You may know Cecilia Suarez, 50, as Paulina de La Mora, the riveting lead in Manolo Caro's Mexican dark dramedy “La Casa de Las Flores” [“The House of Flowers”], co-produced by Netflix. The actress stole countless scenes playing Paulina, the eldest of the dysfunctional upper-class clan and the manager of her father's struggling cabaret full of drag queens, strippers and "dark rooms." All to buy back the family-run business a posh floristry shop to maintain their high social status among the Mexican elite and save her relationship with transgender ex-partner Maria Jose.
My mother was barely a teenager when Gaitan was assassinated on April 9, 1948. His death generated a wave of political violence throughout the country.
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Some of the world s largest vaccine-makers hope to bolster public confidence in a yet-to-arrive COVID-19 vaccine, pledging to follow strict safety protocols in the rush to respond to the pandemic. Here, a nurse practitioner administers a dose of flu vaccine in Key Biscayne, Fla.
Fleming Lopez, 46, says he opened Mi Pequeña Centro-American Restaurant and Supermarket in Panama City about a year before the first coronavirus cases were reported in the U.S. “Things were very bad,” he said. Business fell by about 60% and some employees were let go, Lopez said.
“Now things are getting a little better,” he said. “We’re getting the employees back to work.”