Word: ricardo
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Inheritance, the work of Argentina's Ricardo Alventosa, 33, is a wicked little misanthropic comedy that develops as a spectacular succession of sight gags. The plot is taken from Maupassant's tale of a legacy and the absurd or appalling things three people do to get it; the wit is dry, fast, subtle. When an impotent man looks at an obelisk, he winces. When a sour old spinster finally drops dead, her happy-go-lucky brother sidles up to the death bed, leans forward with a glitter of maniacal triumph in his eyes and deftly distorts her customary...
...extradition proceedings under way. The accusers are members of the Trujillo clan itself-precisely which ones, the lawyers were not saying. But the talk around the Dominican Republic suggested a daughter of the dictator's first marriage, Flor de Oro, and Trujillo's second wife, Bienvenida Ricardo, both believed to be in Montreal; two children, Rafael and Yolanda, born to longtime mistress, Lina Lovatón, all three of whom live in Miami. The story goes that they are on the outs with Rhadamés and the rest for hogging all the loot...
...RICARDO MARTÍNEZ-Contemporaries, 992 Madison Ave. at 77th. Emerging from a shroud of oil, the monumental figures of Mexico's Martínez strain at the bondage of the canvas' confines as if to divulge some ancient mystery. Through...
...those of the flistic fans who remember the great days of Rick Rice and Ricardo Wilson the afternoon was a disappointment. And even for the spectators who came for the blood and the KO's, the spectacle could hardly have been satisfying...
Shrimp & Goose Step. Of all the family trees, none cast longer shadows than those of the two unrelated Arias clans-64 entries in the Panama City telephone book. At the head of one family, old and aristocratic, is Ricardo ("Dickie") Arias, who lost to Chiari in the 1960 election. The second Arias group owes its prominence to the late Harmodio Arias, a poor country boy who built a successful law firm, expanded into cattle, shrimp fishing and publishing (four newspapers), then became President (1932-36). His son Gilberto, twice served as Finance Minister; Son Roberto, was Panama's Ambassador...