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Singing the Sesame Street theme song from the crib and being raised by Chilean musician parents, María Del Pilar was born to be creative. She went on to front and co-found an influential LA based Latin alternative punk band Los Abandoned (whom she still considers her brothers) who broke new ground singing in Spanglish in Read More
Summertime means more family time, and for Latinos, this family often extends across national borders. Fellow Book of the Month members may remember the following lines: “Every summer Santo Domingo slaps the Diaspora engine into reverse, yanks back as many of its expelled children as it can…Like someone had sounded a general reverse evacuation order: Read More
Chile’s original national anthem was ten verses long, and was written by Bernardo de Vera y Pintado in 1819. Its music was composed by Manuel Robles. This anthem was played for the first time on August 20th, 1820 at the Domingo Arteaga theatre. However, the Chilean minister in London, Mariano Egaña, was receiving criticism in Read More
Friday Night Cocktails Both Chile and Peru lay claim to the pisco sour, a popular drink made with lime juice, pisco, egg white and bitters. The roots of this drink date back to the 16th century and colonial rule. The drink is so popular in Peru that they have been celebrating a national pisco sour Read More