Jose Rivera's 'Boleros for the Disenchanted'

May. 3, 2009
On the road to "On the Road," writer Jose Rivera stopped long enough to listen to an old bolero. An acclaimed playwright ("Marisol," "References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot" and an Academy Award-nominated screenwriter ("The Motorcycle Diaries"), Rivera is...
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