HispanicTips » Mexico http://www.hispanictips.com Essential Hispanic & Latino News :: Relevant, Trusted, Comprehensive and Useful Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:04:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Ricardo Salinas Breaks Ground for What Will Be the Most Modern Television Studio in Latin America – Mexico City http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/24/ricardo-salinas-breaks-ground-for-what-will-be-the-most-modern-television-studio-in-latin-america-mexico-city/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/24/ricardo-salinas-breaks-ground-for-what-will-be-the-most-modern-television-studio-in-latin-america-mexico-city/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:01:41 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=68466 TV Azteca, S.A. de C.V. (BMV: TVAZTCA; Latibex: XTZA), one of the two largest producers of Spanish-language television programming in the world, announced today the groundbreaking of the most modern dramatic television studio in Latin America, an event led by Grupo Salinas Founder and Chairman Ricardo Salinas. The celebration was joined by actors, executives, producers and other TV Azteca personnel.

TV Azteca is proud to present today the project of new Azteca Novelas facilities, which will allow the production of improved dramatic series of high quality with increased efficiency that will imply cost savings.

This innovative development includes the creation of seven new studios with a total area of more than 5,700 m(2), the only one of its kind in Latin America. The largest of the studios will be 1,150 m(2) for producing musical events such as the "La Academia" musical reality concerts. The new studios are specifically designed for producing in high definition, with the high production standards of TV Azteca in a design that takes full advantage of every square meter.

Always a step ahead, TV Azteca once again sets the standard for novela production with cutting edge technology.

Company Profile

TV Azteca is one of the two largest producers of Spanish-language television programming in the world, operating two national television networks in Mexico, Azteca 13 and Azteca 7, through more than 300 owned and operated stations across the country. TV Azteca affiliates include Azteca America Network, a new broadcast television network focused on the rapidly growing U.S. Hispanic market, and Azteca Web, an Internet company for North American Spanish speakers.

TV Azteca is a Grupo Salinas company (www.gruposalinas.com), a group of dynamic, fast growing, and technologically advanced companies focused on creating shareholder value and improving society through excellence. Created by Mexican entrepreneur Ricardo B. Salinas, Grupo Salinas operates as a management development and decision forum for the top leaders of member companies.

Except for historical information, the matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking statements and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Other risks that may affect TV Azteca and its subsidiaries are identified in documents sent to securities authorities. Aggregated by HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=68466 0 Brazil replaces Mexico as China’s top market in Latin America and boosts its surplus as well. http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/24/brazil-replaces-mexico-as-chinas-top-market-in-latin-america-and-boosts-its-surplus-as-well/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/24/brazil-replaces-mexico-as-chinas-top-market-in-latin-america-and-boosts-its-surplus-as-well/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:54:04 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=68462 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=68462 0 The mayor of a wealthy suburb (San Pedro Garza Garcia) of Monterrey said Monday that he has sent his family to the United States for their own safety as he pursues his campaign against extortion and kidnapping gangs. http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/24/the-mayor-of-a-wealthy-suburb-san-pedro-garza-garcia-of-monterrey-said-monday-that-he-has-sent-his-family-to-the-united-states-for-their-own-safety-as-he-pursues-his-campaign-against-extortion-and-k/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/24/the-mayor-of-a-wealthy-suburb-san-pedro-garza-garcia-of-monterrey-said-monday-that-he-has-sent-his-family-to-the-united-states-for-their-own-safety-as-he-pursues-his-campaign-against-extortion-and-k/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:48:33 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=68406 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=68406 0 Expert: Juárez violence a ‘terrorist war’ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/24/expert-juarez-violence-a-terrorist-war/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/24/expert-juarez-violence-a-terrorist-war/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:46:56 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/24/expert-juarez-violence-a-terrorist-war/ HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=68407 0 Mexican Mennonites Impacted by Drug Violence http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/24/mexican-mennonites-impacted-by-drug-violence/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/24/mexican-mennonites-impacted-by-drug-violence/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:39:53 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=68388 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=68388 0 Mexican farmers reeling from worst drought in decades http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/23/mexican-farmers-reeling-from-worst-drought-in-decades/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/23/mexican-farmers-reeling-from-worst-drought-in-decades/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:07:16 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=68305 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=68305 0 Mexico City’s famed dance-for-peso halls fading http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/23/mexico-citys-famed-dance-for-peso-halls-fading/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/23/mexico-citys-famed-dance-for-peso-halls-fading/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:06:56 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=68304 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=68304 0 Americans Running South: Why We are Flocking to Mexico for Work http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/23/americans-running-south-why-we-are-flocking-to-mexico-for-work/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/23/americans-running-south-why-we-are-flocking-to-mexico-for-work/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:06:11 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=68301 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=68301 0 On the mayor’s agenda: ‘Civilize’ Mexico City – Marcelo Ebrard http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/23/on-the-mayors-agenda-civilize-mexico-city-marcelo-ebrard/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/23/on-the-mayors-agenda-civilize-mexico-city-marcelo-ebrard/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:23:56 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=68259 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=68259 0 Juárez violence: Drug-war brutality persists despite presence of military http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/21/juarez-violence-drug-war-brutality-persists-despite-presence-of-military/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/21/juarez-violence-drug-war-brutality-persists-despite-presence-of-military/#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:58:30 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=68201 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=68201 0 Mexican doctors pointed to parents as the reason Mexico leads the world in child obesity, a problem made worse in this country by the lack of sports training. http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/21/mexican-doctors-pointed-to-parents-as-the-reason-mexico-leads-the-world-in-child-obesity-a-problem-made-worse-in-this-country-by-the-lack-of-sports-training/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/21/mexican-doctors-pointed-to-parents-as-the-reason-mexico-leads-the-world-in-child-obesity-a-problem-made-worse-in-this-country-by-the-lack-of-sports-training/#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:55:06 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=68192 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=68192 0 Mexico’s top domestic security official said Friday that sectors of the general public have cooperated with drug cartels in the violent border city of Ciudad Juarez, and the government is about to launch new social programs there to combat gangs. http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/21/mexicos-top-domestic-security-official-said-friday-that-sectors-of-the-general-public-have-cooperated-with-drug-cartels-in-the-violent-border-city-of-ciudad-juarez-and-the-government-is-about-to-la/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/21/mexicos-top-domestic-security-official-said-friday-that-sectors-of-the-general-public-have-cooperated-with-drug-cartels-in-the-violent-border-city-of-ciudad-juarez-and-the-government-is-about-to-la/#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:52:20 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=68186 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=68186 0 Susana Iglesias, writing from the streets – Mexico City native is winner of the first-ever Aura Estrada Prize, an international competition for young women writing literature in Spanish. http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/21/susana-iglesias-writing-from-the-streets-mexico-city-native-is-winner-of-the-first-ever-aura-estrada-prize-an-international-competition-for-young-women-writing-literature-in-spanish/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/21/susana-iglesias-writing-from-the-streets-mexico-city-native-is-winner-of-the-first-ever-aura-estrada-prize-an-international-competition-for-young-women-writing-literature-in-spanish/#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:39:49 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=68164 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=68164 0 Mexican authorities predict fewer Mexican immigrants will be back home for Christmas http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/20/mexican-authorities-predict-fewer-mexican-immigrants-will-be-back-home-for-christmas/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/20/mexican-authorities-predict-fewer-mexican-immigrants-will-be-back-home-for-christmas/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:21:13 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/20/mexican-authorities-predict-fewer-mexican-immigrants-will-be-back-home-for-christmas/ HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=68121 0 Mapping Out Mexico – Navigating your way through Mexico can be tricky business sometimes – MexicoMaps.com http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/20/mapping-out-mexico-navigating-your-way-through-mexico-can-be-tricky-business-sometimes-mexicomaps-com/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/20/mapping-out-mexico-navigating-your-way-through-mexico-can-be-tricky-business-sometimes-mexicomaps-com/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:31:30 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=68082 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=68082 0 Mexican migrants are spending more money on taxes in the United States than on the remittances they send home to relatives, according to a new study by Mexico’s largest bank, BBVA Bancomer. http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/20/mexican-migrants-are-spending-more-money-on-taxes-in-the-united-states-than-on-the-remittances-they-send-home-to-relatives-according-to-a-new-study-by-mexico%e2%80%99s-largest-bank-bbva-bancomer/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/20/mexican-migrants-are-spending-more-money-on-taxes-in-the-united-states-than-on-the-remittances-they-send-home-to-relatives-according-to-a-new-study-by-mexico%e2%80%99s-largest-bank-bbva-bancomer/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:02:02 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/20/mexican-migrants-are-spending-more-money-on-taxes-in-the-united-states-than-on-the-remittances-they-send-home-to-relatives-according-to-a-new-study-by-mexico%e2%80%99s-largest-bank-bbva-bancomer/ HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=68048 0 Ana Maria Perez Gonzalez, said to be the oldest woman in the world, died in Mexico this week. She was 119. http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/20/ana-maria-perez-gonzalez-said-to-be-the-oldest-woman-in-the-world-died-in-mexico-this-week-she-was-119/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/20/ana-maria-perez-gonzalez-said-to-be-the-oldest-woman-in-the-world-died-in-mexico-this-week-she-was-119/#comments Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:00:40 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/20/ana-maria-perez-gonzalez-said-to-be-the-oldest-woman-in-the-world-died-in-mexico-this-week-she-was-119/ HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=68043 0 Welcome Ceremony for José Hernández Moreno, NASA Astronaut in México http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/19/welcome-ceremony-for-jose-hernandez-moreno-nasa-astronaut-in-mexico/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/19/welcome-ceremony-for-jose-hernandez-moreno-nasa-astronaut-in-mexico/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:42:32 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=67973 Earlier today, President Felipe Calderón led the welcome ceremony for NASA astronaut José Hernández, at the official Los Pinos residence.

José Hernández Moreno, born in French Camp, California on August 7 1962, is an expert on NASA special missions. His parents Julia Moreno and Salvador Hernández, Mexican immigrants from La Piedad, Michoacán, arrived in the United States sixty years ago to work in the crop fields of California.

José Hernández studied electrical engineering at Pacific University and subsequently pursued an M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering at the University of California in Santa Bárbara. He was chosen by NASA for the 19th Group in 2004 for spatial activities.

In 2006, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Pacific University.

He was encouraged to become an astronaut when he was picking vegetables in Stockton, California and heard on the transistor radio that a Latin American of Costa Rica origin, Franklin Chang-Díaz had been chosen for the NASA astronauts' program and would be the first Latino in space. His collaboration with the Livermore National Laboratory in the 1990s contributed to the development of a new tool for the early detection of breast cancer.

The NASA engineer remembers exactly how this happened, “I was using a large hoe to clear a row of sugar better in a field near Stockton, California when I heard on the transistor radio that Franklin Chang-Díaz had been selected as an astronaut,” says Hernández, who was a high-school student at the time. Hernández says that he recalls when Hispanic-American Franklin Chang-Díaz was chosen: That was when I said, “I want to travel to space,” and since then, this is something I have fought to achieve every day.

As one of four children of a family of Mexican farm migrants, Hernández did not learn English until he was 12. He spent most of his children in what he calls the California Circuit, traveling with his family from Mexico to southern California every March and working in Stockton until November, harvesting strawberries and cucumbers at the farms on the route. Aggregated by HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=67973 0 Mexico’s Drug Violence Gives Rise To Vigilantism http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/19/mexicos-drug-violence-gives-rise-to-vigilantism/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/19/mexicos-drug-violence-gives-rise-to-vigilantism/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:28:40 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/?p=67888 HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=67888 0 Mexico anti-abortion fight moves to federal level http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/19/mexico-anti-abortion-fight-moves-to-federal-level/ http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/19/mexico-anti-abortion-fight-moves-to-federal-level/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:12:58 +0000 Tomas http://www.hispanictips.com/2009/11/19/mexico-anti-abortion-fight-moves-to-federal-level/ HispanicTips :: Hispanic & Latino News & Information]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.hispanictips.com/p=67864 0