Rita Socks
Description: Creature from the Black Lagoon is a 1954 American black-and-white 3D monster horror film produced by William Alland and directed by Jack Arnold, from a screenplay by Harry Essex and Arthur Ross and a story by Maurice Zimm. It stars Richard Carlson, Julia Adams, Richard Denning, Antonio Moreno, Nestor Paiva, and Whit Bissell. The film's plot follows a group of scientists who encounter a piscine amphibious humanoid in the waters of the Amazon; the Creature, also known as the Gill-man, was played by Ben Chapman on land and by Ricou Browning underwater. Produced and distributed by Universal-International, Creature from the Black Lagoon premiered in Detroit on February 12, 1954, and was released on a regional basis, opening on various dates.
Description: St Rita of Cascia was an Italian nun and is called the Patroness of Impossible Causes. This Cathlic saint is a patron saint of lost causes, sickness, wounds, marital problems, abuse, and mothers. Cute design. Like Catholic saints and the Catholic faith? Give for 1st Holy Communion, Confirmation, Baptism, or RCIA.
Description: A few relevant Latinas whose work should be told for Hispanic Heritage Month as recited by Usnavi in In The Heights: Chita (Rivera), Rita (Moreno), Frida (Kahlo), Celia (Cruz), Dolores (Huerta), Isabel (Allende), Sandra (Cisneros), Julia (Álvarez), Rigoberta (Menchú), the Mirabal (Sisters), plus the Boss (Sonia Sotomayor).
Description: This painting shows the moment a door is opened and reveals a woman waiting in the dark all dressed up sitting in a highback chair as if on a throne. Something dramatic is about to happen for sure. This is one of my works from art school. I used photos in an old photography book for reference. It may be Marlene Dietrich but it ended up looking more like her daughter Maria Rivas. One of my favorite paintings from those days.
