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unusual facts about Puerto Rican culture



Bootstraps: From an American Academic of Color

Bootstraps: From an American Academic of Color (ISBN 0814103774) is a book by Washington State University Regents Professor (English) Victor Villanueva speaking of the troubles of assimilation due to his Puerto Rican heritage.


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Pitorro

Pitorro is an integral part of Puerto Rican culture, and musical odes to it or its production (such as the plena "Los Contrabandistas", popularized by Puerto Rican singer Daniel Santos) are part of local folklore.

Salvador Tió

Salvador Tió y Montes De Oca (November 15, 1911-September 17, 1989) was a Puerto Rican poet, writer, and promoter of Puerto Rican culture, best known for coining the term "Spanglish".