7:15 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Entertainment|TV · Comments Off
19 Jan 2006
I had to laugh at loud at the comprehensive analysis that Univision.com has conducted on the historical absence of bathrooms, bathroom speak, and any reference to using the bathroom in telenovelas — and the baño’s sudden reappearance on the scene. In a very complete (three pages!) article, they analyze the history of the bathroom on Spanish language soaps, and it’s present-day comeback. A tidbit:
Alborada nos muestra cuán importantes eran los vasos de noche en la era colonial. Primero vimos que la monja Catalina saluda a Hipólita, su sirvienta-hermana, con un “¡vacíame el orinal!”. Capítulos más tarde, Don Diego, Conde de Guevara, envenenado con un filtro amoroso utiliza la bacinica para devolver el contenido de su enfermo estómago. Finalmente, y en medio de una conversación con su madre, ¡Don Diego se baja los calzones y usa el retrete portátil!
Via / Univision.com
Media giant, Clear Channel, has launched La Preciosa Network, a Spanish-language network with more than one dozen stations. The programming can be heard in parts of California, Texas, Iowa, New York State, Oklahoma, and Nevada. Preciosa is the latest addition in Spanish language programming by the network and features hits from the 70s, 80s and early 90s.
11:51 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · language|Music|World · 2 Comments
19 Jan 2006
The UK’s Telegraph has a fascinating piece on how Spanish-language musical artists have triumphed with tunes in español in virtually every country — except England. The perfect example is Colombian superstar Juanes, all but unknown in the UK:
People magazine called him a cross between Bruce Springsteen and Bono. Time magazine nominated him as one of the 100 most influential people in the world today. So why haven’t we heard of him in this country?
Yesterday New Jersey Cuban Congressman Robert Menendez was sworn in as a member of the United States Senate. Menendez is now one of three (count ‘em, three) Latinos serving in the Senate. Menendez will be joining Democrat Ken Salazar of Colorado and Republican Mel Martinez of Florida. This makes Menendez the sixth Hispanic ever to serve in the Senate. Menendez is finishing out the term of John Corzine, who became the Garden State’s 54th governor.
Via/ 1010 WINS
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