The Navy, The Britos & The Quetzal In 1962 The investigations into political crimes committed by the Trujillo regime was under way. My father was called to testify about the disappearance of the Brito – On July 20, 1951 the Quetzal, commanded by Alfredo Brito,...
The Purse By the time I turned three, my family had gone from a normal family living in the outskirts of Santo Domingo dealing with “normal” day-to-day issues, to having my father jailed as a political prisoner, my mother harassed daily, renting out...
My Father Falls Out of Grace With the Government I was born in the Dominican Republic (D.R.) during the dictatorship of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo, fact that would define the rest of my life. Whether directly or indirectly, my family was affected by chaos during my...
El Cadillo One of the earliest memories I have is of going to see my father in the La Victoria jail in Santo Domingo. My father was a political prisoner and had been arrested several months prior. The Dictator Trujillo had been feeling that my father wasn’t...
Depression, the Teenage Years and the You-Suck Monster Updated July 2023 “I cried, I cried, I cried…” I write this in the hope that it can help anyone young or old going through the same situation that I found myself in as a teenager and later as an...
