El Entierro de Cortijo/Cortijo's Wake
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A bilingual edition of a renowned work of Puerto Rican literature, Cortijo's Wake/El entierro de Cortijo is novelist Edgardo Rodr guez Juli 's vivid description of the funeral of legendary Puerto Rican musician Rafael Cortijo. El entierro de Cortijo became an immediate bestseller following its original publication in Puerto Rico in 1983. An unparalleled Afro-Puerto Rican percussionist and bandleader, Cortijo (1928-1982) revolutionized the country's...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0822332167
ISBN13:9780822332169
Release Date:December 2003
Publisher:Duke University Press
Length:136 Pages
Weight:0.46 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"
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Cortijo, the musician and friend
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A wonderful memory of a dear friend and one of the kindest human beings I've had the pleasure to know.I left Puerto Rico in 1980 and still, in my heart, think of it as home.
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