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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Successful Afro-Caribbean Actors: Faizon Love & Antonio Fargas
June 11, 2012 
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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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March 30, 2012 0 Comments
By Efrain Nieves To write about Afro-Latin Jazz one must consider the influence from Jazz musicians of the United States. Nonetheless, when both distinct sounds fused, they created history that will forever connect Africa, the Caribbean and the U.S. It started with the father of Afro-Cuban Jazz, trumpeter Mario Bauzá. From the beginning the Cuban musician had talent attending the […]
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