All Things Hugo

September 12, 2024 by Jose Sueiro

            ‘The 22+ Weddings of Hugo’ is another in a long series of victories for GALA Theatre. Under the leadership of playwright Gustavo Ott, the theatre starts the season with an endearing comedy that serves to highlight the performance of one of GALA Theatre’s most indelible and prolific lead actors, Carlos Castillo.

The play, in Spanish with subtitles, deals broadly with the themes of compassion, justice and the immigrant struggle. It is presumably taken from a real life story, but the breadth and structure of the writing makes it feel more like a Cortazar-esque parody, more fantasy than fact.

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My Galician journey (Third Post – Family)

There is nothing more special than to visit with folks you know -family- in a distant place and have them receive you as if you were at home, make you feel comfortable and shower you with affection and joy. It makes the travel experience much more enriching and enjoyable. This is what is happening to me in Pontevedra, Galicia. On my third ...

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Outside Supreme Court justice’s home, a Revolution-era flag, now a call for Christian nationalism

Homes owned by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito have flown flags linked to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and the general effort of Donald Trump and his supporters to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

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How ‘La Catrina’ became the iconic symbol of Day of the Dead

A girl dressed as a ‘catrina’ takes part in the Catrinas Parade in Mexico City to celebrate Day of the Dead. Yuri Cortez/AFP via Getty Images Mathew Sandoval, Arizona State University On April 13, 1944, thousands of people clashed with police on the steps of the Art Institute of Chicago.

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OSHA 30 in Spanish

"Si usted tiene trabajadores que necesitan tomar el entrenamiento OSHA 30 avisen de inmediato y vean el anuncio que sigue aqui."

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The Entrepreneur from Buenaventura

            Humberto Garces was sitting in a restaurant in Colombia with his father, Humberto Garces Angulo, a prominent union leader at the port of Buenaventura...

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