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Articles tagged "rita moreno" NewsRita Moreno overcame Hispanic stereotypes to achieve stardomby Lydia Martin [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][18.Sep.08] :. MIAMI - When Rosa Dolores Alverio was 5, she and her mother left Puerto Rico and moved to Spanish Harlem, where they shared a tenement apartment with an aunt and too many other relatives. “We...  TV ReviewCaneby Cynthia Fuchs[25.Sep.07] :. Cane's soap operatic set-up is both efficient and florid, laying out both familial continuity and class distinctions.  TV DVD ReviewOz - The Complete Fourth Seasonby Cynthia Fuchs[5.May.05] :. Arresting for any number of reasons -- graphic violence, extreme masculinity, harsh language -- Oz also brilliantly inventive with its percussive soundtrack.  Film DVD ReviewCasa de los Babys (2003)by Cynthia Fuchs[3.May.04] :. The movie, which focuses on a group of U.S. women arrived in an unidentified Latin American country to adopt children, is as much about cultural imperialism and racism as it is about women and babies.  TV ReviewOzby Michael Abernethy[10.Feb.03] :. No other fiction show has offered such a frighteningly realistic look inside our nation's prisons or so openly debated their moral and social obligations.  Film ReviewPiñero (2001)by Cynthia FuchsThe first scene in Leon Ichaso's biographical film, 'Piñero', sets up a complex series of relationships between the artist and his demons -- or more pointedly, between the artist and the various audiences he sought to influence and astonish. |
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