Dear 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.

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.

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.

>Best Grupero Album nominees Grupo Bryndis.

The party was held last night at Jet Nightclub inside the Mirage Hotel and Casino.

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.

I know I'm gonna piss off alot of people here but doesn't alot of what Mana does sound the same? Regardless, they are a force to be reckoned with and have a good chance of winning this award.

This guy is so cute! I had never seen the video before but I'm totally swooning over him like the mujeres in the video. Although I don't know if it's enough to beat out some of the powerhouses he's up against.

Multishow Ao Vivo Ivete no Maracanã
Ivete Sangalo
Joana Mazzucchelli, video director; Wilson Cunha, video producer.

I feel horribly ignorant because I had never heard of this artist until now. But I think the award will likely go to Ricky Martin, even though Andres Calamaro or Chico Buarque probably deserve it more.