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By Ludwig Van Beethoven. 2006
Livret accompagné d'un texte qui relate la genèse de l'unique opéra de Beethoven, de commentaires de Berlioz et de Furtwängler,…
d'un essai sur la mise en scène, de textes qui font écho au message de l'oeuvre et d'un synopsisBy Andrés Manuel López Obrador. 2017
En 2017, el político mexicano Andrés Manuel López Obrador (conocido comúnmente como AMLO) recorrió los Estados Unidos y publicó estas…
reflexiones sobre la inmigración y la política, en parte en respuesta a la administración de Trump. En 2018, AMLO fue elegido presidente de México en una victoria aplastante. Epílogo de Elena PoniatowskaBy Javier León Herrera, Javier Leon Herrera. 2018
Biography of the Puerto Rican-born Mexican singer and performer. Considered to be the most successful Latin American musical artist in…
history, Luis Miguel emerged from a complicated childhood--his mother was an Italian actress who disappeared mysteriously, his father a singer and demanding manager--and quickly rose to stardom. Spanish language. 2018By Elton John. 2019
Memoir of the musical legend. Born Reginald Dwight in a London suburb, the performer soon found his sound and his…
style. He discusses his career and struggles with drug addiction. Also discusses his work with AIDS charities and his relationship with husband, David. Spanish language. 2019By Luis Enrique. 2017
El popular cantautor latinoamericano reflexiona sobre su herencia musical, su carrera, y la trayectoria de su vida. Nacido en Nicaragua…
de una reconocida familia de músicos, Luis Enrique recuerda su vida como inmigrante en América, sus primeros éxitos musicales, y su ascenso a la cima de las listas de la música en españolBy Margot Lee Shetterly. 2017
The daughter of a NASA research scientist and a university professor profiles the African-American women who worked for NASA and…
its predecessor NACA as human computers. Discusses their lives prior to joining NACA/NASA, the challenges they faced due to gender and race discrimination, and their impact on the space program. Basis for the 2016 movie. Spanish language. 2017By Jose Rodriguez, José Luis Rodríguez. 2014
The popular Venezuelan singer and actor recounts influential episodes in his life. Rodríguez reflects on his childhood of poverty in…
Caracas, his precipitous rise to international stardom in the 1970s and 1980s, his loves, his spirituality, and the trajectory of his alter ego, "El Puma." Spanish language. 2014By Chiquis Rivera. 2015
Janney Marín "Chiquis" Rivera, cantante y celebridad de televisión que saltó a la fama a través de su madre, Jenni…
Rivera (1969-2012), revela el abuso que sufrió a manos de su padre y las dificultades que ha enfrentado en su vida personal como resultado. Lenguaje injurioso y descripciones de violencia y de índole sexualBy Jenni Rivera. 2013
Autobiografía póstuma de la cantante mexico-estadounidense Jenni Rivera (1969-2012). Revela su lucha contra la violencia doméstica así como su éxito…
como cantante, actriz, productora de televisión, y empresaria. Violencia, lenguaje injurioso, y descripciones de índole sexualBy Emilio Estefan. 2010
El famoso productor, compositor, ganador de múltiples premios Grammy, empresario, y esposo de Gloria Estefan explora los secretos de su…
éxito. Estefan presenta un análisis de su vida como un refugiado motivado en los Estados Unidos para proporcionar una sistema de objetivos personales y sugerencias para lograr la prosperidad. Prefacio de Quincy JonesBy Ricky Martin. 2010
Cantante popular y ganador de varios premios Grammy reflexiona sobre su vida. Desde su éxito inicial en la banda juvenil…
Menudo, a su carrera como actor, y el estrellato como solista, Martin explora su trayectoria, incluyendo sus raíces en Puerto Rico, su espiritualidad, su orientación sexual, su trabajo de caridad, y su alegría de ser padreBy Barack Obama. 2009
En esta memoria, Obama se enfrenta a los temas de identidad, etnicidad, y raza. Un graduado de leyes de Harvard,…
organizador comunitario, y abogado de derechos civiles, Obama recuerda su niñez en Hawaii e Indonesia, sus años como organizador comunitario en Chicago, y su viaje al hogar de su difunto padre en Kenia que cambia su vida. Lenguaje injuriosoBy Ilan Stavans. 2001
Explores themes of heritage and identity in the United States. Using art and literature as criteria, the Mexican-born author argues…
that all Hispanics share a common cultural and historic past independent of their country of origin. Offers insights from his multicultural vantage point. Spanish language. 2001By Nancy Tabor, Nancy Maria Tabor, Nancy Maria Grande Tabor. 2004
Beginning with New Year's Day, presents holidays of the United States in chronological order with corresponding Mexican festivals mentioned by…
date. Discusses differences and similarities in celebrations and includes facts about cultural and political history. Bilingual English and Spanish language edition. For grades K-3. 2004By Celia Cruz, Ana Cristina Reymundo. 2004
Autobiografía de la famosa cantante afrocubana, publicada poco después de su muerte en 2003. Mundialmente conocida como "La Reina de…
la Salsa," Cruz cuenta de su vida y de los comienzos de su carrera en La Habana que después abrió el camino para un fenomenal éxito internacional. Cuenta de su exilio voluntario de Cuba después de la ascendencia del regimen castrista. También habla de su matrimonio de muchos años y de sus relaciones con otros músicosBy José Sánchez-Boudy. 1987
El autor cubano-americano presenta más de cuarenta viñetas de humor y color local que pintan el carácter y la cultura…
cubanos. En el relato de fulastrones Sánchez-Boudy describe a aquellos tipos comunes y sin escrúpulos que siempre se aprovechan de sus amigos para salirse con la suyaBy Roland De Candé. 1988
This introduction to the world of music traces the history of music from antiquity to the present, covering great names…
such as Bach, Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Wagner, and Brahms. The second part of the book describes musical instruments, music terminology, the mechanics of music, and music appreciation. Spanish languageBy Pau Donés. 2017
Autobiography of the lead singer of Spanish rock band Jarabe de Palo, who died of cancer in 2020. He shares…
both positive and negative memories from his life and musical career, along with song lyrics he wrote during those times. Photos included. Strong language and descriptions of sex. Spanish language. 2017By Ana Lydia Vega. 2008
Collection of journalistic writings, previously published via an opinion column in the El Nuevo Día newspaper, that offers multiple witty…
and humorous profiles of life in contemporary Puerto Rico. The award-winning author focuses on disturbing events and themes from the island. Some descriptions of sex. Spanish language. 2007"A man faces the serious and mysterious consequences of his unusual paternity. A young peasant girl takes an eccentric villager…
as her lover and pays for her audacity. A group of revelers experience horror at the abuses and vicissitudes of a strange visitor. We accompany a sick man on his journey through the landscapes of his feverish delirium, only to get lost along the way and arrive at the end that was not. A man emigrates from his homeland in search of a bait in the form of a woman and ends up facing a fantastic opponent. These are some of Pedro Cabiya's Tremendous Stories, the first book by the then very young writer and a fundamental text that forever changed the rules of the game in Caribbean literature." -- Translation provided by NLS