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...from the U.S. to Mexico in 1983, was captured in a gun battle and drew an eight-year jail term for killing a Mexican policeman. The U.S. had been dickering to get him back. But Foreign Minister Bernardo Sepulveda Amor proclaimed that Morales is a "political fighter for Puerto Rican independence" and so not subject to extradition. Morales was turned loose and fled to Cuba...
...Milagro Beanfield War, Robert Redford's $30 million social fable, may never make its money back. But Ramon Menendez's Stand and Deliver, though no blockbuster, is already showing a profit. And Salsa, a cheap blend of West Side Story and Dirty Dancing, made some quick money. Next, Puerto Rican-born Raul Julia, one of the few Hispanics to work regularly and rewardingly on stage and screen, stars with Sonia Braga (Brazil) and Richard Dreyfuss (Brooklyn) in Moon over Parador, a satire about South America. Then Julia will play a Salvadoran archbishop in Romero. And Christmas brings The Old Gringo...
...Irene Fornes (Fefu and Her Friends), Luis Valdez (Zoot Suit, I Don't Have to Show You No Stinking Badges) and the late Miguel Pinero (Short Eyes). Four younger writers particularly stand out. They happen to reflect the major ethnic subdivisions within the Hispanic community -- Cuban exile, Chicano, Puerto Rican and Latin American emigre -- and to embrace literary styles ranging from political invective to lyrical recollection. What distinguishes them, however, is not such representative qualities but a memorable personal vision...
Steven R. Singer, a spokesman for the K-School, said the one-year fellowships were designed to educate Costa Rican public servants so they can provide leadership for their country when they return...
Upon introducing Arias, Allison related the Costa Rican president's political philosophy to what he said was his favorite quotation from former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy...