Podcast appearances and mentions of marlena fitzpatrick

Marlena Fitzpatrick is a Nuyorican socialite who works in arts, entertainment and media.

Hector chats with his longtime friend and colleague, Marlena Fitzpatrick, about her childhood in Puerto Rico, the world of musical theater, dominoes, and the future of Puerto Rico. Marlena is a union representative for theater musicians in New York City and has worked closely with musicians and actors in the Big Apple and on the island. She was in Las Vegas for the 2018 Latin Grammys. You can follow Marlena at @MarlenaFitz on Twitter and Instagram.

It's now two months since Hurricane María, and what's life like in Puerto Rico? We speak with Marlena Fitzpatrick and Hector Luis Alamo, who are currently on the island, reporting for Enclave Magazine. Later in the show, host Julio Ricardo Varela shares his thoughts about Sunday's Unity March for Puerto Rico in DC. Where will the diaspora go next? Show image by Flavio Cumpiano For more, visit LatinoRebels.com

Episode 77 - #Poetsforpuertorico was a hit. Willie Perdomo, thank you, thank you, thank you. The room was packed. A historic night for the spoken. Without a doubt. A vitamin room. A space for solidarity and Comedores Sociales de Puerto Rico. Poet Cynthia Dewi Oka is off the charts. Her ode to Puerto Rico was like few I’ve ever met, for anyone or anything. The wound penned to slash the jugular. I feel like the different patches of a knitted quilt. I spoke musician, activist, director, writer, musical theater advocate Local 802, Marlena Fitzpatrick, about her piece for the Huffington Post, More Than Prayers: How the Diaspora Can Help Our Families in Puerto Rico because she ‘admitted’ she wasn’t being objective about her assessment of how best to help the island. This is in short vignettes, the voice of her seeing eyes. The little things do matter. Sol