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November 7, 2009
I Hate Clowns and So Should You – We shouldn’t have clowns telling American Latinos that they need a separate but equal award – Review of Latin Grammy Awards by Al Carlos
November 6, 2009
Todo sobre el Latin GRAMMY – Calle 13 arrasó en la premiación; Juan Gabriel se robó el show (y el vino); y Eugenio Derbez se lució con sus chistes
Backstage en el Latin GRAMMY – Mientras tú veías el show, esto fue lo que pasó detrás del escenario
A comedian with a serious delivery – Los Angeles comedian Ernie G encourages Hispanic students to strive for college
A Mix of Flash and Idealism at the Latin Grammys – Glitz and heart-on-sleeve emotionality mingled, every so often, with political and social messages at the 10th annual Latin Grammy Awards.
He’s not fat: But Iglesias jokes about it – Comedy Central’s new comedy special “Gabriel Iglesias: I’m Not Fat … I’m Fluffy”
Latin Grammys: Calle 13 dominates with 5 awards – “Other than Calle 13, there were no other major winners. ” – Mercedes Sosa won the prize for Best Folk Album.
November 5, 2009
Corte de Las Vegas absuelve a Juan Gabriel
Latin Grammys honors Mexican icon Juan Gabriel – The Latin music world celebrated 100 million records sold, 1,500 songs written and 30 years of recording, all by one artist, Mexico’s beloved Juan Gabriel.
Calle 13: With the people, without a map – Calle 13 hit it big in a hurry. Unsettled by fame, MC Rene Perez set out to connect on a personal level with Latin America.
November 4, 2009
Ednita Nazario vuelve con ‘Soy’ – La cantante boricua se tardó dos años para realizar su más reciente disco
Calle 13’s biggest challenge at the Latin Grammys tomorrow will perhaps come from the late icon Mercedes Sosa, whose last album is up for three awards.
After 76 years, a return engagement for Cuba’s Septeto Nacional
Calle 13 heads to Latin Grammys rapped in turmoil
Latin Grammys aim to bring Latin music to the mainstream – After a decade, Latin music’s most important awards show still falls short of its original goals — bringing greater visibility to Latin artists and musical styles.
November 2, 2009
The Newest Face in the Late-Night Party – The arrival of “Lopez Tonight” on TBS is breaking up what Jay Leno likes to call “the parade of nine white men” on the late-night talk shows.
Epic Recording Brings Together Latin Artists Under a Common Cause – “Unete Con La Gota de la Vida, Benefiting City of Hope.”
Singer Alejandro Sanz welcomes fans to “Paradise” set to release “Paraiso” November 10 on Warner Music Latina
October 30, 2009
Alicia Villarreal causa zafarrancho – Golpes, empujones y gritos fue lo que se vivió cuando la prensa quiso hablar con ella sobre la reconciliación entre su esposo, Cruz Martínez, y A.B. Quintanilla
Song banned, band pulls out of Luna Awards TV show – Los Tigres del Norte is initially barred from playing its latest drug-trade lyrics. – “La Granja”
Mexican golfer Lorena Ochoa will tie the knot on Dec. 4 with airline executive Andres Conesa in a family ceremony in her native Guadalajara
October 29, 2009
Lopez “show” seems like assimilation to me
A Minute With: George Lopez on his new TV talk show
October 28, 2009
LOPEZ TONIGHT Kicks Off Late-Night Party With Guests Ellen DeGeneres, Eva Longoria Parker and Kobe Bryant When New TBS Series Debuts Monday, Nov. 9
Top 5 Mexican-American TV Stars
Hispanic/Latinos numbers drop slightly for leading roles on TV: SAG – 3.4% of roles in 2008, compared to 7.2% of lead roles in features in 2007
October 27, 2009
Juan Gabriel podría ser arrestado en Las Vegas
MTV apoya a René, de Calle 13: “Los artistas son libres de expresarse”
José José casi queda ciego
Director Sebastián Silva borrowed from his own childhood to make ‘The Maid.’
October 26, 2009
‘Lopez’ Primed To Go – TBS Hopes Late-Night Talker Will Sustain Network’s Audience
October 17, 2009
Residente of Calle 13, true Latin American activist
Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel were the big winners of Los Premios MTV Latin America 2009, where together they took the Artist of the Year trophy.
An inspiring moment in its own way, TV giving Latino focus
October 15, 2009
TOP Ten reasons to watch Latino Music USA on PBS
October 14, 2009
Alejandra Guzmán: “Estoy de maravilla” – Desde el hospital, la cantante rompió el silencio y aseguró que, aunque tiene mucho dolor, se está recuperando satisfactoriamente
Explore a new land – in Uruguayan films – ¡Go Uruguay! featuring seven movies with little or no previous exposure in the U.S. – NYC
The Kings of Bachata, Aventura y El Duo Dinámico, Wisin y Yandel will face off at this year’s American Music Awards after both were nominated for “Favorite Latin Artist.”
The White House became “La Casa Blanca” on Tuesday, celebrating Hispanic musical heritage with a South Lawn concert and such guests as Gloria Estefan, George Lopez, the Bachata music group Aventura, Jose Feliciano and more. – Latin music ‘tends to make us move a little bit ourselves,’ says Obama
October 13, 2009
Festeja Alex Lora cuatro décadas de carrera – Ofrece El Tri un concierto de tres horas y media en el que interpretan sus éxitos
Fat Joe Brings New Flows To Jealous Ones Still Envy Sequel
‘My new high is changing my flows,’ he tells Mixtape Daily.
Boda Chisme: Penelope Cruz is Sporting Ring Bling!
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) will honor J.R. Martinez with the 2009 IAVA Veterans Leadership Award. Mr. Martinez served in Iraq and suffered severe injuries, and has since become a spokesman and an inspiration for his fellow wounded veterans. He currently stars on ABC’s “All My Children”, portraying a combat veteran.
October 12, 2009
Cuban expatriate Dafnis Prieto shakes up the drum world – arguably the hottest percussionist in jazz and Latin music today
Berklee music school reaches out to Latin America – the school has launched an even more aggressive effort to recruit more and be a dominant force in music education in Spanish-speaking countries.
Alejandro Fernandez is preparing the simultaneous release of a ranchero album and a pop album, each with different tracks and different producers. “Dos Mundos Tradicion” and “Dos Mundos Evolucion” will hit stores December 8, with the pop album out on Universal Music Latino and the ranchera album out on Fonovisa, sister labels under Universal Music Latin Entertainment (UMLE).
PBS Doc Latin Music USA suits narrator Jimmy Smits
October 9, 2009
Alejandra Guzmán: “Estoy delicada de salud” – La cantante fue internada tras sufrir un severo dolor ocasionado por un angiolipoma y será operada el fin de semana; no está al borde de la muerte como se rumoró
Hector Elizondo Returning to “Grey’s Anatomy”
Tommy Torres posted a picture yesterday of an award received from the Berklee School of Music for his incredible accomplishments in Latin music.
“Cantora”, el último disco de Mercedes Sosa incrementó sus ventas.
Aleks Syntek reveló detalles de su próximo disco. – Métodos de Placer Instantáneo
Funny Video: Lin Manuel Miranda, Karen Olivo Channel Jay-Z and Rihanna in “Run This Tour”
New Ylse out now featuring JUDY REYES (Scrubs) & DARCY SHEAN (MadMen)
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)
October 7, 2009
The Best Mariachi in the World – Legendary Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán makes a rare LA appearances, October 10 and 11
Eva Longoria Parker has enrolled at Cal State-Northridge
Fat Joe’s ninth studio album, Jealous Ones Still Envy 2 or J.O.S.E 2, drops today.
Efforts to film Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s latest novel are meeting resistance in Mexico, where an anti-prostitution group is seeking to block production, charging the movie will promote child prostitution. – “Memories of My Melancholy Whores”
Entertainer Iris Chacón still shaking things up at 59 – “La Vedette de América” (“America’s Showgirl”) in the 1980s
Mercedes Sosa’s voice won’t die
October 5, 2009
Univision telenovela “Manana Es Para Siempre” (”Tomorrow Is Forever”), which concluded last night, is set to rank as the fourth-highest-rated drama in Univision history in both adults 18-49 and total viewers.
Comedian Paul Rodriguez is still in a hospital in Washington D.C. but there is at least one good sign that he’s getting better — he’s texting.
Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem engaged, friend says
Bilingual network airs Peruvian series with English subtitles – “Esta Sociedad” (Spanish for “This Society”) on Mun2
Corridos — songs that tell the stories of notorious characters — have gained new prevalence among mainstream followers of regional Mexican music thanks to artists that are daring to sing in the bluntest of terms and radio’s new willingness to play the racy songs.
Latino TV personalities juggle a bilingual stage – For energetic young hosts like LATV’s Pili Montilla and MTV Tr3s’ Carlos Santos, their playful Spanish-English fusion comes spiked with a dose of media savvy.
Pianist Alfredo Rodriguez’s journey of note – With enthusiastic backers like Quincy Jones on his side, the young musician made the tough decision to defect from Cuba. Performing at the Bowl’s Gustavo Dudamel concert is just the beginning.
Cote de Pablo Scores Big on “NCIS”
Mystery Illness Forces Paul Rodriguez into ICU
October 4, 2009
Fallece la legendaria cantante Mercedes Sosa – Una de las voces latinas más emblemáticas deja una enorme herencia
Award-Winning Singer Mercedes Sosa Dies at 74
October 2, 2009
TOP 10 Reasons the ALMA and Latin Grammys Exclude Chicano Bands
El músico Charly García expresó su preocupación por el agravamiento del estado de salud de la popular cantante Mercedes Sosa -quien se encuentra internada en esta capital-, a la que consideró “casi una estrella de rock”.
Singer Mercedes Sosa Hospitalized in Argentina
October 1, 2009
Shakira to Guest Star on “Ugly Betty”
Miranda! vuelve a brillar en los MTV Latino – La cantante Loli Molina y el grupo Miranda! resultaron los primeros ganadores de los Premios MTV.
Alejandro Fernández adelanta nuevos sencillos
Mercedes Sosa, quien acaba de cosechar tres nominaciones para los Grammy Latinos 2009, se encuentra hospitalizada con pronóstico reservado y asistida por un respirador artificial,
Wisin y Yandel lead Spanish-only ‘Revolución’
September 30, 2009
Meet Rapper Mexia, Son of Los Tigres Del Norte’s Frontman
Benjamin Bratt Loses “Cleaning” Job – The Cleaner done
Rose McGowan and Robert Rodriguez Call Off Engagement
Guitarrista de Maná Sergio Vallín grabó en Madrid vídeo de su primer disco como solista – “Solo Tú”
September 29, 2009
Guerrilla filmmaking, Dominican style – “La Soga”
Filmmakers document consequences of U.S. immigration raid – “In the Shadow of the Raid” – Postville, Iowa
“Beautiful Life” Star Sara Paxton Blasts CW Over Show’s Cancellation
9500 Liberty: Film on Immigration Battle Wins Best Documentary at the Charlotte Film Festival
Cucu Diamantes Show Canceled After Juanes’s Paz Sin Fronteras Concert in Cuba
The 13th Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) To Open with Pedro Almodóvar’s “Broken Embraces” (view trailer here)
September 28, 2009
Fondo de la ONU para la Infancia (Unicef) nombrará a la artista mexicana Julieta Venegas “Embajadora de buena voluntad” el próximo 30 de septiembre – she will be a Goodwill Ambassador
Peru’s Tania Libertad will be awarded a Latin Grammy
‘Housewives’ actress Eva Longoria back to school – will enroll in a master’s program in Chicano studies and political science.
Does Obama Dance Bachata? Aventura Making Their Presidential Debut
September 24, 2009
Saralegui está de fiesta – El “Show de Cristina” cumple 20 años – 20 years on air
CANDIDO CAMERO, BETH CARVALHO, CHARLY GARCIA, TANIA LIBERTAD, MARCO ANTONIO MUÑIZ, AND JUAN ROMERO TO RECEIVE THE 2009 LATIN RECORDING ACADEMY – LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD – JOSE ANTONIO ABREU & ROBERTO CANTORAL TO BE HONORED WITH THE 2009 TRUSTEES AWARD
September 22, 2009
Behind-the-Scenes Video: George Lopez at the ALMA Awards
Entrevista AP: Laura Pausini quiere una vida normal
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!
Ana Ortiz’s Daughter Paloma is “Ugly Betty” Mascot
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