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For anyone who’s seen Kat Dahlia’s Gangsta video on MTV or BET’s 106 and Park, two things become evident from the jump- she’s taking the R&B, pop and hip-hop worlds by storm and this, Miami born and raised, Cubana-Americana reps her hometown hard. Selected as a rising artist to participate in BET’s “Music Matters” campaign Read More
For the those Cubans unable to take advantage of the island’s new travel policies, now they can see the world from their couches: “News-starved viewers watched an Ecuadorean opposition candidate liken the government of President Rafael Correa, one of Havana’s staunchest allies, to a moonwalking Michael Jackson: He walks like he’s moving ahead, but he’s Read More
For better or worse, the Castro regime isn’t going away anytime soon: “Cuba formally assumed Monday the presidency of the Community of Latinamerican [sic] and Caribbean States during the group’s summit in Chile calling for regional integration and independence from the United States. Cuban President Raul Castro hailed the move as ‘a great honour’ and Read More
The issue of immigration policies in the United States is a constantly heated topic, President Obama touched upon it during his inauguration speech as the “journey not being complete”. In the midst of it all, new Cuban immigration rules instituted just a week ago, on January 14, 2013, brings to question the future of American Read More
January 28, 2013 marks the 160th birthday of Jose Martí, the Cuban national hero whose poems and writings transcend all national, cultural, and ethnic barriers to embrace the overarching concept for which he lived his life: Liberty. Martí was born in Havana, Cuba in 1853. A true revolutionary at heart, he was convicted of treason Read More
You have to be mindful of when and where you play your favorite song when you’re in Havana: “At 10 o’clock on a Saturday night, the Mariana Grajales park in downtown Havana pulses with a thumping beat. Young men in drooping trousers and women in miniskirts dance, raise their hands in the air and grind Read More
Tonight marks the last of 2012′s three presidential debates. This last one, which focuses on foreign policy, is being held at Lynn University in Boca Raton, perhaps the most ironic setting for a political debate. Most Americans may feel the urge to tune out of the last debate and return to their regularly scheduled programming. Read More
On Tuesday Fox News Latino published a report on how Cuba’s aging population should inflame the already ravaging economic fires of the Communist island nation: “So few children, so many elderly. It’s a central dilemma for a nation whose population is the oldest in Latin America, and getting older. The labor force soon will be Read More
On Monday, Mitt Romney called for an investigation into the untimely death of Cuban dissident Oswaldo Paya, who died in a car crash on the southeastern part of the island on Sunday. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, the GOP’s unofficial Latino mascot, soon echoed the presumptive nominee’s demand for justice, saying it was “critically important that Read More
Friday Night Cocktails Cuba is an island also known for its variety of cocktails. Here at Being Latino, we’ve shown you how to make Mojitos, Daiquiris, and Cuba Libres – all rum-based drinks. Cuba not only has great cocktails, but also makes its own rum, called Havana Club. The Papa Hemingway (also know as the Read More