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It’s Tito el Bambino’s Time at iTunes

5:29 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Music · 4 Comments

4 Oct 2007

Tito el Bambino’s It’s My Time was just released two days ago and already it’s #4 on iTunes. Find out more on Tito el Bambino’s MySpace.

Mala Knows Breasts : Review of Book Mama Knows Breast

12:54 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Books| Family| Health| Women| children · Comments Off

4 Oct 2007

As some readers may have figured out, I’m into breastfeeding. Not in some weirdo pervy fetish way and not in a judgemental “you’re killing your baby if you give it formula”. I breastfeed and I think if you can do it it’s a wonderful thing. Andi Silverman and her book Mama Knows Breast: A Beginner’s Guide to Breastfeeding feels the same way and that’s why I think it may well be one of the best books on the subject out there.

Chavela Vargas snubs the Grammys

12:08 pm By Maegan La Mala · Celebrities| Events| Music · Comments Off

4 Oct 2007

Legendary singer and cultural icon Chavela Vargas, 88, is about to receive a Latin Grammy award for her achievements in music. But according to Spain’s Publico, she doesn’t give a damn:

“I’m a little confused, because I don’t understand it. They are giving it to me now, after 40 years?”, the singer asked…

Without beating around the bush, the popular singer added that important awards have been given to her by the public, not by record companies. “I have one of the biggest awards that is given out and only one woman in Latin America has it, which is me: the Great Cross of the Order of Isabel la Católica,” the singer said proudly.

Pinochet’s wife and kids are going down

11:50 am By Maegan La Mala · Chile| Justice| Politics| crime · 1 Comment

4 Oct 2007

Chilean justice is catching up with former dictator Augusto Pinochet even after his death. A judge has ordered that 23 family members and “collaborators” of Pinochet be rounded up and tried, among them his widow and children.

Among those to be tried by Judge Carlos Cerda are the widow, Lucía Hiriart, and the 5 children of the leader, who died in December 2006 while on trial for fraud and using false passports.

The children of Pinochet, Augusto, Lucía, Verónica, Jacqueline and Marco Antonio, have already been involved in the investigation. Also involved are retired generals Guillermo Garín and Jorge Ballerino, both ex-chiefs of the so-called Casa Militar, which was a military committee which Pinochet maintained during the later years of his dictatorship.

It’s nice to see that the Chilean government isn’t letting this rest, especially when so many political crimes in Latin America have gone unpunished.

Via / El País

Aberto Gonzales as CNN’s Hispanic Heritage Poster Boy? Seriously?

8:13 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Politics| TV · Comments Off

4 Oct 2007

As part of their Hispanic Heritage Month (puke) coverage, Uncovering America, CNN has decided to hold up disgraced former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales as an example. An example of what, I’m not so clear on.

Seems the line for all to say these days is that Hispanic values equal American values but Gonzales takes it a step farther saying:

Over the past 2 ½ years as attorney general, I have seen crimes involving dishonesty, corruption and depravity of types I never thought possible. I’ve seen things I didn’t know man was capable of.

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Archive for October 4th, 2007

It’s Tito el Bambino’s Time at iTunes

Mala Knows Breasts : Review of Book Mama Knows Breast

Chavela Vargas snubs the Grammys

Pinochet’s wife and kids are going down

Aberto Gonzales as CNN’s Hispanic Heritage Poster Boy? Seriously?

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