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Sat30Sep2006

Cruz and Alicia report A.B. to Mexican authorities

14:09 H.- Kumbia King Cruz Martinez and his wife grupera star Alicia Villareal have reported ex friend A.B. Quintanilla to Mexican authorities, citing that they have received threats from Quintanilla.According to a press release sent to Peopleenespanol.com by the couple, “yesterday (Tuesday)...Quintanilla... Read more »

Topics: Celebrities - Controversia - Justice

Fri29Sep2006

Xuxa had to learn to be sexy

12:47 H.- Remember Xuxa? Yeah, that hot little number that all your anglo friends' moms would turn off when you were watching "a kids show" on "the Spanish channel". Her legendary sexy kids show has circled the globe, and has even been... Read more »

Topics: Brazil - Celebrities - Sex - Women

Ugly Betty is Beautiful Fluffiness

12:05 H.- Last night ABC premeired Ugly Betty starring America Ferrera as the fea Betty Suarez. The show, partially produced by la bella Salma Hayek (who makes a guest showing as a gun toting telenovela maid), is a light, fun look at... Read more »

Topics: TV

Is Corporate America Firing Latinas for Being Latina?

09:42 H.- According to a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Sally Hatwig was fired by Bear, Stearns & Co. for revealing that she was half-Latina.Hartwig, who worked for the firm for about three months, claims she was unfairly... Read more »

Topics: Careers - Labor - Race - Women

Thu28Sep2006

David Bisbal afraid to sing rancheras

18:20 H.- Spanish pop star David Bisbal -- an Operación Triunfo graduate and a major hit in Latin America -- says he would love to sing rancheras alongside los grandes de la música mexicana, but is afraid it will be taken as... Read more »

Topics: Celebrities - Chismes - Music

Almodovar's "Volver" in Oscar running

14:43 H.- Pedro Almodovar's new film Volver, which has received rave reviews all over the world, has been chosen to represent Spain in the Oscar running for Best Foreign Language film by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The film,... Read more »

Topics: Celebrities - Movies - Spain

7-11 Doesn't Want You to Gulp Venezuela's Oil

11:15 H.- Being a NYC chica who uses mass transit to travel and bodegas for some of her fast food shopping needs, the news of 7-Eleven Inc. dropping Venezuela-owned Citgo as its gasoline supplier after more than 20 years doesn't really impact... Read more »

Topics: Business - Shopping - Venezuela

Immigration Reform is Homophobic

09:00 H.- One aspect of immigration and its so-called reform that is rarely addressed in the mainstream media is how GBLT immigrants and their families are impacted. Certainly there are gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender immigrants of varying statuses within the United... Read more »

Topics: GLBT - Immigration

Wed27Sep2006

Buenos Aires opens internet cafes for street kids

14:55 H.- I am not sure whether to applaud this or ask the question: "why internet cafes and not places for them to live?":The government of the Argentine capital inaugurated the first "cybercafe" for children and adolescents who live on the street,... Read more »

Topics: Argentina - Education - Internet - Society

Paulina Rubio: P Blonde la españolita

12:26 H.- I've been hearing all over that Paulina Rubio has changed her name to P. Blonde. WTF? I first heard it in the background on some Telemundo show, so I Googled it and a lo and behold:En los agradecimientos que Pau... Read more »

Topics: Celebrities - Chismes

Calderon Against Border Wall

10:48 H.- The "official" Mexican President-elect, Felipe Calderon, weighed in yesterday on plans to add additional fencing/walls along the border between Mexico and the United States.We are worried ... about the actions that the United States is discussing concerning building a border... Read more »

Topics: Controversia - Immigration - Mexico

Puerto Rican Numbers (If not Power) Keeps Growing in the United States

08:23 H.- One of the largest growing sectors of the Latino population in the United States isn't coming in from Mexico as Pat Buchanan and friends would like you to believe, but rather are U.S. citizens. According to a public policy study... Read more »

Topics: Cities - Puerto Rico - Society - States

Tue26Sep2006

Mexican Elections: Hard to believe there was no fraud

12:28 H.- Mexico City's La Jornada newspaper reports that some U.S. observers find it hard to believe that Mexico's recent presidential elections weren't tainted by fraud:The Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) in Washington, which is comprised of economists, for the... Read more »

Topics: Controversia - Mexico - Politics

Have You Read Your Biblia Today?

12:22 H.- I didn't realize there was a shortage of Bible reading Latinos but apparently it must be because according to a press release in my inbox today Word Records (a Warner Bros./Curb co.) group Salvador is partnering with the American Bible... Read more »

Topics: Marketing - Religion

Shakira nominated for 6 Latin grammies

12:00 H.- For all of you out there who are fed up with hearing Hips Don't Lie, you'll have to get used to the fact that it ain't going anywhere anytime soon. That's because Shakira has been nominated for 6 Latin Grammy... Read more »

Topics: Celebrities - Events - Music

Does MTV Tr3 Deliver All It Promises?

10:09 H.- Yesterday MTV Tr3 went live with much hype. The channel formally known as MTV Espanol promises to be the music canal with bilingual sabor, its own programming and its own VJ's for Latinos like me, who speak English and Spanish... Read more »

Topics: Marketing - Music - TV

Mon25Sep2006

Hugo Chavez: Book publicist

12:19 H.- While American media is still reeling over Hugo Chavez's declaration before the U.N. that George W. Bush is "the devil", and the rest of the world struggles with the question of which camp to put the Venezuelan president in --... Read more »

Topics: Books - Controversia - Politics - Venezuela

On Island and Off Boricuas Remember Filiberto and Demand Indepedence

11:35 H.- Thousands marched in Puerto Rico and hundreds marched in New York City on Saturday, September 23rd to remember and denounce the FBI killing of independence leader Filiberto Ojeda Ríos, who died a year ago to the date. The date also... Read more »

Topics: Events - New York City - Puerto Rico

Charlotte Observer Looks at one Immigrant Family

09:27 H.- Understanding that Hispanic/Latino Heritage month is more than about food and dance and jumping off the interest in the Elvira Arellano case, today the Charlotte Observer is kicking off a 6-part immigration series with a look at how one family... Read more »

Topics: Children - Controversia - Immigration - Internet - Justice - Newspapers - Women

Fri22Sep2006

Paulina would bite Thalia's ear off

18:26 H.- So much for childhood loyalties. Paulina Rubio and Thalia may have been in Timbiriche together when they were teens, but that doesn't mean they are homies. Their eternal rivalry has been the stuff of Mexican tabloid covers for decades now.... Read more »

Topics: Celebrities - Chismes - Mexico - Radio

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