1997 Book Published: La Cofradía De Artistas Nómadas by Fernando Roca De Leon
9-99 John Cordero records cd of Guillermo Venegas songs
10/10/99 6th Festival at Quebradillas, Puerto Rico
2-21-
01 Venegas siblings sue ACEMLA and Peermusic
10/13/02 7th Festival at Quebradillas, Puerto Rico
10-24-04 Diana Olivia Valle Concert at Casa Aboy, San Juan, Purto Rico
9-08
CD Diana y Aquella Noche on sale (on Internet).
10/10/97 4th GVL Festival
On October 10, 1997, the 4th GVL festival was held at Teatro Liberty, Quebradillas, Puerto Rico. These artists were presented to a full house by Jorge Rivera Nieves: Alba Rosa Castro, Diana Olivia, Trio Vegabajeño, Trio Borinquen, Guillermo Venegas hijo, Rosa Nieves, Ana De La Cruz and Hiram Gomez. This activity was sponsored by Triple S, Banco Popular, El Nuevo Dia and Telemundo. This activity was organized by Asociacion Genesis GVL Inc. Click here for advertisement.
1997 Book Published: La Cofradía De Artistas Nómadas by Fernando Roca De Leon
Book published. This books is the history of the "Cofradia De Artistas Nómadas" or, loosely translated, "Fraternity of Nomad Artists". The cofradia was created in 1978 by Jesus Maria Santaliz (Chu) and Fernando Roca to be a meeting point for poets, composers, writers, musicians, philosophers..... Among its initial members were Paco Piñol (barber), Noel Estrada (composer), Placido Acevedo (composer), Manuel Gayol (guitarist), Jose Raul Ramirez (pianist), Renè Marquèz (dramatist), Arturo Somohano (orchestra conductor), Tuty Unpierre (guitarist / composer), Rafael Muñoz (orchestra conductor) and GVL. Later members were Luis Muños Marin (poet/governor), Miguel Alcaide (guitarist), Rafael Hernandez (composer), Luis Pales Matos (poet), Gustavo Agrait (lawyer), Angel Cruz Cruz (lawyer), Jaime Benitez (educator), Pablo Vargas Badillo (publicist), Manuel Jimenez (Canario) (composer), Jesus Maria Snaroma (pianist), Luis Llorens Torres (poet), Jose Ferrer (actor), Juano Hernandez (actor)...and others. All in all, a who's who in puertorican arts. This book, in addition to Cofradia activities, has many photographs and anecdotes and chapters dedicated to GVL, from boyhood to his death. Author Fernando Roca De Leon, Chu Santaliz and GVL were all from Quebradillas and were close boyhood lifetime friends.
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