Mariel 30 years later / Zu Galeria Fine Arts

A note I found on the Net...a little late but not too late; since the Mariel boatlift was a mass exodus of Cubans who departed from Cuba's Mariel Harbor for the United States between April 15 and October 31, 1980.
Cepp Selgas / Cachita I / Acrylic on paper / 16X12in. / 2005.

Remembering El Mariel 30 years later
A group exhibit, featuring artists, who came via El Mariel boatlift 30 years ago. Some were children then, others adults, but all have one thing in common, besides being artists … all are Marielitos…
Abdiel Acosta; Carlos Alfonso; Valentin Alvarez-Campos ; Ayessa; Florencio Capestany; Ana Carballosa; Mario Castañeda; Carlos Diaz Barrios; Pedro Damian; Humberto Dionisio; Casimiro Gonzalez; Victor Gomez; Pablo Hernandez; Eduardo Michaelsen; Luis Molina; Jose Ramon Morales; Mysora; Juan Navarrete; Tony Nuñez; Miguel Ordoqui; Luis Pardini; Trinidad Pino; Juan Lara; Carlos Rafael; Manuel Revuelta; Jesus Redruello; Cepp Selgas; Andres Valerio; Luis Vega; Sinuhé Vega; Luis Venegas.
I bid farewell to the sea… May it never happen again, for many lives were lost out there in the ocean… To those that are no longer with us, I dedicate this exhibit in your memory… 30 years later!
June 4 - June 27, 2010.
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Manny Lopez
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