Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

I hope to post Part 2 of my father’s obituary on Tuesday (here is Part 1); in the meantime, below is this beautiful ballad in his honor, one of my all-time faves, from the hit Broadway musical RENT. (As an … Continue reading →

I dedicate this number by the band Cuba L.A. to the memory of my father, Don Francisco Florentino Guerra Fernandez (October 16, 1943–May 2, 2024).

I will write up a proper eulogy over the weekend, but for now it is with a heavy heart that I share the somber news that my father Don Francisco Florentino Guerra Fernandez died earlier this morning. He was a … Continue reading →

Standing next to my wife Sydjia (far left), myself (second from right), and three of his grandchildren (Adys, Aritzia, and Kleber), is my father Don Francisco. (This picture was taken in December of 2020.)

I know it’s not going to happen, but the United Nations should declare May 1st “International Victims of Communism Day”. To this end, allow me to share my colleague and friend Ilya Somin’s original May Day Proposal from 2007: see … Continue reading →

Alas, my father is in really bad shape right now, but (contra Hume) my mother and I are still holding out for a miracle. In his honor, below is the soundtrack of my father’s favorite movie, Andy Garcia’s “The Lost … Continue reading →

Here is a link to a photo of my father Don Francisco (far left) with his niece Vivian, my mother Oilda, and myself (far right).

I won’t be blogging today or tomorrow due to an illness in my family. (My father was operated on yesterday, so my mother and I will be in the hospital by his side.)