María Argelia Vizcaíno is a freelance writer of articles and reports that have been published in several languages. As well as publishing the books "Guanabacoa la Bella" and "Son y sazón" (Son and flavor) (Cuban), her works are mostly research and cover cultural issues. They are recommended by professionals, thanks to their seriousness. She is also a historian, journalist, freelance consultant,
graphic designer
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and
television producer
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and
screenwriter
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. She also serves as public relations and event promoter.
Vizcaíno has founded various cultural groups in order to try to preserve the Cuban traditions and has won several literary competitions. It has been recognized and awarded by any prestigious institutions. She has focused especially in Hispanic publications.
Biography
María Argelia Vizcaíno was born in 1955 in
Guanabacoa
Guanabacoa is a colonial township in eastern Havana, Cuba, and one of the 15 municipalities (or boroughs) of the city. It is famous for its historical Santería and is home to the first Afro-Cubans, African Cabildo (Cuba), Cabildo in Havana. Guanab ...
,
Havana
Havana (; ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.Castro regime, but never forgot the country of his birth, so most of his writings are dedicated to Cuba. Since January 1992, Vizcaíno wrote Estampas de Cuba (Cuba Stamps) in West
West Palm Beach
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, which were published in numerous newspapers and magazines in many U.S. cities, such as "La Voz Libre" in Los Angeles (California), "Libre, Miami " (Free, Miami ) or "Estado Jardín" (Garden State) in
Union City, New Jersey
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. Just as in foreign countries through the cyber world as is the case
Peru
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, Ecuador,
Mexico
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,
Netherlands
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, Italy (translated into Italian) or
Brazil
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translated into Portuguese), among others.
In 2001 she directed the program "La Hora Cubana", with the cooperation of Mr. José Luis Pérez transmitting each week for the radio station 1190 AM, Palm Beach County.
Since 2008 she publishes a weekly online blog, "Faranduleando con María Argelia".
That year she and Yamilé Arencibia were the creators, writers and producers of the TV show "Cuba: Inolvidable" (Cuba: Unforgettable) in Mi Pueblo, TV channel;
At the same time worked between June 2008 and January 2009 on "Pellízcame que estoy Soñando", broadcast on Channel 41, America teve, as the pre-interviewer.http://www.mariaargeliavizcaino.com/Curriculo.html Currículo María Argelia Vizcaino.
Written
In 2006 she published her first book entitled "Guanabacoa, la bella" (Guanabacoa the Beautiful), and March 12, Art Association and Cuban Culture of
Palm Beach County
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was Indeed his presentation at the Don Ramón de Dixie Hwy (Don Ramon Restaurant of Dixie Hwy), in the city of
West Palm Beach, becoming the first Hispanic woman in Palm Beach that published a book of history, officially classified as a historian.
On November 20, 2010 was invited by the Editorial Voces de Hoy (Voices Today) for
participate in the
Miami Book Fair International
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History
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, with her new book Son y sazón (Son and then) (Cuban).
The book was officially launched on Saturday, December 18, 2010 at the headquarters
Municipalities of Cuba in Exile of the city of Miami, with the participation of
artistic and intellectual figures who collaborate with it to make its
Favorite Recipe Cuban cuisine and biography.
Vizcaíno was also invited by Maria Ninoska, Perez Castellon and Mirta Iglesias
to participate in her book "Cuba Mía – Hablan Tus Hijos" (Cuba Mia – Speak Your Children), which includes testimonies of more than two hundred people like
Celia Cruz
Celia Caridad Cruz Alfonso (21 October 1925 – 16 July 2003), known as Celia Cruz, was a Cuban singer and one of the most popular Latin artists of the 20th century. Cruz rose to fame in Cuba during the 1950s as a singer of , earning the nickna ...
, Willy Chirino or
Emilio Estefan
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,
She has shared his work in the publishing of newspapers and magazines of
graphic designer from the same also for cultural programs, concerts
music, and the covers of his own.
Activism
She organized along with Elaine Fandino the first mass protest takes place in West Palm Beach against the arbitrary policy implemented by President
Bill Clinton
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retaining the
Cuban boat people
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indefinitely in Guantanamo Bay, and performed alongside Amy Lopezand and a small group of family and friends, the first protest against the kidnapping of Elian force that generated after a huge demonstration which included the union of the Latin American brothers. In addition, Vizcaíno has volunteered for the League Against Cancer of Delegation of West Palm Beach.