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Art & Literature
Lopez Negrete Communications wins National ADDY Award for Walmart.
The American Advertising Federation presented Lopez Negrete Communications Inc. with a Silver National ADDY® Award for advertising creative excellence at the Federation’s annual national advertising conference in San Diego.
Latin Music Legends: U.S. Postage Commemorative Forever Stamps.
Five legendary musicians and performers of the Latin sound whose contributions have had a lasting impact on American music — Selena, Carlos Gardel, Carmen Miranda, Tito Puente, and Celia Cruz — today were honored on U.S. commemorative Forever stamps.
Julia de Burgos honored with US Postal Stamp.
With this 26th stamp in the Literary Arts series, the U.S Postal Service honors Julia de Burgos, one of Puerto Rico’s most celebrated poets.
La Real Academia Española presentan la Nueva gramática de la lengua española.
La Nueva gramática es la primera gramática académica desde 1931 y ofrece el resultado de once años de trabajo de las veintidós Academias de la Lengua Española, que aquí fijan la norma lingüística para todos los hispanohablantes.
Bracero Story explored in new Smithsonian Exhibition.
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History opens “Bittersweet Harvest: The Bracero Program, 1942-1964”.
Alex López Negrete appointed to White House Commission for National Latino Museum.
President George W. Bush has appointed Alex López Negrete, president and CEO of Lopez Negrete Communications to serve on a commission to study and report on the establishment of a National Museum dedicated to American Latinos. The Museum would document more than 500 years of American Latino contributions to the United States and be home to thousands of artifacts, images and personal stories.
Marisol Calero presents ‘Mis” Joyas Prestadas’.
With a selection of seventeen songs of famous Puerto Rican, Latin American and Caribbean singers and composers, the Puerto Rican singer, Marisol Calero will present her bohemian musical “Mis” Joyas Prestadas, in Miami, at the café theatre, Kimbara Cumbara on September 12th, 13th, 19th and 20th.
