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To live in Spanish Harlem, New York's oldest barrio, is to confront some of theity's most endemic problems: crime, drugs, AIDS, and chronic unemployment. Yethe mecca where Puerto Ricans first established themselves in the 1940s is nowhe "capital of Hispanic America"ome to 120,000 people, half of whom areatino. Shot in the mid-to-late 80s, Joseph Rodriguez's superb photographs brings into the heart of Spanish Harlem, capturing a spirit and a time that survivesespite the ravages of poverty. In a now-distant landscape littered with abandoneduildings, ominous alleyways, and plagues of addiction, the residents of Spanisharlem persevered with flamboyant style and gritty self-reliance. From idylliccenes of children playing under the sprinklers on the playground, or performinghe Bomba Plena on "Old Timer's Day," to shocking images of men shooting uppeedballs and children dying of AIDS, Rodriguez showcases a day in the life of thearrio.From the author: Spanish Harlem is a place I have experienced in my adolescence. I always remembered Ben Eing's song, "There is a Rose in Spanish Harlem." As a teenager, my uncle had a candy storehere. Often my cousin and I would make the long journey uptown on the subway fromrooklyn to visit him at his store. People on the block would come by to play dominoes, listeno the music of Puente, Palmeri, Colon, drink beer and talk about baseball. I was alwaysxcited to listen to the many stories of the streets of the barrio. I did not begin tohotograph El Barrio Spanish Harlem until I was a student at the International Center ofhotography in the mid 80s. My teacher Fred Ritchin (then the director of the documentaryrogram) had given us students a group assignment on the gentrification of East Harlem.fter completion of the documentary, which was for fundraising and public awareness, Iegan to look closer at this community. I was very frustrated to see the only time the localewspapers mentioned El Barrio was when crimes were committed. I knew then that I had to spend time to try and break these stereotypes. I began by going inside, behind the closedoors of many of its families, shops, churches, and cultural institutions. I photographed from?985-1990.

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