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FILE - In this April 28, 2011, file photo, author Rudolfo Anaya poses for a photo at home in Albuquerque, N.M. Anaya's famed novel "Bless Me, Ultima," one of the most recognizable works of Mexican-American literature, is being made into an opera. The National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque announced this week it is collaborating with Opera Southwest to commission the work based on a New Mexico boy and a traditional healer. It will be written by California-based composer Hector Armienta and is slated to be produced in 2018. (Morgan Petroski/The Albuquerque Journal via AP, File) MANDATORY CREDIT
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