Heroines as ruthless as they are alluring Feb 24, 2009
As Lulu, the American soprano Marisol Montalvo appears topless throughout the cabaret scene in which she forces her benefactor, Dr. Schn, to break off his engagement to someone else. And Montalvo strips to the buff to service her final prostitution client, Jack the Ripper, thereby lending a special frisson of horror to her bloody death. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Pope will lift Damien to sainthood this fall Feb 23, 2009
A copy of the sculpture by Marisol Escobar is one of two representing Hawaii in the statuary hall of the U.S. Capitol. FULL STORY. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
40 years after the riots, King's vision 'unfinished' Jan 21, 2008
By Marisol Bello and Judy Keen, USA TODAY Four decades later, the rioting sparked by the assassination of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. is a fading memory to many Americans, preserved on grainy photographs and film. In many of the 125 cities that were hit by violence, however, the images remain vivid especially the fires and destruction that symbolized the outrage in mostly African-American neighborhoods, and that continue to reshape them today. (USA Today)
For Latino Catholics, Quinceanera ritual provides lessons on faith, family ---- and sex Jan 10, 2008
The cost is one reason that Monica's 14-year-old sister, Marisol, shared the church altar and dance floor with her older sister. The family couldn't fathom finding the money for another Quinceanera so soon. (North County Times)
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He did it for his wife, Marisol, and children, Ivan, 7, and Gabriel, 3, because he wanted something better for them, Roger Sr. said ... Marisol moved with them to the Rio Grande Valley, where her parents live. (The Daily Texan, TX)
Feature story: A new home for art Nov 3, 2007
When asked which paints the class should use, Marisol Hernandez says immediately, "Green, blue and orange." She beams. Nicolette Barrera sings as she works, then announces that she's painting a bee. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Carmen Elena Gonzalez Oct 21, 2007
Carmen is survived by her husband of 30 years, Eliseo; her son, Eliseo Jr; her daughter, Naomi; he sisters, Elisa, Margarita and Marisela; her brothers, Marco, Juan, Jose and Benjamin; her grandchildren, Jaime, Andres, Xiomara, Carmen, Emilio and Eliseo; and finally her daughter-in-law, Marisol, who lovingly served as caretaker; and her mother, Paula, who patiently waits until she can once again be reunited with her daughter. Click to vote. (Porterville Recorder, CA)
Civil 'Jena Six' town braces for rally Sep 19, 2007
By Marisol Bello, USA TODAY JENA, La. In some ways, this town is still the same rural community it was a half-century ago, before integration pushed blacks and whites together in schools, workplaces and neighborhoods. (USA Today)
Second round of Yuma Star is sung Aug 23, 2007
---- WEDNESDAY'S CONTESTANTS Contestants with asterisk (*) continue to next round Name, age, song, genre: -*Todd Taylor, 32, "Stupid Boy," Country -*Sarah Rico, 19, "Your Song," Rock/Pop/Country -*Marisol Cuenca, 30, "Insencible Ati," Regional Mexicana -*Berenice Murillo, 14, "Angels," Pop -*Skip DeCarr, 53, "I Don't Know What She Said," Country -Marco Chaira, 11, "Umbrella," Rhythm and Blues -Leticia Rivera, 35, "Como la Flor," Cumbia -*Jason Daugherty, 25, "Stand," Country -Rachel Barker, 12,... (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)
The Mind-Bending Sculpture of Richard Serra Jun 7, 2007
The new location also had the advantage of being much closer to Puffy's Bar (and McGovern's, and the Raccoon Lodge and every other dive populated by Tribecasoho artists like Serra, John Chamberlain, Tom Woodruff, that creepy fish lady (ok, Marisol), their offspring, and their hangers on. And they were spotty tippers, too. (Slate)
'Marisol' topples cozy mental walls Apr 13, 2007
Marisol' topples cozy mental walls By Donald Munro / The Fresno Bee 04/13/07 04:50:22 ... With its armies of Uzi-toting angels fighting a heavenly battle and a ravaged Manhattan in which all the food has turned to salt, it's obvious that playwright Jose Rivera is not embarking on a realistic journey in "Marisol." The play strings along a merry absurdist plotline that plucks the title character, played with great grace and tenacity by Gabriela Lawson, from a comfortable middle-class life ...... (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Langerado Festival Mar 12, 2007
Marisol Rivera, of North Miami, walks to the Sunset Stage dressed in her sunflower attire on Sunday afternoon. - Tags: langeradofestival - 74 views - Emailed 0 times. (The Palm Beach Post)
