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Entrevista en TV Azteca Tucson

Hoy tuve la oportunidad de ser entrevistado en el programa de Arriba Tucson (canal 14), con motivo de mi próxima presentación para el Patronato Xavier. Aproveché el espacio para interpretar Tú Me Acostumbraste, mi más reciente sencillo, el cual ya está disponible en todas las plataformas digitales.

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Five Tucson Discalced Carmelite Friars

The Discalced Carmelites are a fundamental part of the development of Catholicism in southern Arizona, sending priests to attend to different chapels and parishes in the Diocese. In the following image we can see 5 Discalced Carmelites - 4 priests and a brother - who lived in the Tucson community and who, upon their return to Spain, died at the hands of Franco's troops in 1936.

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Viva Piazzolla!

Mission accomplished! What a wonderful time I had with Giampaolo Bandini & Cesare Chiacchiaretta, collaborating with Ballet Tucson and Tucson Guitar Society. Muchas gracias...y Viva Piazzolla!

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Music rehearsal for Viva Piazzolla!

Today, January 29, I met Gianpaolo Bandini and Cesare Chiacchiaretta at Jim Brady, who welcomed us in his studio to have a music rehearsal for Viva Piazzolla! We were prepared for a long rehearsal, but we just used less than 40 minutes to go throught the entire repertoire for the show.

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Michel Legrand (1932-2019)

Ha fallecido uno de los más grandes compositores de música para bandas sonoras. Pianista y un virtuoso del jazz, Michel Legrand obtuvo 5 Grammys. Sus obras han sido interpretadas por Charles Aznavour, Tony Bennett, Björk, Ray Charles, Jessye Norman, Diana Ross y Barbra Streisand, por mencionar algunos.

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La historia de la perrita Cici

Vino hacia mi y puso sus patas en la ventana del carro. Pude ver que el perro estaba sediento. Afortunadamente tenía una botella de agua en el carro y pude darle agua a beber. El perro parecía muy feliz y relajado. Creo que le caí bien, porque el perro saltó y se sentó en el asiento de pasajero cuando abrí la puerta del carro.

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Cici, the dog

She came to me and placed its paws on the car window. I could see the dog was thirsty. Fortunately I had a bottle of water with me and I was able to give her a drink. The dog seemed very happy and relieved. I was thinking that the dog was OK with me because it sat on the passenger seat when I opened the door. She was really friendly to me so I took her home.

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