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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
El mundo, tal como lo conocemos, llega a su fin…es hora de prepararse. Are you ready? With the Mayan Apocalyptic date of December 21, 2012 fast approaching, the world may end as we know it and one group of people, known as “preppers,” are preparing. The possibilities include natural disasters like earthquakes, massive solar flares, Read More
Except for perhaps Senate hopeful Elizabeth Warren and especially former President Bill Clinton, Day Two of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, seemed to lurch forward at a snail’s past — kind of like the economic recovery Wait. I feel as though I’m missing something…. Oh, yeah! Cristina Saralegui, the famed Cuban-American TV Read More
“What’s a sitcom? You mean The Kardashians?” This was the response that co-creator of the Wassup En LA? sitcom, heard when he was explaining his show to a high schooler. Many American adults would hear this term and feel a sense of nostalgia and then respond a little something like this, “The Fresh Prince of Read More
The NPR – National Public Radio – recently reported in a three-part series that the major networks are trying to appeal to Latino audiences. Although the NPR article focuses specifically on news outlets trying to appeal to both Latinos who prefer their news in Spanish and those who prefer it in English, the networks are Read More
The Bachelor is a terrible show. We’ve all caught at least some of this disaster at one point or another, but here it is anyway, in list form. (Advisory: This article includes many lists.) Clean-cut white guy arrives, needs a wife. Women from across the country want to be his wife. He takes them Read More
At Being Latino we love the Internet, streaming videos and gaming, and nothing frustrates us more than a slow Internet connection. That’s why we are proud to be hosting the FiOS Ultra Speed Twitter Party on Tuesday, June 26 at 9 p.m. EST. Not only does Verizon FiOS have Internet speeds 3x faster than the Read More
As the Latino population keeps growing, it is hard for big companies to not take notice. Especially since the Latino community represents a powerful buying power. A buying power that larger companies and mainstream media are trying to attract by openly courting the Latino consumer. This means offering products and services that Latinos connect with, Read More
Hotly debated topics, such as same-sex marriage or immigration, are a part of our daily lives with people on either side arguing continuously about what should be done and who should do it. While it is certainly important to have debates on such topics, it is easy to get lost in the arguments and forget Read More
What do you think of when you hear the name Pablo Escobar? Probably the usual: Colombian drug lord, cocaine kingpin, ruthless killer. Some of us have heard the name, but don’t know much about his life, while others know exactly who he was and what he did. But, the story of those who confronted him Read More