Coquimbo: Estampas de mi pueblo

Este libro que publica Juan Felipe Leal con la colaboración de Eduardo Barraza trata de la incursión del cinematógrafo en los viejos teatros y en los modernos y suntuosos coliseos que se construyeron en el país a finales del siglo diecinueve. También se ocupa de la vida dramática y lírica en la Ciudad de México en la primera década del siglo veinte en páginas que nos recuerdan la importancia social que tenían las funciones de teatro, ballet, ópera y zarzuela, con sus correspondientes elencos de autores, compositores y escenógrafos; de empresarios; de divas y divos; de intrigas y...

Discusses how the people of Mexico honor their loved ones in death through the celebration of All Souls' Day.

For centuries, Rome has exerted a magnetic spell on inhabitants and travelers alike. Elliott Erwitt delves into the heart of this enduring magnetism. With careful precision, he lays bare the unflagging spirit of a magnificent metropolis. Undaunted by history, Erwitt portrays the distinctive mix of ancient glory and casual indifference which is uniquely Roman. With a blend of science and artistry, Erwitt captures forms, textures andthe mark of the true artistatmospheres. A wonderful addition to the Elliott Erwitt series by teNeues.

Nadar, whose real name was Felix Tournachon (1820-1910), was a conspicuous, even astonishing presence in nineteenth-century France. Engaging and quick-witted, he invented himself over and over as a bohemian writer, a journalist, a romantic utopian, a caricaturist, a portrait photographer, a balloonist, an entrepreneur, a prophet of aeronautics. The name "Nadar" was on everyone's lips. Today, it is Nadar's photography that is remembered. His sitters, who were often his friends, included the great men and women of his time: Dumas, Rossini, Baudelaire, Sarah Bernhardt, Daumier, Berlioz, George...