The Days of the Rainbow by Antonio Skármeta & the film NO

In 1988 Chilean President and General Augusto Pinochet, after a 14-year dictatorship that began with the 1974 military coup which deposed then President Salvador Allende and in an attempt to legitimize his regime in the eyes of Western governments, called for a plebiscite.  Citizens of Chile would vote – Yes or No – to Pinochet.  “Yes” for Pinochet to remain in power and “No” for … Continue reading The Days of the Rainbow by Antonio Skármeta & the film NO

La Revolución remolque libro continúa!

The book trailer REVOLUTION continues! I’m still trying to get into this book trailer thing.  On the whole – not going so well.  But this landed in my Gmail the other day and I found myself intrigued… The book is Revolution:  The Year I Fell In Love & Went To Join the War by Deb Olin Unferth.  It’s not every day a girl finds God, … Continue reading La Revolución remolque libro continúa!