Teatro La Perla
Teatro La Perla is a historic theater in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Inaugurated in 1864, it is the second oldest theater of its kind in Puerto Rico, but "the largest and most historic in the Spanish-speaking Caribbean." The theater was named La Perla in honor of the Virgin of Montserrat (Spanish: La Virgen de Montserrat), known as "The Pearl of the Mediterranean." It is located in barrio Tercero, in the Ponce Historic Zone.
Design
The theater was designed by Juan Bertoli Calderoni (an Italian resident of the city) in the 1860s and it bears a neoclassical structure with an impressive six-column entrance. The building was badly damaged by the 1918 earthquake. However, it was rebuilt in 1940 using the original plans and reopened in 1941 with better acoustics technology. It closed in 2006 for renovations and reopened on March 14, 2008.
History
Teatro La Perla was built under the initiative of Francisco Parra Duperón and Pedro Garriga in May 1864. It was inaugurated on 28 May 1864 with the play La campana de la Almudaina of the Majorcan writer Juan Palou y Coll by the theatrical company of Segarra & Argente.
La perla (film)
La perla (The Pearl) is a 1947 Mexican/American film by the acclaimed director Emilio Fernández. The story is based on the novella The Pearl by John Steinbeck, who also co-wrote the screenplay for the movie.
In 2002, this film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
Plot
In a fishing village, Kino (Armendáriz) and his wife Juana (Marqués) are in anguish because their little son Coyotito was stung by a scorpion, the local doctor (a foreigner) refuses to treat the child and the boy is taken to a curandera. Later the doctor and his brother (Wagner), a loan shark meet Kino again, after he finds an expensive pearl and decide to steal it from him.
Cast
La Perla
- La Perla Theater, Ponce, Puerto Rico
See also
La Perla (Calle 13 song)
"La Perla" (English: The Pearl) is the third single by alternative rap band Calle 13 taken from their third studio album Los de Atrás Vienen Conmigo, released on May 9, 2009 by Sony BMG. It features Panamanian salsa singer Rubén Blades and samba group La Chilinga. A music video was made and released for this song. Calle 13 and Ruben Blades performed the song at the Latin Grammy Awards for 2009.
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by Carlos Vives
La Perla
by: Carlos VivesEn la playa dormida
Bajo una Sierra sagrada
La tarde luce vestida
De mil estrellas doradas
Hay una perla andaluza
Sobre la arena plateada
Y un mar azul que se arrulla
Con su belleza encantada
Mi primer amor, la libertad
Mi primer beso
Mi barrio sencillo
La esperanza de mi pueblo
Los goles de Arango
Los domingos, los abuelos
Mi forma de hablar
Y el llanto
Que un día me llevé my lejos
Santa, al pasar el tiempo
No puedo olvidar que te conocí
Muy dentro yo quiero
Cuando sople el viento
Volver a tu lado y vivir allí
En una playa dormida
Bajo una sierra Nevada
Había una historia perdida
Que encontré bajo mi cama
Era la tierra de un hombre
De una cultura dorada
Que se perdió entre la guerra,
las nubes y fue olvidada
Quiero caminar
Por esas calles
Nuevamente
Quiero despertarme
Con las voces de mi gente
Quiero ver tu nombre
En las estrellas, Santa Marta
Y que te recuerde siempre
Que te quiero con el alma
Por las noches
Te quiero contemplar
De tus faldas no me quiero soltas
No es un sueño vivir asó
Y dormir abrazado a ti
Tempranito voy corriendo hasta el mar
Cayuquito de romo y a remar
No es un sueño vivr así
Pescaíto que regresó
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En una playa dormida
Bajo una Sierra sagrada
La tarde luce vestida