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Rosalba Rolón
Rosalba Rolón (born 25 August 1951) is a Puerto Rican actress and director, who is known for being the founder and current artistic director of the Pregones Theater Company, a Bronx-based touring company that focuses on Latinx stories. Early life and education Rosalba Rolón was born in 1951, in Comerío, Puerto Rico, a small town neighboring San Juan. From a young age, she was exposed to arts through her parents, who took her to theater productions, as well as her aunt, who wrote poetry and taught literature. She also attended ballet, Spanish dance classes, and accordion lessons. Through a government initiative, Arte en la Communidad, she became involved in the arts at school. In middle school, Rolón's family moved to San Juan, and by 9th grade she was active in theater and dance classes. During high school, she won the award for best actress along with a scholarship toward her first year of college. She majored in psychology, and completed both her bachelor's and master's d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comerío, Puerto Rico
Comerío () is a Comerío barrio-pueblo, town and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality of Puerto Rico in the center-eastern region of island, north of Aibonito, Puerto Rico, Aibonito; south of Naranjito, Puerto Rico, Naranjito and Bayamón, Puerto Rico, Bayamón; east of Barranquitas, Puerto Rico, Barranquitas; and west of Cidra, Puerto Rico, Cidra and Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico, Aguas Buenas. Comerío is spread over 7 barrios and Comerío barrio-pueblo, Comerío Pueblo (the downtown area and the administrative center of the city). It is part of the San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Comerío was founded on June 12, 1826. Originally named Sabana del Palmar, but later changed to ''Comerío''. In 1854, nearly 1000 acres (1000 ) of land were being used for agriculture. In 1894, there was one sugar and two coffee plantations (Hacienda, estates) in Comerío. In the early 20th century, Comerio residents, had a short but legendary territory war with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Ocean; to the north by the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe; to the east and northeast by Mozambique and Eswatini; and it encloses Lesotho. Covering an area of , the country has Demographics of South Africa, a population of over 64 million people. Pretoria is the administrative capital, while Cape Town, as the seat of Parliament of South Africa, Parliament, is the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein is regarded as the judicial capital. The largest, most populous city is Johannesburg, followed by Cape Town and Durban. Cradle of Humankind, Archaeological findings suggest that various hominid species existed in South Africa about 2.5 million years ago, and modern humans inhabited the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
