Guillermina

Since members did not have any money to rent a space, the only way to contact them was by calling Guillermina’s cell phone.

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The renowned Guillermina Quiroga Dance Company (pictured above) will appear at Royce Hall on Feb 4 and 5 in their first North American Tour with a program of Tango, following sold-out performances in New York in 2006.

In the Wings - February 2009

Flower Vendor, a ceramic figurine by Guillermina Aguilar Alcantara of Oaxaca.

Flower Vendor, a ceramic figurine by Guillermina Aguilar Alcantara of Oaxaca. © Arden Aibel Rothstein and Anya Leah Rothstein, 2007 2007

In spite of promises of help from journalists and TV producers if she allowed them to tell her story, the much-needed funding never materialized and Guillermina finally decided to close down the organization.

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Guillermina González claimed that the family had alerted police to the eerie coincidence but officials had simply brushed the lead aside and done nothing.

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Hearing the commotion, Guillermina rushed outside to learn if there was any news.

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Guillermina had worked hard to keep the stories in the media.

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His eldest daughter, Guillermina, was now a mother of two and was living with her husband.

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Guillermina burst into tears when she learned that her little sister had not made it home.

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Bereaved mothers including Irma Pérez and Paula Flores joined Guillermina González in accusing Esther of exploiting the deaths of their loved ones, charging that she was using the tragedies as a way to gain media attention and raise funds for her abuse and rape crisis center.

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