Revueltas
Revueltas may refer to: People * Silvestre Revueltas (1899–1940), Mexican composer * Rosaura Revueltas (1910–1996), Mexican actress * José Revueltas (1914–1976), Mexican writer and activist Other * , a dish See also * Revueltas Sánchez Revueltas Sánchez is the surname of the children of ''Gregorio Revueltas Gutiérrez'' (1871-1923) and his wife ''Romana Sánchez Arias'' (1883-1939), a Mexico, Mexican artist family with roots in Durango. They had twelve children. The family lived ...

Silvestre Revueltas
Silvestre Revueltas Sánchez (December 31, 1899 – October 5, 1940) was a Mexican composer of classical music, a violinist and a conducting, conductor. Life Revueltas was born in Santiago Papasquiaro in Durango, and studied at the National Conservatory of Music of Mexico, National Conservatory in Mexico City, St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas, and the Chicago College of Music. He gave violin recitals and in 1929 was invited by Carlos Chávez to become assistant conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra (Mexico), National Symphony Orchestra of Mexico, a post he held until 1935. He and Chávez did much to promote contemporary Mexican music. It was around this time that Revueltas began to compose in earnest. He began his first film score, Redes (Revueltas), ''Redes'', in 1934, a commission which resulted in Revueltas and Chávez falling out. Chávez had originally expected to write the score, but political changes led to him losing his job in the Secretariat of Public Ed ...
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Rosaura Revueltas
Rosaura Revueltas Sánchez (August 6, 1910 – April 30, 1996) was a Mexican actress of screen and stage, and a dancer, author and teacher. Early life Rosaura Revueltas was born in Lerdo, Durango, Mexico to the famously artistic Revueltas family and had three brothers who all were artists: Silvestre Revueltas who was a composer, Jose Revueltas a writer and Fermín Revueltas a painter. Like her brothers, she chose a profession in the arts. She studied acting and ballet in Mexico City and had a successful film career in Mexico before she worked on her trademark film ''Salt of the Earth'' in the United States. For the period that Revueltas was actively working in film, her career was primarily based on creating progressive representations of women. Before she worked on the 1954 film ''Salt of the Earth'', Revueltas worked on the 1951 ''Muchachas de Uniforme'', the Mexican remake of the 1931 German film ''Mädchen in Uniform''. The film was one of the first visual documentations of ...
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José Revueltas
José Revueltas Sánchez (November 20, 1914 in Santiago Papasquiaro, Durango – April 14, 1976 in Mexico City) was a Mexican writer, essayist, and political activist. He was part of an important artistic family that included his siblings Silvestre (composer), Fermín (painter) and Rosaura (actress). Biography Early life José Revueltas Sánchez was born on November 20, 1914 in Santiago Papasquiaro, Durango. In 1920, the family relocated to Mexico City, first to the colonia Roma and then to colonia Doctores. He studied at the Colegio Alemán until the fourth grade and finished his primary education in public school. The family entered an economic crisis after the death of his father In 1923. He left school in 1925, but continued through self-education in the Biblioteca Nacional. Political Activism Revueltas joined the Mexican Communist Party in 1928, but was expelled in 1943 for his criticisms of the organization's bureaucratic practices and for his critique of the Mexic ...
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Pupusa
A pupusa is a thick griddle cake or flatbread from El Salvador and Honduras, made with cornmeal or rice flour, similar to the Colombian and Venezuelan arepa. In El Salvador, it has been declared the national dish and has a specific day to celebrate it. It is usually stuffed with one or more ingredients, which may include cheese (such as ''quesillo'' or cheese with ''loroco'' buds), '' chicharrón'', squash, or refried beans. It is typically accompanied by '' curtido'' (a spicy fermented cabbage slaw) and tomato salsa, and is traditionally eaten by hand. Etymology There is no definite explanation for the origin of the word. The word for pupusa in one of El Salvador's native languages, Nawat, is . It is possible that the word stems from the verb ''pupusawa'' which means 'to puff up', but there is no known current or historical use of this word within the communities. Origin El Salvador and Honduras both claim to be the birthplace of the pupusa. Salvadoran archeologist Ro ...
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