People + Latinas Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)

November 20, 2009

Johanna Guerra, Sr VP of Network News at Telemundo has left the company – Ramón Escobar, who last held the title of Sr VP of Network Entertainment at Telemundo, is back… as a full time consultant

September 29, 2009

Juanita Castro, the exiled sister of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul Castro, is set to release a first-person memoir in which she talks at length about her brothers.

September 24, 2009

Salvadorans Seek a Voice To Match Their Numbers – Summit Aims to Raise Political Visibility – First Salvadoran American Leadership Summit

September 29, 2008

Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers union, will appear at a brunch Saturday to help raise money for City Attorney Michael Aguirre’s re-election campaign. – San Diego

August 18, 2008

Linda Chavez: Intermarriage facts shatter the census hysteria – The problem with all such predictions is that they don’t take into sufficient account intermarriage and assimilation.

July 24, 2008

Larry Mendte, Alycia Lane (Latina) Co-Anchor, Charged With Hacking Into Lane’s Computer

June 4, 2008

CaribeVision Appoints Leticia Del Monte As Director Of Advertising, Promotions And PR

April 14, 2008

Juanita Serrano, advocate for single mothers – A Life Story – from Ohio

April 7, 2008

For Lorena Ochoa, a Title, a Soak and a Serenade – a grandstand full of singers serenaded her in Spanish

April 2, 2008

Southern Methodist University appoints Cordelia Canrelaria as new dean of Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences

April 1, 2008

Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez interview closes Diversity Series

March 31, 2008

Chef Lorena Joins Univision’s Morning ‘Despierta America’

March 28, 2008

Isabel Melendez won’t run for mayor – Lawrence, Massachusetts

March 24, 2008

America Ferrera takes on film, TV and politics

The amazing life story of Dolores Huerta

March 18, 2008

New book spotlights the experiences of Mexicans in Chicago – entitled “In Mexican Chicago: Race, Identity, and Nation” by Gabriela Arredondo

Safe Haven – Laura Perez’s experience as an immigrant groomed her for tending to others in desperate need – San Francisco

March 13, 2008

Long overdue second act for Queens theater pioneer Silvia Brito

Polk Native Called ‘Astonishing’ in Broadway Musical – Karen Olivo in “In the Heights”

On the job: Cristina Richards

March 11, 2008

Rosa Rosales’ Contributions to the Community Recognized by Top Latina Leaders | LULAC-League of United Latin American Citizens

Sylvia Ontaneda-Bernales Named One of Maryland’s Top 100 Women

Tomás Rivera Conference Honors Painter, Poet – Alfredo Arreguín and author Lauro Flores

Longtime advocate for El Paso’s elderly, disabled dies – Lucy Acosta – first woman inducted into the LULAC Hall of Fame

March 9, 2008

Patricia Barela Rivera awarded Hispanic Chamber Lifetime Achievement honors – Denver

March 5, 2008

Jenni Rivera: Latino queen of banda music

Latina surgeon has humanistic touch – Native of Puerto Rico takes a career path less traveled in the medical profession – Dr. Jane Mendez in Chicago

Linda Nieves-Powell goes ‘Free Style’

Vanessa Calderon-Rosado fixes the disconnect – Boston

On Local Radio, an Accent on Spanglish – Rocio Trujillo on WBON 98.5 FM, La Nueva Fiesta in New York City

LNA Principal (Elena del Valle) to Speak About Hispanic Media at CASE Chicago Conference

LOPEZ NEGRETE COMMUNICATIONS WELCOMES HISPANIC MEDIA VETERAN TO LEAD DEPARTMENT – Rosa Serrano

February 25, 2008

Mayor’s former girlfriend returns to L.A. media as radio co-host

Maria Adaena Márquez Recognized by Cambridge Who’s Who for Entrepreneurial Talent – Cambridge Who’s Who – Your Premier Source For Global Networking.

Former US Treasurer Rosario Marin honored by the Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

The Democratic Hispanic Radio Address Will be Delivered by Ayensa Millan, Young Community Activist and DNC State Partnership Project Staffer

February 21, 2008

Jacky Teplitzky, New York City’s Top Latina Residential Real Estate Broker, is Ranked Number One in 2007 by Real Estate Powerhouse Prudential Douglas Elliman

February 20, 2008

Longtime head of Hispanic chamber dies – Sara González, oversaw Hispanic chamber’s growth

Georgia Hispanic Chamber CEO Sara González dies

February 19, 2008

RIP Catalina Garcia – a Northern Illinois University student from Cicero, Illinois

Guard’s new director of operations is first female, Hispanic in role – Col. Alicia Tate-Nadeau in Illinois

February 18, 2008

América Ferrera Named Best Comedic Actress at Image Awards

February 14, 2008

ELVIRA ARELLANO DENIED ENTRY IN CANADA

February 12, 2008

Advocate for Hispanic women, city’s poor dies – Arlene Valles in El Paso

February 7, 2008

Anita Alvarez revels in upset – Democratic nominee in Cook County state’s attorney race says she wants to change the office’s ‘good ol’ boy mentality’

February 6, 2008

Spanish Radio Host Laid To Rest – Raquel Regalado

Anita Alvarez calls it an election win for Democratic primary for Cook County state’s attorney – Chicago, Illinois

February 5, 2008

Texas mayor Grace Saenz-Lopez resigns over Shih Tzu

Assemblywoman Nicole Parra announces retirement from public life

January 31, 2008

Hispanic Entrepreneur: Alicia Morga > www.consortemedia.com

January 23, 2008

Hispanic Entrepreneur: Martha E. Galindo > www.translationsandmore.com

Val Zavala, veteran journalists to join Public Affairs panel on “Real News”

January 22, 2008

Lourdes Sanchez Ridge – president of the Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Golf for Women: Another Latin American star on the rise – Paraguay’s Julieta Granada

Mónica Talán Named Vice President Corporate Communications, Univision Communications Inc.

State exec returns to Hispanic Center – Martha Gonzalez-Cortes – Michigan

January 17, 2008

La Bloga: Michele Serros: Scandalosa y Fabulosa!

Mother proud of Waukesha woman’s TV stardom – Carmen De La Paz of HGTV ’s Hammer Heads

January 14, 2008

New consul to help county’s Mexicans – María de los Remedios Gómez Arnau in San Diego

January 9, 2008

Immigrant of the Day: Ana Alicia (Mexico)

January 4, 2008

Lupe Valdez faces tough race for re-election – Dallas County, Texas

January 3, 2008

Elsa Murano becomes first Hispanic to lead Texas A&M

January 2, 2008

Whatever Happened to Rebecca Aguilar? (Latina Lista)

As Change Agent, Yvonne Garcia Flexes Her Strengths – Boston

We all will miss Jocelyne Jimenez – Florida

December 11, 2007

Dr. Elsa Murano tapped to be President of Nation’s 6th largest University

November 28, 2007

Tucson Hispanic chamber names new president – Maricela Solis de Kester

October 14, 2007

Woman stood up for Hispanic rights – Margarita Solórzano-Amezcua – Santa Ana, California

September 18, 2007

The Hanging of Judge Sonia Sotomayor – Urban Health Plan Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month by Honoring Judge Sonia Sotomayor

September 11, 2007

Democrat Linda Reyna Yanez joins race for Texas Supreme Court

Man drank 24 beers before crash that killed sheriff’s official, prosecutors say – (Minerva Santiago was Cook County’s first Hispanic woman to be promoted to sergeant & the first Hispanic female superintendent – RIP) – Illinois

September 10, 2007

Carson City’s Latino Employee of the Year feels blessed – Claudia Saavedra

August 10, 2007

Broward pediatrician sweated the small stuff – Pediatrician, 90, was the driving force behind Broward General Medical Center’s crack neonatal intensive care unit. – Dr. Isabel Diaz

July 27, 2007

Ad Pioneer Tere Zubizarreta Dies at 69

July 24, 2007

A valuable resource: Maria Matos a pioneer of activism for Latino community – Manatee County, Florida

July 23, 2007

Patricia Lopez, imaging – Colorado

November 3, 2006

The Final Say: Cristina Perez

October 25, 2006

CubaNet founder Rosa Berre passed away October 19

Ofelia Arellano – Dean of Santa Rosa Junior College Petaluma urges proactive approach to meet changing needs

October 17, 2006

Genevan wins ‘06 Hispanic heritage award – Rosario Millington – New York

October 12, 2006

Low-Paid, Uninsured (Latina) Janitor with Breast Cancer, Finalist for Glamour’s “Woman of the Year”

Lorena Ochoa respectful of her Mexican roots

October 10, 2006

Alicia Torres labored behind scenes – Rochester, New York

CEO and Publisher, Martha C. de la Torre, of Hispanic-Market Publications El Clasificado and Al Borde appointed to Loyola Marymount University Board of Regents