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[3] Fellow Puerto Rican poet of the Nuyorican Movement Giannina Braschi, who performed with Pedro Peitri, pays homage to "Puerto Rican Obituary" and his sites his own obituary in her novel "United States of Banana." "Puerto Rican Obituary" is an epic poem published in 1973 by Monthly Review Press and widely considered Pietri's greatest work. [3 ...
A two-week investigation in November 2017 by CNN of 112 funeral homes—approximately half of the island—revealed 499 hurricane-related deaths between September 20 and October 19. Funeral homes became so overwhelmed by the number of bodies that in one instance a facility's director in Vega Alta died from a stress-induced heart attack. [61]
Victor Perez Cardona of San Juan, Puerto Rico, did just that. He was a beloved taxi driver who died of cancer at the age of 73. His final request was to be propped in the seat of his taxi
A state funeral was held in San Juan on October 27, 1994, with Julia's body being escorted to the building of the Institute of Puerto Rican Culture, where a funeral ceremony was held. [61] The service was attended by thousands of Puerto Ricans, with native plena music being played in the background.
Keller Scott Fornes, best known for his role in Great American Family's County Rescue, has died at the age of 32. According to an obituary published by Lacy Funeral Home, the actor and writer ...
On April 27, 1955, Cepeda died in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Orlando used the $500 signing bonus to pay for his father's funeral. [4] After Orlando was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York on July 25, 1999, [5] he toured the museum. He was shown a team picture of the famous Ciudad Trujillo team of 1937, which ...
José Jaime Pierluisi (June 12, 1965 – June 7, 1994) was an economic adviser to Puerto Rico Governor Pedro Rosselló from 1993 until his death during a carjacking on June 7, 1994. [1] His brother, Pedro Pierluisi, is the current governor of Puerto Rico.