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Songwriter, producer Rudy Perez on his memoir, “The Latin Hit Maker”
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Rudy Perez arrived to Miami, Florida from Pinar del Rio, Cuba, when he was 10, with only his family and the clothes he had on. He was one of the estimated 300,000 refugees on the “Freedom Flights,” sponsored by the U.S. government from 1965 to 1973, which transported Cubans to the U.S. when Fidel Castro… Read more
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Non-profit visionary starts consulting company in her 60s
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Luz Rodriguez was born to Puerto Rican parents who migrated to NYC in the 1950’s. When she was a young girl growing up in the Lower East Side of New York City, she remembers being taken aback while watching the movie, “Oliver,” and learning that there were children in the world without a home. It became… Read more
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Danny Trejo busier than ever, but why helping others is most important
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When you think of Danny Trejo, probably his legendary “tough guy” image immediately comes to mind – with a fiery explosion taking place behind him – like in the “Machete Kills” movie poster. He is one of America’s most hard-working actors, averaging four films a year (usually of the action genre) since the 1990’s. Lately,… Read more
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For a former attorney, now young adult author, representation is key
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Francisco Stork’syouthwas so compellingthat itmakesfora great novel. He was born in Monterrey, Mexico in 1953 to a single mother from a middle class family in Tampico (a city on the Gulf of Mexico). She was sent to live in a convent in Monterrey, because her father did not want anyone to know that she… Read more
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Betty Corwin receives Lifetime Achievement Award for archiving thousands of NYC theater productions
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Betty Corwin is going to turn 97 this month, but she says she still feels like a baby. “If you feel young, you are young,” says the native New Yorker, enthusiastically. This month was an extra special one for Corwin. She received the Special Lifetime Achievement Award from theLeague of Professional Theatre Women (LPTW)for founding… Read more