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…
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Luz Rodriguez was born to Puerto Rican parents who migrated to NYC in the 1950âs. When she was a young girl growing up in the Lower East Side of New York…
Read moreDanny Trejo busier than ever, but why helping others is most important
When you think of Danny Trejo, probably his legendary âtough guyâ image immediately comes to mind â with a fiery explosion taking place behind him â like in the âMachete…
Read moreFor a former attorney, now young adult author, representation is key
Francisco Storkâs youth was so compelling that it makes for a great novel. He was born in Monterrey, Mexico in 1953 to a single mother from a middle class family in Tampico (a city on…
Read moreBetty Corwin receives Lifetime Achievement Award for archiving thousands of NYC theater productions
Betty Corwin is going to turn 97 this month, but she says she still feels like a baby. âIf you feel young, you are young,â says the native New Yorker,…
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