Four days of Tejano conjunto pesado
Somos en escrito The Latino Literary Online MagazineFollow us on Twitter @SomosenescritoSan Antonio’s 35th Annual Tejano Conjunto Festivalruns May 11 to 15, 2016, in the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center....
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Somos en escrito The Latino Literary Online MagazineFollow us on Twitter @SomosenescritoA love song and three versesLa Coquetona, a short story/un cuento... ...accompanied by three poemsBy Davíd...
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Somos en escrito The Latino Literary Online MagazineFollow us on Twitter @SomosenescritoPoems By Iliana RochaSelf-Portrait with Headphones OnI'm on the pursuit of happiness and I knowEverything that...
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