Many beautiful, talented women have debuted at the annual Deb Star Ball at the Hollywood Palladium, including Latinx actress Jo-Raquel Tejada. Raquel Welch, as she later became known, graced the Palladium dance floor on 21 November 1964. Tejada’s father was a Bolivian engineer and her mother was of English and Scottish heritage. Tejada was born… Continue reading The Annual Deb Star Ball 1964
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Sonia Marie de León de Vega, Musician, Composer and Conductor
Happy Birthday to musician, composer and conductor Sonia Marie de León de Vega, born on October 16, 1964, in San Antonio, Texas. Vega was inspired at an early age while listening to her first symphony by the famous German composer, Ludwig Von Beethoven. Her father, also a musician, bought her a piano for $50 when she was five… Continue reading Sonia Marie de León de Vega, Musician, Composer and Conductor
Mafalda’s Debute 1964
On September 29, 1964, Mafalda made her two-dimensional debut in printed comics. Mafalda is a precocious six-year old Argentinian girl, who continually plagues her parents with questions on weighty world affairs. Compassionate Mafalda is genuinely concerned about the fate of humanity and world peace. The comic strip was very popular in South America and Europe. … Continue reading Mafalda’s Debute 1964
Everett Alvarez, War Hero 1964
On August 5, 1964, Navy pilot Everett Alvarez was the first US aviator shot down during the Vietnam War. He endured 8 years and 7 months of brutal captivity as an enemy combatant by the North Vietnamese. Alvarez served on the President’s Task Force to improve Health Care Delivery for our Nation’s Veterans. He earned… Continue reading Everett Alvarez, War Hero 1964
Happy Birthday to John Leguizamo 1964
Happy Birthday to John Leguizamo, a talented, highly regarded actor, singer, playwright, and producer who works in theater, film and television. Leguizamo has appeared in over 20 movies, and was the first Latinx to have his own TV comedy/ variety show and one man show on Broadway. Born in Colombia to Puerto Rican and Colombian… Continue reading Happy Birthday to John Leguizamo 1964