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Dr. Carla Aragón is an Emmy Award-winning journalist with more than 35 years of broadcast experience.
Carla left television news in November 2007 to pursue other interests, which include writing a bilingual children’s book called “Dance of the Eggshells/Baile de los Cascarones.” The book, published by UNM Press, is now available as part of the Spring 2010 catalog.
She currently writes a monthly column for the Santa Fe Hometown News which focuses on positive community news. In addition, she is a freelance Producer, Writer and Talent for various television and radio projects. Recently, she was the producer/talent for the Senator Pete V. Domenici oral history, which is part of the Domenici Archives established at New Mexico State University.
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Break Dancing Traditionally, confetti-filled eggs cracked over head to ask for dance
By Emily Van Cleve
Albuquerque Journal
“A captive audience of kindergartners and fourth-graders quietly listened to Emmy-award winning journalist and author Carla Aragon read her new children’s book, “Dance of the Eggshells (Baile de los Cascarones),” to them at Gonzales Elementary School on Tuesday.
“Wearing a festive dress and a red flower in her hair, Aragon periodically interrupted the reading to share personal stories that helped explain the cascarones tradition.”
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Read the book review of Dance of the Eggshells on page 49 of
Tradición Revista
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Read the article in Más New Mexico:
Confetti Eggs: Carla Aragon and Dance of the Eggshells
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Click the following link to hear my interview with Mary Ann!
KOB’s “Good Day New Mexico” with Mary Ann Orate
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Read Ana Maria Trujillo’s story in the Santa Fe New Mexican: “Living the Tradition”.
Carlos Gilbert Elementary School (Photo by Luis Sánchez Saturno)