Momentos

Martin Fierro, the argentine poem, has been subject to numerous ideology biased interpretations. This appropriation, sometimes outrageous, has spurred the discussion whether Martin Fierro or Domingo F. Sarmiento's Facundo should be considered in orderto bring the Argentine society into a just, peaceful civil terrain. To read Quiroga Lavie's biography of Jose Hernandez means delving into the mind of an earnest, law abiding scholar, that nevertheless falls into the same trap of romanticizing the roguish characteristics with complete disregard of the fact that Martin Fierro's advise to his sons, ...

«Cantando hacia la muerte es un relato biográfico que respira autenticidad. Con un lenguaje directo, atrayente, lleno de poe-sía y de dramatismo a la vez, recrea los pasajes cruciales de la vida de Francisco Castelló Aleu. Impresiona el testimonio heroico de su vida y de su muerte marti-rial. En Francisco se descubre, en todo momento, la acción del Espíritu Santo que le va moldeando y preparando para el momento crucial de su vida. Hoy, cuando se tambalean tantas fidelidades y se desdibujan muchas identidades, este testimo-nio público y heroico de fe cristiana impresiona y causa...

¿Autobiografía? ¿Ensayo? A lo largo de este texto rebosante de sinceridad, el lector conocerá el testimonio directo y la opinión de su autor sobre un tema que aún a día de hoy sigue ocasionando algún que otro conflicto en la sociedad y en muchas familias: salir del armario.

Unique for its focus on the early, formative years of the world-renowned Basque designer, this thorough examination of Cristóbal Balenciaga’s life and career is a textual and visual wonder, with an abundance of documents and unpublished images of his hometown, his childhood, and even his personal notes. From his birth in Getaria, a small fishing village on Spain’s northern coast, to his move to Paris following the Spanish Civil War, this exploration of the designer’s origins examines in detail the events and experiences that influenced Balenciaga’s designs and turned him into a...