Shake It Up With Tu Ciudad Magazines Dance Issue

“The May issue of Tu Ciudad, the English-language guide to Latino L.A., mixes it up with its first hip-shakin’ dance issue. The cover features Mario Lopez, whose Q&A sheds light on his scorching Hollywood resurgence with a new fan base from ABC’s show Dancing with the Stars. The issue also includes a user-friendly guide to local dance studios, clubs, and performance venues.

From salsa and tango to ballet and hip-hop, the issue covers a wide range of dance styles that resonate with the magazine’s audience. “Music and dance is part of our Latino tradition, and they are in our DNA,” says Tu Ciudad editor-in-chief Oscar Garza. “We thought it would be fun, and useful, to provide an overview of the many diverse offerings for Angelenos who want to explore L.A.’s dance world.”

The issue also features a profile of Mario Lavandeira, the infamous celebrity blogger known as Perez Hilton, who is constantly under scrutiny for his antics and business practices. And boxer Oscar De La Hoya prepares for possibly his last fight.

Also in the May issue: * EL CENTRO. In this issue, we turn the tables on CBS 2 News anchor Laura Diaz by asking her some questions; Also, Hollywood Park is reborn as a hip Friday night destination. * cStyle sets sail for the summer with nautical-inspired fashion; Angelica De La Torre blends art, music, and contemporary apparel at her South Pasadena boutique. * Culturistas features the young hip-hop singer LaLa, who hails from Van Nuys; Orange County native Eden Espinoza is the new ingenue in the touring production of Wicked; and we explore MOCA’s new exhibition, Poetics of the Handmade. * EATS. Food critic Carolynn Carreno makes the rounds of local Latino coffee purveyors.
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• Eva Mendes- “Ser latina en Hollywood aún es difícil”
• The scheduled appearance next week of an anti-illegal immigration activist at a student-sponsored forum on the University of Nevada, Reno campus is causing outrage among some faculty, students and members of the community.
• Only in CATALINA Magazine – Mario Lopez on the Job and at Home
• Nevada Hispanic Services chief tired of being a lightning rod – Jesse Gutierrez
• High School is Named After Oscar de la Hoya in Boyle Heights
• Independent bloggers school opens in Cuba
• Lila Downs cantará en cementerio hollywoodense
• Mario Lopez Makes a Mean Mud Taco! – (yep he wrote a book, a children’s book)
• The Wind Beneath His Wings – Rick and Susie Najera – Hollywood’s newest power couple
• For 13 years, the Los Angeles International Latino Film Festival has allowed the best Latin-made films from around the world a chance to to be seen in Hollywood. – (video from KNBC)
• Twenty Five Years of Action – Hispanic Public Relations Association celebrates its proud legacy at Hollywood gala, Oct. 8, 2009
• The 13th Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) To Open with Pedro Almodóvar’s “Broken Embraces” (view trailer here)
• The 2009 Alma Awards Show Breakdown: Selena Gomez + Benjamin Bratt + George Lopez + David Archuleta + Eva Longoria + Edward James Olmos + Pitbull+ Oscar de la Hoya and More!
• New “Pulso Verde” Blog Brings Diverse Environmental Voices to Latino Audience
• The Latino Theater Company Announces Third Annual Gala at the Los Angeles Theatre Center on October 3. Hilda Solis, Castulo de la Rocha, and Jimmy Smits to Receive Honors
• The University of Nevada, Reno Latino Research Center and the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada are hosting a lecture about how the growth of the Hispanic population will affect the nation. – The lecture by Juan Andrade Jr. is at 6 p.m. Oct. 5 in the William Raggio Building, Room 2030.
• Reno-Carson Hispanic Heritage month events begin
• Nevada Hispanic Services awarded 12 scholarships to students at the University of Nevada, Reno and Truckee Meadows Community College on Sunday at a community festival in Reno’s Miguel Ribera Park.
• A large group of Salvadorans living in Southern California over the weekend celebrated the 188th anniversary of El Salvador’s independence with a parade through the streets of Hollywood.
• A U.S.-based journalist watchdog group called Thursday for an end to what it described as “systemic harassment” of bloggers and independent journalists in Cuba, and urged the international community to step up its lobbying on the bloggers’ behalf.