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A chat with Winnie Biscet about her father, Dr Oscar Elias Biscet!

My view by Silvio Canto, Jr. (Free subscription) | yesterday

... is Founder and President of Lawton Foundation. This organization is considered illegal by the Cuban government. My father, Oscar is a Cuban physician and is a very spiritual man. I feel that he follows the same philosophies as Dr. Martin Luther King and Thoreau. Oscar was unjustly sentenced to three years in prison on February 26, 1999 for a crime of flying the Cuban flag...

INTERVIEW/PROFILE: Keeping the Flame Burning for a Beloved Queen of Salsa

All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009

Celia Cruzs mausoleum at Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx looks downright homey. Colorful plants flank a modest walkway, and clear side windows let visitors peer inside, where family photos, a rosary and a Cuban flag rest atop the singers tomb, along with a framed magazine clipping about The 10 Unbelievable Wigs of Celia Cruz...

• Keeping the Flame Burning for a Beloved Queen of Salsa - New York Times

Keeping the Flame Burning for a Beloved Queen of Salsa

New York Times (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009

’s mausoleum at in the Bronx looks downright homey. Colorful plants flank a modest walkway, and clear side windows let visitors peer inside, where family photos, a rosary and a Cuban flag rest atop the singer’s tomb, along with a framed magazine clipping about “The 10 Unbelievable Wigs of Celia Cruz.” RelatedTimes Topics: (July 17, 2003)While titans of industry and government spend eternity...