Remembering Mecha.

• Author: Dirie, Gerardo
• Position: UPFRONT - Letter to the editor

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I just received the February issue of Américas and read the wonderful Latitudes article entitled "Remembering Mercedes Sosa." Thank you so much for all your kind words on la Mecha. A few days after she passed away, my students and I were playing at the opening of the Latin American Film Festival in Queensland, Australia. The Ambassador of Argentina, who is from Tucumán, was present on that evening and offered a dedication to Mercedes Sosa. We...