Archive for October, 2005
Bye-bye Dave, Hello Carlos
4:59 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities| Media| TV · Comments Off
31 Oct 2005
Comedy Central announced officially today what most of us were already speculating: Carlos Mencia is the network’s new Dave Chappelle. As you may already know, Dave left Comedy Central in quite a spot when, after a much talked about exodus to Africa, he subsequently revelealed that he would not be returning to continue his hit show. Chappelle, the network’s highest paid star and the one with ratings to write home about, needed a replacement. It seems they’ve been grooming Latino Carlos Mencia to be just that:
The network announced Monday that it has renewed the Latino comedian’s series Mind of Mencia for a second 13-episode run beginning next March. As part of the deal, Mencia will perform in a one-hour stand-up special for Comedy Central and will serve as emcee of a tour that will hit venues in some 30 U.S. markets in 2006.
A feature of VivirLatino, “Lo Que Hay” will feature events from across the country that we think will interest our VL readers.
To submit an event, please use our contact form.
Los Angeles
Dia de los Muertos/ Day of the Dead
When: Tuesday, November 1, 5 – 9p
Where: Plaza de La Raza, 3540 N Mission Rd, LA, CA 90031
Cost: $20 online $30 at the door
Call 323.223.2475 for more info
Sigue la batalla
1:32 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · California| Politics · Comments Off
31 Oct 2005
As a follow-up to some recent posts on California gubernatorial candidates’ courting of the Latino vote via Spanish-language ad campaigns and town hall meetings, I offer you some excerpts from a piece from today’s edition of the LA Daily News:
The governor taped a town-hall forum on Spanish-language Univision that aired statewide over the weekend, even as opponents launched their first Spanish-language TV ads featuring Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa attacking the governor’s proposals.The high-profile events are just the latest campaign efforts aimed at courting the 2 million Latinos registered to vote in California, accounting for 14 percent of the statewide electorate.
Wilma: What Worked, What Didn’t
31 Oct 2005
As the Miami New Times cover shows in this post’s photo, Wilma is not one of our favorites down here. In Miami, exactly one week after Hurricane Wilma hit, I am reflecting on what went well and what didn’t.
Wearing Your Vote
8:47 am By Maegan La Mala · Fashion| New York City| Politics| Shopping · Comments Off
31 Oct 2005
Political t-shirts are so old school. Forget wearing your vote on a button on your sleeve. Put your favorite candidate on your underwear! That’s where it’s at. The Daily Gotham, that hearts NYC Democratic candidate for Mayor, Freddy Ferrer, is offering up tangitas urging peeps to “Vote por Fernando”. No word if the Ferrer camp has endorsed the pantaletas or if Bloomberg is launching a counter campaign. Bloomers for Bloomberg anyone?
Via / The Daily Gotham
Say it ain’t so: Omar Sharif a racist?
6:13 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities · Comments Off
28 Oct 2005
I fell in love with Omar Sharif in the sickeningly romantic 60s epic “Doctor Zhivago”. I really, really hope what I am reading is just a rumor:
A Latino American named Juan Anderson has filed a lawsuit against internationally well-known Egyptian actor Omar El Sharif accusing him of being a racist.
Juan claimed that a verbal fight had broken out between him and Omar outside a restaurant in Los Angeles, when the actor tried to bribe him with 20 Euros in order to park his Porsche in front of the restaurant.
Anderson added that during the fight, Omar had called him a “Stupid Mexican” several times and had ordered his driver to drive the car towards Anderson who was trying to stall the actor until the police arrived.
On his part, Omar’s lawyer denied that the actor made such remarks and considered the entire lawsuit as silly, adding that there were many witnesses who can prove that Omar did not commit any racial crime.
How can anyone with such sweet little doe eyes be filled with hate? More importantly, why do actors risk these types of rumors getting out, knowing that a large part of their fan base will feel isolated? He was in L.A., for christ’s sake. Well, if Omar is a racist I’ll be disappointed, but I’m sure he’s just one of many. Ironically, the first one that comes to mind is Brigitte Bardot, whose disgusting comments were directed toward Omar’s own people.
In the words of the immortal Karen Carpenter “can’t we stop hurting each other?” Think about THAT over the weekend. Peace.
Via / Al Bawaba
Update: The “Mexican” (who is Guatemalan) is suing him.
“Maquilajournalism” or the death of the U.S. Latino journalist
12:55 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Bilingualism| California| Media · 3 Comments
28 Oct 2005
Latino residents of the San Francisco Bay Area got a big disappointment this week when Knight-Ridder, the company that owns the San Jose Mercury News, announced that they would be eliminating their Spanish-language publication, Nuevo Mundo. It seems that just when there is a boom in demand for Spanish-language content to respond to advertisers’ needs to reach the market, Nuevo Mundo is making a sudden exit.
A feature of VivirLatino, “Lo Que Hay” will feature events from across the country that we think will interest our VL readers.
To submit an event, please use our contact form.
Los Angeles
Latino Business Professionals Event
When: October 28, 2005
Where: Pasadena (Email for RSVP)
Cost: $20 online $30 at the door
VL : Word en la Calle
7:24 am By Maegan La Mala · Features| Word en la calle · Comments Off
28 Oct 2005
A Friday feature on VL, Word en la Calle lets everyday Latinos voice their thoughts and opinions on topics of interest to the community.
Name:
Jessica Meryl Ortiz
Age:
25
Location:
Rego Park, New York
Profession:
Pre-School Teacher
Chente in “Newyorktitlán”
4:23 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Music| New York City| mexico · 2 Comments
27 Oct 2005
I don’t know why it still trips me out to see Mexicans in New York City. Last time I was there I couldn’t believe there was a taco truck parked outside my friend’s upper west side apartment building. For a long time, immigration experts talked about the migrant nature of the New York Mexican population, saying that they were just passing through or working their way towards something more advantageous in other states. Apparently, that’s not the case anymore. One researcher even calls the city “Newyorktitlán”:
Mexicans had the highest rate of population growth of all the major racial and ethnic groups in New York City in the 1990s. The number of Mexican New Yorkers counted by the U.S. Census more than tripled, from 61,772 in 1990 to 186,872 in 2000. But the Census data likely reflect a substantial undercount of the total number of Mexicans living in New York. More inclusive estimates place this population in the range of 275,000 to 300,000.
Mexicans have grown to constitute the third largest Hispanic/Latino group in New York, after Puerto Ricans and Dominicans.
Okay, so I had no idea. That’s why it surprised me to see that none other than Vicente Fernandez packed Madison Square Garden recently. Unlike other Mexican artists like Luis Miguel or Paulina Rubio who have more universal appeal among Latinos, to like “Chente” you have to be down with Mexican music and culture in a serious way. Apparently there are enough Mexicans or Mexicaficionados in the Big Apple to constitute a fan base for him:
Las llaves de mi alma”, “Por tu maldito amor’”, y “Acá entre nos”, pusieron a unos a bailar y a otros a llorar.
El recinto estaba plagado de banderas mexicanas, y algunas colombianas y dominicanas, pero el grueso de la audiencia eran decididamente paisanos del cantante.
According to this article, tickets to the show cost $150. Now I see why the taco truck is parked uptown and not in the hood. Love of country and of rancheras is apparently enough to make Mexicans fork out a small fortune to hear songs from the homeland.
Via / Diario de Mexico, Columbia University News and Ticias
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