Interview with Gilda Mirós on November 17, 2016, Segment 5, Part 1

Mirós discusses her role as an author, how she started to write and publish books and her strong passion for the preservation of history. After she retired from the media, she decided to produce an audio book that compiled her interviews of the music band La Sonera Matancera; later on she and her brother published a book about the political cartoons published by her stepfather, Fernando L. Conesa. She also refers to her spiritual beliefs, her close relation with her mother and her publications “Alas Misticas” and “Memorias de los Espiritus.” Mirós explains that while she wrote these books she was a full time caregiver for her parents. 

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Date

November 17, 2016, Recording date

Interviewee

Gilda Mirós

Interviewer

Leonela Medina Baez

Duration

11m 48.0s

Location of interview

Center for Puerto Rican Studies, New York, NY

Language

Object Type

Moving Image

Identifier

GMir.2016.11.17.5.1

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Related Keywords

Authors, Books, Parents

Individuals or Organizations Mentioned

La Sonora Matancera, Fernando Luis Conesa, University of Puerto Rico

Related Places

Center for Puerto Rican Studies (interview location), Miami Beach, FL (is referenced), Queens (is referenced), Weston, FL (is referenced)

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Citation

Interview with Gilda Mirós on November 17, 2016, Segment 5, Part 1: GMir.2016.11.17.5.1. Center for Puerto Rican Studies Library & Archives, Hunter College, CUNY. Web. 17 Jan 2021.

Use Restrictions

In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Rights Holder

Center for Puerto Rican Studies, Library & Archive

Repository

Center for Puerto Rican Studies, Library and Archives