LAS COMADRES CELEBRATES MEMBERS ACCOMPLISHMENTS & BOOK NEWS - AUG & SEPT

 

Congratulations to the following Comadres on their Accomplishments, and to 

Comadre Authors on their new books.   

 

 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Cecilia Aragon (Seattle, WA) – Appeared on the CBS show MISSION UNSTOPPABLE, filmed in September 2024. Plus, Cecilia celebrated her 40th wedding anniversary in June! Cheers! 

Ileana Araguti (Beaumont, CA) – The Spanish version of her novel SHATTERED PARADISE is now available, PARAISO DESTROZADO.  Ileana is working on new novels and is looking for literary representation.

Andrea Arroyo (New York, NY) – Returned from exhibitions in Italy and France, and she invites Comadres to join her for the opening of her next solo show in NYC, "Faces & Façades," featuring a new series of paintings inspired by the women and architecture of Northern Manhattan. Please join her on October 19, 3-4:30pm, at the Morris-Jumel Mansion Museum. Free and open to all, no Rsvp needed: https://morrisjumel.org/exhibitions/faces-facades/

Gloria Chin (New York, NY) – Launched Synergy Strategy Group, a Strategic Communications and Public Relations Consultancy focused on uplifting minority and women owned businesses, non-profits and entrepreneurs. With nearly 10 years of television news experience in the #1 media market and 17 years of public relations counsel to c-suite leaders, city leaders, and 2 U.S. Mayors, I am looking to put this experience to use for my community. Adelante!

Diana Diaz (Hackensack, NJ) – After an impressive 25-year tenure of a prominent Bankruptcy Law Firm, serving as the Chief Operating Officer for the last 10- years, Diana took a bold step forward and resigned to pursue her passion for helping others. Shortly after, she founded her own Legal Research Bankruptcy Consultant Firm, and she is pursuing her dream of becoming an attorney, laying the foundation for her future law firm. Reflecting on her journey, Diana realized that fear was once her greatest adversary, holding her back from seizing opportunities. However, she has now conquered that fear, emerging more confident and determined than ever to continue her mission of uplifting the Hispanic community. This journey is not just a professional milestone; it’s a profound personal transformation that inspires her to forge ahead and make a lasting difference.

Nylda Dieppa (Orlando, FL) – Her book, ALBORADA /DAWN: A Cross-Cultural Memoir in Poetry has received an Honorable Mention award from the International Latino Book Awards in the Juan Felipe Herrera Best Poetry Book Award category. Nylda is proud to be in the company of Emanuel Xavier, one of three finalists in the same category and author of LOVE(LY) CHILD.  She interviewed him for the Las Comadres Book Club recently.

Laura Esparza (Austin, TX) – After retiring in March 2024, Laura founded a new foundation called A3, devoted to raising and distributing funding to individual artists, musicians, performers and other arts related contractors who offer their work to the Austin public for free.

Eris Garriga (New York, NY) – Has a new Spanish language book coming soon, AGUADILLA EN IMAGENES Y VERSOS.

Ana Gonzalez, OP (Boston, MA) – Is rocking Graduate School at Boston College and on track to graduate with her MA in Theology and Ministry with an emphasis in Latino Pastoral Ministry.

Raquel “Rachel” Moran Nevarez (Pharr, TX) – Won a Goodwill Scholarship from the Texas Association Court Administration (TACA) for continuing in Certification of Court Administration in the State of Texas for Certified Court Management.

Mireya Perez-Bustillo (Brooklyn, NY) -- Her poem, Going to the Mammos, was published in Brownstone Poets 2024 Anthology.

Mirta Rinaldi (Forest Hills, NY) – The company she works for, League of Kitchens, is publishing a cookbook that showcases her recipes, along with the recipes of her peers. We are proud and excited to introduce this collaborative book that allows us to share a little bit of our culture and favorite family recipes. We will have a book tour through the end of the year with a big launch event at the Invisible Dog Art Gallery in Cobble Hill on November 13th, 7pm, here in NYC. All Comadres and friends are welcomed to celebrate our book and taste eight of our instructors’ food!

Madeline Vega (Austin, TX) – Was interviewed by the University of Texas Austin Electrical and Computer Engineering department for Hispanic Heritage Month: https://www.ece.utexas.edu/news/alumni-profile-madeline-vega  

Desiree Zamorano (Altadena, CA) – Her book launch and profile appeared in Latinitas Magazine: https://latinitasmagazine.org/author-desiree-zamorano-releases-new-novel-dispossessed/

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COMADRE AUTHORS

 

Congratulations to our COMADRE AUTHORS for their latest publications.

 

AUGUST

Ileana Araguti (Beaumont, CA) – The Spanish version of her novel SHATTERED PARADISE is now available, PARAISO DESTROZADO from New Trends Press.

Sarah Bonamino (San Antonio, TX) – her book THE BORDER BETWEEN US, fiction, was published by Blackstone Publishing.  The book is also available in Spanish, LA FRONTERA ENTRE NOSOTROS.

Mireya Perez-Bustillo (Brooklyn, NY) -- Her poem, Going to the Mammos, was published in Brownstone Poets 2024 Anthology.

SEPTEMBER

Desiree Zamorano (Los Angeles, CA) – her book, DISPOSSESSED, a historical fiction novel, was published by Running Wild Press.

OCTOBER

Julia Amante (Inland Empire, CA) – her romance book, CHRISTMAS WITHOUT YOU, was published by Wise Writer Publishing.

Nimia Maria Ramos Beauchamp (Bayamon, PR) – self-published a games and puzzle book, COMBO X-WORD PUZZLE ALTERNATIVE HEALTH 2024.  Find out more here:  www.APYArte.com.

NOVEMBER

Deborah Nevarez-Vivolo (Placerville, CA) – her poetry appears in the INLANDIA: A LITERARY JOURNEY, published by Inlandia Institute.  Her flash fiction was published in last year’s WRITING FROM INLANDIA anthology.

Mirta Rinaldi (Forest Hills, NY) – her recipes appear in THE LEAGUE OF KITCHENS COOKBOOK from Harper Collins.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL.

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LAS COMADRES CELEBRATES ITS MEMBERS' ACCOMPLISHMENTS - MAY 2024

 Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.  --Arthur Ashe

 

Join Las Comadres Para Las Americas as we Congratulate the following Comadres on their Accomplishments.  

 

 

Dr. Catalina E. Garcia (TX) –Last month, Catalina was re- elected Trustee District 1 Dallas College by 56% against an opponent totally funded by a group working to privatize public education and supported by DMN & TREC. They tried to use her age against her, as she is 86 years old.

Norma Quiroga (CA) -- Started Room to Grow Explorers, a nonprofit to Self-Directed Education in her community.

 

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This Accomplishments List is published monthly and distributed to all Comadres.  

These listings are for congratulatory purposes only. We are not endorsing any products, services, or candidates for public office.  

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL COMADRES! 

 

LAS COMADRES CELEBRATES ITS MEMBERS' ACCOMPLISHMENTS - APRIL 2024

 

Congratulations to the following Comadres on their Accomplishments.  

This list is for congratulatory purposes only and not endorsements.

 

 Julie Anna Alvarez Rivera (NY) – became the Co-Chair of NALP's Hispanic/Latinx Affinity Group during the April 16 - 19 Annual Education Conference in Boston and was also appointed to serve on NALP's new President's Task Force on Change Management. (NALP is the National Association for Law Placement.) Since end of October, Julie Anna has been serving as a Career Specialist with the Graduate Professional Development Program at Fordham Law School's International and Non-J.D. Programs department.

 Andrea Arroyo (NY) – will be honored by The New York Women's Foundation at the Celebrating Women® Breakfast, on May 8 at the New York Marriott Marquis. Her fellow honorees include Cynthia Nixon, S. Mona Sinha, Toshi Reagon, Fondation CHANEL, and New York Liberty. The Celebrating Women® Breakfast Awards are presented to a woman, group, or organization whose achievements have created a positive impact and influenced the lives of women and girls everywhere. Prominent past honorees of the Celebrating Women® Breakfast include Hillary Rodham Clinton (Century Award Honoree), Cyndi Lauper (Vision Award Honoree), Tarana Burke, Christiane Amanpour, Ana María Archila, Whoopi Goldberg, Nikole HannahJones, Gloria Steinem, Queen Latifah and Dolores Huerta (Century Award Honoree).  

 Julia Amante (CA) – honored to have been selected as one of Hispanic Lifestyle’s Latinas of Influence/ Inland Empire.

 Aida Berduo Berry (CA) – is proud to announce that she is the new Vice-President Advisory Services-Civil Rights Lead, of WSP USA, Inc.

 Judith A. Canales (TX) – is graduating from Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Texas with a Ph.D. in Leadership Studies this week. Dr. Canales has served in executive leadership roles in two presidential administrations, President Barack Obama and President Bill Clinton.

 Norma Elia Cantú (TX) – received a Fulbright Senior Specialist Scholarship to deliver talks at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Universidad Alcalá de Henares. While in Spain, she also read from her work at ManaKiSanti a cultural center in Villoria de Obrigo and Universidad Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona.

 Amy Carrillo Cobb (TX) – feels privileged to have been selected to be a mentor for The Latina Foundation Jefa on the Move Accelerator Program.  (W: https://www.thelatinafoundation.org/)

 Claudia de Vasco (TX) – is proud to announce that she is the new Managing Director of Miller Theatre Advisory Board (Miller Outdoor Theatre).  She is the 1st Latina Executive leader in the institutions 100-year history.  

 Nylda Dieppa (FL) –has been accepted to study poetry at the American University in Paris this summer. A dream comes true!

 Dr. Charley Ferrer (FL) – is joyous over the success of her first Cinco de Mayo Weekend Health Expo at Hernando County Parks & Recreation in Brooksville. There were health vans offering free medical services, entertainment, painting parties, exhibitors, vendors, authors, and a Breast Cancer Mermaid Art Project Exhibition. Visit her at www.cancertamer.org for more info and mermaid note cards.

 Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa (NY) – her second novel, A Woman of Endurance (Spanish-language edition, INDÓMITA) was selected by Centro del Libro in San Juan, to represent Puerto Rico in the Library of Congress Great Reads from Great Places 2024 program. This annual initiative highlights a fiction book that represents the heritage of Puerto Rico and will be part of the Puerto Rico exhibition table during the National Book Festival in Washington DC, which will be held on August 24, 2024.

 Elisa O’Callaghan (TX) – is proud to announce that after a year-long intensive training, she is now a Docent at the Dallas Museum of Art. If you are in the area, she invites you to stop by an ask for a tour from any one of our Docents including myself that will elevate your art experience and ignite your passion for the art world. My first tour combines the rich and vibrant world of Meso-American art, spinning from the ancient Mayan civilization to the Mexican muralist movement, and showcasing the works of contemporary Latin American Artists.

 Karina H. Martinez (TX) – last month, Fashion Designer Karina participated in Austin’s Fashion Week for the second time and showed off her fashions.

 Susana Sandoval (IL/CO/NY) – was chosen as one of 64 delegates for the 2024 Greenlatinos National Summit in Puerto Rico.

 Raquel V. Reyes (FL) – is excited to announce that her mystery novel, MANGO, MAMBO AND MURDER, is in production with Amazon/MGM to become "Miami Spice."  

            From the Variety article: Gato Grande, an Amazon MGM Studios company, has unveiled the next project from its recently launched English-language division: mystery satire “Miami Spice.” Cuban-American showrunner Art Alamo, best known for his work on “Law & Order,” will be writing and producing “Miami Spice,” which is based on the novel “Mango, Mambo and Murder” from author Raquel V. Reyes’ lauded Caribbean Kitchen Mystery book series. “Miami Spice” revolves around Cuban-American chef Miriam Quiñonez, who, after a career-ending scandal in New York, moves back to Miami with her husband and 5-year-old son. She’s keen for a fresh start but gets caught up in a murder mystery that rocks her rich, mostly white neighborhood. Miriam learns that her new community can be as cutthroat as any five-star restaurant.  Said Emmy-winning Gato Grande CEO Carla Vargas Gonzalez: “‘Miami Spice’ will play on the riveting mystery and biting wit that fans loved in ‘Big Little Lies’ and ‘Only Murders in the Building.’ Raquel V. Reyes’ brilliant book series is exactly the type of Latin American IP that will hook mainstream audiences.” Vargas Gonzalez (“Wednesday,” “Luis Miguel: The Series”), who founded Gato Grande, serves as executive producer while the company’s Megan Espinoza will lead the creative team. This latest series is in keeping with the new division’s mandate to produce English-language series and films sourced from Latin American intellectual properties.

 

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This Accomplishments List is published monthly and distributed to all Comadres.  

These listings are for congratulatory purposes only. We are not endorsing any products, services, or candidates for public office.  

 

Congratulations to all our Comadres!

   

LAS COMADRES CELEBRATES THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF ITS MEMBERS - NOVEMBER 2023

 

Success starts with every challenge, not from the comfort zone. – Rishika Jain

  

 

Congratulations to the following Comadres on their accomplishments!

 

 

Andrea Arroyo (NY) – is happy to share that she was an invited Guest at The Guadalajara International Book Fair -the most important publishing gathering in Ibero-America. She participated in various panels and presentations, and presented her book #ImagiNATIONSartAsSolidarity.

 

Dr. Charley Ferrer (FL) – won not one, not two, but three awards from the Veterans Administration Creative Arts Festival. First award was for photography; second award was for her play, Breast Cancer Diaries, which won a Regional Creative Writing award; and the third was for a video production of a scene from her play.

 

Mira Ginsburg (TX) – designed and built her home in Austin, Casa Mauro.  It’s been an ongoing project for the past six years.  It was a vacant lot and looked like a jungle sitting on a slow rolling hill.  They finally received their Certificate of Occupancy and moved in as of June 2019. During final phase of construction, Mira cared for her husband during his battle with cancer and then her brother. Luckily, her men are both cancer free now – a MAJOR accomplishment, Praise God.  She would love to host the Austin Comadres in the new year.  AND she is proud to say that her son just graduated from University of Texas!

 

Karen Gonzales (CO) --  is pleased to announce that she self-published a children’s chapter book this past November,  The Mystery of La Llorona and Mister Llorón, and it is now available on Amazon.    

 

Monica Guzmán (TX) -- successfully completed and graduated as a member of the LBJ Women's Campaign School 2023 Class!  

 

Adelina Longoria (TX) – is proud to announce that she received the Austin Latinas Unidas Noche Poderosa Award, Leadership Category!

 

Hadassa Muñoz Rivera (CA) – published a book this past November, The Alchemy of Words & Thoughts, and it is available on Amazon.  Her is a video book review:  https://youtu.be/78DslgTYBVc?si=XtIN-EeUI6lXeo6_

 

Guillermina Gina Nunez-Mchiri (CA) –has been invited to serve on the Committee of Scholars to be a thought leader in the development of the first Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum.

 

Mireya Perez-Bustillo (NY) – is happy to announce that her poem, “Bubbling,” was published in The Brownstone Poets 2023 Anthology.

 

Alicia Rascon (TX) – is happy to report that she completed the Leadership El Paso training program.  

 

 

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 This Accomplishments List is published monthly and distributed to all Comadres.  

 

To read last month's Comadres Accomplishments, visit us here:  https://comadresconnect.blogspot.com/2023/11/las-comadres-celebrates-its-members.html

 

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NOTE:  these listings are for congratulatory purposes only. 

We are not endorsing any products, services, or candidates for public office.  

 

  Congratulations to all our Comadres!

 

LAS COMADRES CELEBRATES ITS MEMBERS ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR AUGUST 2023

 

Congratulations to the following Comadres on their accomplishments!

 

 

Crescencia Alvarado (TX) – This 28 of August was the beginning of an Advocacy National Day to recognize and advance the profession of a Community Health Worker CHW’s something that I was part of this movement since 1997 and work to organize and advocate for the certification of our CHW’s so that Texas become the first state in the nation to recognize by providing the certification for the CHW’s or Promotoras de Salud. Now as a Nacional movement NACHW.

 

Nohra Bernal (CT) – She received an Honorary Mention at the International Latino Book Awards for ALMA SEMILLA, a children's picture book about resilience, immigration, friendship, girl empowerment, and reforestation.

 

Norma E. Cantu (TX) – Published a new book, CHICANA PORTRAITS: CRITICAL BIOGRAPHIES OF TWELVE CHICANA WRITERS.

 

Gloria Chin (NY) – She was Deputy communications director to Mayor Eric Adams and has recently started as Chief of Staff at the NYC Department of Youth and Community Development.

 

Jeannie Diaz (NY) – Completed her Yin Yoga training and was awarded her certification in August.

 

Nylda Dieppa (FL) – She is proud to share that the Hispanic Heritage Network of Orange County has selected her book, ALBORADA (DAWN), A CROSS-CULTURAL MEMOIR IN POETRY, for the 2023 Hispanic Heritage Month Book Exhibit! The Art Exhibit at the Orange County Administration Center, 201 S. Rosalind Ave., 5th Floor, Orlando, FL 32801 will run from October 2 through October 31 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. If you are in the Orlando area, make sure to check the exhibit out.

 

Dr. Charley Ferrer (FL) – Her play, Breast Cancer Diaries, is being performed live on stage at Stage West Playhouse. I originally wrote the play in 2019 and it was performed in NYC to sold out crowds. The play is now being performed in Spring Hill Florida. On August 13, we finished casting the play and began rehearsals on August 15. Breast Cancer Diaries will be performed live on October 7 & 8. On top of that great news, a representative from Susan G. Komen requested I submit the play for a performance in Wisconsin they'd like to do. I'm so thrilled. About the play: Breast Cancer Diaries is a compilation of stories about women and men diagnosed with breast cancer, sharing a little bit of drama and a whole lot of comedy and inspiration giving voice to the thoughts, dreams, struggles, and triumphs faced by both women and men diagnosed with breast cancer.

 

Abigail Golden-Vazquez (NY) – She was added to the Executive Committee of the Board for the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training, which holds the foremost collection of diplomatic oral histories, and had the opportunity to interview the honorable Julianne Smith, US Ambassador to NATO, on NATO meeting this historic in the wake of the war in Ukraine. Abigail also joined the board of her Quaker High School, Oakwood. She is honored to have the opportunity to give back to an organization that has given her so much. 

 

Estela González (VT) – Her novel ARRIBADA (Cynren Press, 2022) won the 2023 Triangle Publishing award for debut novel! The paperback version is now available at Cynren Press and on Amazon.

 

Lila Guzman (TX) – This year marks the 20th anniversary of LORENZO'S REVOLUTIONARY QUEST, a young adult novel about the first cattle drive in U.S. History.  In 1777, Longhorns left San Antonio to feed General Galvez's troops in Louisiana. The Lorenzo series (Arte Publico Press) tells the story of the Spanish in the American Revolution.

 

Patricia Livas (TX) – Was accepted into the DBA ( Doctorate of Business Administration) Program at the University of the Incarnate Word beginning this Fall.

 

Fabiana Meléndez Ruiz & Ashley Alaniz-Moyer (TX) – Comadres Fabiana and Ashley launched a new public relations agency, Refuerzo Collaborative, on August 15, 2023! Refuerzo (reh-fwehr-soh), which means reinforcement in Spanish, is a Latina-owned communications agency creating holistic, multicultural, and dynamic strategies so clients can find their truth, increase their impact, and sustain brand growth. We deeply believe that marketing and communications are essential for business, reinforcing the work many leaders and their organizations do through storytelling.

 

Gina Nunez-Mchiri (CA) – On August 4th, Gina completed her first year as Dean at San Diego State University-Imperial Valley. She is the first Chicana/Latina dean in the University's 125 years history.

 

Margarita Perez (CA) – She was promoted to the Job Development Unit with Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services.

 

Mireya Perez (NY) – Three of her poems were accepted for publication in Voices, journal of Lp2 GC-CUNY program for their Fall issue.

 

Mirta Rinaldi (NY) – Mirta has been excited about a recent book collaboration with the League of Kitchens. Published next year, this will be a compilation showcasing Mirta's recipes, along with 13 other LOK talented, immigrant chefs. Mirta also has been steadily hosting Mate Ceremonies & breaking bread & barriers with new friends from across the boroughs & globe. She encourages you to check out a workshop in the months ahead. Check IG @Mendulcina for updates!

 

Enid Rodriguez (NY) – After 24-years  , Enid retired  but is still working in Early Childhood 2 days per week!

 

Darlene Tenes (CA) – Her Farmworker Caravan held its first Campesinas en Paz Retreat for female farmworkers on Sunday, July 30th at the Saint Francis Retreat Center in San Juan Bautista.

 

Theresa Varela (NY) – She is proud to announce that she started a weekly astrology podcast with a peer astrologer, Shayla M. Rose, another Latina! It is called Sabor Astrology with T and Shay. It can be seen on Youtube and Spotify! Come listen, like, share, and subscribe! https://youtu.be/1pOvXnUy0R8?si=h0azWWv12ZxG2nRa

 

Elise Wiarco (NV) – Celebrated her 5-Year Work Anniversary with Southwest Gas on August 20th.

 

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This Accomplishments List is published monthly and distributed to all Comadres.  

  

NOTE:  these listings are for congratulatory purposes only. We are not endorsing any products, services, or candidates for public office.  

 

  

Congratulations to all our Comadres!

 

 

LAS COMADRES CELEBRATES MEMBERS ACCOMPLISHMENTS-- August 2022

  

Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.---Muhammad Ali

 

 

 

 

Join us in Congratulating these Comadres on their Accomplishments. 

COMADRES!  We celebrate You!

Debra (Mission Viejo, CA) published her second book.

 

Armida Espinoza (Fresno, CA) is proud to announce the debut of her first bilingual children's book in November, titled LOLIS LEARNS ENGLISH. It’s Lolis’s first day of school, and while she should have been playing games and making new friends, Lolis instead feels overwhelmed. To pass the first grade, Lolis needs to learn English. But, as a second language learner, Lolis feels alone and hopeless. It’s up to Lolis to learn a second language, pass the first grade, and conquer the impossible all on her own. But maybe the impossible isn’t as untouchable as she thinks….

 

Sandra Guzman Foster, Ph.D. (San Antonio, TX) is the new Director of the Center of Teaching and Learning at University of the Incarnate Word.

 

Ana Parra Vivas (Houston, TX) completed writing her first book, I TRUST MY INNER VOICE, a blueprint for women on how to trust their inner voice and manifest life balance from motherhood to a rewarding career. The book includes Healthy Mental Habits™. They’re habits that help to stay balanced and manifest what you really want — actions like meditation and gratitude. In the book, Ana explains why they’re important and how they helped her to eliminate fear and anxiety and create a thriving, peaceful and harmonic life.  Ana envisions the book as a NY Times Bestseller because the information is so valuable and impactful for women who want to find their life balance. Visit her at www.anaparravivas.com.

Marta Perales Carrizales (Spring, TX) has spent many years working to ensure her father’s place in history.  She is happy to announce two major accomplishments: (1) In March 2022, her father Alonso S. Perales was inducted into the National LULAC first ever Hall of Fame in Washington D. C., and (2) Dr. Cynthia E. Orozco has written the first published biography of her father written titled: PIONEER OF MEXICAN-AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS ALONSO S. PERALES.

 

Raquel V. Reyes (Miami, FL), sold the firm rights to MANGO, MAMBO, AND MURDER (Book 1 of the Caribbean Kitchen Mystery series) to Gato Grande, an MGM affiliate focused on the Latinx audience.

 

Gina Isabel Rodriguez (Wilbraham, MA) is proud to announce that her first PRINT book review appeared in Salamander Magazine's summer/spring issue #54. She reviewed SHIT CASSANDRA SAW by Gwen E. Kirby, a short story collection that celebrates multi-layered, perfectly human women: https://salamandermag.org/rally-your-humor-and-your-rage-shit-cassandra-saw-by-gwen-e-kirby/

 

Yvonne Rodriguez (San Antonio, TX) is now a Board Member for National Hispanic Health Foundation and owner of Egality Sciences, LLC, which focuses on inclusion and diversity of clinical trials.

 

Shirley & Christy Yanis (New York, NY) launched the Geekettes Chat Podcast this month.  The show presents two Latinx sisters, who love geeking out on movies, tv shows, and pop culture, and sharing their emotions and responses to the latest film/ tv releases and movies classics.  A new Geekettes Apple Podcast is released every Tuesday (search Geekettes Chat) or Podbean: https://geeketteschat.podbean.com/.  They are looking for guests in the film/tv industry.   

 

Haydee Zayas-Ramos (Caguas, Puerto Rico) is Happy!!!  Her book, LA JIRAFA QUE NO CABÍA EN SU CUENTO, won Silver in the International Latino Book Awards for Mejor Libro Ilustrado de Ficción para Niños / Best Illustrated Fiction Book for Children; PLUS! it won Bronze for Best Cover Design.  

 

 

Congratulations to all!

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CALL FOR ARTISTS: LAS COMADRES WORLDWIDE COMADRAZO 2023

 

                    CALL FOR ARTISTS

Las Comadres Worldwide Comadrazo 2023

Sisterhood and Community:  Hear Us. See Us. Join Us.

Saturday, April 29, 2023

Deadline:  September 30, 2022

 

 

Las Comadres Para Las Americas is pleased to announce the open call for its Worldwide Comadrazo 2023.  Our theme:  Sisterhood and Community:  Hear Us. See Us. Join Us.

 

ELEMENTS:   All art must include the five Comadres, the Las Comadres Para Las Americas name and 2023 Theme.  The font must be Papyrus.  All printed art forms welcomed -- a drawing, painting, mixed media, et al.   

 

DEADLINE:  Friday, September 30, 2022.   

 

PRIZE:  US $100.00 and featured in Las Comadres newsletter and listed in WWC23 program book.

 

NOTE:  All artists are welcome to submit their artwork, whether or not they are members of Las Comadres.  The winning design will become property of the Las Comadres Para Las Americas and will be copyrighted as such, giving full art credit to the artist.  Winning design will be used on the WWC23 program book, social media promotions, tshirts, etc.  Artist will not receive any monies except the prize listed.

 

If you have any questions, email us here:  info@lascomadres.com

 

To participate, click here:  https://forms.gle/MpaiiFSoKsn7wS2aA

 

Thank you for your support of Las Comadres Para Las Americas.

  

LAS COMADRES SPEAKER SERIES: ROSI AMADOR, MY LIFE IN SONG -- WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22

 

LAS COMADRES SPEAKER SERIES

DECEMBER 2021

Rosi Amador will discuss “My Life in Song,”  and her roles as Company Director for Sol y Canto; Founder of MusicAmador (a music agency); President of the Latin Music Division of the Roots Agency; and founder of Amador Bilingual Voice-Overs (ABVO).  

 

Rosi Amador got her love of Latin American rhythms and musical styles from her performer parents. Her Nuyorican mom was a dancer, singer and actress who appeared with Bob Hope, Dean Martin and Cantínflas [Mario Moreno]; her father began in radio in Bueno Aires and later became an actor who toured all over Latin America.  Rosi and her musical artist husband founded Sol y Canto in 1994 and continue to tour nationally.  In 1998, Rosi founded her Latin music agency, MusicAmador, and was later President of the Latin Music Division of the Roots Agency; both agencies represented major Latin American music and dance ensembles in the U.S. and Canada. She and her husband also founded their bilingual voice-over company, Amador Bilingual Voice-Overs, which provides Spanish and English narration to companies like National Geographic, Comcast, New York Stock Exchange, Barefoot Books and many more.  Learn more about Rosi at https://amadorbilingualvoiceovers.com/rosi-amador/.

 

 

The HOLIDAY CONCERT will follow Rosi’s discussion.