February 06, 2006 | VivirLatino

» February 06, 2006

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"Pegaditas" offensive or just status quo?

16:30 H — Jennifer

Chicago Latina women are up in arms about a billboard campaign that was recently launched by Spanish-language radio station La Ley showing images of several women's bums and the words "25 pegaditas". The controversy has gone from grass roots quejas... Read more »

Topics: Marketing - Midwest - Society

Latin Jazz Legend Ray Barretto Recovering

14:09 H — Maegan la Mala

Leyenda of Latin Jazz, 76 year old Ray Baretto is recovering at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, New Jersey after heart surgery. Brooklyn born Baretto is a Grammy-winning Latin jazz percussionist played with Tito Puente's band in the late '50's... Read more »

Topics: Music - New Jersey

In Brazil, watch porn...or be in it

11:17 H — Jennifer

From time to time, the most interesting news from Latin America doesn't reach our shores and I have to lean on my daily dose of European news to find these tantalizing tidbits. A good example of such news is this... Read more »

Topics: Brazil - Latin America - TV

Latinos / African-American Conflict the Cause for Cali Jail Riot?

08:33 H — Maegan la Mala

Law enforcement and the media are blaming racial tensions between Latinos and African Americans inside the North County Correctional Facility, about 40 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles, for the disturbances that happened on Saturday there, leaving 20 inmates... Read more »

Topics: Justice - Los Angeles - Race