WriterBorn: 1948Birthplace: Havana, Cuba Luis Santeiro has won eight Emmy Awards for his writing for Sesame Street and one for his contribution to the groundbreaking bilingual 1970s sitcom Que…
(Encyclopedia) São LuísSão LuíssouN l&oomacr;ēshˈ [key], city (1996 pop. 781,068), capital of Maranhão state, NE Brazil. It is a port city located on São Luís Island in São Marcos Bay of the…
(Encyclopedia) San Luis, city (1991 pop. 110,353), capital of San Luis prov., W central Argentina. The city is the commercial center of an area producing cattle, corn, and asparagus; the surrounding…
(Encyclopedia) Cernuda, LuisCernuda, Luisl&oomacr;ēsˈ thārn&oomacr;ˈᵺä [key], 1904–63, Spanish poet. Cernuda fled Spain after the Spanish civil war and taught abroad. His works include La…
(Encyclopedia) Dalmáu, LuisDalmáu, Luisl&oomacr;ēsˈ dälmouˈ [key], fl. 1428–60, Spanish painter, court painter to Alfonso of Aragon. His only undisputed work, Virgin with Councilors (Barcelona),…
(Encyclopedia) Meléndez, LuisMeléndez, Luisl&oomacr;ēsˈ mālānˈdāth [key], 1716–80, Spanish painter. He assisted his father, artist Francisco Melendez, until 1737, when he began studying with…
(Encyclopedia) Barragán, Luis, 1902–88, Mexican architect. Trained as an engineer, he traveled in France and Spain in the 1920s, and in France again in the early 30s when he met and was influenced by…
(Encyclopedia) San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obisposăn l&oomacr;ˈĭs ōbĭsˈpō [key], city (1990 pop. 41,958), seat of San Luis Obispo co., S Calif., near San Luis Obispo Bay; inc. 1856. Printing and…
(Encyclopedia) Molina, LuisMolina, Luislwēs mōlēˈnä [key], 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian. He taught at Coimbra and Évora. In 1589 he published Concordia, a work in which he expounded the…
RIVERA, Luis Muñoz, a Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico; born in Barranquitas, P.R., July 17, 1859; attended the common schools; engaged in commerce and general business; founded La…
