A bilingual edition of a renowned work of Puerto Rican literature, Cortijo s Wake/El entierro de Cortijo is novelist Edgardo Rodriguez Julia s vivid description of the funeral of legendary Puerto Rican musician Rafael Cortijo. El entierro de Cortijo became an immediate bestseller following its original publication in Puerto Rico in 1983. An unparalleled Afro-Puerto Rican percussionist and bandleader, Cortijo (1928 1982) revolutionized the country s musical culture. His band, Cortijo y Su Combo, captivated Caribbean and Latin American audiences as it emerged in the mid-1950s....

A bilingual edition of a renowned work of Puerto Rican literature, Cortijo s Wake/El entierro de Cortijo is novelist Edgardo Rodriguez Julia s vivid description of the funeral of legendary Puerto Rican musician Rafael Cortijo. El entierro de Cortijo became an immediate bestseller following its original publication in Puerto Rico in 1983. An unparalleled Afro-Puerto Rican percussionist and bandleader, Cortijo (1928 1982) revolutionized the country s musical culture. His band, Cortijo y Su Combo, captivated Caribbean and Latin American audiences as it emerged in the mid-1950s....