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Joaquín Badajoz
Joaquín Badajoz is a Cuban-American writer, editor and journalist. Boards Badajoz is a member of the North American Academy of the Spanish Language (ANLE), the editorial board Glosas (ANLE), RANLE (ANLE) and OtroLunes. He has been a member of the boards of Cuadernos de ALDEEU (Spanish Professionals in America), Vitral —recipient of prestigious Prince Claus Award 1999— among others. Authorship He is one of the authors of the "Encyclopedia of Spanish in the United States", "Hablando (bien) se entiende la gente /Speaking Well Makes the World Go 'Round" (Spanish Edition), Aguilar; 1 edition (February 8, 2010); "Diccionario de Americanismos /Dictionary of Standardized Latin American Vocabulary" (Spanish Edition), Alfaguara (Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española) 1st edition (April 17, 2010); "The School of Night. Drawings by Arturo Rodriguez" (New York. Island Project, 2014). He is the author of "Passar Páxaros/ Casa Obscura, aldea sumergida" (ANLE/Hypermedia, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Miami
Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a East Coast of the United States, coastal metropolis and the County seat, county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida, United States. With a population of 442,241 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of municipalities in Florida, second-most populous city in Florida and the eleventh-most populous city in the Southeastern United States. The Miami metropolitan area is the ninth largest in the U.S. with a population of 6.138 million in 2020. The city has the List of tallest buildings in the United States#Cities with the most skyscrapers, third-largest skyline in the U.S. with over List of tallest buildings in Miami, 300 high-rises, 58 of which exceed . Miami is a major center and leader in finance, commerce, culture, arts, and international trade. Miami's metropolitan area is by far the largest urban econ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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El Nuevo Herald
''El Nuevo Herald'' is a newspaper published daily in Spanish in Southeast Florida, United States. Its headquarters is in Doral. ''El Nuevo Heralds sister paper is the ''Miami Herald'', also produced by the McClatchy Company. About ''el Nuevo Herald'' Founded: First published in 1977 as ''El Miami Herald''; expanded and relaunched in 1987 as ''el Nuevo Herald,'' available as a standalone newspaper in 1998. Key Executives: Nancy A. Meyer, President, Miami Herald Media Company Monica R. Richardson, Executive Editor Distinction: Award-winning, Spanish-language daily newspaper in the nation's third-largest Hispanic market. Circulation Area: Miami-Dade and Broward counties. Market: The South Florida market is the primary market in the state of Florida with nearly 4.3 million residents and ranks as the 15th largest in the United States. It is the third-largest Hispanic market in the nation. Strength: Of daily newspapers, ''el Nuevo Herald'' is the United States' biggest Spanish-la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerardo Fernandez Fe
Gerardo Fernandez Fe (Havana, January 15, 1971) is a Cuban novelist and essayist. His best-known works are the novels ''La Falacia'' (1999) and ''El último día del estornino'' (2011) and the books of essays ''Cuerpo a diario'' (2007) and ''Notas al total'' (2015). His poems, written between 1990 and 2001, were compiled in ''Tibisial'' (2017). In 2018, his essay ''Moleskine Sergio Pitol'' was published in Mexico. ''José Kozer: tajante y definitivo'', an extensive interview with the laureate Cuban poet, was published in 2020. Fernandez self-published his novel ''Hotel Singapur'' on Amazon in January 2021. History Fernandez Fe graduated of French Language at University of Havana in 1995. He has worked as translator and professor of French in Cuba and in Ecuador. He has translated into Spanish the works of Roland Barthes, Gilles Deleuze, Antonin Artaud, Emil Cioran and Denis Roche, among others authors. In 1990, with 19 years, he won the poetry prize Luis Rogelio Nogueras ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonia Manzano
Sonia Manzano (born 1950) is an American actress, screenwriter, author, singer and songwriter. She is best known for playing Maria on ''Sesame Street'' from 1971 to 2015. She received a Lifetime Achievement Daytime Emmy Award in 2016. Her memoir, ''Becoming Maria: Love and Chaos in the South Bronx'' was published in 2015, and her works include the novel ''The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano'' as well as several children's books. She is the creator of the animated children's television series '' Alma's Way'', from Fred Rogers Productions, and serves as an executive producer, writer and voice actor for the show. Early life and education Manzano was born and raised in the South Bronx in New York City. Her parents came from Puerto Rico. Manzano attended the High School of Performing Arts, where she began her acting career. She attended Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh on a scholarship. In her junior year, she came to New York to star in the original production of the off- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scholastic Corporation
Scholastic Corporation () is an American multinational publishing, education, and media company that publishes and distributes books, comics, and educational materials for schools, parents, and children. Products are distributed via retail and online sales and through schools via reading clubs and book fairs. Clifford the Big Red Dog, a character created by Norman Bridwell in 1963, serves as the company's official mascot. History Scholastic was founded in 1920 by Maurice R. Robinson near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to be a publisher of youth magazines. The first publication was ''The Western Pennsylvania Scholastic''. It covered high school sports and social activities; the four-page magazine debuted on October 22, 1920, and was distributed in 50 high schools. In the 1940s, Scholastic entered the book club business. In the 1960s, international publishing locations were added in England (1964), New Zealand (1964), and Sydney (1968). Also in the 1960s, Scholastic entered the book p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Loser List
''The Loser List'' is a series of fiction books by Holly Kowitt. The main character is Danny Shine. Books *''The Loser List'' (April 4, 2011) . In this book, Danny Shine finds out he is on the Loser List in the girls' washroom. He wants to erase it, which lands him in detention. Danny Shine turns from a good kid to a meanie bad boy. He supplies things like tattoos and graffiti. *''The Loser List: Revenge of the Loser'' (May 1, 2012) Danny's life is okay, and he is off the loser list. But when a new kid, Ty, comes, everything takes a turn for the worse. Ty is popular and a total environment supporter, and all the girls love it/him. Danny tries to ruin him by showing Ty's terrible rapping talent, but ends up getting cold shoulder and telling the truth. From there, things go up a little. * ''The Loser List : Jinx of the Loser'' Danny Shine doesn't care about his school's baseball team, the Woodchucks. But he's kind of having fun sitting right behind third base at the big game. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malin Alegria
Malin Alegria is an American author of Youth literature, who primarily focuses on the genre of young adult novels. Written work and topics Her first book ''Estrella's Quinceañera'' deals with a girl's struggle between a traditional quinceañera and an American-style Sweet 16 birthday party. It is based in San Jose, California. ''Estrella's Quinceañera'' was published by Simon & Schuster in 2006. It has been recommended by educators and librarians as a way of teaching tolerance and youth voices Alegria also wrote ''Sofi's Guide To Getting Lost in Mexico'' in which Sofi Mendoza goes to a party in TJ (Tijuana) to hook up with her biggest crush but finds out her green card is fake. Then she has to endure cooking, cleaning and a truck that smells like Chinese food. Malin is currently at work on a teen book series for Scholastic, "Border Town", about a fictional town in South Texas. Malin conducts readings across the United States. Bibliographical Resources https://facul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Luna (artist)
Carlos Luna (born 1969) is a contemporary Cuban-American painter, sculptor, printmaker, and ceramicist. Born 1969 in Pinar del Río, Cuba. In 1991 he emigrated to Mexico, where he met and married his wife Claudia Catalina Luna. Carlos remained in Mexico for 10 years, and in 2001 Luna was awarded the EB-1 visa from the United States of America. It affords the recipient and his family permanent residence status in the United States of America. On July 23, 2002, Luna moved to Miami, Florida, with his wife, children, and dog, he currently lives and works in Miami, Florida. In the last few years Luna began exploring different mediums and began working with Magnolia Editions making jacquard tapestries. Luna has also appeared in numerous solo and group exhibitions in the United States, Cuba, Mexico, and abroad. Solo exhibitions Among his solo exhibitions are ''Flower Power'' (2018) at the Art of the World Gallery, Houston; ''Carlos Luna''. ''Deep Line'', ''Drawings by Carlos Luna'' (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduardo Sarmiento
Eduardo Sarmiento (born 1980 in Cienfuegos, Cuba) is a Cuban-American artist working in the mediums of painting, drawing, design, and illustration. Early life Eduardo Sarmiento was raised in the rural town of Rodas, in the province of Cienfuegos, Cuba, where he developed an interest in drawing very early in life. At the age of 18, he left his natal Cienfuegos for the capital, the Ciudad de la Habana, City of Havana, to pursue graphic arts studies at the Superior Institute of DesignISDI. He graduated with honors and worked as an Adjunct Professor for a period of time at the Institute. A landmark in his career happened when he co-founded, along with Nelson Ponce Sánchez, Nelson Ponce and other ISDI colleagues, the Camaleón collective which was known by many public artworks such as a mural in the University of Havana's Communications Faculty, another at G Café, the literary hangout of the city, and one at the Design Department of Casa de las Americas. Sarmiento illustrated se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tania Marmolejo
Tania Marmolejo (born September 5, 1975) is a Dominican born, Dominican Swedish American painter. After studying Graphic Design and Illustration in the cities of Harstad and Kristiansand, Norway, Marmolejo graduated from Fine Arts and Illustration at the Altos de Chavón, Altos De Chavon School of Design, Dominican Republic, 1998. She received the Charles Bluhdorn, Charles Bludhorn Scholarship to continue studies at Parsons School of Design, Parsons The New School for Design, in New York City, from where she graduated in 2000. Tania Marmolejo currently lives in New York, where she works as an artist and designer. Selected Awards, fellowships, recognitions * 2014 Selection, BID 2014, Madrid, Spain * 2010 New York State Assembly Honor * 2001 CINE Award I DMA Animation Studios. 'Freedom River' Hyperion (comics), Hyperion/Disney. New York, NYC * 2001 ASIFA Award I DMA Animation Studios. 'Freedom River' Hyperion/Disney. New York, NYC * 1998 Bludhorn Scholarship Selected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
