Interview with Juan Sanchez on Dec 21, 2015, Segment 13

CENTRO: 100 Puerto Ricans Oral History Project, 2013-

Sanchez describes the painting “Para Filiberto” based on the Puerto Rican activist Filiberto Ojeda Rios. Ojeda Rios was the leader of an underground movement called “Los Macheteros”, which advocated for the independence of Puerto Rico. Sanchez explains that the composition represents the assassination of the activist and the elements that surrounded his movement.

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Date

December 21, 2015, Recording date

Interviewee

Juan Sanchez

Interviewer

Leonela Medina Baez

Duration

4m 48.0s

Location of interview

Center for Puerto Rican Studies, New York, NY

Language

Object Type

Moving Image

Identifier

JSan.2015.12.21.13

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Individuals or Organizations Mentioned

Filiberto Ojeda Rios

Related Places

Center for Puerto Rican Studies (interview location), Puerto Rico (is referenced)

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Citation

CENTRO: 100 Puerto Ricans Oral History Project, 2013-. Interview with Juan Sanchez on Dec 21, 2015, Segment 13: JSan.2015.12.21.13. Center for Puerto Rican Studies Library & Archives, Hunter College, CUNY. Web. 25 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