April 2012
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Messi, the World’s Greatest Sleeper
[Hora Hispana, March 29] An interview with Leonardo Faccio, the talented author of Messi, a profile of the greatest football (I only say “soccer” when I have to) player in the planet, who happens to be almost as serious about his naps as he is about the ball. [Read here]
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Los Rakas
[Contraportada, April 3, 2012] Bay Area duo Los Rakas has been releasing tracks since members and cousins Raka Rich and Raka Dun were in their teens. In 2010 they were the darlings of alternative Latin music conference LAMC, and last August they released their “formal” debut, the vibrant EP Chancletas y Camisetas Bordada. In this interview for Contraportada,…
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Blood in the Eyes of Lina Meruane
[Contraportada, March 27, 2010] Chilean writer and NYU professor Lina Meruane came to Contraportada to talk about her new novel, Sangre en el ojo, a semi-biographical (she won’t tell how much) tale on a Chilean writer named Lina Meruane who loses her sight while living in New York. [Watch here]
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José Manuel Simián 