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History of Cuba

In 1959 , Fidel Castro and his revolutionary troops took control of Havana , ending the bloody dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista. Upon taking poser , Castro and his government chose the communist economic model and Soviet aliearon with foulbrood .

La Tomatina

In Bunol, a town of Valencia , people can enjoy such a fun and surprising event. The last Wednesday of August , between noon and 1:00 pm , thousands of people devote to plunging each other with 130 tons of tomatoes. It is a relatively new party, since it began in the mid- twentieth century , and is becoming increasingly popular.

Havana, Cuba

. Before the Cuban Revolution, Havana was the most cosmopolitan city of the Carib. Today, although many of the buildings need repairs, there are museums and monuments of big interest and beauty. The acropolis, for example it is almost equal in style and size to the one that exists in Washington, A.D. The Arab Museum, of Mudejar style, has an exact reply of a market of the Middle East. Other fascinating places include the Museum of the Revolution, the museum of Ancient cars, the majestic Big Theater of the Havana - head office of the famous National Ballet of Cuba and the opera National-, the Castle of Three Kings of the Knob and other fortitude of the XVIth century. Since the music is omnipresent in the island, the National Museum of Music is a place that one must not get lost. It has an impressive collection of African drums that shows the history and the development of the Cuban music. Cuba takes reputation as his artistic wealth; there are festivals of hip-hop Cuban; of contemporary music, ballet and jazz; again Latin-American and great cinema more. Also, for his so agreeable climate, the people enjoy of being in the streets. .El Levee, a marine avenue of seven kilometers, is known as the couch of Havana for being a place where the people feel to chat, to sing and to see the sunset. It is curious to see throughout American cars of the 50s in very good conditions. Also it is possible to move one in coconut - taxi that are motorcycles of three wheels in the shape of coconut and painted of yellow. Undoubtedly, Havana has much that to offer.

Las Islas Galapagos, Ecuador

About 500 miles from the Ecuadorian coast is the archipelago of the Galapagos Islands, formed of volcanic stone, which, despite its austere appearance, offer a Huge variety of flora and fauna. It was in these islands where Charles Darwin began to formulate his theory of evolution in 1835. In 1959, the Galapagos National Park constiuyó. There work organizations such as the Charles Darwin Foundation, to conserve natural tesoras. It is a complex and diverse ecosystem where marine and terrestrial animals coexist. Among the espcies that there are no dolphins, penguins, orcas, humpback and blue whales, seals, marine iguanas and an extraordinary variety of birds. Of course, we can not forget the galapago giant turtle, which can weigh up to 550 pounds and live up to 150 years. The most famous of these turtles George was called: 95 years; that is to say, is still a young man. Today the flora and fauna of the islands are threatened by the introduction of other species and human intervention. The exucatoriano government with UNESCO and the World Conservation Union are taking important measures to protect the islands.

Toledo

During Medieval times, Toledo was one of the most important intellectual and cultural centers of Europe. From 711 to 1492, Spain was under the control of the Moors, who settled in Toledo lived a center where the three great cultures of religion: the Arab, Christian, and Jewish. The influence of the three groups today especially noticeable in the architecture, which remains well preserved. Walking through the streets of Toledo is like returning to the Middle Ages. One can visit buildings that were once synagogues and mosques and in the sixteenth century became Catholic churches without completely losing its original character. Also during medieval times it functioned importantísma School of Translators, that important philosophers like Aristotle, or mathematicians, physicians and astronomers of ancient fundamental grew. Today, Toledo still offers visitors the opportunity to appreciate its historical mulitcultural. The Sephardic Museum, created in 1964, has over 1,200 pieces representing the origins of the Jewish people, its historical and geographical dispersion. Also you can admire the religious painting by El Greco in various buildings and churches in the city or visit you Tenerías Muslims bathrooms, built in the tenth century it is not hard to see that Toledo was the capital of Spain until 1561, when Phillip 11 moved to Madrid.

Merida, Venezuela

Founded in the XVIth century as capital of the state of Merida and located between the highest peaks of the Venezuelan Andes, this city has much that to offer to like a variety of pleasures. The respected University of the Andes attracts many students, even to the foreigners. It is possible to study for a semester, one year or a summer in this beautiful city, which natural ambience and cultural life are so attractive. Merida is a cultural center that lodges, between other things, an international festival of violin every year in January. For those who prefer being outdoors, the state of Merida enjoys four national, parks more than 400 lagoons and many cascades. It is famous for his sports of adventure, as the mountaineering, the ski, the parapente, the mountain bicycle and the rafting in white waters. To come to the starting points for many of these activities, it is possible to experience another adventure;! to be mounted in the tallest and long cable car of the world! The sweet lovers must not lose the opportunity to visit the most famous ice-cream parlor of the world, the Ice-cream parlor Coromoto. From 1991 this ice-cream parlor appears in the Book Guinness of the records because it offers 832 flavors of ice cream.

Santiago de Compostela

In this city of Galicia, people celebrate the festivities of St. James , the patron saint of Spain , the 25th of July. Each year thousands of people from all over the world go to Santiago de Compostela to visit the tomb of Apostal . To get there, many pilgrims come by the Camino de Santiago , which runs through northern Spain from the French Fronteral to the Galician city. Pilgrims travel hundreds and even thousands of miles on foot, by bike or car.

Jose Guadalupe Posada

Jose Guadalupe Posada. The Mexican artist born in Aguascalientes in 1852. From an early age he liked to draw . At 19 he made his first political caracatures for a local magazine . In 1888 he went to the captial , where he began to produce thousands of prints that reflect the interests , fears and conscience of the Mexican people . Posada was prolific . He made more than 20,000 drawings throughout his life. Much of his artistic work focuses on the skulls. In these cartoons , Posada captures a strong presence in the Mexican theme: death. However , their skulls do not represent the sad and solemn death, but humanity , vanity and joy of life. He created thousands of images of poor people , politicians , revolutionaries, criminals rich and humans doing all kinds of activities. Posada documented in his prints a variety of scandals , gossip , horrible crimes.

Cuzco y Machu Picchu, Perú

Located about 3,000 meters above sea level, Cuzco was the capital of the Inca empire before the Spanish conquest in 1533. Symbol of racial and cultural mix in Peru, in Cuzco still be heard both Quechua and Spanish in the streets and see the ruins Inca buildings and walls, on which the Spaniards built Baroque churches and colonial houses. The Cathedral and the Church of the Merced contain magnificent collection of colonial art, while Coriacancha the ruins of a building at the time of the Incas was covered with gold, and the Archaeological Museum bear witness to the greatness of the Inca empire. If you have the opportunity to visit Cuzco, it is imperative to go to Machu Picchu. These ruins on top of the Inca civilization. In 1911, a professor at Yale University, Hiram Bingham, this archaeological site discovered. There you can admire the Great Temple, a sacred place, aqueducts, fuentos and other architectural wonders. Although it is difficult to get there, some of those who visit Machu Picchu expreiencia consider as something magical and intensely spiritual.

Barcelona

Located in Catalonia, Barcelona is a bilingual and cosmopolitan city with lots going on . Together , the people of Barcelona speak Catalan , although all also fluent in Spanish. The heart of the city is Las Ramblas and La Rambla , a walk full of lively musicians, flower sellers , humans statues, improvised theater, puppet shows and cafes : all for the pleasure of strolling through this vibrant area. Among the bars, nightclubs , jazz clubs , beaches and prestigious universities, students and foreign expañoles take an extraordinary social life in this city that never sleeps. Barcelona detacan also professional chefs who have won many world famous for its traditional dishes can not forget the important artists such as Pablo Picasso , Salvador Dali, Joan Miro and Antoni Guadi , who have worked and developed their talent in this fascinating city .

La Paz, Bolivia

Located two miles above sea level, La Paz is the highest capital in the world. There you can find a fascinating mix of old and new: old houses and colonial Igesias into modern neighborhoods with clubs, cinemas and eclectic restaurants. In the center of this market town of Bruges, where you can buy a variety of things devoted to amulets and magic-like Potions silver jewelry and traditional sweets. By its height, La Paz is a pretty cool city. If you intend to travel there on your itinerary includes several days of rest at first to recover from the effects of altitude sickness sometimes serious: caused by the change of alttud disease and lack of oxygen in the heights Fuertas can cause headaches, chills and vomiting. Not far from the capital, about headache, chills and vomiting. Not far from the capital, about 13,000 feet above sea level, is the highest navigable lake in the world, Lake Titicaca. within the lake are the islands of the Sun and the Moon, with its palaces, gardens and temples of the Inca civilization.

Yucatán

Many know this place especially for its beautiful beaches, such as Cozumel and Cancun. The crystalline waters of the Caribbean, are ideals places for snorkeling or diving. However, the Yucatan Peninsula contains other important treasures. Cradle of Mayan civilization, there are some of the most important pre-Columbian ruins of the American contintente, such as Chichen Itza. Chichen Itza was a center of the Maya religiouso. The main temple of evidence of progress mayes in architecture, and astronomy matematics. In the spring equinox the sun set on the ridges of the north staircase creates the illusion of a serpent descending to the foot of the pyramid. This effect showed them to the Maya it was time to plant the corn. In contrast to the autumnal equinox, the rise of the snake it is indicating the start of the harvest. Currently, every year there are great festivals at this time to celebrate the beginning of spring and the arrival of autumn. People from all over the world come to connect with the spirituality of the place.

Bilbao

Most important city in the Basque region. Guggenheim museum is there.

Caribbean Music

Most music is known in the United States and Latin music or salsa is really a set of diverse musical styles originating in the Caribbean. These types of music come from the rich and complex history of cultrales traditions merged in the Caribbean; The African and European. Each country has its own styles; son and quajira of Cuba, merengue and bachata in the Domincan Republic or the bomba and plena of Puerto Rico. What is known as salsa is actually a fusion of jazz and Caribbean rhythms that originated in New York, although today the epicenter of the salsa is in Puerto Rico. The surprising success of the film Buena Vista Social Club and the popularity of the song Livin La Vida Loca Ricky Martin awakened interest in Caribbean music world. The essential tools to create Latin rhythms include keys, maracas, bongs, timbales, congas, guitar and bass, among others. Song Brothers is a guajira. maybe you. know the famous Cuban song Guantanamera, another example of guajire.

Andean Music

Much of the Andean music refelja the strong influence of the various indigenous cultures of the region. To create this distinctive and recognizable music throughout the world, they have combined both Europes as indigenous instruments. Although the instruments were native Indians precolommbinos. . Among those still used today are the panpipes or sikus, the flute and tarkas, a rectangular pipe. : A preference for high Andean tones onidos to mimic nature, it influenced the modification of European instruments that will accommodate the Andean tastes better. This is seen in the use of the violin and the creation of the charango, a sort of Andean guitar. In Hymn to the Inca, you will hear the flute and charango at first, acompanadaos by guitar, drums and other percussion instruments. In the first part, the rhythm becomes the end of the song, rhythm and chords typical of huayno, a style of Andean song and dance, mixed with cumbia, a Colombian rhythm is heard. Then, the song is transformed to reflect the strong African influence there on the coast of Peru. A wooden box that was primarily a fish drawer where the musician sat down and stuck his hands: In this part, guitar, electric bass, the guiro and the drawer is heard.

Oaxaca

Oaxaca is one of the most diverse and beautiful of the Mexican Republic. Your impesionante Jardin ethnobiological shows biological and ethnic diversity of this state south of the capital. Ooaxaca is near the archeological site of Monte Alban, where Zapotecs built their holy city, still very well preserved around 500 BC In the city of Oaxaca, the heritage of the Hispanic cultures daily shows in its cuisine, music and joy of its fiestas and colorful streets and markets. The Zocalo is the center of the Oaxacan life, with its open-air markets, colonial churches, stalls full of fabrics and crafts, and its cafes and restarantes. Between meals and drinks are fried grasshoppers, several moles, mezcal and coffee pot, boiled with cinnamon and sugar cane. Every July for two weeks, this city of 200,000 is flooded with more than 50,000 people who come to participate in the Guelaguetza. In this big party related to the agricultural cycle, the natives of the seven regions of the state make music shows and dance of their region and make offerings of typical products of their land.

Maitena Burundarena

She was born in Buenos Aires in 1962. She is very well known in South America and Europe for its full comic strips sarcasm, irony, realism and humor. She started in the 80s as graphic illustrator for various newspapers and magazines of Argentina. In 1993, she left her first comics in one page of weekly humor Para Ti, a women's magazine of Argentina. Maitena called "Altered Women" to its series of vignettes, which addresses the issue of the female world. Maitena is a great observer of humanity and her strips represent everyday situations that everyone recognizes. Both women and men can relate to the situations portrayed. Boombox be small fragments of life, but in her hands become jokes that make us laugh and see things in a different way. The women of her cartoons are married, single, widowed, adolescents, young and old. The pretty, ugly, stressed workers, housewives and house frustrated brides out there; that is, there is everything. No one escapes the watchful eye of Maitena. The Spanish journalist Rosa Montero novelisa says: Read a Maitena is an authentic experience. Her cartoons are like a mirror of everyday life, but something else, which makes her an artist of genius makes you think, and that is the purpose of art. All art is an attempt to understand how we are, and Maitena is an artist in the áprofundo and absolute sense. Today, Maitena is so famous that her cartoons and vignettes appear in more than 30 countries and have been translated into twelve languages. And comic strip titled Those times when you can not contain your stupid laughter reflects the various sitaciones that occur in everyday life that make us laugh out loud.

Salvador Dalí

Spanish artist. He was one of the most important painters of modern art. He caught the world's attention not only for its artistic genius manifested in their cuadors , sculptures , book illustrations , sets and ballet costumes , jewelry advertising and design , but also for his provocative personality, his striking physical appearance and eccentricity . Dalí wrote numerous books that explains his ideas about art. He has a long mustache.

Pablo Picasso

Spanish painter who painted "La Tragedia". This piece was part of his Blue Period.

Montevideo, Uruguay

The center of the political, economic and cultural life of Uruguay is Montevideo. Founded in 1726, is today a city cosmpolitan where more than half of the Uruguayan population. It is situated on the banks of the Rio de la Plata, which divides Argentina and Uruguay. The hisotico center is the Old City. There Artigas Mausoleum (the tomb of Uruguayan independence hero Jose Gervasio Artigas) in the Independence Square, and Palacio Salvo, with twenty-six floors, was the tallest building in South America when it opened in 1927. Another is area of ​​interest is the Barrio Sur, where IXI century to the beginning of a runaway slaves in Brazil were installed and laid the foundations of the Afro-Uruguayan culture. Montevideo enjoys a magnificent natural harbor, which makes this city an important trading center. Port Market was one of the best markets on the continent when they opened in 1868. It now offers typical grills with the famous Uruguayan meat and also elegant restaurants. On Saturday afternoon there is a party atmosphere, with artists, artisans and musicians. Montevideo ofree a very active and sophisticated cultural life. Montevideans can entertain in the bars of tango, candombe (Afro-Uruguayan music) and rock; in international cinemas, theaters mutliples and, of course, soccer-watching parties, a national passion.

Old San Juan Puerto Rico

The most ancient city of the American territory and the second most ancient of the americas, the Old Saint John (the colonial center that now is a part of the metropolitan zone of Saint John) offers a fascinating miscellany of the old thing and the new thing. Here it is possible to visit Spanish fortitude as The Knob and St Kitts; the Cathedral of Saint John, where there lie the remains of the conqueror Juan Ponce of León; the original walls that date of the XVIth and XVIIth centuries. Also to visit his beautiful squares, as the Park of the Pigeons, where every day Puerto Rican families meet to feed to the hundreds of pigeons that inhabit the square.As for the modern thing, in the night, the colonial center turns into a zone of entertainment, with his bars, clubes of sauce and theaters, frequented for Puerto Rican young and important of the Americas and, together with the metropolitan, weary zone of the urban life, there can escape to the Anvil, a rainy forest that stays to only 22 miles.

El Observatoria Paranal, Chile

The observatory is located on top of Cerro Paranal , a mountain 2,635 meters in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile. This place is considered the driest in the world and is home to flamingos, geysers a Lunary valley and snowcapped volcanoes of nearly 6,000 meters high. It is also the perfect time to put an observatory site offers 350 clear nights a year, an extremely dry air and atmospheric stability . It is unlikely that humans will live there and need a secluded area for which there is no light pollution to the observatory. The Paranal Observatory is an international center for astronomy. There is the largest and most advanced telescope in the world . Scientists from all over the world go there to conduct astronomical investigations .

Mexico history

The revolution began den 1910 and produced important leaders such as Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata. They fought alongside peasants and workers against abuses of power of the dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz , that had lasted more than thirty years. The clash between federal and revolucionarious destroyed the country . to violence ended for a while with the elections of 1920. The new government made ​​significant Alvara Obregon labor , educational and cultural policy changes .

Las Cataratas del Iguazú

These impressive waterfalls, four times larger than Niagara, are on the border between Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. The Spanish Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca discovered them in 1541 was impressed not only by those fabulous waterfalls, but also by the nature around them. He saw a forest full of orchids, begonias, exotic birds and 500 different kinds of butterfly. Cataracts become part of Rio Iguazeu- whose name means many waters in Guarani with tremendous force, creating clouds of steam 30 meters high. Among the clouds play radiant sunlight creates rainbows. One of the waterfalls that make up Niagara is known as Devil's Throat. There is a luxury hotel that is located inside the Iguazu National Park. It is the only hotel that offers its guests an exclusive view diabol Gorge from its rooms and restaurants. The sound of the water of the falls is so loud that can be heard at all hours.

Sevilla

This Andalusian city is famous for its friendly people, fascinating festivals, amazing nightlife and its great historical and architectural wealth. In spring the city is transformed. The streets are soaked with the smell of orange blossom and people prepare for the two most important cultural events of the year. The first, The Semanta Santa is a religious celebration attended by thousands. During the week before Easter Sunday, people gather in the streets to watch the procession pass made by various guilds. Shortly after Easter, begins the April Fair, which began in 1847 as a cattle fair nineteen houses and now has over a thousand. Fair paralyzed the city for a week and becomes a place like no other, with a parade of horses and carriages, colorful houses, the music of Seville and the traditional bullfights. Surely this time of year is glorious for the city. But Seville is much more. Worth a stroll through the Barrio de Santa Cruz, the old Jewish quarter, or down the street Betis, parallel to the Guadalquivir river paramount at the time of the discovery of America. Do not forget Mareia Luisa Park, site of the Expo 1929, with its magnificent Plaza of Spain decorated with tiles made in Monasteria de la Cartuja. Strolling through the streets of Seville is getting into its history, folklore and tradition.

Cartagena, Columbia

This Caribbean city, founded in 1533 by the Spanish Pedro De Heredia, became one of the most important Spanish ports of the time. Due to its strategic geographical position, with a wind protected bay, he suffered frequent attacks by pirates and other conquerors, which prompted the construction of a great wall, two castles and other defenses. So Cartagena was given the name of the Heroic City. Today it is one of the best preserved walled cities in the world. The military and religious architecture and the most beautiful museums beaches known for the variety of colors that change according to time of day make this beautiful Caribbean city based on time of day make this beautiful Caribbean city a place of great tourist interest. There is also a rich cultural life: The International Film Festival, which takes place in March; accordions party, held in August; and Jazz Festival, under the moon in December. Gabriel García Márquez, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982, lived in Cartagena for several periods of his life and today spends time there in his house where ritually writes in the early hours of the morning in his office overlooking the sea. It is clear that this beautiful historic city is an inspiration to the great writer.

Patagonia, Argentina

This immense southern tip of the country is the border area with Chile. Although it makes up a third of the territory argention , only 5 percent of the population lives in the region . It is a diverse land with deserts , a district of lakes and mountains ( the Andes) plains. There are no significant remains of dinosaurs. Charles Darwin went to Patagonia and was one of the places that most intrigued him , and the famous adventures of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids took them to the Patagonia to escape the authorities. They bought land in Cholila , where they built a house and a small shop. They also robbed several banks in Santa Cruz and San Luis . They stayed there for five years until 1907 , when they sold the house and escaped to the mountains. A Butch Cassidy liked the mountains of Patagonia because the landscape reminded him of his home state of Utah. The nature of Patagonia makes it a destination for the more daring. There are many options trading for outdoor activities , fishing , Ontar riding , cycling , haver climbing , skiing, kayaking and sailing . Among the several national parks are the Nahuel - Huapi National Park, a forest of 15,000 hectares petrficado created to preserve native flora and fauna ; Los Glaciares National Park with the famous Moreno Glacier, one of the few glaciers in the world that continues to advance ; and the Cave of the Hands , where the walls are marked by traces of human hands near dating from between 1300 to 9500 BC.

San Pedro De Macorís, Dominican Republic

This industrial port is known especially as the center of the Dominican baseball and the place that it produces more players of professional baseball. The baseball is a national and local obsession, and many of the players of San Pedro of Macorís end in the biggest, American leagues; for example, Sammy Sosa. Every year, between October and February, the fans of the baseball come to the city to see the parties of the winter period. But in addition to his reputation as center beisbolístico, San Pedro has very much historical importance. It was the place where there settled the first telephone station of the country in the XIXth century. Also the city has been a center of production of sugar, which turned her into a center of wealth at the beginning of the XXth century. The sugar production attracted to the zone workpeople of African ancestry, whom they have contributed in a deep way to the culture, the music, the dance and the religious practices of the city. Nowadays, it receives by his contributions to the baseball and by his industry.

Mexico City, Mexico

This megacity with over 20 million inhabitants, is the capital and one of the largest cities in the world. It was built over Tenochtitlan symbolically the ancient capital of the Aztecs, whose ruins were not found until the twentieth century, during excavations for the construction of the metro. The DF political and cultural center of the country. It is a city with many public places to walk, as the Alameda Park, the Zocalo and Chapultepec Park, where many families spend their days. Also, they are the famous canals of Xochimilco. Centuries ago, the endless channels formed an important part of the commerce of the city. Today, the canals, with their trajineras adorned with flowers, offer everyone a nice way to enjoy nature and one of the most picturesque sites of the Federal District. Like many Latin American cities, Mexico City It is a place where the old coexists with the modern. There are elegant colonial houses, Baroque churches and skyscrapers that serve as witnesses of the long history of the city. One of the jewels of the DF is the National Museum of Anthropology, whose buildings hosted treasures of the indigenous cultures of the country. Mexico DF.

Guanajuato, Mexico

This town north of the capital is a very romantic place where there is something for everyone. As you enter the city you think you have gone back in time, by the beautiful colonial architecture. One of the city attractivos estudianteinas are traditional: groups of young students paseaon by the city at night, veistidos medieval troubadours, singing serenades to make money. They lead tour groups through the cobbled streets by singing, legends of the city, such as the Alley of the Kiss. Guanajunato Other attractions include the Museum of Diego Rivera, who is in the house where the artist was born, and the Teatro Juarez, considered one of the best in Mexico. Each year the International Cervantino Festival attracts artists, musicians, dancers, actrores, singers and more than 150,000 visitatntes from all over the world. For people with macabre tastes, must see the Museum of the Mummies. In Guanajuato, the bodies were mummified naturally to cuasa of minerals that exist in the land and water that people drink. When d elos muertso families can not afford the comenterio, the mummified bodies are installed in the Museum of the Mummies.

Spanish music

classic flamenco comes from the gypsy culture in southern Spain . Family and private parties , the Andalusian Gypsies met to play guitar, dance and sing melancholy songs or painful issues. Today remains a very social music played at parties starting at 10 pm and ends the next day. Several guitarists take turns singing and playing while the public also accompanies the singing , the flamenco singing a song porfundo , lament instruments associated with the classical flamenco.In the mid 70s , with the arrival of Camarón de la Isla and the guitarist Paco de Lucia, he began what became known as the Contemporary Flamenco . Through the years , contact with differents genres has led to a fusion that we see today in flamenco- blues , flamenco- rock, flamenco- salso and flamenco- rap . They are styles that have caught the interest of future generations . The song is an example of flamenco- pop a géneromusical that combines traditional elements of flamenco music with certain attributes of contemporary music including the use of electric guitar and less painful issues .

Benito Zambrana

is preparing to shoot his second film in Cuba , Havana Blues, a story about two young Cuban musicians struggling to bring up her artistic project in the midst of the difficulties of Cuban society today. Benedict, 38, graduated in 1994 , at the International School of Cinema and Television of San Antono de los Banos and that since then was due and owed ​​to Cuba this homanaje . I always found very important effort and the will of the Cuban creators intenetar do his work, trying to make art , culture , despite the circumstances , says the filmmaker, who has just gone through the island for groups music for film.

Alma Reed

was among the first women who exercised journalism in San Francisco. A brief marriage to Samuel Reed Payne , took the surname and spoil was then known as Alma Reed. She wrote a column called , Mrs. Goodfellow , which was legal to illegal immigrant families that pedecian abuses that social advice . In 1921 , her journalism managed to save the life of a 17 year old on death row , of Mexican origin, Simon Ruiz ; in this case it turned out that the laws of Califronia changed the way to judge , to minors. The relevance of this work prompted President Alvaro Obregon invited her to Mexico and so , in 1922 , first visited our country, he fell deeply in love .

Nick Quijano

was born in New York in 1953 of Puerto Rican parents. When he was 14, his family returned to Puerto Rico permanently. So Quijano cultural training should Puerto Rico and his art reflects a celebration of the spirit of the people of the island. Because of the special situation of Puerto Rico, which has been the territory of the United States since 1898, the fight between efforts to assimilate and also resist the influences and American values has been a central part of Puerto Rican art throughout the twentieth century. Many contemporary artists are motivated by the search for a single Puerto Rican identity. In his art, Nick Quijano celebrated with great affection of family life and the omnipresence of espirituadlidad in everyday life of its people. It also shows the great African component found on the island.

Gonzalo Endara Crow

was born in Quito, Ecuador, in 1936. Winner of many national and international awards, Endara Crow participates through his art in surrealism and literary power of magical realism, whose most famous representative is the Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez. The art of Endara Crow is a marvel of colors and fantasy ,, but also represents the true american. It shows a world where live traditional and modern, reality and imagination, material life and espirtual life. His painting is truly mestizo, indigenous peasant mixing tradition with modern Western. The protagonist of their artwork is an anonymous Andean colonial village. It is a town where time has stopped, where moderniad passes over it. In cuadors Endara Crow, every color and every object have a symbolic value. The artistic ensemble forms a fable that tells the life of peoples ecuatorianoandinos. Note the box after night and think about the symbolism of coloes and onjetos represented.

Felipe Carrillo Puerto

was elected governor of the state of Yucatan in 1922 and began to implement the goals of the Revolution outlined in the Constitution of 1917. It was known as The Dragon of Verders eyes and Apostle of the Race of Bronze for their support Fierce of the indigenous people. He governed only twenty months, but his socialist government opened 417 schools, founded the National University Southeast, the indigenous people gave public office, grant political rights to the woman including the vote, began the distribution of land and supported the exploration of Mayan ruins at the archaeological sites of the region.