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hat tip: Kottke; #HotFrankSummer

Congratulations to the class of 2024, including my daughter Aritizia O., who graduated from the College of Medicine at the University of Central Florida (UCF) on May 3rd, as well as my son Kleber E., who graduated from the College … Continue reading →

Performed by the legendary Cachao, one of my father’s favorite fellow Cuban artists:

I have had the somber task of writing my father’s obituary this week (see here), and one of the most surprising and awe-inspiring biographical facts I found as I was digging into the details of my father’s life was that … Continue reading →

I have posted Don Francisco’s obituary as well as a few family photos here: https://obituaries.forestlawn.com/obituaries/francisco-guerra Below is my favorite photo of my father:

My father as a young boy in Matanzas, Cuba:

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).