Archive for December 29th, 2006
Un Año Que Viene y Otro Que Se Va
2:31 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Culture| Latin America · Comments Off
29 Dec 2006
The bubbly will be popping and here in NYC the Times Square Ball promises to drop, bringing in 2007 with more confetti than ever. But what about the Latino New Year’s traditions that we practice as the clock hits 12 and we, hopefully, are locking lips with a loved one? I know that when I was a child spending many a New Year’s Eve in Puerto Rico, midnight brought parrandas and coquito (and yes the occasional sound of gunshots from Lloren Torres housing project across the street). When I was there I celebrated New Year’s twice. Once on Rican time and once on NYC time. Now in NYC, we do the same thing but in reverse. First we celebrate New Year’s on PR’s clock and then here on NYC time.
Venezuela investigating child porn cases
1:47 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Venezuela| children · Comments Off
29 Dec 2006
The Venezuelan government is looking at evidence that child pornography of school children filmed with cell phones has made its way into Caracas’ video black market, reports the BBC:
Thousands of copies have been seized by the authorities from street traders in Caracas since Wednesday.The videos, apparently filmed on mobile phones, showed 12- to 14-year-olds performing lewd acts, police said.
A video of post-mortem examinations performed on young people is also reported to have been found.
Few details are available but some of these films are thought to have originated in the United States, others in South America.
According to the BBC, the discovery of the tapes has had another unexpected effect: the mother of one of the victims reportedly died of a heart attack after seeing her child in a video.
Via / BBC News
Chavez to Deny TV License to Opposition
1:11 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · TV| Venezuela · Comments Off
29 Dec 2006
Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez is saying that he will not renew the broadcaster’s license for television station Radio Caracas Television, saying that the station and its head,Marcel Granier, played a key role in plotting coups.
“No media outlet will be tolerated here that is at the service of coup-ism, against the people, against the nation, against national independence, against the dignity of the republic,” said Chavez, wearing a red beret and fatigues in his year-end speech to troops.
Radio Caracas Television is one of the country’s oldest channels and began broadcasting in 1953. So that people don’t say that I blindly support left-wing Latino leaders, I have to publically say that this is disturbing. A free press is one of the cornerstones of a free government. I would have to research more about Radio Caracas Venezuela and see how free it really is.
Via / CNN
JLo’s ex hubby competes with her new show
11:53 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities| Chismes| dance · Comments Off
29 Dec 2006
JLo’s got a new TV dance show out, and so does ex hubby Cris Judd: coincidence? I think not:
Judd’s show is the reality competition “Dirty Dancing” on the Women’s Entertainment cable channel, airing Wednesdays at 10 p.m. EST. Lopez is producing MTV’s “DanceLife,” about six aspiring dancers struggling to make it. The eight-episode series premieres Jan. 15 at 10:30 p.m.Judd’s show was inspired by the ’80s classic “Dirty Dancing,” starring
Jennifer Grey as rich girl Baby and Patrick Swayze as poor dance instructor Johnny. The premise: Eighteen women compete at a summer camp for a dance contract and the right to play Baby — to whichever professional ballroom dancer becomes Johnny — during the finale.
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