It is the story of his part in the rescue of 1,500 Allied prisoners and the Chefoo School-- his Alma Mater -- imprisoned in the Weihsien Concentration Camp in China. I was a student in the Chefoo School. I was a child in that camp.
Nilda Lavoe, more commonly known as Puchi Lavoe, was working on voice-over recordings for a movie about her deceased husband Hector Lavoe's life prior to her death. Before the film, which was titled El Cantante, was completed, Nilda Lavoe accidentally fell backward out of a 14th story window to her death. Her official cause of death was ruled as severe head trauma due to the fall. El Cantante presented Hector Lavoe's life from the perspective of Nilda Lavoe. Hector Lavoe was one of the most well-known singers in the salsa community, and his relationship with Nilda Lavoe was featured extensively throughout the movie. Years before her own untimely death, Nilda Lavoe experienced the tragic death of her husband, who passed away due to complications from AIDS.
Raul Rodriguez, an acclaimed float designer who created hundreds of floral confections for the Rose Parade, has died, his family announced. He was 71. Rodriguez died of cardiac arrest at his home in Pasadena on Wednesday afternoon, according to publicist Harlan Boll. Rodriguezâs career as a champion float maker began at 15, when he designed his first Rose Parade float for the city of Whittier and took home a trophy. He went on to design at least 500 floats andâ¦.