THIS WEEK ON LATINOPIA: ROBERTO PEREZDIAZ AND SUBSONIC FLIGHT TO TEQUILA THERAPY, BURUNDANGA BORICUA DEL ZOCOTROCO ON THE DAMNATION OF FAUST, ESTILO PUERTORIQUEÑO, RICARDO ROMO’S TEJANO REPORT ON MARCO SANCHEZ AND PEREZDIAZ READS FROM SUBSONIC FLIGHT.
Lots this week, mi gente. We begin with an interview with El Paso author Roberto Perezdiaz. He spoke to Latinopia about his short story collection, Subsonic Flight to Tequila therapy and Other Takes from Aztlán and how the stories in the collection stem from his work as a court interpreter and expert witness.We also post Perezdiaz reading from the riveting title short story, Subsonic Flight.
José M. Umpierre returns with his Burundanga Boricua blog. This week he appreciates a recent performance of Hector Berlioz’s The Damnation of Faust as performed by the Symphony Orchestra of Puerto Rico under the baton of Maximiano Valdés. Gugo, as he is known to his friends, observes that Puertorican culture offers both politics and the arts, but the arts by far exceed in contributing to the human experience. Andale!
Ricardo Romo’s Tejano Report this week looks at the art of Marcos Sanchez recently highlighted in a new exhibit, Miscelánea Fronteriza, at the Presa House gallery in San Antonio. Once again Don Ricardo guides us through a kaleidoscope of visual treats.
Enjoy your week on Latinopia!
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