Archive for March 17th, 2006
San Salvador gets an “alcaldesa” after much drama
6:06 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Blogs|El Salvador|Politics|Women · 3 Comments
17 Mar 2006
History was made today in El Salvador as the capital city of San Salvador elected its first female mayor, Violeta Menjivar, who claimed victory by a margin of just 61 votes. Menjivar belongs to the FMLN party.
Tim’s El Salvador Blog offers coverage and interesting comments from people who were present on election day and witness to the violence that broke out before Menjivar’s victory was declared. It seems that the recount people were taking too long, and many began to suspect fraud.
According to another blogger in El Salvador (in Spanish) the newly elected mayor claimed that members of her party had marched on the hotel Radisson, where the recount was taking place, in a pacific manner. The blogger himself disagrees and describes what sounds like an angry mob situation. Elsalvador.com describes a similar scene.
La alcadesa herself says “get over it!”:
The FMLN organizers set up a march to the Hotel Radisson. Did you like the outcome of that march?What I didn’t like was that the police hurt seven people. Because in all parts of the world there are marches when institutions don’t work. What’s wrong with a group of people being worried about dragging out the recognition of victory? I think the police went too far. Maybe the march wasn’t necessary, I don’t know, but I don’t think we need to make drama out of it.
A Latin American election without drama just wouldn’t be a Latin American election.
Via / Sources listed above
Irish immigrants for reform: Let us stay
5:12 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · California|Immigration|World · 12 Comments
17 Mar 2006
What image comes to your mind when you think of the term “illegal immigrants”? Is it someone with ruddy cheeks, red hair and freckles? Probably not. But there are an estimated 50,000 “illegal” Irish (sometimes referred to as the “Mexicans of Europe”) immigrants living in the U.S., and some are calling for immigration reform:
“They can’t go home if they have a baby, even if they’re married to another Irish person or married to an American,” O’Malley Daly said. “Until they get papers, they can’t leave America. It’s a risk. It would be fantastic if they got their visas to be honest. It really would.”“Everybody wants security, wants border security, wants to know this country is safe,” said Irish Immigration Pastoral Center Director Celine Kennelly. “But there’s a right way and a wrong way to do it.”
Reggaeton may be all the rage but VL recognizes that as Latin music develops and new genres unfold, there are undeniable roots to Latin music that need to be respected and revisted. With that in mind, VL presents Raices, a look at classic artistas of la musica Latina.
With recent word that her husband, Don Pedro Knight, is in grave health, today we look at la reina de la salsa, Celia Cruz.
Celia was born Ursula Hilaria Celia Caridad Cruz Alfonso on October 21, 1925 in the Santo Suarez barrio of Havana, Cuba to parents Catalina Alfonso and Simon Cruz.
Benecio del Toro is a Wolfman
8:47 am By Maegan La Mala · Celebrities|Movies · 2 Comments
17 Mar 2006
Puerto Rican actor Benecio del Toro is going from revolutionary leader to monster. It was announced earlier this week that Benecio will be playing The Wolf Man in a remakes of the classic horror film. Not only will he play the lead role in the film directed by Andrew Kevin Walker, but he will also be one of the co-producers. The film will begin shooting this year as son as filming wraps up on the set of Guerrilla, the Steven Soderbergh film about Ernesto Che Guevara, played by del Toro.
I don’t know if I buy Benecio as el Che but I always thought he kind of looked like a wolfman.
Via / Univision
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