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Novelas for Dummies

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When I was a little girl in Puerto Rico, I would climb out of bed, sneak into the living room and sit behind the recliner where my mom sat to watch her novelas. She would pretend I wasn’t there for the hour my favorite novela lasted, then she’d send me off to bed. Like most Read More

Redefining reality: The rise of the Snooki

The year was 1992 and MTV introduced new programming that would forever change not only how we viewed them—as a misnomer—but how we viewed television. Our introduction to The Real World, with its tagline, “when people stop being polite… and start getting real…” was an omen of things to come. Almost 20 years later and  Read More

Dominican Spiderman [video]

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  There’s a new superhero in Washington Heights… Dominican Spiderman.

First Television Interview: Ricky Martin Coming Out As a Gay Man and a New Dad (Video)

Last May, something that many of us predicted was confirmed by the singer himself… Ricky Martin admitted to being gay. Today Oprah will be interviewing the Boricua Pop-Star about how he has been affected since coming out publicly as well as what it is like being a new father. This should be an interesting Oprah… Read More

Billboard top ten Latin songs for week of Nov. 6

ViaBillboard.com, here are the top 10 Latin songs for the week of November 6, 2010… #10 Dime Que Me Quieres- Banda el Recodo #9 Cuando Me Enamoro- Enrique Iglesias featuring Juan Luis Guerra [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DO8GsIYfhQ&feature=player_embedded] #8 Millonario de Amor- Sergio Vega “El Shaka” #7   La Despedida- Daddy Yankee [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnC5kQ4uh8A] #6     El Malo- Aventura [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7nfu3aheoU] #5    Al Read More

Cachao, the original Mambo King

Music is the very air I breathe and cannot live without. This is very true of musicians who not only dream in music but can hear it in their everyday lives. Some of the greatest legends of our Latin music felt the same; music was their life and couldn’t live without it. For my first Read More

Mariah Carey makes BIG Announcement

Half Venezuelan singer, Mariah Carey, stated on the Today Show this morning that she will be having her first child soon. The baby is expected sometime in the early Spring. Congrats to Mariah and husband Nick Cannon on their latest creation.

Beethoven with a Latin Beat! (Video)

          Beethoven like you have never EVER heard him before! Wepaaaaaaaaaa! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_sSnLmJN78&feature=player_embedded#!]

Sad Day for Soccer Fans: Pulpo Paul Passes

We regret to inform you that the psychic octopus, Pulpo Paul, has passed away today in his sleep. Paul is best known for his prediction of Spain’s victory over the Netherlands in the World Cup this year. RIP Pulpo Paul. ______________________________________________________________ [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ya85knuDzp8] ______________________________________________________________ To find out more information on Pulpo Paul, click here.

SNL "Rent too damn high" Spoof [Video]

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  Saturday Night Live did a HILARIOUS spoof on Jimmy McMillan of the “Rent too damn high party” in New York City. This skit literally had me laughing out loud. Rent too damn high – Watch more Videos at Vodpod. ______________________________________________________________ To view the original Jimmy McMillan rant, watch the video below: