Archive for October 31st, 2006
No Nikon for a Cuban boy
2:40 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Controversia| Cuba| Politics · Comments Off
31 Oct 2006
If you live in Cuba, apparently you can’t have a Nikon camera. Or at least that’s what Nikon is telling a young Cuban boy who won a contest for one. Nikon is citing the U.S. government’s restriction of entry into Cuba on products produced in the U.S.:
A 12 year-old Cuban boy, Raysel Sosa González, won a Nikon digital camera as a prize for an international environmental painting contest held in Algeria and organized by the United Nations.Nikon, the company who makes the digital camera, refused to delvier the gift to the child citing the content of a clause from Washington that prohibits the entry into the island of products with components from the United States.
It seems that the digital camera contains elements that are included in the list created by the U.S. during the 1962 Cuban Missle Crisis.
Final moments of Indy journalist killed in Oaxaca
12:52 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Activism| Controversia| mexico · Comments Off
31 Oct 2006
It’s hard to believe that idyllic Oaxaca City is the scene of such calamity and bloodshed, as Mala’s been telling us about lately. As she mentioned in a previous post, New York-based journalist for Indymedia, Brad Will, was caught in the crossfire and killed by a bullet to the chest as he was covering the confrontation for the website.
Spain’s 20 Minutos reports today that Will was shooting video at the time, and captured his last moments — and his own death — on tape.
Will received a shot in the chest during a shootout and died on the way to a public hospital.Now there are questions as to who fired the shot that killed him.
For the moment, the only valid testimony is the one that he himself captured with his camera: his own death.
Almodovar and Cruz to Volver a New York and Los Angeles This Friday
10:55 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Los Angeles| Movies| New York City · Comments Off
31 Oct 2006
Pedro Almovodar’s unique Spanish vision has actually been touring the U.S. through the Viva Pedro restrospective for some time now, but finally audiences on both the East Coast and West Coast will get a taste of Pedro’s latest work of art, Volver. The film which has garnered both critical and popular acclaim throughout the world, including an Oscar nod, reunites Almodovar with Penelope Cruz in an all star female led cast.
The Latin Grammy Awards Finally Hit the Big Apple with Big Sponsors
7:55 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Events| Music| New York City · Comments Off
31 Oct 2006
The area around Madison Square Garden was abuzz more than usual yesterday morning. Walking down 33rd Street at around 9 am, it became obvious that the 7th Annual Latin Grammy Awards had finally hit New York City. Stage crews with huge trailers were setting up. Security was tight and eyed everyone walking down the street making sure no one tried to sneak inside the event, after all this is the first time the awards honoring Latino telent is being held in the Big Apple. And since the Big Apple is home to yours truely, I have to be there and I don’t have to sneak in. Yesterday, la Mala officially picked up her press credentials (I’ll spare you the horrible picture on it ….for now) allowing me, and by default, you readers, access to one of the hottest Spanish language accented events.
Hola!
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