Raquel Obregon
Tertulia Producer/HostRaquel was born in Lima, Peru. She graduated from the University of San Marcos, where she studied Mathematics, and subsequently became a high school math teacher. She began working at New England Public Media in 2004, as the co-host of Tertulia. In 2010 Raquel took over as full-time host of the program.
She enjoys sharing Latin music with her listeners, including music from all over the world as long as it’s related to Latin music and culture. Tertulia also features a diversity of guests such as musicians, writers, poets, doctors and leaders of different organizations who bring information that can benefit the community. The program is presented in a bilingual format.
Aside from Tertulia, Raquel enjoys helping Spanish-speaking people communicate with their healthcare providers. Doing this has inspired her to become a medical interpreter.
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On March 31, 2024, Tertulia and FOCUS Springfield had the pleasure of visiting William Cumpiano’s shop in Northampton, MA where we had the opportunity to learn about the process of guitar making. -
Professor Julia Lapping Rivera is a Leverett-based artist who teaches woodcut printmaking at Smith College, Northampton and at Zea Mays Printmaking, Florence. She was Tertulia’s guest on 3/3/2024. -
William Cumpiano, a luthier who specializes on fretted and plucked string instruments, was Tertulia’s guest on 1/28/24. He spoke about the origins of the guitar and its evolution in the Americas. -
Neftalí Durán was Tertulia Host Raquel Obregón’s guest on December 17, 2023. -
Music and history is what Elisa Gonzales brought to Tertulia on November 12, 2023. Ms. Gonzales spoke about her family’s difficult experience during the Mexican Repatriation Act in effect from 1929 -1936. -
Tertulia was honored to have Dr. Hatch as a guest on October 29, 2023. -
Idalí Torres and Orlando Isaza, founding members of the Carlos Vega Fund for Social Justice and Community Service were Tertulia host Raquel Obregón’s guests on October 8th, 2023. -
Ms. Waleska Lugo-DeJesús was Tertulia Host Raquel Obregon's guest at NEPM on September 25, 2023. -
Tertulia‘s guest on March 19, 2023 was Zenaida Smiley, assistant director of the Young Mother's Program at ROCA Inc., in Springfield. -
Miguel Arce and Sylvia Galván are members of the Carlos Vega Fund for Social Justice to the Greater Holyoke area.
