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Umberto Eco, an intellectual of another time
Umberto Eco was considered one of the leading Italian intellectuals of the second half of the twentieth century, he was a semiotician, philosopher, and writer.
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There is a wide range of regional traditions within Mexico's dominant culture, which is influenced by a mix of indigenous and Spanish practices. Many of the things that people think of when they hear "Mexican" really originate in specific parts of the country.
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The succinct life of Mexican writer Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, who was taken away by an epidemic
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz was born on November 12, 1651, in San Miguel de Nepantla, State of Mexico, and was one of the most outstanding literary figures of Mexico.
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Caribbean and Campeche cuisine: stories of smugglers and pirates
The similarity between Caribbean and Campeche cuisine goes beyond numerous ingredients; dishes considered local specialties have a common origin with the islands.
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Rarámuri: Journey of Death in Tarahumara Country
In Northwest Mexico, the Rarámuri or Tarahumara ethnic group tenaciously exists in the middle of the vastness of the so-called Sierra Tarahumara.
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Mario Lavista as one of Mexico's most avant-garde composers
Mario Lavista is considered one of Mexico's greatest composers. Lavista's prolific body of works -considered ahead of his time- has been heard in several cities around the world. He has also been an enthusiast of musical education and essay writing.
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The creation of the world in the hands of Vicente Huidobro
In Latin American poetry, Vicente Huidobro was an intrepid writer who did not limit his work to previously established styles. Through words, he sent his readers to new and unknown worlds. At the age of 54, his death in 1948 was a heavy loss for poetic creation in Latin America.
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Tetzahuitl, the Conquest announced by the gods
The Tetzahuitl is an "extraordinary or portentous event with messages from the gods", and for its translation into Spanish, the terms "presage" or "portentous" are used.
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As well as an art, music is a way of life
Worldwide, Mexicans listen to music the most, 25.6 hours a week; a figure higher than the global average, 18. As a country with an enormous musical richness, Mexico is a "historical laboratory" of influences. The most popular genres are pop/contemporary, rock/alternative/indie, and urban.
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Cortés map, the first representation of the great Tenochtitlan
Cortés map is "a treasure" also known as the Nuremberg map. The document is inscribed between two historical conditions: the Mesoamerican and European worlds. The work integrates a journey and a military location.
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The cultural heritage of the Spanish exile in Mexico
Mari Martín, Elvira Gascón, Marta Palau, and Remedios Vario are some of the names that stand out when talking about Spanish paintings born in Mexico.
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This is how Porfirio Díaz prevented the Black Death pandemic in Mexico; the country was one of the best in confronting it
In 1902 President Porfirio Diaz ordered a strategy to prevent the spread of the Black Death. This is how he avoided the pandemic in Mexico.
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Germán Valdés: radio, Tin Tan, and the movies
Germán Genaro Cipriano Gómez Valdés y Castillo, much better known as "Tin Tan", is currently recognized as one of the most important figures of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Germán worked in more than 100 films, in all of them he always stood out as an actor with skill as a dancer.
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A chequered history with a blurred future: Italian Public Broadcasting (RAI)
RAI (short for Radiotelevisione Italiana) is Italy's public broadcasting company. Check out its storied history with a mixed future.
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The most emblematic films by Federico Fellini
Known thanks to films such as La Strada (1954) or Eight and a Half (1963), Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini was born in Rimini in January 1920. In 1939 he moved to Florence and later to Rome, where he worked as a journalist, writer, and cartoonist.
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Nino Rota, the child prodigy and his music
Nino Rota stood out for his precociousness: at the age of five he composed an oratorio, and at thirteen he composed a lyrical comedy: Prince Porcaro (1925). Nino Rota won an Oscar for the music of The Godfather II (1974).
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Who was Jose Clemente Orozco in brief?
José Clemente Orozco Flores (1883 - 1949) was a Mexican cartoonist, muralist, and lithographer. A graduate of the National School of Agriculture, he also studied mathematics and architectural drawing.