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HBO Latino brings us “Habla Women”

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In a room full of strong, beautiful Latinas, and the Latinos who love them, we viewed the latest in the ten year old Habla series – Habla Women. Thanks to the talent of Alberto Ferreras and Trina Bardusco, of Latino Media Works, we have another great show to watch on HBO Latino. The show brings Read More

Juanes and the next Latino sensation

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Juanes , The famous Colombian singer joined forces with Dewar’s  (Scotch brand) to find the new Latino music star. This new project is called Dewaristas and it promises to be great. Dewar’s, along with Juanes, will produce music events in New York, Miami, and San Antonio to find new music talent. Each of the cities Read More

All about baseball

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We are only two weeks into the 2013 baseball season, however this weekend the greatest action can be found on the big and small screen rather than a ballpark. Friday evening’s premiere of “42” is a film many people have been waiting for. Jackie Robinson has, over time, become a mythical figure. How could anyone Read More

Wearing high heels en el dance floor- Interview with María Del Pilar

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Singing the Sesame Street theme song from the crib and being raised by Chilean musician parents, María Del Pilar was born to be creative. She went on to front and co-found an influential LA based Latin alternative punk band Los Abandoned (whom she still considers her brothers) who broke new ground singing in Spanglish in Read More

Draco is enjoying a new “Vida”

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Me abandono a las olas, me escupen del mar. han pasado los años, nadie sabe en dónde estas. Las calles desiertas por las noches y tu cara se dibuja en mi memoria los árboles, se abrazan, como bosques de esqueletos en la lluvia, y mi sueño naufragó. Que lejos tú, que lejos yo llueven lágrimas Read More

Comedy: Improvising is a skill

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Friday night I attended Gotham City Improv’s “Off the top of our heads“. Gotham City Improv hosts several shows throughout the week including Off the top, Master Debaters, and Show & Tell to name a few. The cast has so many different shows throughout the week so they rotate to keep things fresh. Gotham City Improv also Read More

“Minuto Para Ganar” now Made in NY

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What is so special about a Spanish language game show? Only that it’s the first Spanish language production to tape entirely in NYC! “Minuto Para Ganar”, with host Marco Antonio Regil, is the first Spanish language production able to slap the Made in NY logo on its show. Brought to us by the folks at Mundo Read More

“This is Bushwick, baby!”- Interview with the cast of East Willy B

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Called by some sites as the “Anti-Girls, referring to the popular HBO series also shot in Brooklyn, media outlets  continue to embrace web series East Willy B (EWB) “as a manifesto against Latino clichés”.  A series that co-creator Julia Ahumada Grob hopes, “speaks to the next generation hybrid Latino”, EWB features a myriad of easily Read More

The Juice goes unquestioned

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Anyone from the outside looking in on the past six months of DJ Johnny “Juice” Rosado’s life would say he works at a pace that would break most men. But Rosado is obviously not like most men. In this time he not only participated in one of the most underrated panels last year’s Comic Con Read More

Why smart women read gossip magazines

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These days, if you talk to your professional female friends and relatives, you’ll soon learn that they read gossip magazines pretty frequently.  According to ABC News, 50% of respondents of a survey of women ages 18 to 35 read celebrity gossip at least once a week.  Only 16% never read celebrity news.  It also seems Read More