Interviews

From Luis Enrique to Luis Enrique: Songs for Nicaragua

The sixth literary festival “Centroamerica Cuenta 2019” closed in San Jose, Costa Rica with a “concert-talk show” by representatives of two generations from a family of musicians: Luis Enrique Mejia Godoy and Luis Enrique Mejia Lopez, who talked about their songs and about their lives as artists who have upheld the name of Nicaragua.

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Adoption, a Tough Problem in Cuba

Talking about adoption isn’t very common in Cuba, there are very few children who meet the requirements for this process, and it has been a real torture for 32-year-old Lourdes Casas Gomez, who is still waiting after many years.

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Sergio Ramirez: I See No Future for the Ortega Regime

“I think it’s the first time that the country has the opportunity for an institutional change without anyone perching himself and then refuse to get down,” said author Sergio Ramirez, who was Vice President of Nicaragua during Ortega’s first term, between 1985 and 1990.

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“Curly”: an Anonymous Hero of Nicaragua’s Civic Rebellion

Amid the brutal repression from Daniel Ortega’s regime, anonymous heroes have emerged. One of them is a young rescuer with long curly locks and dark skin, who the self-organized nicknamed “Curly” for his unique head of hair, or alternately “Spiderman” for his agility in climbing up the metal trees.     

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