Featured: “Juana, La Avanzadora” & “Teresita, La maestra del piano”
Featured: “Juana, La Avanzadora” & “Teresita, La maestra del piano”
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Title:
- Juana, La Avanzadora
- Teresita, La maestra del piano
Author:
- Juana, La Avanzadora by Margarita Pérez García
- Teresita, La maestra del piano by Adriana Ramírez
Language: Spanish
This Book / Reader is: for language learners (individual / classroom)
Link to Purchase / Access the Book / Reader:
Juana, La Avanzadora – https://vocesunplugged.com/products/juana-la-avanzadora-level-3-4-spanish?_pos=1&_psq=Juana&_ss=e&_v=1.0
Teresita, La maestra del piano – https://vocesunplugged.com/products/teresita-la-maestra-del-piano-level-3-4-spanish?_pos=1&_sid=795dfd1fd&_ss=r
Book / Reader Overview:
Both of these readers are part of the “Revolucinarias” series by Margarita and Adriana. Note: They would be great stories to read during Black History Month.
Juana, La Avanzadora – Born into slavery in 1790, Juana Ramírez dreamt of a more egalitarian society for mixed-race, Indigenous, and Black people. Juana hoped to join in the fight for independence against the Spanish Empire, but women were merely companions of men who were going to war. At the age of 15, she joined the fight and led an all-women artillery unit. Did Juana live to see her dream of freedom come true?
– Themes: slavery, independence, women’s representation in history
Teresita, La maestra del piano – Teresita is a powerful story about an Afro-Colombian pianist from Medellín, Colombia. It is about intersectionality and music, and how one woman changed the classical music landscape of a country. She is a revolutionary woman who fought alone, with her piano and her music, to bring classical music, traditionally reserved for the urban elite, to all social classes. Teresita broke stereotypes, defied norms and challenged the system. With her music, she opened doors for many others to enter after her. The world of classical music in Medellín and Colombia has a before and an after Teresita Gómez. She taught us that “music is stronger than racism”. Teresita is the inspiring story of a revolutionary woman who fought with her piano and her music against a racist and classist society that could not imagine that a person like her could have access to classical music.
