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Almira Astudillo Gilles Discusses Her Book "The Fire Beneath: Tales of Gold" (Complete)

NEW YORK, December 7, 2015 — The author Almira Astudillo Gilles appeared at Asia Society to discuss her book The Fire Beneath: Tales of Gold with Florina H. Capistrano-Baker. Published in 2012, The Fire Beneath is a fictionalized account of Berto Morales, the Filipino laborer whose discovery of ancient golden artifacts in 1981 uncovered a forgotten Philippine civilization. (1 hr., 32 min.)

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