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Wednesday, November 29, 2017

A look at minorities in previous Disney productions by Russell Contreras

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- "Coco" is earning praise from Mexican American audiences for its portrayal of Mexican culture and the holiday, "Day of the Dead.&a…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 05:29PM
Friday, March 3, 2017

Miriam Colon, iconic US Latina movie, theater actress, dies by Russell Contreras

Miriam Colon, a pioneering actress in U.S. Latino New York theater who starred in films alongside Marlon Brando and Al Pacino, died Friday....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 07:52PM

Miriam Colon, iconic US Latina movie, theater actress, dies by Russell Contreras

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- Miriam Colon, an icon in U.S. Latino theater who starred in films alongside Marlon Brando and Al Pacino, has died....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 06:32PM
Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Rudolfo Anaya's "Bless Me, Ultima" to be made into an opera by Russell Contreras

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- Rudolfo Anaya's famed novel "Bless Me, Ultima," one of the most recognizable works of Mexican-American Literature, is being made i…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 03:53PM
Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Santa Fe Opera to commission production on Steve Jobs by Russell Contreras

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- Since his death in 2011, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has been the subject of documentaries, books, a film and even a graphic novel....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:46PM