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November 16, 2009
15th annual Mariachi Vargas Extravaganza in San Antonio – more than 1,000 professional & student musicians participating – 8-day festival of mariachi competitions, workshops, presentations, serenades & concerts attracts more than 15,000 visitors annually.
November 10, 2009
Actors, film directors and arts supporters gathered at the Indio Performing Arts Center on Monday to announce the lineup of the inaugural Coachella Valley Latino International Film Festival. – Dec. 4-6, will coincide with the 18th Annual Indio International Tamale Festival
October 26, 2009
As she embarks on her first tour of the U.S., singer-songwriter Yasmin Levy, 34, has built an estimable reputation as a champion of Ladino music, the ancient music of the Sephardic Jews of Spain.
October 12, 2009
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.
October 9, 2009
2010 San Diego Latino Film Festival Poster Competition – Media Arts Center San Diego is now accepting submissions for our new Film Festival Poster Competition! Deadline: 11/25/2009
October 7, 2009
From Mexico to NYC stage – For director and choreographer Edgardo Lar, the challenges he faced were many when staging a musical in Spanish about a 16th-century French massacre with a cast of 25 high school and college students from Mexico. – “Anjou, A Tale of Horror”
October 5, 2009
Actress Ruby Nelda Perez returns to Jump-Start Theater in November in a new play by Rodrigo Duarte-Clark titled “El Fin del Mundo Motel.” – San Antonio
September 24, 2009
Emilio Estefan may finally have his shot at getting the Miami Sound Machine named a national treasure. – President Barack Obama has deemed the former member of group member a suitable candidate for the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of the American Latino
September 22, 2009
When the Border Lands on Your Front Door – “Visitors Guide to Arivaca” is a powerful, emotional and thought-provoking play at the Alexandria Hotel – LA
September 17, 2009
Fabian Perez Named Official Artist of the 10th Annual Latin GRAMMY(R) Awards
September 9, 2009
With Culture Clash, nothing is sacred except satire – Latino troupe prepares to celebrate its 25th anniversary, putting a modern slant on the ancient comedy of Aristophanes.
September 3, 2009
‘LOL! Latina on the Loose’ Opens September 25 at Los Angeles Theatre Center; World Premiere Comedy
Award-winning Latino Playwright Coming to SoCal
Controversial play “Miss Lebron” arrives in Orange County on September 4, 2009 – René Solivan
September 1, 2009
Drama About Immigration Raids and their Human Consequences in Arizona Is No Fiction for Many – The Tears of Lives, a play produced by Phoenix’s New Carpa Theater Company and written by James Garcia
August 27, 2009
GALA Hispanic Theatre Launches a Re-designed Webpage WWW.GALATHEATRE.ORG
El polifacético artista cubano Manolo Torrente falleció en Miami el pasado jueves 20 víctima de varios problemas de salud. Tenía 83 años.
August 26, 2009
If you’re in New York City, I strongly suggest you check out Reportorio Español’s highly entertaining play, Insomnio Americano, a one-man show starring master improviser Saulo Garcia
August 16, 2009
Los Angeles Latino Film Festival Seeks Volunteers – Learn the film Industry by volunteering with the 13th annuall LALIFF team
July 15, 2009
In 39 years performing, Afro-Peruvian songstress Eva Ayllón has recorded almost 30 albums, played for audiences 30,000-strong in her homeland and, last November, packed Carnegie Hall. – catch her in NYC at the Blender Theater at Gramercy July 17 and 18.
July 9, 2009
Reggaeton fever shakes up Cuba’s culture
June 29, 2009
NEW DRAMA “THE SCENES OF THE CROSS”/“LAS ESCENAS DE LA CRUZ” MAKES WORLD PREMIERE ON JULY 17 WITH IMMIGRANT STORIES PERFORMED BY THOSE WHO LIVED THEM — SIX BILINGUAL PERFORMANCES FROM JULY 17–AUGUST 1 AS PART OF 2009 MIDTOWN INTERNATIONAL THEATER FESTIVAL
June 17, 2009
Elaine Del Valle’s one-woman show, “Brownsville Bred,” is playing at Teatro La Tea. – NYC
June 11, 2009
The legendary Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre is joining in the parade festivities this weekend, hosting the restaging of the popular Boricua-themed play “Borinquen Vive en El Barrio.” – NYC Puerto Rican Day Parade
May 30, 2009
Puerto Rico Sun Radio chats with boricua actress Jazmin Caratini
May 29, 2009
Sofía Vergara, cartoonish ‘Chicago’ don’t deliver show’s old razzle dazzle
May 28, 2009
GALA HISPANIC THEATRE’S NEW SEASON – Plays about families, relationships, sexuality and cultural identity will be the focus of GALA Hispanic Theatre’s 34th season. The company performs at Tivoli Square in Columbia Heights. – Washington DC
May 14, 2009
New Musical Return of Eva Perón to Play Washington DC’s Gala Theatre – June 4-28
May 7, 2009
Every now and then a dance show comes along that has such runaway enthusiasm that you bin the criticism and merrily rave to anyone who will listen. Havana Rakatan is such a show. There are reservations, such as over-long numbers and unclear narrative, and there will always be those who pour scorn by claiming Cuba peaked with the Buena Vista Social Club.
March 17, 2009
THE INTERNATIONAL LATINO CULTURAL CENTER PRESENTS THE 25th CHICAGO LATINO FILM FESTIVAL FEATURING SPECIAL EVENTS AND OVER 100 FILMS The Silver Anniversary Edition of the Chicago Latino Film Festival runs April 17-29. Added to the excitement, the special event series includes: Opening Night Gala, Noche Mexicana, A Night of Spain and Closing Night Gala.
March 14, 2009
Isabel Allende on stage — a magical translation
2009 San Diego Latino Film Festival is a quick trip around the world
March 10, 2009
‘Trail of Tejano Legends’ leads to Hispanic music history – Austin
February 16, 2009
Joe Cuba: The Father of New York Boogaloo has passed
January 21, 2009
Manhattan’s Latino theatre company, INTAR, which was set to premiere Eduardo Machado’s In Paradise and Nick Norman’s She Plundered Him, may have to postpone its season after the sudden closure of the Zipper Factory.
December 23, 2008
El bailarín de origen cubano David Álvarez tuvo que aprender inglés y simular acento británico para ponerse en la piel del protagonista de la obra “Billy Elliot”, que triunfa estos días en Broadway con música de Elton John.
December 20, 2008
The Gringo’s, er, Dummy’s Guide to zarzuela
December 18, 2008
Gaytino!, written and performed by Dan Guerrero, will make its Off-Broadway premiere in January 2009 at the Zipper Factory Theater.
A ‘West Side Story’ With A Different Accent – The Broadway-bound revival, staged by co-creator Arthur Laurents, rethinks the musical from top to bottom. Some characters sing in Spanish, for one thing. And those lovable gang thugs? They’re angrier now.
December 12, 2008
Chicano Rock on the Small Screen – CHICANO ROCK! THE SOUNDS OF EAST LOS ANGELES – TV documentary filled with intimate first person story-telling, rare film and photos, and ever-changing and exuberant music
November 29, 2008
La película “Retorno a Hansala” dirigida por la española Chus Gutiérrez obtuvo el premio al mejor filme y el hispano-argentino Juan Diego Botto, se llevó el premio al mejor actor por su papel en “El Greco”, en el 32 Festival Internacional de Cine de El Cairo
November 18, 2008
La veterana actriz salvadoreña Isabel Dada recibió hoy el Premio Nacional de Cultura de manos del presidente de este país, Elías Antonio Saca, por su destacada carrera en las artes escénicas y por ser considerada un referente del teatro nacional. – El Salvador
November 6, 2008
The San Diego Latino Film Festival’s final installment of their “Cinema en tu Idioma” series starts November 14. The series showcases the most celebrated Latino films from international film festivals. The last part of the series will feature screenings of “El Violin,” “XX” and “El Baño del Papa.”
Luis Valdez is the creator of Broadway’s “Zoot Suit,” the writer and director of Hollywood’s “La Bamba” and, more broadly, the father of Chicano theater. For Valdez, art, entertainment and social action are part of the same ball of wax.
November 5, 2008
12th San Francisco International Latino Film Festival brings back ‘El Norte’ for the film’s 25th anniversary – (starts this Friday)
November 3, 2008
Karen Olivo: From ‘The Heights’ to ‘West Side’
October 21, 2008
El cineasta mexicano Guillermo del Toro sigue dando muestras de su imparable creatividad: acaba de entregar la primera novela de una trilogía sobre vampiros, cuya preventa se convirtió en todo un éxito durante la 60a. edición de la Feria Internacional del Libro en Frankfurt.
September 15, 2008
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, Broadway’s Chicago welcomes back Mexican actress Bianca Marroquin to the role of merry murderess Roxie Hart beginning Sept. 15.
September 9, 2008
U.S. Postal Service Celebrates Latin Jazz, Hispanic Heritage
September 8, 2008
Photo Highlights of Latinbeat Fest 2008
September 5, 2008
The topic of state-sponsored repression — from Uruguay to Puerto Rico — runs through a selection of films in this year’s Latinbeat festival at the Film Society of Lincoln Center – NYC
September 3, 2008
Flaco, de impecable guayabera, siempre sonriente, así recordaron los cubanos en el centenario de su natalicio, al legendario Joseíto Fernández el compositor de “La Guantanamera”, la canción emblemática de la isla.
August 28, 2008
Órale, shalom! for ‘My Mexican Shivah’
August 18, 2008
Internet, digital downloads can keep Tejano music alive, summit in Dallas told
August 11, 2008
Broadway’s golden boy – Lin-Manuel Miranda hits the Heights with a Tony-winning Broadway debut
Cuban posters don’t just flog a film, they distinguish their audience – Continuing our series examining great film posters. Today, Paul Rennie explains the origins of Cuban cinema promos
The Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors (HOLA) 2008 Award Winners
August 7, 2008
‘Borinquen Vive en El Barrio:’ Spanglish dreams
August 6, 2008
Pablo Mayor’s energetic journey through Colombian music roots – Folklore Urbano
August 3, 2008
Chicago Latino Music Festival gets ready to cover 6 centuries in city
July 22, 2008
HITN to Give Salsa Congress a World Audience
The first-ever Mexican film festival in New York says ‘Hola’
July 21, 2008
El Queens Theater in the Park regresa con un interesante abanico de producciones latinoamericanas
July 17, 2008
Narcocarridos sing of violence
Jets, Yes! Sharks, ¡Sí! in Bilingual ‘West Side Story’ Production Planned for Broadway
July 16, 2008
Bloggings by boz: Anthony Bourdain in Colombia
Latino Film Fest grows in diversity — and everything else – New York International Latino Film Festival
July 14, 2008
An interview with Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, author of the ‘Dirty Girls’ books
June 9, 2008
Films delve into issues Latinos face – Cinema Latino Film Festival in Colorado Springs
May 20, 2008
Theatres of Color Fight Marginalization – Coalition says companies face bias from media, audiences, and grantors.
May 14, 2008
Water & Power by Richard Montoya, featuring Herbert Siguenza of Culture Clash, directed by Sam Woodhouse, Oct. 21-Nov. 16. – San Diego REPertory Theatre
May 13, 2008
Contemporary Latin musical “In the Heights” gets 13 Tony nominations
May 12, 2008
Blood Wedding Musical Among Shows in Goodman’s Latino Festival This Summer – Chicago
May 1, 2008
Susanna Baca’s Peruvian Passion
April 21, 2008
Culture clash at Arizona State University takes center stage in satire ‘Speak Spanish to Me’
April 8, 2008
Dancer Jock Soto Looks Back on a Life in Tights (and Fishnets)
Karina Casiano’s ‘Rootless:’ Beating nostalgia with a song
April 2, 2008
Documentary follows Mexican couple’s pursuit of American Dream – Intimidad
A documentary follows ballet dancer Jock Soto’s footprints – Water Flowing Together on PBS’ Independent Lens
April 1, 2008
5TH ANNUAL CALL FOR ENTRY HBO/NYILFF
March 9, 2008
Lin-Manuel Miranda is fitting in on Broadway – ‘In the Heights’ is a bright love letter to his old stamping ground, the largely Latino community of Washington Heights in Manhattan.
March 6, 2008
‘Chorus Line’s’ Original Morales, Priscilla Lopez, Returns to Broadway
March 5, 2008
15 years of películas Latinas – What a long, strange trip it’s been for the Latino Film Fest’s founder, Ethan van Thillo – San Diego
Drawn in by Fidel Castro’s revolution – Seeking to understand her dad led filmmaker Vivien Lesnik Weisman to learn about herself as well. ‘The Man of Two of Two Havanas’ is the result.
February 25, 2008
Carrying on the Valdez heritage – FATHER AND SON COLLABORATE ON ‘MUMMIFIED DEER’ AT SJSU
February 19, 2008
State Symphony Orchestra of Mexico – Hispanic Classics Flavor a New York Debut – New York
February 18, 2008
Celia Cruz’s story found in translation – Show hits big with Spanish language niche
February 14, 2008
Fourth Orlando Latin American Film and Heritage Festival starts Thursday
February 13, 2008
‘In The Heights’ hits the spotlight, vowing to end ‘Capeman’ curse
February 7, 2008
Hispanic Museum to Feature Las Vegas Entertainers Exhibit
January 30, 2008
Oscar Hijuelos Plans New `Mambo Kings’ Novel
January 24, 2008
Sought-after Peruvian conductor debuts at Carnegie – Miguel Harth-Bedoya
Perú Negro showcases new CD ‘Zamba Malató’ at City Center – NYC
January 22, 2008
Virgin America Premiers New Spanish-Language Independent Film Line Up From Sundance Film Festival
All-hispanic Luna Negra dance company debuts in New York
January 15, 2008
“Queen of Salsa” items bring Celia Cruz exhibit to life – San Antonio
January 10, 2008
‘The Violin’: Visual beauty in the face of bleak reality
January 9, 2008
Yiddish ‘recuerdos’ at New York Jewish Film Festival
January 8, 2008
‘Sin Limites,’ The National Association of Latino Independent Producers Examines Surprising Trends in Pan-Latino Cinema
December 12, 2007
Guadalupe Spreads Her Theatrical Wings
December 11, 2007
The Death of a Mexican Musician – Heber Rasgado
November 28, 2007
Hot and spicy films, Latino style – the 11th International Latino Film Festival in Marin, California
November 26, 2007
Brujas and Other Characters at Fest – Hispanic New York Film Festival
November 25, 2007
“Palladium Nights” brings back mambo era at Joyce Theatre – New York City
November 13, 2007
International Latino Film Festival Comes to Sacramento
November 12, 2007
God Inside the Devil: The Films of Alejandro Jodorowsky
November 11, 2007
Is the Next Tyler Perry a Latina? – Linda Nieves-Powell
November 4, 2007
NPR Music: Pepe Romero and the Art of the Spanish Guitar
Luis Valdez: the father of Chicano theater – Festival honors playwright/director who blazed a trail for Latinos in theater and film
November 1, 2007
Castro’s Cuba setting for Pulitzer winner’s early play – Nilo Cruz
San Francisco Latino Film Festival
October 31, 2007
The Universal Language of Film Has a Mexican Accent / Cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki is proving that images speak louder than words with his work in such acclaimed films as The New World and Children of Men
October 29, 2007
Documentary gives a face to immigration – Immigrant Reflections: Three Boston College Service Workers Share Their Stories, left many speechless after it aired at the Boston Latino International Film Festival
September 30, 2007
Composer Roberto Sierra is leading a Latino invasion of the classical world
September 17, 2007
Now Starring as Cesar Chavez – Actor and singer Danny Bolero playing to standing room only houses at the NOHO Arts Center through November 4
August 29, 2007
TEATRO DE LA LUNA’S NEW SEASON – Washington DC
August 23, 2007
Celia, Musical Tribute to Cruz, Debuts Off-Broadway – New York City
August 21, 2007
Cine Latinoamericano: Celebraci ón de Fin de Semana en LACMA – Viernes, 24 de agosto al domingo, 26 de agosto – Los Angeles
Hispanic film festival is likely – Orlando
August 16, 2007
National Archives Celebrates Hispanic American Heritage Month
July 30, 2007
El Pachuco is back – Playwright’s son, Kinan Valdez, directs revival of iconic `Zoot Suit’
