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23 Jul 2008Dear Urban Jibaro,
I work in the toy department of a major retailer in a pretty diverse part of Pennsylvania. I see a lot of Latino families and I am curious about something. Whenever a kid throw a tantrum in my department, I hear their mothers threaten them with “John Kletter” and they immediately start behaving in most cases.
I have 3 kids myself and I would love to know how John Kletter can help me when they act up.
My question is “Who is John Kletter, and why are Latino children so afraid of him?
“Gracias” (thats all the Spanish I know)
Misty (Lancaster PA)
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Ok…so being that fact that I am completely new at this, I honestly did not know what the hell Misty was talking about. I googled “John Kletter” and did not find much…and was about to move on to our next submission…that is until I mentioned the question to one of my friends (she made me swear not to reveal her name) who has a thick accent and she said “que eso de jon kleta?”and then it hit me me like a ton of bricks…we had a phonetic translation issue here….John Kletter doesn’t exist…at least not in the Latino universe what Misty actually witnessed was the power of the almighty “CHANCLETA”.
This whole ASK A LATINO thing is gonna be fun…
So now that we got that squared away…Click below to read my official response to the first “ASK A LATINO” question.
7:55 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities| Events| Las Vegas| Music · Comments Off
12 Nov 2007
Once the pre-telecast was over, the press room went on lockdown. Despite the fact that every year I ask to take pics and video of the arrivals on the green carpet, I have been denied twice. Instead I watched the arrivals the same way that most of you did, on a television. That’s right, I flew cross-country to watch a tv with a bunch of strangers. That being said there were two standouts on the green carpet that I want to mention.
Ivy Queen : she went really blonde this year and channeled a greek goddess in her white arrivals dress. I liked the dress. The hair, not so much.
Sofia Vergara looked beautiful in a never can fail little black dress. Now onto the actual award giving and performances.
Backstage, most of the performers said that they looooooved Ricky Martin’s opening number with the Blue Man Group. Upon hearing this, Ricky commented backstage, only slightly tongue in cheek that his performance was his fave too. I was happy to hear one of my favorite shake my culo Ricky Martin songs, la Bomba. The Blue Man Group were hilarious and a little bit creepy when they came backstage.
11:03 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Events| Las Vegas| Music · Comments Off
11 Nov 20073:12 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Events| Las Vegas| Music · Comments Off
10 Nov 2007Kinky gave a kick culo performance at the BMI Latin Grammy pre-party. They were up for a Latin Grammy for Best Alternative Album but lost to the Aterciopelados.
12:56 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities| Events| Las Vegas| Music · 1 Comment
10 Nov 2007
Yours truly got all dressed up for the Latin Grammy awards, even the part that they don’t show on television, the pre-telecast, where about 90% of awards are given out. And I’m not just talking about catagories for designing the cover of your favorite cd, I’m talking good music here like salsa, merengue, cumbia, rock, alternative, flamenco, samba and I could go on and on but I’ll let the categories speak for themselves as I go through them.
Vos Veis, whose nomination I wasn’t exactly excited about, ended up winning two awards. One for their heartwarming (if you like that sort of thing) video navideno, Ven a Mi Casa esta Navidad and the other for Best Children’s Album, Como se Llega a Belen. Vos Veis is the first Venezuelan group to win a Latin Grammy, ever! So big ups to Venezuela. Backstage the band said that they were working on a more poppy/rock record.
1:38 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Events| Las Vegas| Music · 3 Comments
8 Nov 2007I was really impressed with Alejandra Alberti at the Jet nightclub inside the Mirage last night, having never heard her before. She was an incredible live performer and her family was so cute, cheering the Mexi-Cubana from the sidelines. She’s nominated tonight for Best New Artist. Good luck Alejandra!
12:52 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Celebrities| Events| Las Vegas| Music · Comments Off
8 Nov 2007
Alejandra Alberti, nominated for a Latin Grammy in the category of Best New Artist.
>Best Grupero Album nominees Grupo Bryndis.
The party was held last night at Jet Nightclub inside the Mirage Hotel and Casino.
10:41 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Events| Las Vegas| VivirLatino| travel · 2 Comments
8 Nov 2007
As soon as I got off the plane at Las Vegas Mccarran Airport, I ran over to the Mandalay Bay to pick up my press credentials. The beautiful hotel was filled with fans lining up to see their favorite Latin artists in town for tonight’s Latin Grammy Awards. From there I took a quick walk through the South Strip hotels, to check into my own. Maybe because it was a weeknight, but the strip wasn’t as crowded as I expected it to be. After a quick costume change, it was off to the BMI official pre-party. More on that later. For now check out some strip pictures after the jump.
12:04 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Las Vegas| Music| TV · Comments Off
7 Nov 2007
Maybe I’ll see them at the MTV Tr3s party tonight. The duo are also up for a Latin Grammy tomorrow night along with Don Omar for Best Urban Song for the cancion No Se De Ella “My Space”. Check out the video after the jump.
12:22 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Las Vegas| Music · 1 Comment
6 Nov 2007
Best Brazilian Song (Portuguese Language)
Berimbau Metalizado
Miro Almeida, Dória & Duller, songwriters (Ivete Sangalo)
I can’t believe in less than 24 hours I will be on my way to Las Vegas!!!
My boarding passes are printed and my dresses packed.
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