By Efrain Nieves Pablo Neruda was born on July 12, 1904 in Parral, Chile and died on September 23, 1973 in Santiago, Chile. He was best known for his erotic book Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada (Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair) which was his second book he published at the age of 19. In […]
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Claudio Villas-Boas, Protector de los Pueblos Indígenas
June 21, 2012 
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By Efrain Nieves Claudio Villas-Boas was born in Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil on December 8 1916. In 1961, Claudio, along with two of his brothers, Leonardo and Orlando, succeeded in getting the entire upper Xingu National Park Reservation legally protected for the indigenous population of Brazil; thus creating the first indigenous reserve in South America. The anthropologist Kenneth S. […]
Read more Successful Afro-Caribbean Actors: Faizon Love & Antonio Fargas
June 11, 2012 0 Comments
Actor and comedian Langston Faizon Santisima (on the right) known as Faizon Love was born in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba and raised in Newark, New Jersey. Faizon is known for his roles in comedy hit movies such as “Couples Retreat”, “Elf”, “Friday”, “Made” and “ParentHood” among many others. The Afro-Cuban has also appeared on Def […]
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