"…The principal feature of the retablos I have seen and collected is the picture, the diorama, if you will, of someone’s earthly crisis, at which the divine is also present in the figure of a particular saint or Holy Virgin. This simple crudely drawn and painted image is wrought with drama, depicting a moment of powerful tension, pain, and transcendence. I took my cues from these images, and determined to use them as the motif for the moments in my life that defined me…"
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Film directors from the United StatesPlaywrights from the United StatesHispanic AmericansPeople from El PasoMexican Americans
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On being influenced by retablos in “An Interview with Octavio Solis” (Welcome to Literary Ashland; 2019 Jun 24)
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