Bullfights. Love them? Hate them? Not sure? Well, there are lots of opinions swirling around about bullfighting these days. Here are some highlights in the news…and my opinion further down. Patricia McCormick, the first woman bullfighter from North America, passed away in 2013: http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/04/14/us/patricia-mccormick-bullfighter-who-defied-gender-roles-dies-at-83.html?ref=bullfighting The Spanish senate just passed a law recognizing bullfighting as aContinue reading “Bullfights. Love ’em? Hate ’em?”
Category Archives: Cultura/Culture
Calavera Love
Día de los Muertos is just around the corner. Last year I posted pictures from here in San Francisco. This year I’m sharing some lovely, unique images. ¡Feliz Día de los Muertos! Photo 1 credit: photopin.com Photo 2 credit: Illustration by Jose Pulido Art Photo 3 credit: Wayne Hunthausen Photography Photo 4 credit: Linocut by Lori DeanContinue reading “Calavera Love”
New and Noteworthy Films
Tonight I’m off to celebrate Opening Night of the San Francisco International Film Festival. I’m super excited to start the evening off with the a screening of What Maisie Knew. There are, as usual, some intriguing films from Spain and Latin America that I want to check out in the coming weeks: Mexico: After Lucia (DespuésContinue reading “New and Noteworthy Films”
Inspired by “Half the Sky”
This weekend I watched “Half the Sky.” This is a documentary that grew from the book of the same name, written by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. It aired on PBS in October of this year. We travel with Nicholas and Sheryl to meet strong women leaders who are working to eradicate the systematicContinue reading “Inspired by “Half the Sky””
A Walk Through Día de los Muertos
Welcome to my Día de los Muertos gallery! Día de los Muertos is one of my favorite celebrations. We celebrate and embrace death, welcoming back the people who touched our lives and who are now in the spirit realm. Here in San Francisco we’ve had a Day of the Dead parade and celebration for many years now,Continue reading “A Walk Through Día de los Muertos”
Atención: riesgo de amnesia
Who should art belong to in times of economic crisis? This weekend El País has published a series of articles about the challenges to the Spanish art world in this time of economic crisis. How do public institutions continue to acquire relevant and important works when their budgets are being scaled back? How do museumsContinue reading “Atención: riesgo de amnesia”
Alison Trujillo Translations 