‘Mambo’ Author Returns to His Muse - By Damien Cave (The New York Times)

Oscar Hijuelos stopped abruptly on Calle Ocho at a mural of Latino celebrities. “Wow,” he said, pointing to colorful portraits of people he knew: Celia Cruz, Cuba’s queen of salsa, and Tito Puente, the drummer extraordinaire. “They used to send me Christmas cards,” he said ... read more