Free talks Sept. 22 and Oct. 27, with closing reception for 2016 series on Oct 29th San Francisco, CA – The Mexican Museum, the premier museum of Mexican, Chicano and Latin American art, culture and heritage, announces its final two talks for the 2016 Artists in Conversation series. On Thursday, September 22nd at 7 p.m., …
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Free talks Sept. 22 and Oct. 27, with closing reception for 2016 series on Oct 29th San Francisco, CA – The Mexican Museum, the premier museum of Mexican, Chicano and Latin American art, culture and heritage, announces its final two talks for the 2016 Artists in Conversation series. On Thursday, September 22nd at 7 p.m., …
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Honolulu, Sep 8 (EFE).- The search for solutions so that preserving a forest will be more profitable than cutting it down has come to the world’s best gourmet restaurants, thanks to which many Peruvian jungle communities have exchanged deforestation for preservation. One of the non-governmental organizations that has managed to make gastronomy a means for …
Story and photos by Bob Schulman Have you ever wondered where Bohemia is? Was there really a whole country full of people living laid-back, anything-goes lifestyles? It was the model for spots like New York’s Greenwich Village and Paris’ Left Bank, wasn’t it? It’s true… there really was a Bohemia. Up to the end of …
Mexico City, Sep 1 (EFE).- Mexico’s Salma Hayek will turn 50 on Friday with a firmly cemented status as a Hispanic icon thanks to her facets as an actress, producer and entrepreneur, although she is still remembered on her homeland’s Gulf coast as a warm-hearted but mischievous girl who enjoyed skipping class to eat tacos. …
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Mexico City, Sep 1 (EFE).- The ashes of beloved Mexican singer Juan Gabriel are to be kept at his former home in the border city of Ciudad Juarez, where his career began, authorities said Thursday. “He will remain here eternally and we feel highly honored by that distinction,” Chihuahua state Gov. Cesar Duarte said during …
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New York, Aug 31 (EFE).- Actress and singer Selena Gomez is taking a break from live performances due to a health condition that has forced her to cancel upcoming concerts, People magazine reported Wednesday. “As many of you know, around a year ago I revealed that I have lupus, an illness that can affect people …
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Miami, 29 ago (EFEUSA).- Julián Román, el actor que interpretó a Juan Gabriel de adulto en la serie “Hasta que te conocí”, asegura que fue un “privilegio” encarnar al “Divo de Juárez”, al que calificó de “genio” en una entrevista concedida a Efe horas antes de la muerte del músico. “Me siento muy agradecido de …
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Guadalajara, Mexico, Aug 29 (EFE).- Romanian writer Norman Manea’s vision of “global exile,” a term he uses to describe today’s massive migrations, will be honored at the upcoming Guadalajara International Book Fair, or FIL. The jury of the FIL Literary Award in Romance Languages on Monday announced Manea as the prizewinner in the Romanian language. …
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Los Angeles, Aug 29 (EFE).- U.S. actor Gene Wilder, best known for his roles in a number of beloved comedies, including his classic collaborations with Mel Brooks, died Monday at his home in Stamford, Connecticut. He was 83. Wilder’s nephew Jordan Walker-Pearlman told Variety magazine on Monday that his uncle had died of complications of …