Archive for February 27th, 2006
Gael GarcÃa Bernal: El Director
6:35 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities|mexico|Movies · 1 Comment
27 Feb 2006
Mexican actor Gael GarcÃa Bernal is branching out. In December, Mala reported that in addition to his acting, Gael was a spokesperson for the international humanitarian organization Oxfam. Now it seems that the muli-faceted Gael will show yet another of his faces — that of director:
Mexican actor GarcÃa Bernal will begin shooting this week on his first film as a director, in which he will also act as protagonist.
The project was born a few months back as a made for TV movie , but with time Gael managed to get financing to turn it into a feature film.
…The film is about a group of young people, children of rich parents, who think they know everything and have everything, but who after a journey discover they have nothing.
Sounds intriguing, and a break from typical Mexican film plots of late. Best of luck, Gael!
Via / LaBotana.com
Parlez Vous Reggaeton?
2:16 pm By Maegan La Mala · Internet|language|Music · 2 Comments
27 Feb 2006
Reggaeton is not just a Latino thing or a Caribbean thing. It’s grown to become a worldwide musical trend. Have doubts? Entonces all you need to do is look at how the genre is taking root in of all places, Europe. Reggaeton.fr has been bringing reggaeton news in French since November of 2005. The site gives information on reggaeton parties (many which seem to tale place in Amsterdam), a history of the development of the musical style, an alphabetical listing of reggaeton artists, a listing of online reggaeton radio stations, and a reggaeton dictionary.
La guerra sucia: Mexico was not immune
12:15 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Activism|Justice|mexico · 3 Comments
27 Feb 2006
For those of you that think that “la guerra sucia” — the “dirty war” — only occurred in South America, think again. While perhaps not as widespread and surely not as publicized, police and government engaged in tortuous acts and murder against regular Mexican citizens who were thought to be enemies of the state. The BBC talks about a report produced for President Fox’s eyes only, but leaked by an American NGO:
A US NGO has printed material saying Mexicans had a right to know.The army kidnapped, tortured and killed hundreds of rebel suspects, says the report, which covers 1964 to 1982.
Red, White y Azul
8:27 am By Maegan La Mala · Dominicans|Events|New York City · 1 Comment
27 Feb 2006
The tourists snapping pics of the red, white, and blue lit Empire State Building in New York City this weekend probably thought the color scheme had to do with good ole’ patriotism towards the USA. Well they were half right. The Empire State Building was lit this past weekend, February 24 through 26, in red, white and blue but to celebrate Dominican Independence Day and Dominican Heritage Month. The lights of the Empire State Building can
be seen from as far away as 80 miles. The lighting of the Dominican colors was made possible thanks to the support of the Empire State Building Co. LLC and the office of New York State Assemblyman Adriano
Espaillat. Felicidades Dominicanos!
Via / The Empire State Building Official Site
Hola!
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