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GALA Dances the Night Away With Last Show of the Season: GALA Theatre concludes its 43rd season with the U.S. premiere of a bilingual version of the unforgettable FAME, The Musical. Conceived and developed by David De Silva, with book by Cuban writer José Fernández, music by Steve Margoshes and lyrics
5th Annual 'Diversity in Construction GALA' at the E&SA: For Immediate ReleaseFebruary 3, 2019   5th Annual 'Diversity in Construction GALA' at the E&SA             Metro DC Hispanic Contractors Association (HCA) presents its traditional, 'Diversity in Construction GALA' for the fifth straight year, this time at the newly built Entertainment& Sports Arena
THE OLD MAN, THE YOUTH AND THE SEA:           GALA Hispanic Theatre continues its 43rd season with the world premiere of "El viejo, el joven y el mar" by Irma Correa, which was commissioned by GALA. Directed by 2016 Helen Hayes Award winner José Luis Arellano from Spain,
The Wizard from Walla Walla; A lifetime defending the Latino Press:             David Cortinas seems like he has spent his entire life in defense of small, family owned publishing businesses who make up the bulk of the Spanish language press in the United States. A four time Secretary on the Board
Gloria Rodriguez a Communications Dynamo and Industry Leader: Seated at her favorite table at ‘La Taberna del Alabardero’ restaurant in Washington DC, it is with great relish that Gloria Rodriguez tells the story of her 5 minute interview with Ronald Reagan, a seminal moment in the hugely successful
The Hidden Mexican Legacy of my Father:             I recently returned from a visit to Mexico City (CDMX) for the first time in over 40 years. I'd lived there for an extended period during my adolescence with my father, Jose 'Pepe' Sueiro. My father emigrated to the
Como agua para chocolate || Like Water for Chocolate: Washington, D.C. – GALA opens its 43rd season with the U.S. premiere of Como agua para chocolate/Like Water for Chocolate, adapted for the stage by Garbi Losada based on the internationally best-selling novel by Laura Esquivel. Directed by Olga Sánchez,
A pinch of Kafka & a Twist of Joe Cuba: Think the energy of West Side Story, the language of the Nuyorican poets with a pinch of Kafka and a twist of Joe Cuba and you get an idea of what the new play at GALA Theatre, "Dancing in my
Dancing in My Cockroach Killers:             Think the energy of West Side Story, the language of the Nuyorican poets with a pinch of Kafka and a twist of Joe Cuba and you get an idea of what the new play at GALA Theatre, "Dancing in
The Truth Is Like a Piece of Paper in the Wind: GALA Theatre is presenting its most overtly political play in a very long time. Political in as much as it deals with the real life events of three martyrs of modern Dominican Republic history and their battle against the tyrant

Washington DC's Iconic Latin Music Empresario

I first met 'Dani' selling albums outdoors on the corner of 14th & Park Road NW when there was a big empty lot there. Now it's the commercial center that includes Target, Best Buy, Marshalls, et. al. It was the early 70's and he was standing on the corner with a pencil in his ear and a clip board under his arm surrounded by a bunch of cardboard boxes with his merchandise. LP albums he had brought with him from...

May 9, 2019 by Super User

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Fútbol, asado y política: lo mejor de Argentina desembarca en DC

Pilar Ramírez             ¿Qué hace  que se reúnan un famoso jugador de fútbol como Mario Kempes,  la presentadora de Univisión Arely Pérez, un diplomático de la sección consular de la embajada Argentina o el alcalde de Arlington County, entre otras celebridades...

May 2, 2019 by Super User

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39 National Hispanic Organizations Send Message to DHS Dir. Nielsen

This morning, Voto Latino joined thirty-nine national organizations in protest of the Department of Homeland Security’s deliberate, relentless, and systemic attack on the community we represent. In a letter directed to Secretary Kirstjen M. Nielsen, Voto Latino and the country’s...

June 14, 2018 by MetroStaff

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The 78 and Lincoln Yards will move the needle on minority hiring

 We can’t let a festering anti-developer atmosphere hold back Chicago’s minority- and women-owned businesses—and thus hold back the very neighborhoods that protesters want to protect. Written by JORGE PEREZHispanic American Construction Industry Association Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot has been critical of the way tax-increment financing money has been deployed throughout the city, and...

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An interview with José Sueiro by Patrick Scallen

Interviewer: Patrick Scallen:            Okay. This is Patrick Scallen. It's around 12:30 on Saturday the 25th of November, and I'm talking with José Sueiro about the...

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Save The Date

"UNAMUNISMS"

            If for no other reason, you should take in the latest show at GALA Theatre, 'The Old Man, The Youth and the Sea', to witness the tour-de-force performance by...

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5th Annual 'Diversity in Construction GALA' at the E&SA

For Immediate ReleaseFebruary 3, 2019   5th Annual 'Diversity in Construction GALA' at the E&SA             Metro DC Hispanic Contractors Association (HCA) presents its traditional, 'Diversity in Construction GALA' for the fifth straight year, this time at the newly built Entertainment& Sports Arena (E&SA) in Southeast DC on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20th, 2019, at...

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The Bukele Rallies

            Nayib Bukele, the Mayor of San Salvador and candidate for President of El Salvador, was in town last week to organize his 'Nuevas Ideas' (New Ideas) movement of Salvadoran émigrés in the U.S. He...

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Fútbol, asado y política: lo mejor de Argentina desembarca en DC

Pilar Ramírez             ¿Qué hace  que se reúnan un famoso jugador de fútbol como Mario Kempes,  la presentadora de Univisión Arely Pérez, un diplomático de la sección consular de la embajada Argentina o el alcalde de...

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