juan manuel garcia-passalacqua (february 22, 1937 â july 2, 2010)http://www.elnuevodia.com/muerejuanmanuelgarciapassalacqua-735059.html was a well known lawyer, writer and political analyst from puerto rico. ==early years== garcia passalacqua, who was born in the hato rey district of san juan, puerto rico, showed interest in studying from a very young age, and he held degrees from tufts, tulane and harvard universities. his father was a professor of literature at the university of puerto rico and his uncle was a candidate for governor for the puerto rican independence party. after obtaining his law degree, he went on to work as aide to governors luis muÃ±oz marÃ­n and roberto sanchez vilella, both of the ppd. he was a member of a reformist group, known in puerto rico as the 22. ==writer and political analyst== garcia-passalacqua later showed discontent with the ppd, eventually leaving the party. he became a television producer in puerto rico; one of his most important shows was cara a cara ante el paÃ­s (face to face). during the 1980s, garcia-passalacqua became one of the most sought after political analysts by other television producers. he became a common figure on puerto rican television during election years. he wrote more than 20 books, in both spanishhttp://www.amazon.com/septima-spanish-manuel-garcia-passalacqua/dp/0847703002 and english, mostly on caribbean affairs and politics.http://www.acausetokillfor.com/prglance.html in 1982, he was invited to become a member of the council on foreign relations. he is also a member of the ambassadors circle of the carter center in atlanta. as part of his duties with the carter center, he served as an impartial election observer in more than a dozen countries around the world. he taught classes as a visiting professor at colleges ranging from yale university to the center for advanced studies in puerto rico and the caribbean in san juan. for many years he served as legal counsel for the ana g. mendez foundation. in his role as a political analyst in puerto rico, garcia-passalacqua was known to give his opinion or criticism of puerto rican parties without particularly lining up with or against any of the three major parties there. over the years, he consistently proposed an associated republic political relationship between puerto rico and the united states since he wrote his masters thesis on the topic in 1957 for professor carl friedrich at harvard university. he wrote columns for such newspapers as el nuevo dia (the new day), el vocero (the spokesperson) and the san juan star. in 2006, he returned to puerto rico's most respected news radio station, wkaq, as an on-air political commentator. "juan ma", as he was referred by some, participated in a televised program
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