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Alejandro's Not So New and Somehow Improved Culture Bodega

Alejandro A. Riera

Musings about film, music, theater things I am working on. There might be a bit of shameless self-promotion.

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    Born in Santurce, Puerto Rico and in love with the movies from Day One, I started writing my first film reviews for my high school newspaper. Little did I know that what became an extracurricular activity at school would turn into a career of sorts.

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