{"id":311,"date":"2009-03-03T06:30:07","date_gmt":"2009-03-03T13:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ucftoday2.thebureaucracy.com\/?p=311"},"modified":"2019-07-17T16:17:38","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T20:17:38","slug":"ucf-latin-american-festival-honors-world-renowned-guitar-maker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-latin-american-festival-honors-world-renowned-guitar-maker\/","title":{"rendered":"UCF Latin American Festival Honors World-Renowned Guitar Maker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ever since he was 12, Don Manuel Vel\u00e1zquez has been making guitars. His first was crafted from a wooden cheese crate, abandoned outside a store in Puerto Rico. Vel\u00e1zquez\u2019s later works are in the hands of world-renowned musicians Jos\u00e9 Rey de la Torre, Paul Simon, Harry Belafonte and Keith Richards. He\u2019s considered a national treasure in his home country.<\/p>\n<p>Now 92, Vel\u00e1zquez still carves out guitars at his studio in Winter Springs alongside his son, Alfredo. Regarded as one of the greatest classic guitar makers in the world, Don Manuel Vel\u00e1zquez was this year\u2019s guest of honor at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/a-celebracion-of-latin-culture\/\">UCF Latin American Cultural Festival of Orlando<\/a>. The six-week festival began in September.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s great for the whole Latin community,\u201d said Nora Lee Garcia, a UCF flute professor who performed at the concert. \u201cMy goal is to bring music that the new generation might not know, and this festival will ensure that a variety of Latino cultures are involved in activities, celebrations and events.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ever since he was 12, Don Manuel Vel\u00e1zquez has been making guitars. 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