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.
As a follow-up to some 
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.
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?
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:
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.
A Friday feature on VL, Word en la Calle lets everyday Latinos voice their thoughts and opinions on topics of interest to the community.
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”: