"I'M 65," announced Oscar D'León, gyrating in a circle. "Do some aerobics with me!" Age and three heart attacks have not wearied El León de la Salsa, who bounced around in front of his 18-piece orchestra like a hyperactive teen. This was the first London show in five years from the great Venezuelan singer and bandleader. There was, then, no time to waste...
Washington DC : Julio 18 : Leo Blanco at the Millenium Center
"Early on in my career, I discovered that the power and magic of music from geographically diverse areas gave me a new understanding of the world. I am exceedingly grateful for this discovery because it has been infinitely inspirational and a bountiful resource for the development of my music as both a performer and a composer."
There are far more artists in Boston than Marshall, but glass artists Alicia and Beatriz Kelemen know more of them now than they ever did up north.
The Kelemens, Venezuelan-born twins who will show their work at the 61st annual Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands, said the artist community in the Asheville area is much closer than they experienced in Boston - one reason why the semi-annual craft fairs are so exciting for them and people who love fine craft, Beatriz Kelemen said...
...The exhibit also will feature works by Rosario Ponte. Ponte was born in Venezuela and has lived in El Paso for the past 18 years, and is mostly known for doing portraits. She said she hopes this exhibit will showcase the many facets of her work.
"Some people don't know I paint landscapes, too," she said. "I want to show that I can do a little bit of everything."...
Former Mamelodi Sundowns striker Jose Torrealba has finally arrived in South Africa and has started training with his new team, Kaizer Chiefs.
The Venezuelan-born striker was signed by Chiefs from Sundowns during the January transfer window period in 2008, but could not join Chiefs then because the Naturena-based side had already exhausted its foreign quota...
According to Daily Variety, U.S. producers Scott Steindorff and Phil Maloof are negotiating with the Colombian government for its story.
But they could be beaten to the box office by Venezuelan actress Patricia Velasquez, who already has the rights to Betancourt's husband's memoir - and plans to have a film in theatres next year (09)...
VenExpats con Gladys Rodriguez en el Cirtuito X 89.7 FM
Este pasado martes 08 de Junio la reconocida periodista Gladys Rodriguez entrevistó a Daniel Rodriguez, fundador de VenExpats.com, en su show radial de las 6:00pm que es transmitido a través de la señal de 89.7 FM desde Caracas. Durante la entrevista, hablaron de la historia de VenExpats, de el origen del nombre VenExpats, de la cantidad de miembros y la variedad de profesiones y ocupaciones que te tienen hasta ahora, y del impacto que ha tenido un espacio dedicado exclusivamente a apoyar y promocionar los logros de venezolanos expatriados.
The arepa arrives on a white plate as an ambassador for Venezuela.
It's a half-inch-thick corn cake, fried brown in giraffe patches, folded with Spanish white cheese, and served hot in what the brothers-in-law of Tia Mina proclaim the only Venezuelan restaurant in the Tampa Bay area.
Tia Mina is the latest Latin American venture in central Pasco County, and the restaurant's hallmark is food from the former Spanish colony on the northern coast of South America, where a European flair still dominates...
Julio 9-10 : NYC : FREE Concert Coco Diamantes from Yerba Buena
Looking at life through an architect's eyes has brought a sculptural quality to the creations of couturier Angel Sanchez, whose form-fitting frocks have molded to the contours of Charlize Theron, Ugly Betty star America Ferrera and Grey's Anatomy's Sara Ramirez as they walked down the red carpet and celebrity brides Sandra Bullock and Eva Longoria as they walked down the aisle. The Venezuelan-born designer, who combined antique lace and silk tulle to compose the silver screen beauty's dream dress and added silk gazar metallic embroidery as the finishing touch to the Desperate Housewives star's silk wool bridal attire fashioned fabric flowers on many of the heaven-sent silhouettes in his spring 2009 collection, which Angel Sanchez talks about in the following Brides.com...
Noticias de VenExpats
