Archive for November 22nd, 2006
Thalia doesn’t want to be caught in the middle
6:51 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities| Chismes| Controversia| mexico · 1 Comment
22 Nov 2006
It seems that Thalia is hasta la madre with the crazy behavior her two sisters have been exhibiting lately in the aftermath of the release of a new book by la Thalis’ sister, Ernestina Sodi, in which she relates the story of her kidnapping.
Thalia’s other sister, actress Laura Zapata went after Ernestina for trying to make a buck off of her own tragedy, and the two have been going at it publicly recently:
The actress blamed her sister Ernestina for publishing the book, ‘Líbranos del mal´, in which she implies that Laura wouldn’t allow the kidnappers to let Sodi go free.
Thalia was supposed to be returning to Mexico for a visit, but cancelled at the last minute, saying via her publicist that she will “wait until the waters calm a bit”.
Via / El Universal
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Spain says no to Super-sizing it
5:13 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Health| Marketing| Spain · Comments Off
22 Nov 2006
The Spanish Food Safety Agency (AESA) is threatening to take action against Burger King for violating an agreement between the Spanish Health Ministry and the fast food chain in which it promised not to use advertising to promote “large portions”. According to 20 Minutos, the agreement is a Spanish Health Ministry initiative to help bring down obesity rates in the country.
Apparently the BK is not holding up its end of the bargain, launching a new campaign a couple of weeks ago to promote their gargantuan “XXL Burger” (with a whopping 971 calories) in Spain, an initiative that was denounced by consumer groups and has caused polemic among health-related public entities.
Now just weeks after that controversy, it appears that Burger King is pushing the envelope yet again, with advertising supporting its new “Triple Whopper”, which boasts a mere 820 calories and three beef patties. Barf.
Gael Garcia Bernal is A-Ok with Gay Civil Unions
12:28 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities| GLBT| mexico · Comments Off
22 Nov 2006
I don’t need too many reasons to love Gael Garcia Bernal. He’s hot. He’s talented and we’ve written about his good politics here before. But just in case you need another reason to love the Mexican actor. Here’s one: he’s GLBT friendly! That’s right, Gael publically put his weight behind Mexico City’s brand spanking new gay civil union law.
Garcia Bernal, actor Diego Luna and director Alfonso Cuaron were among 51 people who published a half-page open letter in local newspapers supporting the law passed this month by local lawmakers.“The vote for the civil-unions law was a vote in favor of liberty, social equality and the strength of civil society,” the artists wrote.
Los Cocorocos
22 Nov 2006“Los Cocorocos” is the first release to be launched by indie CMG (Coalition Music Group) distributed by Universal/MOTOWN. CMG will launch new projects that will grab the atention of music-lovers hungry for new options.
“Los Cocorocos” is a concept that was born to relive the famed 70’s clubs that thrived nightly throughout the Caribbean, specifically in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is just the right CD for the true salsa fan, but also weaves newer breeds of sound like urban reggaeton.
The debut single is “Los Hombres tienen la culpa” by Gilberto Santa Rosa y Don Omar and can listen to it, here (Real Media)
But that’s not all, folks… Vivirlatino has 5 CDs to give to our readers. If you are among the first 5 readers who can tell us another three latin artists that participate in “Los Cocorocos” you’ll get the CD rdelivered to your door.
Hurry up and send us your answer via the VL contact form.Good luck!
We will post the names of the winners next weekend.
This is just one of the many contests and other surprises that VL is preparing for you, so stay tuned.
Attempt to Legalize Abortion in Chile Squashed
8:51 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Chile| Health| Women · Comments Off
22 Nov 2006
When I lived in nominally Christian Chile, I vividly remember news stories about underground abortion networks and many stories from many young Chilenas I knew in real life about their personal experiences undergoing illegal abortions. Sadly, these stories will continue after a proposal for a new legislation on the issue of abortion was rejected.
Boosted by parliamentarians Marco Enriquez-Ominami, of the Socialist Party and Rene Alinco, representative of the Party for Democracy, the initiative was defeated by most of Christian Democrats and the deputies from Alinco´s party.
While President Michelle Bachelet has pushed other women’s reproductive rights issues, such as the so called morning after pill, she hasn’t been that vocal about the abortion issue.
Via / Prensa Latina
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