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February 23, 2012

American Idol: Jennifer Lopez is All Dried Up :: Permalink :: from latino.foxnews.com

Colombian singer Juanes will play during the South by South West music festival held in Austin, TX in March. :: Permalink :: from colombiareports.com

“A quien amas en realidad es a mi” by Capullo with Lida Pimiento :: Permalink :: from www.npr.org

February 22, 2012

Jennifer Lopez’s Twins, Max And Emme, Turn 4 :: Permalink :: from latino.foxnews.com

Puerto Rican singer Ednita Nazario, known as “the Diva of Ponce,” announced Tuesday that in March she will release a new album entitled “Desnuda” with which she said she sought an “evolution and a real change.” :: Permalink :: from www.laht.com

With the success of the film “Goats” at the Sundance Film Festival and the March 6 screening of “Cellmates” via Internet VOD and cable, Mexican siblings Olga and Juan Carlos Segura are moving forward at a firm pace toward their goal: increasing the Latino presence in Hollywood. :: Permalink :: from www.laht.com

Juan Luis Guerra Says Wife Didn’t Push Him to Leave Church :: Permalink :: from www.laht.com

PR: HOLA Applauds Washington, D.C.’s Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Diversity Inclusion Efforts

Skipping Dessert for Mexican Food – Review of Alex Stupak’s East Village restaurant, Empellón Cocina :: Permalink :: from www.nytimes.com

Viral video combats negative Latino stereotypes :: Permalink :: from inamerica.blogs.cnn.com

Call for Submissions –> “¡Ban This! The BSP Anthology of Xican@ Literature” :: Permalink :: from www.aztlanreads.com

The Next Online Explosion: Original Latino Web Series – (Content) :: Permalink :: from www.newstaco.com

President Obama Impersonator Inspires Kickstarter ‘The Audacity of Louis Ortiz’ Project Video and Audio :: Permalink :: from www.huffingtonpost.com

Video: Thousands of Chespirito fans gather to dance to “El Chavo” song in Mexico City :: Permalink :: from univisionnews.tumblr.com

The Silly Panic Over a Minority White Nation – Claims that whites will be a minority by 2050 are historically outworn. :: Permalink :: from reason.com

LATISM at Social Media Week 2012 – The Recap :: Permalink :: from blog.latism.org

Red Hot Chili Peppers ex-drummer, Cliff Martinez, opens up :: Permalink :: from nbclatino.tumblr.com

Five Artists We Didn’t Know Were Half Latino :: Permalink :: from palantelatino.com

Comcast Corp. is getting into the Latino television market. Comcast, the parent company of NBCLatino, announced today the launch of two cable networks dedicated to U.S. Latinos, El Rey and BabyFirst Americas. :: Permalink :: from nbclatino.tumblr.com

Rocsi’s Inside Track: My Favorite Latin Pop Songs From Back-In-The-Day :: Permalink :: from www.latina.com

Jennifer Lopez receives $2 million invite to Carnival in Rio :: Permalink :: from entretenimiento.aollatino.com

5 Things You Didn’t Know About Evelyn Lozada :: Permalink :: from www.latina.com

Robert Rodriguez Gets His Own Cable Channel with Comcast – “El Rey” network will be focused on Latinos :: Permalink :: from blogamole.tr3s.com

Ilegal immigration and a forgotten theft – just 150 years ago the United State under the Polk presidency invaded Mexico during a time of civil unrest within the country and demanded that Mexico give up half of its territory as payment to have the US army leave the country. :: Permalink :: from hispanicinsightreport.com

Ricky Martin Debuts a Mustache :: Permalink :: from www.latingossip.com

Demi Lovato Claims She Has Always Had An Eating Disorder :: Permalink :: from blogamole.tr3s.com

Tu Vez Latino Culinary Academy: Chilaquiles :: Permalink :: from www.tuvez.com

Jencarlos Canela Gushes About His New Baby :: Permalink :: from blogamole.tr3s.com

Banda El Recodo Wants A Duet with Gloria Estefan :: Permalink :: from latinmusic.about.com

Hispanicize 2012 names 19-time GRAMMY Award winner Emilio Estefan first recipient of Latinovator Awards :: Permalink :: from www.hispanicprblog.com

Frida Torresblanco: Latina, mother and Hollywood success :: Permalink :: from voxxi.com

Is “macho” really a bad word? – by Juan Alanis :: Permalink :: from voxxi.com

Video: What is it like to be both black and Latino? :: Permalink :: from pocho.com

Colombian Models Play Soccer in Full Makeup and Sharp Cleats :: Permalink :: from latino.foxnews.com

New York Times Offers Apology for Playing Games With People’s Lives :: Permalink :: from colorlines.com

Oh No, They Didn’t! Taco Bell Preps the Dori-Taco :: Permalink :: from lauramartinez.wordpress.com

Not all tamales are created equal :: Permalink :: from voxxi.com

The Caesar salad: the pride of Tijuana :: Permalink :: from univisionnews.tumblr.com

Forget the “Sh*t Says” Meme, Is 2012 the Year of the Racist Girl Videos? :: Permalink :: from latinorebels.com

February 21, 2012

Pique quashes rumors that he and Shakira are about to marry :: Permalink :: from colombiareports.com

Puerto Rican Museum in Chicago promises to revitalize Humboldt Park – Paseo Boricua :: Permalink :: from voxxi.com

Vicente Fernandez’s Non-Generational Fan Base :: Permalink :: from www.hispanicmarketinfo.com

An Intimate Interview with Mambo Master Tito Rodriguez Jr. :: Permalink :: from worldmusiccentral.org

I am America: Latino immigration transforms a Kansas town – Ulysses :: Permalink :: from www.wfmz.com

Giving new life to old American school buses in Guatemala is subject of documentary premiering at SXSW :: Permalink :: from latinalista.com

Studio On The Run: Celebrity Apprentice’s Contestant Dayana Mendoza :: Permalink :: from www.wpix.com

San Diego Latino Film Festival Announces 2012 Lineup :: Permalink :: from www.sandiegoreader.com

Spanish director Enrique Urbizu’s crime thriller “No habra paz para los malvados” (No Rest for the Wicked) was the big winner in the 26th edition of the Goya Awards, capturing best picture honors and five other trophies. :: Permalink :: from www.laht.com

Juan Luis Guerra’s Wife Said to Be Jealous of Female Pastor :: Permalink :: from www.laht.com

Learning your native language is tricky, say adult offspring of immigrants :: Permalink :: from www.thestar.com

Cultura Essentials

February 23, 2012

Photo Essay – Election 2012: Faces of the Latino Vote by Marco Grob :: Permalink :: from lightbox.time.com

February 22, 2012

Mexico’s cinema industry hopes for a new golden age :: Permalink :: from www.bbc.co.uk

Ask a Mexican: How do I habla espanol? – By Gustavo Arellano :: Permalink :: from www.riverfronttimes.com

Video: iLatino explores the S*** politicians say to Latinos

Backbeat: Latin Music Industry Rocks at Premios Lo Nuestro Afterparties – By Leila Cobo :: Permalink :: from www.billboard.biz

Peru: New Racism Incident Ignites Debate on Social Networks :: Permalink :: from globalvoicesonline.org

Latinos Only Account For 2% of Oscar Voters :: Permalink :: from www.latina.com

February 21, 2012

Stanford professor and Brownsville native Ramón Saldívar was among the nine winners of the National Humanities Medal last week – Professor of Chicano studies :: Permalink :: from blog.mysanantonio.com

Latinos Recognized At NAACP Image Awards :: Permalink :: from blogamole.tr3s.com

Actress Yvette Yates: The Power of Positive Living :: Permalink :: from www.sefijaonline.com

Video: Singer Laura Pausini shares details about her break, culture, and Premio Lo Nuestro gown :: Permalink :: from univisionnews.tumblr.com

Celebrity Apprentice: Patricia Velasquez Loses, While Trump Criticizes Dayana Mendoza’s Man :: Permalink :: from latino.foxnews.com

February 20, 2012

Dayana Mendoza: Ready To Take Charge on The Celebrity Apprentice :: Permalink :: from latino.foxnews.com

Chocquibtown have premiered the video to their new song “Calentura,” featuring Puerto Rican reggaeton star Tego Calderon. :: Permalink :: from colombiareports.com

My suegra cleans my house behind my back :: Permalink :: from voxxi.com

Puerto Rican Juano Hernández: Pioneer In The African-American Film Industry :: Permalink :: from palantelatino.com

Oscar voters overwhelmingly white (94%), male (77%) – Were there more Latino academy members, Demian Bichir said, opportunities for Latinos would improve. “That would mean there would be a lot more roles for Latin actors,” the actor said, “and a lot more movies for [Latin] cinematographers.” :: Permalink :: from www.latimes.com

February 19, 2012

Stiff Immigration Laws, No Bar To Big Dreams – Maria Luna was the 1st undocumented model to walk the Sacramento Fashion Week runway :: Permalink :: from www.npr.org

February 18, 2012

10 Things To Know About Latinos in Social Media – LATISM – by Juan Alanis (@JuanofWords) :: Permalink :: from blog.latism.org

Video: At Miami City Ballet, star husband and wife duo bring true love to the stage – Carlos Miguel Guerra and Jennifer Carlynn Kronenberg :: Permalink :: from univisionnews.tumblr.com

Mexico’s Gael Garcia Bernal to Be the New Zorro :: Permalink :: from www.laht.com

Daddy Yankee’s ‘Prestige’ Album Stirs Big Buzz :: Permalink :: from blogamole.tr3s.com

Cindy Vela: not dead, but viral and on the rise :: Permalink :: from www.sefijaonline.com

Always the same in “Premio lo Nuestro” – By Julissa Bonfante :: Permalink :: from voxxi.com

February 17, 2012

Lo que no viste de Premio Lo Nuestro :: Permalink :: from www.peopleenespanol.com

TOP Ten reasons I hate Hispanic Magazines – by Al Carlos

Experts at New Mexico’s State University’s Chile Pepper Institute have identified the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion as the hottest pepper on the planet. :: Permalink :: from www.telegraph.co.uk

Star conductor Gustavo Dudamel is thrilling fans in Venezuela as he performs with the Los Angeles Philharmonic for the first time in his homeland, fresh from winning a Grammy. :: Permalink :: from hosted2.ap.org

Latina Magazine Proudly Present…100 Great Latino Pop Culture Moments! :: Permalink :: from www.latina.com

Standing While Brown: A white lady tried to get me to valet her car – by Lalo Alcaraz :: Permalink :: from pocho.com

Pocho Ocho words that should be in the dictionary :: Permalink :: from pocho.com

Video: Blanca Soto, Prince Royce, and more stars on the red carpet of Premio lo Nuestro – (good to see this in English) :: Permalink :: from univisionnews.tumblr.com

Pachucos a Vintage Part of Latino History :: Permalink :: from voxxi.com

PR: Winner’s List – 24th Annual “Premio Lo Nuestro” Latin Music Awards – Shakira, Prince Royce and Intocable are the Night’s Biggest Winners

February 16, 2012

Live Coverage: Premio Lo Nuestro on Univision Tumblr :: Permalink :: from univisionnews.tumblr.com

2/16 LATISM Twitter Party: Celebrating Nuestra Música with Univision and Premio Lo Nuestro! :: Permalink :: from blog.latism.org

Hispanic Comedians: from Gabriel Iglesias to Melissa Villaseñor on growing up funny and Latino – video

Alt.Latino: A Little Bit Hip Hop And A Little Bit Rock And Roll :: Permalink :: from www.npr.org

‘Machete’ Trilogy Is In The Works :: Permalink :: from blogamole.tr3s.com

Beverly Hilton Hotel Employee Dishes on ‘El Gordo y La Flaca’ :: Permalink :: from www.juanofwords.com

Being Latino Video: Sh*t Latinos Don’t Say – funny

The Very Top and Near the Bottom: A crowd of TV series with Latinos in the mix struggle to survive… :: Permalink :: from www.sefijaonline.com

More than 3,000 couples participated in a mass wedding on Valentine’s Day in Ciudad Juarez :: Permalink :: from www.laht.com

One Latina Twentysomething’s 12 Tips For Teens :: Permalink :: from www.newstaco.com

What´s wrong with the Latino, Hispanic or immigrant stereotype :: Permalink :: from voxxi.com

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony’s international talent competition “Q’Viva! The Chosen” has been picked up by Fox – will premiere on March 3 at 8 p.m :: Permalink :: from www.reuters.com

February 15, 2012

Famed astrologer Walter Mercado, who emerged weeks ago from a near-death experience, announced Tuesday that he will create a charitable foundation in Puerto Rico to help children and teenagers. :: Permalink :: from www.caribbeanbusinesspr.com

Mexico issues travel warning for Los United Estates :: Permalink :: from pocho.com

Native El Pasoan Iliana Sosa wants to produce reality show with local Fresas :: Permalink :: from www.elpasotimes.com

Video for Thought: Connecting with opportunities grows Latino voices :: Permalink :: from latinalista.com