#Zoila Victoria

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MAY - 07 - (AÑO 1924) - UN DÍA COMO HOY – En México, Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre, funda el APRA.

Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre, nació en Trujillo, La Libertad; el 22 de febrero de 1895 y falleció en Lima, el 2 de agosto de 1979, fue un pensador y político peruano, fundador de la Alianza Popular Revolucionaria Americana (APRA) y líder histórico del Partido Aprista Peruano, el más longevo y el de mayor consistencia orgánica de la política del Perú. Es reconocido como un importante ideólogo político de Latinoamérica y figura clave para la política peruana y americana.

Nació en Trujillo, ciudad de la costa norte peruana, en el seno de una familia aristocrática venida a menos económicamente. Sus padres fueron Raúl Edmundo Haya y Zoila Victoria de la Torre. Cursó sus estudios escolares en el Colegio Seminario San Carlos y San Marcelo. Ingresó a la Facultad de Letras de la Universidad Nacional de Trujillo y luego a la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad Mayor de San Marcos. Destacó pronto como líder estudiantil apoyando a la clase trabajadora. Luego participó en protestas contra el régimen de Augusto B. Leguía, destacando como orador vigoroso y elocuente, de gran poder de persuasión debido a la profundidad de sus ideas. Desterrado por Leguía en 1922, emigró a México, donde en 1924 fundó el APRA (Alianza Popular Revolucionaria Americana), como movimiento político con proyección continental y de orientación socialdemócrata, inicialmente de clara posición antiimperialista. Luego viajó por Centroamérica y Europa, retornando al Perú en 1931, en cuya escena política actuaría desde entonces de manera activa hasta el fin de sus días. Sufrió prisiones, destierros y asilos. Fue candidato presidencial en las elecciones de 1931. Fue encarcelado en 1932 por el gobierno de Luis Sánchez Cerro, siendo liberado en 1933, para volver nuevamente a ser perseguido, ya bajo el gobierno de Óscar R. Benavides. Se mantuvo en la clandestinidad hasta 1945, cuando su partido volvió a la legalidad, ocasión en la que apoyó al Frente Democrático Nacional, que elevó a la presidencia a José Luis Bustamante y Rivero. En 1948 su partido fue nuevamente proscrito y tras el golpe de estado del general Manuel A. Odría se vio obligado a asilarse en la embajada de Colombia (1948-1954). En 1956, coadyuvó al triunfo electoral de Manuel Prado Ugarteche, iniciando la llamada “convivencia”. Nuevamente candidato presidencial, perdió sucesivamente las elecciones de 1962 y 1963. Fue abrumadoramente elegido para la Asamblea Constituyente de 1978-1979 que presidió magistralmente. Falleció el 2 de agosto de 1979 y sus restos descansan en su ciudad natal. "Aquí yace la luz", reza el epitafio de su tumba. La política y la democracia peruana fueron enriquecidas por el pensamiento y obra de Víctor Raúl, al quien recordamos con el debido respeto que se merece. Historia del Perú, jaimeariansen@outlook.com

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En la ciudad de Loja, a los 15 días del mes de abril de 2021, confortado con los Auxilios de la Santa Religión Católica, retornó a la Casa del Creador, quien en vida fue distinguido caballero. MIGUEL ÁNGEL BERMEO CARREÑO (1950-2021) Sus Padres: Miguel Bermeo (+) Zoila Carreño (+). Su Esposa: María Melva Guaya Chuncho. Sus Hijos: María Ximena, Marco Rolando, Jenny Susana, Miguel Alfonso, Mercy Esperanza, Patricio Eduardo y Katty Yadira Bermeo Guaya. Sus Hermanos: Manuel, Polivio (+), Ángel, Maruja, Rosa, Víctor, Melva, Zoila Rosa y Monfilio Cristo. Sus Hijos Políticos: Carlos Medina, Victoria Rehén, Germán Lozano, Gina Moran y Danny Agurto. Sus Nietos: Edwin, Karla, Lady, Carlos, David y Jimmy Medina Bermeo; Kelly y Nicole Bermeo Rehén; Ashly Castillo Bermeo; Jonathan y Danna Bermeo Lozano; Josselyn Bermeo Moran y Mayerly Bermeo Agurto. Sus Bisnietos: Josthin Medina Banegas y Osmar Neira Medina. Sus sobrinos, primos y demás familiares cumplen con el deber de comunicar tan doloroso acontecimiento e informan que la cremación de sus restos mortales se realizará en el “Centro de Cremaciones Camposanto Los Rosales”, ubicado en las calles Av. Eduardo Kigman a 300 mts. del redondel de la Argelia, luego el traslado al cantón Catamayo, provincia de Loja. Por las muestras de afecto y solidaridad cristiana, los deudos expresamos nuestros más sinceros agradecimientos. (en Catamayo) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNu06J8AYLU/?igshid=72f8m8htqziv

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Nombrar al pedo

Siempre tuve debilidad por los nombres extraños. De niño me parecía genial que hubiera una mujer llamada Zoila y que se apellidara Vaca. No voy a ponerme a repasar las infinitas gracias que encontré en nombres ridículos, absurdos e inventados por cómicos de todos los colores. Aunque una mención merece sin dudas una canción de Chava Flores en la que juega con esos nombres como Justiniano y Ponciano, todos "con fin maloliente", siendo el peor de ellos Herculano. Y el que no entienda que se lave la boca antes de preguntar.

Recuerdo haber leído los increíbles nombres que algunas mujeres afroamericanas llegan a registrar para sus hijos (Bebé Adorable Primero y Bebé Adorable Segundo eran unos gemelos en Pensilvania, por decir).

En Cuba, me decía el papá de mi cuate Evelio mientras mirábamos la tele una tarde en el pueblo, cuando comenzaron a llegar las radios y los tractores, las licuadoras y otros aparatos soviéticos, los cubanos comenzaron a ponerle a sus hijos nombres en ruso como agradecimiento… Lenin Victoria Soviética Peláez Guajardo, gran borracho, o Komsomol Andújar, barbero en Guanabacoa…

Aparecen también los nacionalistas argentinos que, comenzada la contienda militar en los años 80, le pusieron a su hija Malvinas Argentinas López. O aquella mujer pobre y negra en Esmeraldas que, para atraer éxito y fortuna, le puso a su hijo el nombre de su cantante favorito; no se equivocaba, Michael Jackson Quiñones tuvo una brillante carrera profesional en el fútbol ecuatoriano…

Acá en India también se cuecen habas, y cómo. Hay un par de políticos sureños, más corruptos que un burócrata mexicano, cuyo comunista padre les puso Lenin y Stalin… este último acaba de caer preso y le pide a sus seguidores que le manden libros, nada de comer y nada de ropa, libros nomás.

Pero quien me ha hecho sonreír es una jovencita con orígenes en el noreste del país, donde la piel tira más bien al amarillo y los ojos son pequeños y oscuros. Nacida en el centro del país, hija de migrantes, la adolescente en cuestión es considerada por todo mundo como la promesa del fútbol femenino. Quienes la han visto inclusive quisieran ponerla a jugar con hombres, a ver si estos aprenden algo.

Ágil y tímida, tiene un nombre que no sé de donde le cayó: Senorita Nongpluh. Sí, Señorita, dije, y así la llaman en todos los campos donde ha jugado… es la más joven goleadora de la Liga Femenina de la India. Traté de explicar en conversación que no, que esa palabra ya no se usa por sexista, pero se puso curiosa la situación nomás de discutir la virginidad posible de una mujer joven en estas tierras… se queda Señorita y que meta muchos goles…

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Hoy nuestro sacerdote celebró la misa en nuestra parroquia por las siguientes intenciones: . En Acción de Gracias a Dios por la intercesión: - de Jesús de la Divina misericordia por las bendiciones otorgadas a Antonio Camarillo, Ramón Barboza. - del Sagrado corazón de Jesús por una intención especial de la Familia Tulli Durán. - de la Virgen del Rosario, por el cumpleaños de Jonny José Zavala. - de San Onofre. - de San Expedito. - de Santa Marta. - de San Isidro, Labrador; y de su esposa, Santa María de la cabeza. . - Por las intenciones de: la familia González Parra y familia Parra Díaz (5/25). . Pedimos por la salud y bienestar de: • Hno. Thomas Smith. • Audrey Elizabeth del Rosario Teixeira (4/30). • Carmen Carrasquero. • Audon Boscán. • familia Hernandez Valecillos. • Zoila Valecillos y su recuperación espiritual. • Para la pronta beatificación y/o canonización del Dr José Gregorio Hernández, piden su intercesión para alcanzar de Dios el don de la sanación para: Carmela Mendiri (4/30), José Alejandro Delgado Rodríguez y Jorge Olaves. . Por los bienhechores de nuestra Parroquia, del Seminario, de la Fundación Cura de Ars y Fundación Comedor Santa Ana. . Por el descanso eterno a nuestros hermanos: . + Rubia Elena García de Chávez (1er mes). + Maritza Toledo (5° mes). + Juan Díaz (24° aniversario). + Rigoberto Mulet. + Ivan Yanez Rodríguez. + Victor y Ángela Rojas. + Victoria Rojas de Dellán. + Leonor Carrillo de Araujo. + Asmirian García. + Alicia Reyes (2/10). + Jesús Camarillo (2/10). + Luís Gutierrez (2/10) + María Lourdes Urdaneta de Román (3/10). + Juana Acosta (5/9) + Manuel Estévez Conde (5/9). + Fray César Alfredo Osorio Paz, hermano de San Juan de Dios. (7/9) + Alberto Antonio Aldana (9/9). + Huilan Nelly Maruja Ball Berci (12/14) + Antonio José cordero Ball. (12/29) + Humberto Martínez Núñez. + Hérmilo Paez Ávila. + Carlos Alberto Ortiz Ochoa. + Gregorio de la Rivera. + Alexandra del Pilar Yánez Quintero. + Chichi Quintero. + Javier Antonio Barrueta. + Bernardo Larreal Herrera. + Nelson Enrique Sthormes. + Luís Marín. + Jorge Romero Martínez. + Julián Guanipa. + Marisela Machado de Hernández. + Sili Hernández Belloso. +Animas benditas del purgatorio. (en Parroquia Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Maracaibo) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAOZHmLlJ23/?igshid=4wxi2e3y053n

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Impulsan inclusión y rehabilitación de personas con discapacidad del sur de Edoméx

Redacción

El diputado Cruz Roa Sánchez y la directora general del DIF nacional, Laura Barrera Fortoul, entregaron aparatos auditivos, andaderas, sillas de ruedas, bastones, muletas y despensas, además de verificar la realización de cirugías de cataratas a vecinos de Almoloya de Alquisiras, Sultepec, Temascaltepec, Texcaltitlán, San Simón de Guerrero y Zacualpan.

Cruz Roa destacó la generosidad, trabajo y apoyo de Laura Barrera, quien se comprometió a realizar, junto a los alcaldes y las presidentas de los DIF municipales, un diagnóstico de las unidades básicas de rehabilitación de la región sur de la entidad para dotar de los recursos necesarios para su mejora.

En presencia de la presidenta de la Unidad de Asistencia Social del Poder Legislativo, contadora Claudia Díaz García, y de la señora Esperanza Sánchez, esposa y mamá del diputado, respectivamente, el representante popular del VIII distrito electoral local que comprende los municipios mencionados subrayó que es la primera visita de una directora general del DIF nacional a esta zona, lo cual demuestra la humildad de Laura Barrera.

En la Unidad Básica de Rehabilitación e Integración Social de Almoloya de Alquisiras, Laura Barrera informó que se entregaron 300 apoyos en total y reiteró la disposición del organismo que encabeza para llevar los que sean necesarios.

Ante los presidentes municipales de Almoloya de Alquisiras, Temascaltepec, Texcaltitlán y Zacualpan, Alfredo Victoria López, Noé Barrueta Barón, Zoila Huerta Loza y Pedro Norberto Díaz Ocampo, respectivamente, así como funcionarios del Sistema para el Desarrollo Integral de la Familia del Estado de México (DIFEM), Laura Barrera también reconoció el compromiso y vocación de servicio de Cruz Roa.

En nombre de la población beneficiada, el alcalde de Almoloya de Alquisiras expresó la gratitud de los habitantes de la región al presidente Enrique Peña Nieto, al gobernador Alfredo del Mazo Maza, a la directora general del DIF y al diputado Cruz Roa, porque estos aparatos y cirugías permitirán mejorar la calidad de vida de muchas personas.

También en representación de los beneficiarios, la señora María Eugenia López Velázquez destacó la importancia de estos apoyos, porque significan mejoras a la salud y al bienestar de los mexiquenses, en esta ocasión de los habitantes de la región sur de la entidad. 

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Lucia Zarate By Cecilia Velastegui

Story summary:

Lucia Zárate is based on the poignant, real-life odyssey of the world’s smallest woman. Pretty and gregarious, Lucia Zárate was just twenty inches tall. A celebrity after her ‘display’ at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial International Exhibition, Lucia’s extraordinary, heartbreaking story is one of exploitation by greedy sideshow hucksters and a fishbowl existence on the road, from New York to Victorian London. We follow the adventures of diminutive Lucia Zárate and her devoted governess as they grapple with life and death, finding joy and adventure in their bumpy sideshow journey of more than fourteen years. This is an artfully balanced novel that is a mesmerizing tale of survival, resilience, and the uplifting force of friendship.

Amazon Reviewer:

Cecilia Velástegui’s mystical prose, depth of characterization and adroit plotting have been compared favorably to the work of established literary figure Arturo Pérez-Reverte. It should be no surprise, therefore, that her latest historical novel, Lucía Zarate, Velástegui, though a relative new-comer, is tied with Pérez-Reverte as a finalist in the 2017 International Latino Book awards.

“Lucía’s diminutive size had always created a see-saw of emotions within her. She either frightened people or suffered their ridicule.” Lucía Zárate was unique, a 20-inch high adult with a tinny, piping voice and the ability to charm audiences with her boisterous personality and cheeky jibes. Born in 1870 in Mexico, believed by the locals to be a chaneque, or mischievous sprite, Lucía would live to meet monarchs, be courted by a midget and displayed with a giant. Her life is the subject of this fascinating historical novel by award-winning author Cecelia Velástegui.

Zárate’s mother consents to have her healthy but vulnerable daughter sent on tour to the US and beyond only if a suitable nurse/cook/companion can be found for the journey. The author has cleverly created this companion in the street-wise, scam-wise Zoila. Zoila, fleeing a questionable past and well tutored by her roguish father as a multilingual interpreter, protects and cossets the tiny celebrity, coming to know and divert the petite Lucía’s many angry, sometimes depressive moods. Along with a money-hungry manager, Frank Uffner, the entourage will travel first to Philadelphia where Lucía, said to be twelve but possibly as young as six, and by now used to being an object of curiosity, will be displayed at the Centennial celebration of 1876.

The popularity this event engenders for Lucía will lead her to encounter other physically different people who make their living from their anomalies. One notable meeting touted in the press will be Lucia’s contact with the American midget, General Mite; she fantasizes about pursuing a normal life with him someday, somehow. In England she will meet with Queen Victoria and the royal family at home, one of very few celebrities to have this distinction. And she is “growing” from a shy, even fearful child to a teenager with a canny understanding of her financial worth. Privately, Zoila has concerns that Lucia’s physical and mental wellbeing are imperiled by the rigors of vagabonding, and secretly wishes to return her to her Mexican home, to a simple, sunny lifestyle. But such is not to be her fate.

Drawing on every available shred of information about this remarkable person, Velástegui has gathered threads of legend, lore and medical science to weave this elaborate, at times extravagant tapestry. Said to have been the world’s smallest human, Zarate was later identified as having MOPD (Majewski osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism), a rare disease. She is portrayed by the author as bright and talented, undoubtedly flattered by the attention she provokes, yet frustrated and fractious as she is constantly aware of her extreme differentness. Velástegui skillfully conveys these conflicting feelings through the perceptions of Zoila, a woman who has seen the worst of human foibles and seeks to keep her charge from experiencing them.

This unusual tale typifies the strange and wondrous vision associated with great Latin writers like Márquez, Llosa and Allende. Endowing ordinary events with magical symbolism is a talent that Velástegui has displayed in previous works, notably Missing in Machu Picchu and Traces of Bliss, both winners of the coveted Latino Book Award.

Lucía Zárate has been crafted with admirable acumen. It features two heroines—one a physically fragile but spirited entertainer, the other her steely, seasoned caretaker—locked together in an enthralling tale both true and imagined, and polished to gem-like brilliance by skilled wordsmith Velástegui.

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Lucia Zarate By Cecilia Velastegui

Story summary:

Lucia Zárate is based on the poignant, real-life odyssey of the world’s smallest woman. Pretty and gregarious, Lucia Zárate was just twenty inches tall. A celebrity after her ‘display’ at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial International Exhibition, Lucia’s extraordinary, heartbreaking story is one of exploitation by greedy sideshow hucksters and a fishbowl existence on the road, from New York to Victorian London. We follow the adventures of diminutive Lucia Zárate and her devoted governess as they grapple with life and death, finding joy and adventure in their bumpy sideshow journey of more than fourteen years. This is an artfully balanced novel that is a mesmerizing tale of survival, resilience, and the uplifting force of friendship.

Amazon Reviewer:

Cecilia Velástegui’s mystical prose, depth of characterization and adroit plotting have been compared favorably to the work of established literary figure Arturo Pérez-Reverte. It should be no surprise, therefore, that her latest historical novel, Lucía Zarate, Velástegui, though a relative new-comer, is tied with Pérez-Reverte as a finalist in the 2017 International Latino Book awards.

“Lucía’s diminutive size had always created a see-saw of emotions within her. She either frightened people or suffered their ridicule.” Lucía Zárate was unique, a 20-inch high adult with a tinny, piping voice and the ability to charm audiences with her boisterous personality and cheeky jibes. Born in 1870 in Mexico, believed by the locals to be a chaneque, or mischievous sprite, Lucía would live to meet monarchs, be courted by a midget and displayed with a giant. Her life is the subject of this fascinating historical novel by award-winning author Cecelia Velástegui.

Zárate’s mother consents to have her healthy but vulnerable daughter sent on tour to the US and beyond only if a suitable nurse/cook/companion can be found for the journey. The author has cleverly created this companion in the street-wise, scam-wise Zoila. Zoila, fleeing a questionable past and well tutored by her roguish father as a multilingual interpreter, protects and cossets the tiny celebrity, coming to know and divert the petite Lucía’s many angry, sometimes depressive moods. Along with a money-hungry manager, Frank Uffner, the entourage will travel first to Philadelphia where Lucía, said to be twelve but possibly as young as six, and by now used to being an object of curiosity, will be displayed at the Centennial celebration of 1876.

The popularity this event engenders for Lucía will lead her to encounter other physically different people who make their living from their anomalies. One notable meeting touted in the press will be Lucia’s contact with the American midget, General Mite; she fantasizes about pursuing a normal life with him someday, somehow. In England she will meet with Queen Victoria and the royal family at home, one of very few celebrities to have this distinction. And she is “growing” from a shy, even fearful child to a teenager with a canny understanding of her financial worth. Privately, Zoila has concerns that Lucia’s physical and mental wellbeing are imperiled by the rigors of vagabonding, and secretly wishes to return her to her Mexican home, to a simple, sunny lifestyle. But such is not to be her fate.

Drawing on every available shred of information about this remarkable person, Velástegui has gathered threads of legend, lore and medical science to weave this elaborate, at times extravagant tapestry. Said to have been the world’s smallest human, Zarate was later identified as having MOPD (Majewski osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism), a rare disease. She is portrayed by the author as bright and talented, undoubtedly flattered by the attention she provokes, yet frustrated and fractious as she is constantly aware of her extreme differentness. Velástegui skillfully conveys these conflicting feelings through the perceptions of Zoila, a woman who has seen the worst of human foibles and seeks to keep her charge from experiencing them.

This unusual tale typifies the strange and wondrous vision associated with great Latin writers like Márquez, Llosa and Allende. Endowing ordinary events with magical symbolism is a talent that Velástegui has displayed in previous works, notably Missing in Machu Picchu and Traces of Bliss, both winners of the coveted Latino Book Award.

Lucía Zárate has been crafted with admirable acumen. It features two heroines—one a physically fragile but spirited entertainer, the other her steely, seasoned caretaker—locked together in an enthralling tale both true and imagined, and polished to gem-like brilliance by skilled wordsmith Velástegui.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/RTV2DG0Y4CCYU/

Purchase on Amazon - http://amzn.to/2suSKPT

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Lucia Zarate By Cecilia Velastegui

Story summary:

Lucia Zárate is based on the poignant, real-life odyssey of the world’s smallest woman. Pretty and gregarious, Lucia Zárate was just twenty inches tall. A celebrity after her ‘display’ at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial International Exhibition, Lucia’s extraordinary, heartbreaking story is one of exploitation by greedy sideshow hucksters and a fishbowl existence on the road, from New York to Victorian London. We follow the adventures of diminutive Lucia Zárate and her devoted governess as they grapple with life and death, finding joy and adventure in their bumpy sideshow journey of more than fourteen years. This is an artfully balanced novel that is a mesmerizing tale of survival, resilience, and the uplifting force of friendship.

Amazon Reviewer:

Cecilia Velástegui’s mystical prose, depth of characterization and adroit plotting have been compared favorably to the work of established literary figure Arturo Pérez-Reverte. It should be no surprise, therefore, that her latest historical novel, Lucía Zarate, Velástegui, though a relative new-comer, is tied with Pérez-Reverte as a finalist in the 2017 International Latino Book awards.

“Lucía’s diminutive size had always created a see-saw of emotions within her. She either frightened people or suffered their ridicule.” Lucía Zárate was unique, a 20-inch high adult with a tinny, piping voice and the ability to charm audiences with her boisterous personality and cheeky jibes. Born in 1870 in Mexico, believed by the locals to be a chaneque, or mischievous sprite, Lucía would live to meet monarchs, be courted by a midget and displayed with a giant. Her life is the subject of this fascinating historical novel by award-winning author Cecelia Velástegui.

Zárate’s mother consents to have her healthy but vulnerable daughter sent on tour to the US and beyond only if a suitable nurse/cook/companion can be found for the journey. The author has cleverly created this companion in the street-wise, scam-wise Zoila. Zoila, fleeing a questionable past and well tutored by her roguish father as a multilingual interpreter, protects and cossets the tiny celebrity, coming to know and divert the petite Lucía’s many angry, sometimes depressive moods. Along with a money-hungry manager, Frank Uffner, the entourage will travel first to Philadelphia where Lucía, said to be twelve but possibly as young as six, and by now used to being an object of curiosity, will be displayed at the Centennial celebration of 1876.

The popularity this event engenders for Lucía will lead her to encounter other physically different people who make their living from their anomalies. One notable meeting touted in the press will be Lucia’s contact with the American midget, General Mite; she fantasizes about pursuing a normal life with him someday, somehow. In England she will meet with Queen Victoria and the royal family at home, one of very few celebrities to have this distinction. And she is “growing” from a shy, even fearful child to a teenager with a canny understanding of her financial worth. Privately, Zoila has concerns that Lucia’s physical and mental wellbeing are imperiled by the rigors of vagabonding, and secretly wishes to return her to her Mexican home, to a simple, sunny lifestyle. But such is not to be her fate.

Drawing on every available shred of information about this remarkable person, Velástegui has gathered threads of legend, lore and medical science to weave this elaborate, at times extravagant tapestry. Said to have been the world’s smallest human, Zarate was later identified as having MOPD (Majewski osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism), a rare disease. She is portrayed by the author as bright and talented, undoubtedly flattered by the attention she provokes, yet frustrated and fractious as she is constantly aware of her extreme differentness. Velástegui skillfully conveys these conflicting feelings through the perceptions of Zoila, a woman who has seen the worst of human foibles and seeks to keep her charge from experiencing them.

This unusual tale typifies the strange and wondrous vision associated with great Latin writers like Márquez, Llosa and Allende. Endowing ordinary events with magical symbolism is a talent that Velástegui has displayed in previous works, notably Missing in Machu Picchu and Traces of Bliss, both winners of the coveted Latino Book Award.

Lucía Zárate has been crafted with admirable acumen. It features two heroines—one a physically fragile but spirited entertainer, the other her steely, seasoned caretaker—locked together in an enthralling tale both true and imagined, and polished to gem-like brilliance by skilled wordsmith Velástegui.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/RTV2DG0Y4CCYU/

Purchase on Amazon - http://amzn.to/2suSKPT

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Lucia Zarate By Cecilia Velastegui

Story summary:

Lucia Zárate is based on the poignant, real-life odyssey of the world's smallest woman. Pretty and gregarious, Lucia Zárate was just twenty inches tall. A celebrity after her 'display' at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial International Exhibition, Lucia's extraordinary, heartbreaking story is one of exploitation by greedy sideshow hucksters and a fishbowl existence on the road, from New York to Victorian London. We follow the adventures of diminutive Lucia Zárate and her devoted governess as they grapple with life and death, finding joy and adventure in their bumpy sideshow journey of more than fourteen years. This is an artfully balanced novel that is a mesmerizing tale of survival, resilience, and the uplifting force of friendship.

Amazon Reviewer:

Cecilia Velástegui’s mystical prose, depth of characterization and adroit plotting have been compared favorably to the work of established literary figure Arturo Pérez-Reverte. It should be no surprise, therefore, that her latest historical novel, Lucía Zarate, Velástegui, though a relative new-comer, is tied with Pérez-Reverte as a finalist in the 2017 International Latino Book awards.

“Lucía’s diminutive size had always created a see-saw of emotions within her. She either frightened people or suffered their ridicule.” Lucía Zárate was unique, a 20-inch high adult with a tinny, piping voice and the ability to charm audiences with her boisterous personality and cheeky jibes. Born in 1870 in Mexico, believed by the locals to be a chaneque, or mischievous sprite, Lucía would live to meet monarchs, be courted by a midget and displayed with a giant. Her life is the subject of this fascinating historical novel by award-winning author Cecelia Velástegui.

Zárate’s mother consents to have her healthy but vulnerable daughter sent on tour to the US and beyond only if a suitable nurse/cook/companion can be found for the journey. The author has cleverly created this companion in the street-wise, scam-wise Zoila. Zoila, fleeing a questionable past and well tutored by her roguish father as a multilingual interpreter, protects and cossets the tiny celebrity, coming to know and divert the petite Lucía’s many angry, sometimes depressive moods. Along with a money-hungry manager, Frank Uffner, the entourage will travel first to Philadelphia where Lucía, said to be twelve but possibly as young as six, and by now used to being an object of curiosity, will be displayed at the Centennial celebration of 1876.

The popularity this event engenders for Lucía will lead her to encounter other physically different people who make their living from their anomalies. One notable meeting touted in the press will be Lucia’s contact with the American midget, General Mite; she fantasizes about pursuing a normal life with him someday, somehow. In England she will meet with Queen Victoria and the royal family at home, one of very few celebrities to have this distinction. And she is “growing” from a shy, even fearful child to a teenager with a canny understanding of her financial worth. Privately, Zoila has concerns that Lucia’s physical and mental wellbeing are imperiled by the rigors of vagabonding, and secretly wishes to return her to her Mexican home, to a simple, sunny lifestyle. But such is not to be her fate.

Drawing on every available shred of information about this remarkable person, Velástegui has gathered threads of legend, lore and medical science to weave this elaborate, at times extravagant tapestry. Said to have been the world’s smallest human, Zarate was later identified as having MOPD (Majewski osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism), a rare disease. She is portrayed by the author as bright and talented, undoubtedly flattered by the attention she provokes, yet frustrated and fractious as she is constantly aware of her extreme differentness. Velástegui skillfully conveys these conflicting feelings through the perceptions of Zoila, a woman who has seen the worst of human foibles and seeks to keep her charge from experiencing them.

This unusual tale typifies the strange and wondrous vision associated with great Latin writers like Márquez, Llosa and Allende. Endowing ordinary events with magical symbolism is a talent that Velástegui has displayed in previous works, notably Missing in Machu Picchu and Traces of Bliss, both winners of the coveted Latino Book Award.

Lucía Zárate has been crafted with admirable acumen. It features two heroines—one a physically fragile but spirited entertainer, the other her steely, seasoned caretaker—locked together in an enthralling tale both true and imagined, and polished to gem-like brilliance by skilled wordsmith Velástegui.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/RTV2DG0Y4CCYU/

Purchase on Amazon - http://amzn.to/2suSKPT

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FEB - 22 - (AÑO 1895) – UN DÍA COMO HOY – NACE VÍCTOR RAÚL HAYA DE LA TORRE, PENSADOR Y POLÍTICO PERUNO, FUNDADOR DEL APRA, FALLECIO EN 1979.

Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre, nació en Trujillo, La Libertad, el 22 de febrero de 1895 y falleció en Lima, el 2 de agosto de 1979, fue un filósofo y político peruano, fundador de la Alianza Popular Revolucionaria Americana (APRA) y líder histórico del Partido Aprista Peruano, el más longevo y el de mayor consistencia orgánica de la política del Perú. Es reconocido como un importante ideólogo político de Latinoamérica y figura clave para la política peruana y americana. Dio nombre al Caso Haya de la Torre, un caso de derecho internacional público sobre el derecho al asilo político.

Nació en Trujillo, ciudad de la costa norte peruana, en el seno de una familia aristocrática. Sus padres fueron Raúl Edmundo Haya y de Cárdenas y Zoila Victoria de la Torre y de Cárdenas. Cursó sus estudios escolares en el Colegio Seminario San Carlos y San Marcelo.

Ingresó a la Facultad de Letras de la Universidad Nacional de Trujillo (donde conoció a César Vallejo) y luego a la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad Mayor de San Marcos. Destacó pronto como líder estudiantil apoyando a la clase trabajadora.

Luego participó en protestas contra el régimen de Augusto B. Leguía, destacando como orador vigoroso y elocuente, de gran poder de persuasión debido a la profundidad de sus ideas.

Desterrado por Leguía en 1922, emigró a México, donde en 1924 fundó el APRA (Alianza Popular Revolucionaria Americana), como movimiento político con proyección continental y de orientación socialdemócrata, inicialmente de clara posición antiimperialista.

Luego viajó por Centroamérica y Europa, retornando al Perú en 1931, en cuya escena política actuaría desde entonces de manera activa hasta el fin de sus días. Sufrió prisiones, destierros y asilos. Fue candidato presidencial en las elecciones de 1931.

Fue encarcelado en 1932 por el gobierno de Luis Sánchez Cerro, siendo liberado en 1933, para volver nuevamente a ser perseguido, ya bajo el gobierno de Óscar R. Benavides.

Se mantuvo en la clandestinidad hasta 1945, cuando su partido volvió a la legalidad, ocasión en la que apoyó al Frente Democrático Nacional, que elevó a la presidencia a José Luis Bustamante y Rivero.

En 1948 su partido fue nuevamente proscrito y tras el golpe de estado del general Manuel A. Odría se vio obligado a asilarse en la embajada de Colombia (1948-1954).

En 1956, coadyuvó al triunfo electoral de Manuel Prado Ugarteche, iniciando la llamada “convivencia”.

Nuevamente candidato presidencial, perdió sucesivamente las elecciones de 1962 y 1963.

Fue abrumadoramente elegido para la Asamblea Constituyente de 1978-1979 que presidió magistralmente. Falleció el 2 de agosto de 1979 y sus restos descansan en su ciudad natal. "Aquí yace la luz", reza el epitafio de su tumba. Jaimeariansen,@outlook.com

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Lucia Zarate By Cecilia Velastegui

Story summary:

Lucia Zárate is based on the poignant, real-life odyssey of the world's smallest woman. Pretty and gregarious, Lucia Zárate was just twenty inches tall. A celebrity after her 'display' at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial International Exhibition, Lucia's extraordinary, heartbreaking story is one of exploitation by greedy sideshow hucksters and a fishbowl existence on the road, from New York to Victorian London. We follow the adventures of diminutive Lucia Zárate and her devoted governess as they grapple with life and death, finding joy and adventure in their bumpy sideshow journey of more than fourteen years. This is an artfully balanced novel that is a mesmerizing tale of survival, resilience, and the uplifting force of friendship.

Amazon Reviewer:

Cecilia Velástegui’s mystical prose, depth of characterization and adroit plotting have been compared favorably to the work of established literary figure Arturo Pérez-Reverte. It should be no surprise, therefore, that her latest historical novel, Lucía Zarate, Velástegui, though a relative new-comer, is tied with Pérez-Reverte as a finalist in the 2017 International Latino Book awards.

“Lucía’s diminutive size had always created a see-saw of emotions within her. She either frightened people or suffered their ridicule.” Lucía Zárate was unique, a 20-inch high adult with a tinny, piping voice and the ability to charm audiences with her boisterous personality and cheeky jibes. Born in 1870 in Mexico, believed by the locals to be a chaneque, or mischievous sprite, Lucía would live to meet monarchs, be courted by a midget and displayed with a giant. Her life is the subject of this fascinating historical novel by award-winning author Cecelia Velástegui.

Zárate’s mother consents to have her healthy but vulnerable daughter sent on tour to the US and beyond only if a suitable nurse/cook/companion can be found for the journey. The author has cleverly created this companion in the street-wise, scam-wise Zoila. Zoila, fleeing a questionable past and well tutored by her roguish father as a multilingual interpreter, protects and cossets the tiny celebrity, coming to know and divert the petite Lucía’s many angry, sometimes depressive moods. Along with a money-hungry manager, Frank Uffner, the entourage will travel first to Philadelphia where Lucía, said to be twelve but possibly as young as six, and by now used to being an object of curiosity, will be displayed at the Centennial celebration of 1876.

The popularity this event engenders for Lucía will lead her to encounter other physically different people who make their living from their anomalies. One notable meeting touted in the press will be Lucia’s contact with the American midget, General Mite; she fantasizes about pursuing a normal life with him someday, somehow. In England she will meet with Queen Victoria and the royal family at home, one of very few celebrities to have this distinction. And she is “growing” from a shy, even fearful child to a teenager with a canny understanding of her financial worth. Privately, Zoila has concerns that Lucia’s physical and mental wellbeing are imperiled by the rigors of vagabonding, and secretly wishes to return her to her Mexican home, to a simple, sunny lifestyle. But such is not to be her fate.

Drawing on every available shred of information about this remarkable person, Velástegui has gathered threads of legend, lore and medical science to weave this elaborate, at times extravagant tapestry. Said to have been the world’s smallest human, Zarate was later identified as having MOPD (Majewski osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism), a rare disease. She is portrayed by the author as bright and talented, undoubtedly flattered by the attention she provokes, yet frustrated and fractious as she is constantly aware of her extreme differentness. Velástegui skillfully conveys these conflicting feelings through the perceptions of Zoila, a woman who has seen the worst of human foibles and seeks to keep her charge from experiencing them.

This unusual tale typifies the strange and wondrous vision associated with great Latin writers like Márquez, Llosa and Allende. Endowing ordinary events with magical symbolism is a talent that Velástegui has displayed in previous works, notably Missing in Machu Picchu and Traces of Bliss, both winners of the coveted Latino Book Award.

Lucía Zárate has been crafted with admirable acumen. It features two heroines—one a physically fragile but spirited entertainer, the other her steely, seasoned caretaker—locked together in an enthralling tale both true and imagined, and polished to gem-like brilliance by skilled wordsmith Velástegui.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/RTV2DG0Y4CCYU/

Purchase on Amazon - http://amzn.to/2suSKPT

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Lucia Zarate By Cecilia Velastegui

Story Summary

Lucia Zárate is based on the poignant, real-life odyssey of the world's smallest woman. Pretty and gregarious, Lucia Zárate was just twenty inches tall. A celebrity after her 'display' at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial International Exhibition, Lucia's extraordinary, heartbreaking story is one of exploitation by greedy sideshow hucksters and a fishbowl existence on the road, from New York to Victorian London. We follow the adventures of diminutive Lucia Zárate and her devoted governess as they grapple with life and death, finding joy and adventure in their bumpy sideshow journey of more than fourteen years. This is an artfully balanced novel that is a mesmerizing tale of survival, resilience, and the uplifting force of friendship.

LUCIA ZARATE is a finalist for Best Historical Fiction and is in competition with world famous author Arturo Pérez-Reverte, whose many novels have been international bestsellers and have been made into mainstream, American movies: Queen of the South, the Dumas Club, the Fencing Master, etc.

http://amzn.to/2suSKPT

Amazon Review

Cecilia Velástegui’s mystical prose, depth of characterization and adroit plotting have been compared favorably to the work of established literary figure Arturo Pérez-Reverte. It should be no surprise, therefore, that her latest historical novel, Lucía Zarate, Velástegui, though a relative new-comer, is tied with Pérez-Reverte as a finalist in the 2017 International Latino Book awards.

“Lucía’s diminutive size had always created a see-saw of emotions within her. She either frightened people or suffered their ridicule.” Lucía Zárate was unique, a 20-inch high adult with a tinny, piping voice and the ability to charm audiences with her boisterous personality and cheeky jibes. Born in 1870 in Mexico, believed by the locals to be a chaneque, or mischievous sprite, Lucía would live to meet monarchs, be courted by a midget and displayed with a giant. Her life is the subject of this fascinating historical novel by award-winning author Cecelia Velástegui.

Zárate’s mother consents to have her healthy but vulnerable daughter sent on tour to the US and beyond only if a suitable nurse/cook/companion can be found for the journey. The author has cleverly created this companion in the street-wise, scam-wise Zoila. Zoila, fleeing a questionable past and well tutored by her roguish father as a multilingual interpreter, protects and cossets the tiny celebrity, coming to know and divert the petite Lucía’s many angry, sometimes depressive moods. Along with a money-hungry manager, Frank Uffner, the entourage will travel first to Philadelphia where Lucía, said to be twelve but possibly as young as six, and by now used to being an object of curiosity, will be displayed at the Centennial celebration of 1876.

The popularity this event engenders for Lucía will lead her to encounter other physically different people who make their living from their anomalies. One notable meeting touted in the press will be Lucia’s contact with the American midget, General Mite; she fantasizes about pursuing a normal life with him someday, somehow. In England she will meet with Queen Victoria and the royal family at home, one of very few celebrities to have this distinction. And she is “growing” from a shy, even fearful child to a teenager with a canny understanding of her financial worth. Privately, Zoila has concerns that Lucia’s physical and mental wellbeing are imperiled by the rigors of vagabonding, and secretly wishes to return her to her Mexican home, to a simple, sunny lifestyle. But such is not to be her fate.

Drawing on every available shred of information about this remarkable person, Velástegui has gathered threads of legend, lore and medical science to weave this elaborate, at times extravagant tapestry. Said to have been the world’s smallest human, Zarate was later identified as having MOPD (Majewski osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism), a rare disease. She is portrayed by the author as bright and talented, undoubtedly flattered by the attention she provokes, yet frustrated and fractious as she is constantly aware of her extreme differentness. Velástegui skillfully conveys these conflicting feelings through the perceptions of Zoila, a woman who has seen the worst of human foibles and seeks to keep her charge from experiencing them.

This unusual tale typifies the strange and wondrous vision associated with great Latin writers like Márquez, Llosa and Allende. Endowing ordinary events with magical symbolism is a talent that Velástegui has displayed in previous works, notably Missing in Machu Picchu and Traces of Bliss, both winners of the coveted Latino Book Award.

Lucía Zárate has been crafted with admirable acumen. It features two heroines—one a physically fragile but spirited entertainer, the other her steely, seasoned caretaker—locked together in an enthralling tale both true and imagined, and polished to gem-like brilliance by skilled wordsmith Velástegui.

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Lucia Zarate By Cecilia Velastegui

http://amzn.to/2suSKPT

Story Summary

Lucia Zárate is based on the poignant, real-life odyssey of the world's smallest woman. Pretty and gregarious, Lucia Zárate was just twenty inches tall. A celebrity after her 'display' at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial International Exhibition, Lucia's extraordinary, heartbreaking story is one of exploitation by greedy sideshow hucksters and a fishbowl existence on the road, from New York to Victorian London. We follow the adventures of diminutive Lucia Zárate and her devoted governess as they grapple with life and death, finding joy and adventure in their bumpy sideshow journey of more than fourteen years. This is an artfully balanced novel that is a mesmerizing tale of survival, resilience, and the uplifting force of friendship.

LUCIA ZARATE is a finalist for Best Historical Fiction and is in competition with world famous author Arturo Pérez-Reverte, whose many novels have been international bestsellers and have been made into mainstream, American movies: Queen of the South, the Dumas Club, the Fencing Master, etc.

Amazon Reviewer

Cecilia Velástegui’s mystical prose, depth of characterization and adroit plotting have been compared favorably to the work of established literary figure Arturo Pérez-Reverte. It should be no surprise, therefore, that her latest historical novel, Lucía Zarate, Velástegui, though a relative new-comer, is tied with Pérez-Reverte as a finalist in the 2017 International Latino Book awards.

“Lucía’s diminutive size had always created a see-saw of emotions within her. She either frightened people or suffered their ridicule.” Lucía Zárate was unique, a 20-inch high adult with a tinny, piping voice and the ability to charm audiences with her boisterous personality and cheeky jibes. Born in 1870 in Mexico, believed by the locals to be a chaneque, or mischievous sprite, Lucía would live to meet monarchs, be courted by a midget and displayed with a giant. Her life is the subject of this fascinating historical novel by award-winning author Cecelia Velástegui.

Zárate’s mother consents to have her healthy but vulnerable daughter sent on tour to the US and beyond only if a suitable nurse/cook/companion can be found for the journey. The author has cleverly created this companion in the street-wise, scam-wise Zoila. Zoila, fleeing a questionable past and well tutored by her roguish father as a multilingual interpreter, protects and cossets the tiny celebrity, coming to know and divert the petite Lucía’s many angry, sometimes depressive moods. Along with a money-hungry manager, Frank Uffner, the entourage will travel first to Philadelphia where Lucía, said to be twelve but possibly as young as six, and by now used to being an object of curiosity, will be displayed at the Centennial celebration of 1876.

The popularity this event engenders for Lucía will lead her to encounter other physically different people who make their living from their anomalies. One notable meeting touted in the press will be Lucia’s contact with the American midget, General Mite; she fantasizes about pursuing a normal life with him someday, somehow. In England she will meet with Queen Victoria and the royal family at home, one of very few celebrities to have this distinction. And she is “growing” from a shy, even fearful child to a teenager with a canny understanding of her financial worth. Privately, Zoila has concerns that Lucia’s physical and mental wellbeing are imperiled by the rigors of vagabonding, and secretly wishes to return her to her Mexican home, to a simple, sunny lifestyle. But such is not to be her fate.

Drawing on every available shred of information about this remarkable person, Velástegui has gathered threads of legend, lore and medical science to weave this elaborate, at times extravagant tapestry. Said to have been the world’s smallest human, Zarate was later identified as having MOPD (Majewski osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism), a rare disease. She is portrayed by the author as bright and talented, undoubtedly flattered by the attention she provokes, yet frustrated and fractious as she is constantly aware of her extreme differentness. Velástegui skillfully conveys these conflicting feelings through the perceptions of Zoila, a woman who has seen the worst of human foibles and seeks to keep her charge from experiencing them.

This unusual tale typifies the strange and wondrous vision associated with great Latin writers like Márquez, Llosa and Allende. Endowing ordinary events with magical symbolism is a talent that Velástegui has displayed in previous works, notably Missing in Machu Picchu and Traces of Bliss, both winners of the coveted Latino Book Award.

Lucía Zárate has been crafted with admirable acumen. It features two heroines—one a physically fragile but spirited entertainer, the other her steely, seasoned caretaker—locked together in an enthralling tale both true and imagined, and polished to gem-like brilliance by skilled wordsmith Velástegui.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/RTV2DG0Y4CCYU/

Author Bio:

Cecilia Velástegui's historical novels have received international awards: LUCIA ZARATE (2017) is a finalist for Best Historical Fiction and is in competition with an international, literary giant: Arturo Pérez Reverte. Her novel PARISIAN PROMISES won the Paris Book Award (2015), MISSING IN MACHU PICCHU (2014) won first place in the International Latino Book Awards, the nation's oldest Hispanic literary awards, TRACES OF BLISS (2013) was selected by the Association of American Publishers to the National Book Club, and GATHERING THE INDIGO MAIDENS (2012) was a runner up for the Mariposa Prize. Her children's bilingual fables were endorsed by the SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, and were finalists for the Foreword Reviews Book of the Year.

Cecilia has a graduate degree from the University of Southern California, is a former Marriage and Family Therapist, has traveled to more than 100 countries and speaks four languages. She serves on the board of directors of several cultural and educational institutions.

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Lucia Zarate By Cecilia Velastegui

http://amzn.to/2suSKPT

Story Summary

Lucia Zárate is based on the poignant, real-life odyssey of the world's smallest woman. Pretty and gregarious, Lucia Zárate was just twenty inches tall. A celebrity after her 'display' at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial International Exhibition, Lucia's extraordinary, heartbreaking story is one of exploitation by greedy sideshow hucksters and a fishbowl existence on the road, from New York to Victorian London. We follow the adventures of diminutive Lucia Zárate and her devoted governess as they grapple with life and death, finding joy and adventure in their bumpy sideshow journey of more than fourteen years. This is an artfully balanced novel that is a mesmerizing tale of survival, resilience, and the uplifting force of friendship.

LUCIA ZARATE is a finalist for Best Historical Fiction and is in competition with world famous author Arturo Pérez-Reverte, whose many novels have been international bestsellers and have been made into mainstream, American movies: Queen of the South, the Dumas Club, the Fencing Master, etc.

Amazon Reviewer

Cecilia Velástegui’s mystical prose, depth of characterization and adroit plotting have been compared favorably to the work of established literary figure Arturo Pérez-Reverte. It should be no surprise, therefore, that her latest historical novel, Lucía Zarate, Velástegui, though a relative new-comer, is tied with Pérez-Reverte as a finalist in the 2017 International Latino Book awards.

“Lucía’s diminutive size had always created a see-saw of emotions within her. She either frightened people or suffered their ridicule.” Lucía Zárate was unique, a 20-inch high adult with a tinny, piping voice and the ability to charm audiences with her boisterous personality and cheeky jibes. Born in 1870 in Mexico, believed by the locals to be a chaneque, or mischievous sprite, Lucía would live to meet monarchs, be courted by a midget and displayed with a giant. Her life is the subject of this fascinating historical novel by award-winning author Cecelia Velástegui.

Zárate’s mother consents to have her healthy but vulnerable daughter sent on tour to the US and beyond only if a suitable nurse/cook/companion can be found for the journey. The author has cleverly created this companion in the street-wise, scam-wise Zoila. Zoila, fleeing a questionable past and well tutored by her roguish father as a multilingual interpreter, protects and cossets the tiny celebrity, coming to know and divert the petite Lucía’s many angry, sometimes depressive moods. Along with a money-hungry manager, Frank Uffner, the entourage will travel first to Philadelphia where Lucía, said to be twelve but possibly as young as six, and by now used to being an object of curiosity, will be displayed at the Centennial celebration of 1876.

The popularity this event engenders for Lucía will lead her to encounter other physically different people who make their living from their anomalies. One notable meeting touted in the press will be Lucia’s contact with the American midget, General Mite; she fantasizes about pursuing a normal life with him someday, somehow. In England she will meet with Queen Victoria and the royal family at home, one of very few celebrities to have this distinction. And she is “growing” from a shy, even fearful child to a teenager with a canny understanding of her financial worth. Privately, Zoila has concerns that Lucia’s physical and mental wellbeing are imperiled by the rigors of vagabonding, and secretly wishes to return her to her Mexican home, to a simple, sunny lifestyle. But such is not to be her fate.

Drawing on every available shred of information about this remarkable person, Velástegui has gathered threads of legend, lore and medical science to weave this elaborate, at times extravagant tapestry. Said to have been the world’s smallest human, Zarate was later identified as having MOPD (Majewski osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism), a rare disease. She is portrayed by the author as bright and talented, undoubtedly flattered by the attention she provokes, yet frustrated and fractious as she is constantly aware of her extreme differentness. Velástegui skillfully conveys these conflicting feelings through the perceptions of Zoila, a woman who has seen the worst of human foibles and seeks to keep her charge from experiencing them.

This unusual tale typifies the strange and wondrous vision associated with great Latin writers like Márquez, Llosa and Allende. Endowing ordinary events with magical symbolism is a talent that Velástegui has displayed in previous works, notably Missing in Machu Picchu and Traces of Bliss, both winners of the coveted Latino Book Award.

Lucía Zárate has been crafted with admirable acumen. It features two heroines—one a physically fragile but spirited entertainer, the other her steely, seasoned caretaker—locked together in an enthralling tale both true and imagined, and polished to gem-like brilliance by skilled wordsmith Velástegui.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/RTV2DG0Y4CCYU/

Author Bio:

Cecilia Velástegui's historical novels have received international awards: LUCIA ZARATE (2017) is a finalist for Best Historical Fiction and is in competition with an international, literary giant: Arturo Pérez Reverte. Her novel PARISIAN PROMISES won the Paris Book Award (2015), MISSING IN MACHU PICCHU (2014) won first place in the International Latino Book Awards, the nation's oldest Hispanic literary awards, TRACES OF BLISS (2013) was selected by the Association of American Publishers to the National Book Club, and GATHERING THE INDIGO MAIDENS (2012) was a runner up for the Mariposa Prize. Her children's bilingual fables were endorsed by the SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, and were finalists for the Foreword Reviews Book of the Year.

Cecilia has a graduate degree from the University of Southern California, is a former Marriage and Family Therapist, has traveled to more than 100 countries and speaks four languages. She serves on the board of directors of several cultural and educational institutions.

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Lucia Zarate By Cecilia Velastegui

http://amzn.to/2suSKPT

Story Summary

Lucia Zárate is based on the poignant, real-life odyssey of the world's smallest woman. Pretty and gregarious, Lucia Zárate was just twenty inches tall. A celebrity after her 'display' at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial International Exhibition, Lucia's extraordinary, heartbreaking story is one of exploitation by greedy sideshow hucksters and a fishbowl existence on the road, from New York to Victorian London. We follow the adventures of diminutive Lucia Zárate and her devoted governess as they grapple with life and death, finding joy and adventure in their bumpy sideshow journey of more than fourteen years. This is an artfully balanced novel that is a mesmerizing tale of survival, resilience, and the uplifting force of friendship.

LUCIA ZARATE is a finalist for Best Historical Fiction and is in competition with world famous author Arturo Pérez-Reverte, whose many novels have been international bestsellers and have been made into mainstream, American movies: Queen of the South, the Dumas Club, the Fencing Master, etc.

Amazon Reviewer

Cecilia Velástegui’s mystical prose, depth of characterization and adroit plotting have been compared favorably to the work of established literary figure Arturo Pérez-Reverte. It should be no surprise, therefore, that her latest historical novel, Lucía Zarate, Velástegui, though a relative new-comer, is tied with Pérez-Reverte as a finalist in the 2017 International Latino Book awards.

“Lucía’s diminutive size had always created a see-saw of emotions within her. She either frightened people or suffered their ridicule.” Lucía Zárate was unique, a 20-inch high adult with a tinny, piping voice and the ability to charm audiences with her boisterous personality and cheeky jibes. Born in 1870 in Mexico, believed by the locals to be a chaneque, or mischievous sprite, Lucía would live to meet monarchs, be courted by a midget and displayed with a giant. Her life is the subject of this fascinating historical novel by award-winning author Cecelia Velástegui.

Zárate’s mother consents to have her healthy but vulnerable daughter sent on tour to the US and beyond only if a suitable nurse/cook/companion can be found for the journey. The author has cleverly created this companion in the street-wise, scam-wise Zoila. Zoila, fleeing a questionable past and well tutored by her roguish father as a multilingual interpreter, protects and cossets the tiny celebrity, coming to know and divert the petite Lucía’s many angry, sometimes depressive moods. Along with a money-hungry manager, Frank Uffner, the entourage will travel first to Philadelphia where Lucía, said to be twelve but possibly as young as six, and by now used to being an object of curiosity, will be displayed at the Centennial celebration of 1876.

The popularity this event engenders for Lucía will lead her to encounter other physically different people who make their living from their anomalies. One notable meeting touted in the press will be Lucia’s contact with the American midget, General Mite; she fantasizes about pursuing a normal life with him someday, somehow. In England she will meet with Queen Victoria and the royal family at home, one of very few celebrities to have this distinction. And she is “growing” from a shy, even fearful child to a teenager with a canny understanding of her financial worth. Privately, Zoila has concerns that Lucia’s physical and mental wellbeing are imperiled by the rigors of vagabonding, and secretly wishes to return her to her Mexican home, to a simple, sunny lifestyle. But such is not to be her fate.

Drawing on every available shred of information about this remarkable person, Velástegui has gathered threads of legend, lore and medical science to weave this elaborate, at times extravagant tapestry. Said to have been the world’s smallest human, Zarate was later identified as having MOPD (Majewski osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism), a rare disease. She is portrayed by the author as bright and talented, undoubtedly flattered by the attention she provokes, yet frustrated and fractious as she is constantly aware of her extreme differentness. Velástegui skillfully conveys these conflicting feelings through the perceptions of Zoila, a woman who has seen the worst of human foibles and seeks to keep her charge from experiencing them.

This unusual tale typifies the strange and wondrous vision associated with great Latin writers like Márquez, Llosa and Allende. Endowing ordinary events with magical symbolism is a talent that Velástegui has displayed in previous works, notably Missing in Machu Picchu and Traces of Bliss, both winners of the coveted Latino Book Award.

Lucía Zárate has been crafted with admirable acumen. It features two heroines—one a physically fragile but spirited entertainer, the other her steely, seasoned caretaker—locked together in an enthralling tale both true and imagined, and polished to gem-like brilliance by skilled wordsmith Velástegui.

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Author Bio:

Cecilia Velástegui's historical novels have received international awards: LUCIA ZARATE (2017) is a finalist for Best Historical Fiction and is in competition with an international, literary giant: Arturo Pérez Reverte. Her novel PARISIAN PROMISES won the Paris Book Award (2015), MISSING IN MACHU PICCHU (2014) won first place in the International Latino Book Awards, the nation's oldest Hispanic literary awards, TRACES OF BLISS (2013) was selected by the Association of American Publishers to the National Book Club, and GATHERING THE INDIGO MAIDENS (2012) was a runner up for the Mariposa Prize. Her children's bilingual fables were endorsed by the SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, and were finalists for the Foreword Reviews Book of the Year.

Cecilia has a graduate degree from the University of Southern California, is a former Marriage and Family Therapist, has traveled to more than 100 countries and speaks four languages. She serves on the board of directors of several cultural and educational institutions.

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Lucia Zarate By Cecilia Velastegui

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Story Summary

Lucia Zárate is based on the poignant, real-life odyssey of the world's smallest woman. Pretty and gregarious, Lucia Zárate was just twenty inches tall. A celebrity after her 'display' at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial International Exhibition, Lucia's extraordinary, heartbreaking story is one of exploitation by greedy sideshow hucksters and a fishbowl existence on the road, from New York to Victorian London. We follow the adventures of diminutive Lucia Zárate and her devoted governess as they grapple with life and death, finding joy and adventure in their bumpy sideshow journey of more than fourteen years. This is an artfully balanced novel that is a mesmerizing tale of survival, resilience, and the uplifting force of friendship.

LUCIA ZARATE is a finalist for Best Historical Fiction and is in competition with world famous author Arturo Pérez-Reverte, whose many novels have been international bestsellers and have been made into mainstream, American movies: Queen of the South, the Dumas Club, the Fencing Master, etc.

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Cecilia Velástegui’s mystical prose, depth of characterization and adroit plotting have been compared favorably to the work of established literary figure Arturo Pérez-Reverte. It should be no surprise, therefore, that her latest historical novel, Lucía Zarate, Velástegui, though a relative new-comer, is tied with Pérez-Reverte as a finalist in the 2017 International Latino Book awards.

“Lucía’s diminutive size had always created a see-saw of emotions within her. She either frightened people or suffered their ridicule.” Lucía Zárate was unique, a 20-inch high adult with a tinny, piping voice and the ability to charm audiences with her boisterous personality and cheeky jibes. Born in 1870 in Mexico, believed by the locals to be a chaneque, or mischievous sprite, Lucía would live to meet monarchs, be courted by a midget and displayed with a giant. Her life is the subject of this fascinating historical novel by award-winning author Cecelia Velástegui.

Zárate’s mother consents to have her healthy but vulnerable daughter sent on tour to the US and beyond only if a suitable nurse/cook/companion can be found for the journey. The author has cleverly created this companion in the street-wise, scam-wise Zoila. Zoila, fleeing a questionable past and well tutored by her roguish father as a multilingual interpreter, protects and cossets the tiny celebrity, coming to know and divert the petite Lucía’s many angry, sometimes depressive moods. Along with a money-hungry manager, Frank Uffner, the entourage will travel first to Philadelphia where Lucía, said to be twelve but possibly as young as six, and by now used to being an object of curiosity, will be displayed at the Centennial celebration of 1876.

The popularity this event engenders for Lucía will lead her to encounter other physically different people who make their living from their anomalies. One notable meeting touted in the press will be Lucia’s contact with the American midget, General Mite; she fantasizes about pursuing a normal life with him someday, somehow. In England she will meet with Queen Victoria and the royal family at home, one of very few celebrities to have this distinction. And she is “growing” from a shy, even fearful child to a teenager with a canny understanding of her financial worth. Privately, Zoila has concerns that Lucia’s physical and mental wellbeing are imperiled by the rigors of vagabonding, and secretly wishes to return her to her Mexican home, to a simple, sunny lifestyle. But such is not to be her fate.

Drawing on every available shred of information about this remarkable person, Velástegui has gathered threads of legend, lore and medical science to weave this elaborate, at times extravagant tapestry. Said to have been the world’s smallest human, Zarate was later identified as having MOPD (Majewski osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism), a rare disease. She is portrayed by the author as bright and talented, undoubtedly flattered by the attention she provokes, yet frustrated and fractious as she is constantly aware of her extreme differentness. Velástegui skillfully conveys these conflicting feelings through the perceptions of Zoila, a woman who has seen the worst of human foibles and seeks to keep her charge from experiencing them.

This unusual tale typifies the strange and wondrous vision associated with great Latin writers like Márquez, Llosa and Allende. Endowing ordinary events with magical symbolism is a talent that Velástegui has displayed in previous works, notably Missing in Machu Picchu and Traces of Bliss, both winners of the coveted Latino Book Award.

Lucía Zárate has been crafted with admirable acumen. It features two heroines—one a physically fragile but spirited entertainer, the other her steely, seasoned caretaker—locked together in an enthralling tale both true and imagined, and polished to gem-like brilliance by skilled wordsmith Velástegui.

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Author Bio:

Cecilia Velástegui's historical novels have received international awards: LUCIA ZARATE (2017) is a finalist for Best Historical Fiction and is in competition with an international, literary giant: Arturo Pérez Reverte. Her novel PARISIAN PROMISES won the Paris Book Award (2015), MISSING IN MACHU PICCHU (2014) won first place in the International Latino Book Awards, the nation's oldest Hispanic literary awards, TRACES OF BLISS (2013) was selected by the Association of American Publishers to the National Book Club, and GATHERING THE INDIGO MAIDENS (2012) was a runner up for the Mariposa Prize. Her children's bilingual fables were endorsed by the SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, and were finalists for the Foreword Reviews Book of the Year.

Cecilia has a graduate degree from the University of Southern California, is a former Marriage and Family Therapist, has traveled to more than 100 countries and speaks four languages. She serves on the board of directors of several cultural and educational institutions.