El chupacabra is an urban legend sourced from Puerto Rico that has …
El chupacabra is an urban legend sourced from Puerto Rico that has been rumored to roam the island since the 1970s. But upon further inspection of these legends, where does el chupacabra actually come from? When was he first conceived in the Puerto Rican cultural imaginary? This audio short examines the lore of el chupacabra and interprets its symbolism amidst a fraught historical narrative.
Written & edited by May Santiago Audio recordings & sound design by May Santiago
Opening audio is “Goatsucker” by The Killers, courtesy of Gordy, The Victims Fanclub & Island Records. Bomba audio in Loíza, Puerto Rico from April 27, 2021 courtesy of Taino Vision LLC. Archival audio of Madelyne Tolentino’s interview with Carmen Jovet courtesy of Borinken TV.
Prosthetic memories are a form of public memory built in public sites. …
Prosthetic memories are a form of public memory built in public sites. In this audio short, the old abandoned cinemas and their histories & ghosts are explored through the idea of prosthetic memories. What stories have been told in these abandoned buildings? What stories do they tell now?
Written & edited by May Santiago Audio recordings & sound design by May Santiago
Archival audio of Dickson Experimental Sound Film (1894) courtesy of Edision Film Archive via Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Archival audio of Jack’s Joke (1913) courtesy of Edison Film Archive via Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Archival audio of “Aloma” from Aloma of the South Seas (1926) courtesy of Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Archival audio of Universal Newsreel Volume 27, Release 550 (1954) courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, MD. Archival audio of Atom for the Americas (1967) courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, MD. Archival audio of Universal Newsreel Volume 40, Release 59 (1967) courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, MD. Archival audio of La revolución nacionalista (1950) courtesy of Edgardo Huertas. Archival audio of “Sara” performed by Quinteto Borinquen from August 3, 1916 courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings & Arhoolie Records.
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