Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: Lin-Manuel Miranda explains the magic of Three Kings Day

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Henry Darrow

I love the challenge of show business. It keeps me on my toes. Henry Darrow

Henry Darrow
born Enrique Tomás Delgado Jiménez
September 15, 1933 – March 14, 2021

Darrow was born in New York City, the first son of Gloria and Enrique Pío Delgado, who worked in the restaurant and clothing businesses. Darrow's parents had moved from Puerto Rico to New York in the early 1930s. At the age of eight, he played a woodcutter in a school play, an experience which convinced him that his destiny was as an actor.

In 1946, when Darrow was 13, his family returned to Puerto Rico, where he discovered his roots and grew to love the island he had not known. He graduated from Academia del Perpetuo Socorro high school in Miramar, Puerto Rico, as class president before enrolling in the University of Puerto Rico. There he studied political science and acting, and worked as a part-time English-language interpreter. During his third year at the University, he was awarded a Scholarship (the first of its kind) to attend acting school. There upon Darrow moved to Los Angeles, where he enrolled in the Pasadena Playhouse. He met and married his first wife, Lucy and they went on to have two children, Denise and Tom. Darrow graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in theater arts.

Darrow is the first Latino actor to portray Zorro on television. (José Suárez played Zorro in a 1953 Spanish film.) He starred in the series Zorro and Son and also has provided the voice for the animated series of The New Adventures of Zorro. He replaced Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. as Zorro's father from 1990–1994, in the Family Channel's successful series, The New Zorro. Darrow had already landed small parts in 12 movies and 75 television series when he won the role in a play titled The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit. This brought him to the attention of television producer David Dortort, who immediately recruited him for his television western series The High Chaparral, casting him as Manolito Montoya. Making its debut on American television in September 1967 (NBC), it went on to last four seasons and was screened around the world. While on the show, both he and series' lead Cameron Mitchell became household names as the breakout stars of the show.

In 1972, Darrow co-founded the Screen Actors Guild Ethnic Minority Committee with actors Ricardo Montalbán, Edith Diaz and Carmen Zapata. 

In 1974-75, Darrow portrayed police detective Manny Quinlan in the first season of Harry O starring David Janssen. The character was killed off at the end of the first season in a re-tooling of the series.

In 1986, he appeared in the horror film The Hitcher as Trooper Hancock, a ruthless and vengeful policeman who would go above the law to kill the main protagonist (who was framed for the crimes by the main antagonist).

Buenas Noches

Sr. Darrow

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Gregory Sierra

Gregory Sierra

January 25, 1937-January 4, 2021

Gregory Sierra was an actor known for his roles as Detective Sergeant Chano Amenguale on Barney Miller and as Julio Fuentes, the Puerto Rican neighbor of Fred G. Sanford on Sanford and Son.

Sierra's other credits include The Flying Nun (1969), Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970), Papillon (1973), The Towering Inferno (1974), The Prisoner of Zenda (1979) and The Trouble with Spies (1987). He guest starred on many television series, including Mod Squad, Kung Fu, Alias Smith and Jones, Mission: Impossible (3 episodes), Hawaii Five-O, Gunsmoke, The Greatest American Hero, Soap, Sanford and Son, Barney Miller, Midnight Caller, Miami Vice, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The X-Files, Murder, She Wrote, Hart to Hart and Hill Street Blues.

Sierra also guest-starred as a Jewish radical in an unusually dramatic episode of All in the Family, working with the Hebrew Defense Association, an organization whose goal it was to stop antisemitism in the neighborhood. In the plot, he volunteers in helping to chase away neo-Nazi thugs presiding in the neighborhood who spray-painted a swastika on the Bunkers' front door. He is later killed by a car bomb planted by the neo-Nazis. The actor later went on to star as Dr. Tony Menzies on the unsuccessful sitcom A.E.S. Hudson Street.

Sierra was cast as South American anti-Communist revolutionary "El Puerco" — whose friends simply call him "El" — on the serial spoof Soap, figuring prominently in the series' unresolved final episode in 1981. In 1984, he became a main cast member of the then-new TV drama Miami Vice where he played Lieutenant Lou Rodriguez; he asked to be written out of the series after just four episodes. More recently he had regular roles on the TV shows Zorro and Son, Something is Out There, and Common Law.

In 1992, Sierra played drug dealer Felix Barbossa in the Bill Duke-directed Deep Cover, which also starred Laurence Fishburne and Jeff Goldblum, and appeared in the comedy sequel Honey I Blew Up the Kid. The following year he played an Iraqi patrol boat captain in the comedy Hot Shots! Part Deux. He also played a man named Villanazul in the low-budget 1998 movie The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit. He also appeared as Corbin Entek in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Second Skin".

Sierra has performed with the National Shakespeare Conservatory in the New York Shakespeare Festival.

Buenas Noches 

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Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: Olga Tañón - Caminan Las Nubes - Daisy Alemañy - Especial Banco Popular PR

Happy Three Kings Day!

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"HOLIDAY SOR-BAY"

a little spark of madness

that we could use to artificially maintain our Christmas spirit.

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Your Mental Sorbet: José Feliciano & Ozuna: "En Mi Viejo San Juan"

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that we could use to momentarily forget about those

things that leave a bad taste in our mouths

"En mi Viejo San Juan" (English: In my Old San Juan) is a composition by Puerto Rican composer and singer Noel Estrada. Interpreted by numerous singers and translated into various languages, the song is "widely known around the world". There are musical interpretations in German, English and French. At least over 1,000 distinct recordings of the song have been made worldwide.

The song was written in 1942 for Estrada's brother who had been deployed to Panama during World War II and was feeling nostalgia for his Puerto Rico motherland. The song has become an anthem of Puerto Rican emigration to New York.

#HamiltonPr #TonightShowPuertoRico

En mi viejo San Juan
Cuantos sueños forjé
En mis noches de infancia
Mi primera ilusión
why mis cuitas de amor
Son recuerdos del alma

Una tarde me fuí
hacia a extraña nación
Pues lo quiso el destino
Pero mi corazón
Se quedo frente al mar
En mi viejo San Juan

Adiós (adiós adiós)
Borinquen querida (tierra de mi amor)
Adios (adios adios)
Mi diosa del mar (mi reina del palmar)
Me voy (ya me voy)
Pero un dia volveré
A buscar mi querer
A soñar otra vez
En mi viejo San Juan

Pero el tiempo pasó
why el destino burló
Mi terrible nostalgia
why no pude volver
Al San Juan que yo amé
Pedacito de patria
Mi cabello blanqueó
why mi vida se va
Ya la muerte me llama
why no quiero morir
Alejado de ti
Puerto Rico del alma

Adiós (adiós adiós)
Borinquen querida (tierra de mi amor)
Adiós (adiós adiós)
Mi diosa del mar (mi reina del palmar)
Me voy (ya me voy)
Pero un dia volveré
A buscar mi querer
A soñar otra vez
En mi viejo San Juan

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Your Mental Sorbet: Making of "Hamilton" in Puerto Rico

Here is another "Mental Sorbet" 

A little spark of madness

that we could use to momentarily forget about those

things that leave a bad taste in our mouths

The Puerto Rican debut of Tony Award-winning musical "Hamilton" happens today. It's part of an effort to raise money and awareness for the U.S. territory after Hurricane Maria devasted the island in 2017. Creator Lin-Manuel Miranda will play the role he developed, Alexander Hamilton. He brought the show to the island where his parents were born. David Begnaud offers a behind-the-scenes look at the production.

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Tony Figueroa

Your HOLIDAY SOR-BAY: LA PROTESTA DE LOS REYES MAGOS

Here is the last "HOLIDAY SOR-BAY" of the season.

a little spark of madness

that we could use to artificially maintain our Christmas spirit.

Three Kings’ Day or the Epiphany

Gilberto Santa Rosa, Victor Manuelle, and Domingo Quiñones improvise The Three King's Protest.

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A Special Mental Sorbet: Unidos Por Puerto Rico - Isla Bendita [Music Video]

This is a Special "Mental Sorbet" 

A little spark of madness

to benefit hurricane relief efforts in Puerto Rico

Unidos Por Puerto Rico

Published on Oct 12, 2017

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Puerto Rico se levanta con un nuevo himno #IslaBendita. Un regalo de amor y esperanza de nuestros artistas para su Pueblo. Haz tu donativo en www.unidosporpuertorico.com

United for Puerto Rico Puerto Rico rises with a new anthem #IslaBendita. A gift of love and hope from our artists for their people. Make your donation to www.unidosporpuertorico.com

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A Special Mental Sorbet: Lin-Manuel Miranda - Almost Like Praying feat Artists for Puerto Rico [Music Video]

This is a Special "Mental Sorbet" 

A little spark of madness

to benefit hurricane relief efforts in Puerto Rico

Atlantic Records

Published on Oct 6, 2017

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Download and stream here: https://Atlantic.lnk.to/AlmostLikePra... Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Almost Like Praying” was written and recorded to benefit hurricane relief efforts in Puerto Rico with proceeds benefiting The Hispanic Federation's Unidos Disaster Relief Fund Proceeds go to https://hispanicfederation.org/unidos/ For more information, please visit http://www.hispanicfederation.org and http://www.almostlikepraying.com “Almost Like Praying” Lin-Manuel Miranda feat Artists for Puerto Rico Music and Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda © 2017 5000 Broadway Music (ASCAP) Administered by WB Music Corp. “Contains elements of “Maria” Music by Leonard Bernstein, Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim ©1957, Renewed. Published by The Leonard Bernstein Music Publishing Co. LLC (ASCAP) c/o Universal PolyGram Int. Publishing, Inc. (ASCAP) and Chappell-Co. Inc. (ASCAP) Track produced by Jeffrey “Trooko” Penalva Additional vocal arrangements by Alex Lacamoire Mixed by Mikaelin “Blue” BlueSpruce at Lounge Studios, NYC Mastered by Chris Gehringer at Sterling Sound, NYC Engineered by Ebonie Smith, Ariel Chobaz, Salvador Majail Assistant Engineers: Jordon Silva, Jaron Bozeman, Matt Dyson Recorded at Atlantic Studios (NYC), Glenwood Place Studios (Burbank CA), The Village Recorder (Los Angeles CA), Circle House (Miami FL) Percussion by: Eric Bobo Correa Vocals Performed by Marc Anthony, Ruben Blades, Camila Cabello, Pedro Capo, Dessa, Gloria Estefan, Fat Joe, Luis Fonsi, Juan Luis Guerra, Alex Lacamoire, John Leguizamo, Jennifer Lopez, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Rita Moreno, Ednita Nazario, Joell Ortiz, Anthony Ramos, Gina Rodriguez, Gilberto Santa Rosa, PJ Sin Suela, Tommy Torres, Ana Villafañe Marc Anthony, Ednita Nazario, Pedro Capo, Jennifer Lopez and Gloria Estefan appear courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment U.S. Latin LLC Luis Fonsi appears courtesy of Universal Music Latin Entertainment Executive Producer: Lin-Manuel Miranda Associate Producers: Luis A. Miranda, Jr. Rigo "Riggs" Morales Producers: Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez Danny Hastings Cesar Camacho Assistant Producers: Ann Dubin Javier Gomez Sara Elisa Miller Owen Panettieri Co-Directors: Cesar Camacho Lin-Manuel Miranda Luis A. Miranda, Jr. Title Design: Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez For Atlantic Records: CEO & Co-chairman Craig Kallman COO & Co-chairman Julie Greenwald A&R Riggs Morales A&R Administration Craig Rosen A&R Coordination Ari Gelaw Marketing for Atlantic Records Grace James Business Affairs for Atlantic Records Michael Kushner, Alyson Abbagnaro, Brett Copell For Somos Arte: Artistic Director & Principal: Edgardo Mirannda-Rodriguez Business Manager: Kyung Jeon-Miranda Lead Animator: Rahim Akbar Muhammad Production Coordinator: Stephanie Ortiz Director of Photography: Dawin Rodríguez Camera Operators: Joel Fernandez Dominick Estarella Associate Sound Recordist: Jonathan Hernandez Gaffer: Bart Grillet Proceeds to the Hispanic Federation UNIDOS Fund for Puerto Rico

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