“Despacito‘ is a song very close to my heart. It took over the airwaves, cyberspace and traveled the world over. Why so special? Because it was written and performed by Puerto Rican talent, artists and performers.
At a time as serious as these, humor always lightens up the situation, even though momentarily.
These are very serious topics.
Humor is the best way to get through this in spite of the seriousness of it all.
Mónica Puig is closing in on her new goal of raising $100,000 to assist Puerto Rico after Hurricane María battered the island, insisting that the US territory needs all the help it can get – and immediately.
Puig chose her words carefully when asked if the US’s response has been fast enough but the world No. 77 said:
“The only thing I can say is that we need help and we need it now.
I don’t want to see suffering in Puerto Rico.
“We need all the help we can get from wherever we can get it. I just don’t want to see lives lost due to this crisis. It means a lot, anyone who is willing to help. “We just need their help as quickly as possible.”
The tennis ace – who became Puerto Rico’s first ever Olympic gold medalist at last year’s Rio Games – says she has been in touch with pop superstar and fellow Puerto Rican Luis Fonsi to see what else can be done to help a week after María battered the island with torrential rains and 155-mile-per-hour winds.
Hola, My name is Horty Rexach and just so you know, I was born and raised in Puerto Rico.
My parents met and married in New York City in the 1930’s.
They were from a Beautiful Island of Beautiful People in the middle of the ocean. surrounded by water.
Oh! … and we are Americans!!
Yes, American Citizens!
We speak Spanish and English as well as Spanglish!
Our little island, surrounded by big water, contributes more service members per capita than any other state in the union. We have astronauts, scientists, a Supreme Court Justice, Medal of Honor recipients, legendary sports figures, scholars, Oscar winners actors and actresses, internationally known musicians, and many, many more distinguished citizens who call our little beautiful island their Mother and Father Land.
We are a GORGEOUS and an interesting mix of Native Taíno Indians, Spaniards, African and other European blood that gives us our incredible drive to survive.
I’m Puerto Rican and I’m damn proud of it!!!
🇵🇷 🇵🇷 🇵🇷 🌴 🌴 🌞 🌞 🌞 🌴 🌴🇵🇷 🇵🇷 🇵🇷
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The undying spirit against adversity. My heart and soul have been aching since Hurricane María battered my country. The days after have been sadder as images come out of the utter devastation of a beautiful Caribbean Island.
The Puerto Rican spirit is battered but not broken after Maria.
“I would much rather be writing a song than jumping up and down and making noise.” Miranda said. He continued,
“And if the government’s response were commensurate with the people’s spirit and compassion we’d be on the road to recovery and ending this crisis so much faster.”
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Lin-Manuel Miranda, the genius behind the musical “Hamilton,” has teamed up with Latin singers to create a touching song for Hurricane relief in Puerto Rico.
The Tony Award winner, 37, created “Almost Like Praying” in response to the severe need to relief in Puerto Rico, after islanders were left without running water, generators, food or electricity.
Miranda assembled an all-star cast of artists, including Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, Camila Cabello, Gloria Estefan, Rita Moreno, among others.
Proceeds of the track titled, “Almost Like Praying,” will go to the Hispanic Federation’s Hurricane Relief Fund, which is also working with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio to help bring supplies to Puerto Rico.
The municipalities of Puerto Rico number seventy-eight incorporated towns and cities. Each municipality is led by a mayor and divided into barrios, though the latter are not vested with any political authority.
Every municipality is governed by the Autonomous Municipalities Act of 1991 which establishes that every municipality must have a strong mayor with a municipal legislature.
~Wikipedia~
Every town in Puerto Rico is mentioned in this song.
The mastery of combining these names with the undertone of West Side Story’s María isn’t lost on any Puerto Rican.
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~~Almost Like Praying featuring Artists for Puerto Rico~~
Lin-Manuel Miranda
~~Published on Oct 6, 2017~~
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Almost Like Praying” was written and recorded to benefit hurricane relief efforts in Puerto Rico with proceeds benefiting The Hispanic Federation’s Unidos Disaster Relief Fund
Americans are accustomed to eruptions of hostility with North Korea, but in the past six months the enmity has reached a level rarely seen since the end of the Korean War, in 1953. The crisis has been hastened by fundamental changes in the leadership on both sides.
In the six years since Kim Jong Un assumed power, at the age of twenty-seven, he has tested eighty-four missiles – more than double the number that his father and grandfather tested. Just before DrumpF took office, in January 2017, he expressed a willingness to wage a “preventive” war in North Korea, a prospect that previous Presidents dismissed because it would risk an enormous loss of life.
Well, America’s Got Talent contestant Darci Lynne Farmer did – and in a huge way!
In the video below, posted on September 20, 2017, Darci Lynne and her puppet, Petunia, joined a fellow ventriloquist named Terry Fator, who just happens to be her idol and a previous winner of America’s Got Talent from the 2007 season.
During the live finale results show, the two of them put on the ultimate ventriloquist act for millions of viewers to enjoy.
Petunia meets Terry’s turtle, Winston, and starts to get a little competitive. The diva bunny can’t help herself as she and Winston sing “Anything You Can Do” and fight for the spotlight.
Little do they know, they are even better together!
As they sing with each other, Petunia and Winston hit high notes, one after the other, proving that each ventriloquist has something special within them.
The song fits their act perfectly as Winston and Petunia take turns out-singing each other for the audience!
I feel this is important information about what is happening in the Republican Administration lead by Drumpf and what we need to be aware of. Keith Olbermann series called “The Resistance” continues. He has posted installment #118.
The video speaks for itself.
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