Archive for November 1st, 2006
Gonna be late? JLo says “pay up!”
7:22 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities|Chismes · Comments Off
1 Nov 2006
If you are planning on having JLo play your birthday party, you better be on time, or she’ll make you pay dearly:
Jennifer Lopez thought she be would charging one and a half million dollars to play at the birthday party of a Russian millionaire. His lateness made the performance even more expensive: 2 million dollars.People En Español magazine says that the celebration took place one week ago in Moscow for the birthday of millionaire Telman Izmailov.
The original sum was to be 1.5 million dollars, but since the Puerto Rican diva had to wait to perform because of the hosts, she began charging $200,000 for each 10 minutes they were late.
Spain’s 20 Minutos reports that Itar Tass, a Russian news agency, reported that the host, after the performance, gave JLo a gaudy diamond encrusted microphone. Right up her alley! She should have given the poor guy a discount.
Via / 20 Minutos
Latin Grammy Awards : Ricky Martin Honored Tonite as Person of the Year
3:55 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities|Events|Music|New York City · Comments Off
1 Nov 2006
Ay Ricky. How I remember him when he was just an adolescent dancing in unison with other boys, waiting for his facial hair to grow in. Now look at him. Tonight Ricky Martin is being honored as The 2006 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year. Calle 13, Miguel Bosé, Don Omar,Juan Luis Guerra, Ludacris, Ednita Nazario, Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez and Shakira all are at the Sheraton Hotel & Towers to pay tribute and recognize Ricky’s accomplishments as a world-renowned entertainer, consummate performer and passionate humanitarian (not to mention hottie). Ricky will even perform.
Via / Grammy.com
Think you should be on TV? SI!
3:24 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Entertainment|TV · 1 Comment
1 Nov 2006
Think you’re special? Think you could be the next big thing on Latino TV? Well, guess what — SI TV is looking for Latin TV stars for its new show “Flow and Tell”. It looks like they are starting their search in Tucson:
Attention rappers, ranters, poets and just plain folks: Si TV wants to give you an opportunity to go on camera and express your thoughts and opinions for its new series Flow & Tell when the show visits Tucson Thursday. The program will debut on Si TV, an English-language Latino- themed network, in 2007.The station premieres in Tucson Monday on Comcast Channel 635.
The music video series mixes everyday people’s on-camera thoughts and rants with today’s hottest music videos to create an outlet for self-expression.
Hope to see you on TV!
Via / AP and The Tuscon Citizen
Even Without Navy, Struggle in Vieques Continues
3:08 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Activism|Environment|New York City|Puerto Rico · 1 Comment
1 Nov 2006
While many Latino eyes in NYC will be focused on the Latin Grammy Awards this Thursday, Puerto Rican activists will be gathering in el Barrio to discuss the ongoing struggle in Vieques. While the U.S. armed forces have ended their use of the small Puerto Rican island as a bombing range, issues such as environmental clean-up and development remain. Half a century of bombing and the enormous accumulation of military toxins on the former US Navy bombing range have created health problems for residents and there is a sense by many activist from Vieques that they have been abandoned by the Puerto Rican government, in particular, and by agencies responsible for environmental protection and health that have perpetuated the ongoing ecological disaster and the critical health hazards.
Latinas Running for Public Office Across the Country
1:08 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Politics · Comments Off
1 Nov 2006
The focus of the media has been on the mid-term elections that are coming up in less than a week. While these elections are no doubt important, there are elections across the country for smaller offices in which Latinas are running.Here’s just a short sample of some of those mujeres. Please note that VivirLatino.com does not endorse any candidates. These are posted for informational purposes only.
PHOENIX, ARIZONA
Dr. Cristy Lopez is running as a write in candidate
for Phoenix Union High
School Board. Dr. Lopez is a psychologist as well as a
financial planner.
http://www.cristylopezphd.com
New Performers and Presenters Added to Latin Grammy Roster
10:41 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Events|Music|New York City · Comments Off
1 Nov 2006
With just one day till the gran noche that the 7th Annual Latin Grammy Awards promises to be, the roster of musicians and celebs performing and presenting at Madison Square Garden tomorrow night keeps getting longer. Grupo Pesado was just added today as part of the performance line up. Presenters that were just added include Mr. Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, La 5a. Estación, Tego Calderón, René Lavan, John Leguizamo, Rosario, Sin Bandera, Paz Vega, and Julieta Venegas.
And yes finally I have shoes to go with my dress.
Via / Grammy.com
NYC Medical Center Launches Latino Health Initiative
8:41 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Health|New York City · Comments Off
1 Nov 2006
In most urban areas with significant Latino populations there has been a push towards preventive healthcare instead of crisis management. Too many people in the Latino community are uninsured and use hospital ER’s as their primary care physicians. Recognizing this fact, Beth Israel Medical Center in NYC recently launched The Latino Health Initiative, one of the first hospital-based programs in the metropolitan region committing staff and resources to specifically address the health needs of the Latino market.
Beth Israel’s Latino Health Initiative is committed to delivering the best possible clinical and preventive care to Hispanics. “We will eliminate cultural barriers by recruiting Hispanic and bi-lingual doctors, nurses and staff,” Dr. Hector Castro, founder of Itzamna Medical Center, the first private physician-driven clinic in New York to target the Latino community, said. “Our team will also visit New York’s Latino communities in an effort to educate all age groups about the importance of a healthy body, mind and spirit.”
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