Guillermo del Toro, Alfonso Cuarón, Alejandro González IñárrituThe Hollywood Reporter has presented their first Latino Power 50 list, "a guide to those writers, producers, directors, actors...
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More than 2,000 actors, entertainment industry executives, film and television studios and supporters attended the 22nd Annual Imagen Awards Gala, including actors America Ferrera, Wilmer Valderrama,...
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by Eliane on July 30, 2007
Jennifer Lopez and Penelope Cruz are among the best-dressed women in Hollywood, according to People en Español. Jennifer Lopez is the winner, while former Miss Universe Dayanara Torres (who was...
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Burj DubaiReal estate investors including Spain's richest man plan to spend $600 million to build an 85-floor office building in Mexico's capital that would be Latin America's tallest...
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by Eliane on July 27, 2007
Tamarind Pork Ribs (makes 4 servings) Ingredients: - 1 tablespoon vegetable oil - 2 lb. pork ribs, cut into individual ribs - 1 large onion, chopped - 2 cloves garlic, chopped - 2 cups water - ¼ cup...
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Mi Blog Es Tu Blog reports that "Macy's department this week said it will no longer sell a T-shirt" which says "Brown is the New White". The T-Shirt was made for Latino...
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The British band Coldplay has announced in their website that Coldplay's next album will have a "Hispanic theme": "The sights, sounds and flavors of Latin America and Spain have...
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by Eliane on July 25, 2007
FearSome of the victims of the plane crash in Brazil will not be identified, not even by DNA tests. There are bodies so burnt that they are incinerated (reduced to ashes), what makes impossible any...
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by Eliane on July 24, 2007
A video featuring president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's special advisor, Marco Aurélio Garcia, making obscene gestures is on the Internet, in YouTube . The video shows Garcias' reaction to a...
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A few days ago I wrote about The Simpsons Movie Boycotted in Latin America. I finished the post with this phrase: We really don't count for sh... in this world. The author of Guanabee (in their...
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by Eliane on July 21, 2007
O Brasil está de luto - Brazil is mourning One of the two black boxes recovered by the Aeronautics from the wreckage of the Tam Airlines Airbus 320 was in fact a piece of the airplane's fuselage,...
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by Eliane on July 21, 2007
Is it just me, or Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony are way too mushy about their relationship?They've acted in films together and collaborated on each other's albums, and now husband-and-wife...
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This is an excerpt of a press-release I've received, which I thought that could be useful for you or someone you know. 5,000 Scholarships Available for Low-Income Children; Latino Families...
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by Eliane on July 19, 2007
Not everything is sweet and funny in the life of Matt Groening, creator of the world's most famous animated family: The Simpsons. giant Homer raised the ire of pagan groups, and the Kwik-E-Mart...
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by Eliane on July 19, 2007
Rescue teams were still working yesterday (Wednesday, July 18) in the area of the airport of Congonhas, in São Paulo, where an airplane from TAM Airlines crashed against a building, after trying to...
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by Eliane on July 17, 2007
The Flight 3054 from TAM Airlines, with passengers on board, skidded off the runway today, during the landing at the Congonhas National Airport in São Paulo. The plane crashed into a storehouse own...
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by Eliane on July 17, 2007
I've found this via Racialicious: How Racism Hurts the BodyResearch into the physical effects of racism on its victims could help explain a disparity in health across races and reframe racism as...
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by Eliane on July 16, 2007
Another Turkey and Avocado recipe, to spice up your healthy diet - with a little Latin flavor, chica! Avocado, Turkey & Tomatillo Stew Ingredients: - 2 1/2 quarts turkey or chicken stock - 2 1/2...
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by Eliane on July 13, 2007
Every 15 minutes a Mexican woman is attacked in her own home, and every year more than 800.000 Mexican women die a violent death, with a daily average of five deceases. Those are the creepy numbers...
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by Eliane on July 12, 2007
As you know, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez denied the renewal of RCTV (Radio Caracas Televisón) license. Radio Caracas Televisión is Venezuela's oldest private channel, and they are still...
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