Happy Birthday to Lupe Serrano, who first danced into the world on December 7, 1930, in Santiago, Chile. Serrano was the first Hispanic principal ballerina at the prestigious American Ballet Theatre. Her debut recital was at her third birthday, when she insisted on performing for her guests. She studied with the Mexico City Ballet and in New York and… Continue reading Happy Birthday to Lupe Serrano, Prima Ballerina 1930
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Happy Birthday to Luis Estevez de Galvez, Fashion Designer 1930
Happy Birthday to Luis Estevez de Galvez, the award-winning fashion designer born in Havana, Cuba on December 5, 1930. Estevez studied architecture at the University of Havana and fashion design at the Traphagen School in New York. Estevez worked with a number of leading fashion designers and theater productions. He dressed many famous women, including… Continue reading Happy Birthday to Luis Estevez de Galvez, Fashion Designer 1930
Dolores Huerta, UFW Co-Founder
Happy Birthday to Dolores Huerta, born on April 10, 1930. Together with Cesar Chavez, she co-founded the United Farmers Workers (UFW) of America, and is one of the most prominent and influential labor organizers of our time. Huerta was born in Dawson, New Mexico, the daughter of a coal miner, political activist father and an… Continue reading Dolores Huerta, UFW Co-Founder