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It was founded by the Puerto Rican-Mexican-American dancer and choreographer Tina Ramirez in 1970 and presents dances reflecting the experience of Hispanic and Latino Americans. [ 1 ] The company has performed for more than two million people in the United States , Europe , and South America , and has a repertoire of over 75 works. [ 2 ]
Ramirez was born in Caracas, Venezuela, in 1929, [1] where her father, the Mexican bullfighter Jose Ramirez, known as Gaonita, was appearing. Her mother, Gloria Cestero, was the daughter of a politically active Puerto Rican family and subsequently became a leader in the Puerto Rican immigrant community in New York City. [2]
Tina's career began after winning a talent contest at Butlins Skegness.She sang with the Mexicans showband from 1966 to 1968. [5]Having taken part in the 1972 National Song Contest to chose Ireland's Eurovision song singing Don't Need Your Sympathy, she represented Ireland in the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest.
AllMusic editor Kelvin Hayes complimented the song as "gorgeous", adding that it "suggests Arena may yet become the Astrud Gilberto of Australia." [3] James Richliano from The Boston Globe wrote in his review of the Don't Ask album, "The sweet innocence is most prominent on 'Sorrento Moon (I Remember)', an uptempo gem steeped in breezy calypso rhythms". [4]
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That Mexican OT (Outta Texas) was mumbling raps before he could write them. When he failed grade school classes, he remembers his mother saying, “Fuck that school — my son is going to be a ...