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THE OTHER SIDE OF SPAIN

MVP presents the fourth lecture of this year’s Country Medley Series:

THE OTHER SIDE OF SPAIN
February 24, Friday
Filipinas Heritage Library, Makati Avenue
Sign-in at 9:00am, Talk begins at 9:30am.

P100 Members, P200 Non-Members.

Plan to come early as seating is limited.

Perhaps it was the camera Aurora Sagaz received at age eight that caused her to develop into not only a talented photographer but a painter of still life objects and landscapes filled with trees and floating clouds. With a talent for languages and music she spent 3 years of grade school in Washington, DC, studied French in Paris, and received a scholarship to study Russian in Moscow. Postings in Brazil (Portuguese was easy) and Vietnam (Vietnamese quite difficult) added those languages to her repertoire, while for relaxation she plays the drums and enjoys tennis and golf.

Today we could ask for no better guide than Aurora Sagaz, First Lady of the Spanish Embassy, to take us on a historical journey through her adopted country. We will have the opportunity to witness the romance and magic of the Alhambra in Granada, Sevilla, home to the Spanish-Philippine colonial archives, Cordoba, and Cadiz, the port from which the majority of the ships of Spain sailed to the Philippines, through her eyes. Aurora will introduce us to Andalucia, its people, sights, colors, history, music and dance – including a live Flamenco demonstration! The south of Spain is the most colorful and vibrant part of the Iberian Peninsula, and it is a trip you will not want to miss.