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~Anonymous  An unknown artist captured the beautiful island of Puerto Rico, this portion is San Juan Fortress, a historical monument at the capital of Puerto Rico.

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Yo se lo que son los encantos De mi borinquen hermosa Por eso la quiero yo tanto Por siempre la llamare preciosa Yo se de sus hembras trigueñas Se del olor de sus rosas Por eso a mi tierra riqueña Por siempre la llamare preciosa Isla del caribe Isla del caribe Borinquen Preciosa te llaman las olas Del mar que te baña Preciosa por ser un encanto Por ser un edén Y tienes la noble hidalguía De la madre escaña Y el fiero cantio del indio bravío Lo tienes también Preciosa te llaman los bardos Que cantan tu historia No importa el tirano te trate Con negra maldad Preciosa seras sin bandera Sin lauros, ni gloria Preciosa, preciosa Te llaman los hijos de la libertad Preciosa te llaman los bardos Que cantan tu historia No importa el tirano te trate Con negra maldad Preciosa seras sin bandera Sin lauros, ni gloria Oh te llaman los hijos de la libertad Preciosa te llevo dentro Muy dentro di mi corazón Y mientras mas pasa el tiempo En ti se vuelca mi amor Porque ahora es que comprendo Porque ahora es que comprendo Que aunque pase lo que pase Yo seré puertoriqueño Yo seré puertoriqueño Por donde quiera que ande, oh Por que lo llevo en la sangre Por herencia de mis padres Y con orgullo repito Yo te quiero Puerto Rico Yo te quiero Puerto Rico Y por eso es que me nace hoy Dedicarle este canto A ese noble jibarito Raphael Y a mi isla del encanto Yo te quiero Puerto Rico Yo te quiero Puerto Rico

Preciosa, Marc Anthony  Marc Anthony is a famous Puerto Rican singer, this is the English translations; I know what charms are Of my beautiful borinquen That's why I love her so much I'll always call her precious I know about his brunette females I know the smell of your roses That's why my rich land I'll always call her precious Caribbean island Caribbean island Borinquen The waves call you precious Of the sea that bathes you Precious for being a charm For being an eden And you have the noble nobility Of the mother escaña And the fierce cantio of the brave Indian You have it too Precious the bards call you That sing your story No matter the tyrant treats you With black evil You will be precious without a flag No awards, no glory Precious precious They call you the sons of liberty Precious the bards call you That sing your story No matter the tyrant treats you With black evil You will be precious without a flag No awards, no glory Oh they call you the sons of liberty Precious I carry you inside Deep inside I gave my heart And the more time passes My love turns to you Because now I understand Because now I understand That even if whatever happens I will be Puerto Rican I will be Puerto Rican Wherever I go, oh Because it is in my blood By inheritance from my parents And with pride I repeat I love you Puerto Rico I love you Puerto Rico And that's why I am born today Dedicate this song to him To that noble jibarito Raphael And to my island of enchantment I love you Puerto Rico I love you Puerto Rico

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Puerto Ricans have many ancestral ties, therefore, we are not defined as a single race, we do not have a single stereotypical look to be Puerto Rican.

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On Your Feet! is a jukebox musical that portrays the Latina hardship of assimilating into a world that is unfamiliar to your own, as Gloria Estefan struggles to get accustomed to a foreign place, yet keep her tradition. 

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In The Heights a production performed in 2005 by Lin Manuel Miranda. The Musical that relays the issues of poverty in a small New York barrio, in which hispanics struggle in, yet attempt to achieve greatness and get out of the streets. In The Heights alludes to hispanic culture through music and tradition, along with what is means to be “family.”