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Fri30Dec2005

Brings New Meaning to the term "Skinny Jeans"

08:57 H.- First featured by the tabloid television show Al Rojo Vivo, a line of jeans in Medellín, Colombia is causing controversy. The jeans are called Anorexy jeans and 15 year old Anorexia survivor Catalina Puerta began a protest against the... Read more »

Topics: Colombia - Fashion

Thu29Dec2005

After Much Delay, Pinochet finally gets his close up

12:00 H.- 90 year old former Chilean dictator, Augusto Pinochet, was fingerprinted and had his mugshot taken yesterday as part of his indictment in the killing and disappearance of nine people in the 1970's. The booking took place in Pinochet's mansion... Read more »

Topics: Chile

Don't Wait for el Abayarde in Cali

08:25 H.- Despite his picture being used to promote the 45th Feria de Cali, a multi-day event including concerts and parades in the Colombian city, Tego Calderon will not be doing his guasa, guasa at the Feria. According to Tego's publicist... Read more »

Topics: Celebrities - Colombia - Events - Music

Wed28Dec2005

Oh no you didn't Eva

15:00 H.- When desperate housewife Eva Longoria's boyfriend, San Antonio Spur's Tony Parker, was pulled over during a traffic stop , Longoria had a few things to say. According to the officer who wrote the citations, Longoria shouted "He's just a... Read more »

Topics: Celebrities - Chismes

U.S. Born Babies May Not be Guaranteed Citizenship

12:00 H.- Getting over a border wall may be just the beginning for undocumented families in the United States. If Georgia Republican Congressman Jack Kingston has his way, babies born to undocumented mothers would not be granted citizenship as has been... Read more »

Topics: Immigration

Move Over Dora and Make Room for Hugito

08:13 H.- Children and adults in the poorer neighborhoods of the Venezuelan capital of Caracas weren't asking for superheroes or baby dolls under their arbolito de Navidad. They were asking for their president. The talking Hugo Chávez doll, which comes dressed... Read more »

Topics: Venezuela

Tue27Dec2005

Hispanic Magazine Chooses Their Hispanic-American of the Year

09:32 H.- Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has been chosen as Hispanic Magazine's Hispanic-American of the year. Not only is Gonzales, the son of migrant workers, the United State's first Latino Attorney General, he was also passed up not once but twice... Read more »

Topics: Magazines - Politics

Mon26Dec2005

Latinos Surfing in Two Worlds

13:13 H.- Latinos in the U.S. don't just live in two worlds, we web surf in two worlds too. According to an article in this month's Hispanic Business, 70% of English speaking Latinos are plugged in. We prefer the English language... Read more »

Topics: Internet

Canada: Spanish Spoken Here

09:49 H.- Latinos are representing in Canada, about 700,000 strong making them the third largest minority in that country according to the Toronto Star. Via / The Latin Americanist ... Read more »

Topics: Canada

Sat24Dec2005

Feliz Navidad and Happy Hanukkah to all our readers

09:36 H.- VivirLatino wishes its readers a safe holiday weekend filled with joy and peace! ... Read more »

Topics: VivirLatino

Fri23Dec2005

Reggaeton in your Kid's Stocking

08:40 H.- Because our kids don't have enough sexual double entendres in their lives, Urban Box Office has released Reggaeton Niños, a collection of the top reggaeton hits like Gasolina sung by young people between the ages of 10 and 16.... Read more »

Topics: Children - Music

Thu22Dec2005

Navidad is a Noche Libre for Drinking Drivers In Mexico

12:38 H.- Mexico City is abandoning its drunk driving vigilance program , known as alcoholimetro for the nights of Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve with the warning that the program would be stepped up for all other days during the... Read more »

Topics: Mexico

The New Yorker no le Gusta la Gasolina

09:05 H.- First it was New York Magazine and now The New Yorker, reggaeton does not escape anyone's notice, not even the monocle of intellectuals and literary types. Last week in its Pop Music column, The New Yorker reviewed radio station 97.9... Read more »

Topics: Magazines - Music

Wed21Dec2005

Univision Shows to be included in Neilsen Ratings

12:15 H.- Starting next week the television tastes of Latinos who watch Spanish language programming will begin to count, at least if you watch Univision. Nielsen Media Research will include in its national ratings shows aired by Univision Communications Inc. Since 1992... Read more »

Topics: Business - TV

la Cantante Doesn't Want Extras

08:06 H.- You can't get one over on la Lopez. An extra on the set of the Hector Lavoe movie, El Cantante was singled out by Jennifer Lopez and thrown off the New York City set. This was no ordinary extra... Read more »

Topics: Celebrities - Chismes - TV

Tue20Dec2005

Just Say Feliz Navidad and Be Done With It?

10:54 H.- With media talking heads and politicians worrying about how to properly greet people during the winter holidays without offending anyone or leaving anyone out (because it's not like there's a war going on or anything), according to DiversityInc, Christian... Read more »

Topics: Language

Mon19Dec2005

La India es Diferente

16:13 H.- Bueno not really because the Rican salsera, la India, knows that reggaeton esta muy pegao, and so she's taking advantage of the genre. La India is collaborating on a new album titled Soy Diferente, due to be released on... Read more »

Topics: Celebrities - Music

Half- Huelga on Public Transport in NYC

08:44 H.- Today is the first day of a partial strike by two private bus lines that were recently acquired by the Metropolitan Transit Association (MTA). The two bus lines, Jamaica and Triboro bus lines, run through Queens, which is populated... Read more »

Topics: New York City

Fri16Dec2005

Hugo Chávez is Awarded Unesco José Martí Prize

21:10 H.- Controversial Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez was awarded the José Martí Prize for his contribution towards unity and integration of Latin American and Caribbean nations by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Chávez will be officially given the... Read more »

Topics: Politics - Venezuela

Thu15Dec2005

New Study Shows Latinos and Whites Working in Two Separate Worlds

17:52 H.- The Pew Hispanic Center released a report yesterday that shows the gap between Latino workers and White workers is widening. Latinos continue to be overrepresented in jobs paying lower wages and jobs with lower educational requirements such as jobs... Read more »

Topics: Labor

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