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Puerto Rican News

Enrique Iglesias & Ricky Martin with Sebastían Yatras Play Madison Square Garden

Sunday, October 17, 2021
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
Chelsea, NYC
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Movement Without Borders is a Day of Dance for Humanizing Immigration at Judson Memorial Church

Saturday, October 2, 2021
JUDSON MEMORIAL CHURCH
Greenwich Village
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Lackawanna Blues is a Brilliant Story of the American Family

September 28 – Fri, November 12
FRIEDMAN THEATRE
Times Square Theater District
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New York Fashion Week September 2021 is Reborn

Wed-Sun, September 8-12, 2021
SPRING STUDIOS
Tribeca (and around town)
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Fashion Designers of Latin America September 2021 Walks Downtown

Wed-Thu, September 8-9, 2021
LAVAN541
Chelsea, Manhattan
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The Salsa Stories Multimedia Pop-Up Salsa Festival is at The Clemente

Thu-Sun, September 2-5, 2021
THE CLEMENTE
Lower East Side
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The AfriBembé Festival 2021 Celebrates the African Diaspora in El Barrio East Harlem

HARLEM ART PARK
El Barrio, East Harlem
Saturday, August 21, 2021
FREE
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Hi-Ho Puppet Fringe NYC is Here, Yaaaay!

THE CLEMENTE
Lower East Side
Wednesday-Sunday, August 11-15, 2021

MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
El Barrio, East Harlem
Thursday, August 12, 2021

VIRTUAL
August 16-31, 2021

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NYC’s Creole Food Festival 2021 is Internationalicious!

SKINNY’S CANTINA ON THE HUDSON
Manhattanville (West Harlem)
Friday-Saturday, August 7-8, 2021, 3-8pm
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NYC Restaurant Week is Back for Summer 2021!

nycgo.com

RESERVATIONS
Monday, July 12, 2021

DINING
July 19 – August 22, 2021
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The Latino Experience on PBS is Really The American Experience

PBS THIRTEEN
3 Episodes premiere on Tuesdays
July 6-20, 2021, 9pm
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Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute Launches “On Protest and Mourning” Exhibition and Student Curriculum

onprotestandmourning.digital
Ends June 30, 2021
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El Laberinto del Coco Héctor Barez Streams Bomba Jazz Live From Old San Juan

ELBASTION.ORG
Sunday, June 27, 2021 at 7pm
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New York City’s 1980s Rebound Revolutionized the Music World(s)

MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
“El Barrio” East Harlem
Ongoing
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The Manhattan Theatre Club 2021 Virtual Gala is Full of Stars

MANHATTANTHEATRECLUB.COM
Thursday, June 10, 2021 at 7pm
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NYC Dance Week Free Classes Closes with a 70s-80s Roller Skating Party in Brooklyn

CLOSING PARTY
Lakeside Brooklyn Skate Rink
LeFrak Center, Prospect Park
Sunday, June 20, 2021

June 10-19, 2021
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A Bodega In the Heights Becomes a City of Dreams

TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
THEATERS & HBO MAX
Thursday, June 10, 2021
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Zaccai Curtis Afro-Cuban Jazz Quartet Keeps Stretching Cubop

HOSTOS CENTER
Zoom, Facebook, YouTube
Friday, May 28, 2021 at 7:30pm ET FREE
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PEN World Voices Festival 2021 Brings Power to the People

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PEN.ORG
Tuesday-Saturday, May 18-22, 2021
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Héctor Méndez Caratini Discusses a Life Photographing Indigenous and African Spirituality in the Caribbean

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Instituto de Historia (Madrid)
Facebook Live
@BibliotecaPineroUAGM
Saturday, May 8, 2021 at 11am ET/AT
FREE

PaleyFest 2021 Goes Behind-the-Scenes With the Biggest Stars on TV

Tuesday, March 30, 2021
yahoo.com/entertainment
FREE
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Saheem Ali directs a Bilingual “Romeo y Julieta” for the Public Theater

publictheater.org 🇰🇪🇵🇷 Thursday, March 18, 2021

SXSW 2021 Goes Virtual with SOB’s, Gotham Comedy Club & The Stand

sxsw.com 🎞💻🎵🎪
Tuesday-Saturday, March 16-20, 2021
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Héctor “Coco” Barez & El Laberinto del Coco Take Bomba to the World

richmond.edu 🇵🇷 Monday, February 22, 2021, FREE

Univision’s Premio Lo Nuestro 2021 Latin Music Awards Show & Winners

Thursday, February 18, 2021 🎵🏆 🇨🇴🇩🇴🇲🇽🇵🇦🇵🇷

Ama Ríos Flows From Bomba to Reggaeton to Latin Alternative

El Laberinto Series on Puerto Rican Bomba Drummers 🇵🇷🎵

Anjou: The Musical Horror Tale World Premiere Benefits Broadway Cares

Friday, January 29, 2021
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Watch Times Square New Year’s Eve 2021 with Jennifer Lopez, Pitbull & Anitta

Thursday, December 31, 2020
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Break Your Fiebre de Cabina (Cabin Fever) with Indie Music Curated from Santurce, Puerto Rico

ABRONSARTSCENTER.ORG | November 20 – December 23, 2020 🇵🇷 🇦🇷 🇧🇷 🇨🇴 🇩🇴 🇲🇽 🇺🇸

PRIDA’s Virtual National Puerto Rican Artisans Fair & Book Expo Is Extended All Year Long

comitenoviembrevirtualfair.org | Through November 2021 🇵🇷

The 2020 BillBoard Latin Music Awards Shine on Daddy Yankee and Bad Bunny

BILLBOARD.COM | Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at 8pm 🇦🇷 🇨🇴 🇩🇴 🇲🇽 🇵🇦 🇵🇷 🇪🇸 🇻🇪

Queens Drive-In Screens Lizzie Borden’s Feminist Sci-Fi “Born in Flames”

NEW YORK HALL OF SCIENCE
Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens | Saturday, September 5, 2020 🇵🇷 🌍 ♀

At the MTV VMAs 2020 Video Music Awards Lady Gaga wins big, Maluma wins Best Latin

Sunday, August 30, 2020 at 6:30pm ET
MTV cable & MTV.com
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Hamilton the Original Broadway Cast Film is Streaming

DISNEY PLUS | Friday, July 3, 2020

Learn with Carnegie Hall: Jazz, Bomba & Plena, and Brazilian

Wednesday, June 17, 2020
FACEBOOK & INSTAGRAM

New York Photographers see Changing Landscapes

ONLINE
Friday, June 5, 2020

Vico C

Monday, March 23, 2020
Instagram
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El Filósofo del Rap gives a virtual concert on Instagram to keep spirits up during the Coronavirus pandemic.

West Side Story is one of the Great Love Stories

March 12, 2020
BROADWAY THEATRE
Times Square Theater District, NYC

Lionel Cruet Flood Aftermath and Other Hurricane Stories

Wednesday-Sunday
Feb 15 – March 8, 2020
FACTION Art Projects
Harlem, NYC

Tuesday, February 11, 2020
DIXON PLACE
Lower East Side, NYC
On the theme of “The Inner Strength”, Kennyth Montes de Oca and the fine OCA Dance dancers invoke the West African mother goddess of the sea, Yemayá, on their way to that special place in the mountains of the human soul. “Olo ho Yemayá, Olo ho Yemayá, O… ..”

Oscars 2020 Academy Awards

Sunday, February 9, 2020
ABC, DOLBY THEATRE
Hollywood, California
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“Parasite” makes history as the first non-English language film to win Best Picture. Puerto Rico-born Joaquin Phoenix wins Best Actor.
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Latin connections to this year’s nominees are Argentine, Brazilian, Creole, Cuban, French, Italian, Jewish, Malian, Mexican, Nigerian, Portuguese, Puerto Rican, Spanish and Trinidadian.