vega
Ten years have elapsed since I resolved to plunge into my memory the ensuing nose rag-like fourteen sonnets written by Garcilaso de la Vega (1503, Toledo, Spain; 1536, Nice, France), with which one can...
Mon Dieu! C’est Manifest Destnitis!
Moliere is smiling. The multi-talented actor and playwright, Herbert Siguenza, has breathed new life into his play, the Imaginary Invalid. Manifest Destinitis is set two centuries later in 19th century “old or Alta California”....
Links between Tijuana and San Diego are forging a single community
It’s only about 20 miles from Tijuana to San Diego, yet the distance between the two cities has sometimes seemed impassable over the centuries.
One reason for this is the perception that San Diego has...
Herb Alpert and Lani Hall: A Whipped Cream Life
Herb Alpert and Lani hall do not rest on their laurels. At 81 and 71, they are still going strong and sound as fresh as ever. As a child in Mexico City in the...
My Weekend with Jeb and Columba Bush
This is not a political story, but rather a human interest one. It is my recollections of the weekend I spent with Jeb and Columba Bush, and why he impressed me.
In October 1981, my...
Amigos Del REP: Giving Back to the Community
It is not always easy being a Latino or Hispanic performer in the entertainment community. Many times the roles that are offered to actors are limited, as are jobs for directors, producers, stagehands, and...
The Democratic Candidates Did Nothing To Appeal To Hispanic Voters
Perhaps the most notable feature of the Democratic presidential debate in Houston on Thursday was what the candidates did not say about Latin America, immigration, asylum and border security. This was in stark contrast...