Puerto Rican journalist Eugenio Hopgood Dávila has just published his first creative piece, Babylon Baby (2023) a novel and nine short stories with independent publisher La Secta de Los Perros. The book launch will take place on Thursday, September 21, at 7:00pm at Casa de los Contrafuertes (located at 101 San Sebastián Street @ Plaza San José…
Tari Beroszi’s solo exhibition “Esta isla no es ficción” [This island is not fiction] will open on Friday, March 24, 2023, 7:00pm at La Casa de los Contrafuertes, in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. Description (by the artist): The exhibition ESTA ISLA NO ES FICCIÓN [This island is not fiction] is composed of thirty photographs.…
Elizam Escobar dies from cancer
Elizam Escobar dies from cancer
San Juan, Jan 15 (Prensa Latina) Former Puerto Rican political prisoner Elizam Escobar died at the age of 72 from cancer that afflicted him for several years, local press reported on Friday.
Escobar, a poet and plastic artist who remained active until 2020 with an exhibition in the known Old San Juan, had to undergo several operations; however, he could not overcome his disease.
Born on May 24, 1948, Escobar stood out as a fighter for the independence of Puerto Rico, which landed him in jail in 1980 after being accused of seditious conspiracy and sentenced to 68 years in prison in the United States.