20 Oct 05 Hispanic arts – the real deal. Arizona

“From the ornate pottery of Mata Ortiz to recycled jewelry from the barrios of Tucson, the second annual Fiesta de las Artes this weekend will present the varied themes and media of regional Hispanic art.

The rare shopping opportunity is part of a celebration of Hispanic culture. This year the young event expands from one to two days.”

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20 Oct 05 The Elegant Variation: GUEST REVIEW: CHICANO By Richard Vasquez

“In 1970, Doubleday did something that was rather unusual for a major press at the time: it published a novel by a Mexican-American author. That author, the late Richard Vasquez, was a reporter for the Los Angeles Times who had toiled for a decade in writing his multigenerational family saga, Chicano. Rayo, the wildly successful Latino imprint of HarperCollins, has reissued this landmark novel in honor of its thirty-fifth anniversary. As Rubén Martínez notes in his enlightening and provocative introduction, Chicano had long been out of print despite its importance within the relatively young canon of Mexican-American literature. Martínez tells us that prior to Chicano, the only other Mexican-American novel was José Antonio Villareal’s Pocho which Doubleday also published—in 1959. It was through Vasquez’s daughter’s efforts that Rayo has reissued this noteworthy novel.”

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20 Oct 05 Bilingual Foundation of the Arts Honors Founder. California

“The Bilingual Foundation of the Arts will name its home theater in Lincoln Heights after its founder and president, Carmen Zapata. A ribbon-cutting ceremony hosted by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, will take place at 2 p.m. on Nov. 13 to celebrate the opening of the newly-named venue: The Carmen Zapata Theatre.

The event precedes one of the final performances of Bilingual Foundation of the Arts’ highly-acclaimed and sold-out production of “Don Quijote: La /ltima Aventura” which opened on Sept. 30. The event concludes with the live theater performance of “Don Quijote” in Spanish at 3 p.m.”

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19 Oct 05 Latin Music News Roundup October 19th, 2005 from LatinMusicNews.com

1. Los Lobos’ year-end shows to feature ‘Kiko’:::(Posted in news)
2. Luis Miguel releasing greatest hits:::(Posted in news)
3. Ticias » The popular Spanish group El Canto del Loco is touring in Mexico and this is one of three articles to be found at Ticias.com.:::(Posted in news, translated)
4. Ticias » Article about Don Omar being interview in Argentina by Diego Maradona:::(Posted in news, translated)
5. Ticias » Article about Julieta Venegas and her latest performance in New York City:::(Posted in news)
6. Hurricane Wilma forces MTV to cancel awards:::(Posted in news)
7. Alejandro Fernandez, Alexandre Pires, Reyli, John Santos, Olga Tanon, Diego Torres, and Orestes Vilato Join Stellar Lineup for 6th Annual Latin GRAMMY(R) Awards:::(Posted in news, press release)
8. In Paris, salsa music scene macho no more:::(Posted in news)
9. Following an unforgettable performance that packed Carambas MusiCantina with a throbbing mosh pit last April, Mexico’s Victimas del Doctor Cerebro return to the Rancho Mirage club tonight. Palm Springs, CA:::(Posted in news)
10. Latin Grammy nominee Gustavo Santaolalla matches traditional sounds with the very contemporary:::(Posted in news)

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19 Oct 05 A streamlined version of a Lorca’s Blood Wedding is a risky triumph for the Hispanic Theater Guild. Miami

“The Hispanic Theater Guild has put together a production of Federico García Lorca’s Blood Wedding that is a visual and artistic triumph. For Spanish-speaking theater-lovers, it is a treat for the senses.

Much like his Spanish contemporaries, painter Salvador Dalí and filmmaker Luis Buñuel, poet and playwright Federico García Lorca flourished at a time when Spain was a cauldron of artistic innovation. The three masters epitomized the Surrealist movement of the ’20s and early ’30s.”

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19 Oct 05 VivirLatino » Taking back “Dos Gardenias�

“A Cuban musical wave exploded in popularity in the late 90s all over the world with the premiere of Wim Wender’s documentary, The Buenavista Social Club, and the albums associated with the film, produced by American musician Ry Cooder. The most ironic thing about this “new breed” of music was that it was very old.”

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19 Oct 05 Como se Dice Comedy Channel en Español?

“Unlike New York’s Latino theatergoers themselves, Latinologues is a show that has arrived here on what is sardonically called “Latin American time,” just a little late for its appointment with reality. “

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18 Oct 05 WINNING ESSAY 2005 Hispanic Heritage Month :: El Heraldo :: Broward County

Good essay

“Joseph Pedersen, a 14 year old aspiring journalist, was o­n of dozens of
entries in the annual Hispanic Heritage Month Essay Contest, “WHAT MY HISPANIC
HERITAGE MEANS TO ME”. Joseph writes about his personal feelings about
bilingualism and culture and how he is inspired by the experience.”

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18 Oct 05 Remolacha.net: Dominican Republic International Film Festival 2005

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18 Oct 05 Latinologues: Who’s Afraid of Ethnic Stereotypes?

“Ethnic humor has always been a tricky thing in this nation of immigrants. A hundred years ago the most popular type of American comedy was played out by vaudevillians exaggerating racial stereotypes for laughs. By modern sensibilities you could say that many of these performers weren’t exactly respectful of the people they would portray, but there is also a strong tradition of comics making fun of their own backgrounds for the amusement of his or her own people. That’s the spirit of Rick Najera’s Latinologues, a play that combines stand-up comedy, solo character-driven theatre and sketch comedy.”

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18 Oct 05 VivirLatino » “teatro dominicano� opens in NY

“The influence of the Dominican community in New York City cannot be denied. Over half of all Dominicanos in the U.S. live in the state of New York, and the face of New York City has changed as la isla dominicana has come to transplant itself on la isla de Manhattan over the past several decades.”

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18 Oct 05 The International Hispanic Film Festival made one giant step into the film industry this weekend, and one big leap in local support, too

“Festival co-founder and producer Al Vasquez announced award winners Monday and said the two-day, three-night event at Cinemas Palme d’Or in Palm Desert gave the festival “legs.”

“Overall, it was just fantastic,” he said. “It was like it burst out of the bubble this year.”"

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17 Oct 05 LatinMusicNews.com Daily Roundup of Latin Music News in English for October 17th, 2005

1. Kellogg’s Partners Once Again With Some of The Top Names In Latin Entertainment for The 2005 Musi Kellogg’s Concert Tour:::(Posted in news, press release)
2. ORISHAS – EL KILO:::(Posted in news, review)
3. Shakira Has an ‘Fijación Oral’:::(Posted in news)
4. The Reggaetony Album:::(Posted in news, review)
5. ‘Presidente’ Festival, resounding success!:::(Posted in news)
6. Ticias » Julieta Venegas has broken up with the lead singer from Bacilos, Jorge Villamizar:::(Posted in news, translated)
7. Ticias » Shakira says that there will be a Latin American Live 8 at the beginning of 2007:::(Posted in news, translated)
8. Ticias » Bebe, nominated for 5 Latin Grammys, talks about the mistreatment of women:::(Posted in news, translated)
9. Ticias » Pepe Aguilar is not going to the Latin Grammy Award Show:::(Posted in news, translated)
10. Q&A: Mexican singer/actress Thalia:::(Posted in news)
11. Miami design firm takes off with edgy style:::(Posted in news)

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17 Oct 05 LatinMusicNews.com Daily Roundup of Latin Music News in English for October 17th, 2005

1. Kellogg’s Partners Once Again With Some of The Top Names In Latin Entertainment for The 2005 Musi Kellogg’s Concert Tour:::(Posted in news, press release)
2. ORISHAS – EL KILO:::(Posted in news, review)
3. Shakira Has an ‘Fijación Oral’:::(Posted in news)
4. The Reggaetony Album:::(Posted in news, review)
5. ‘Presidente’ Festival, resounding success!:::(Posted in news)
6. Ticias » Julieta Venegas has broken up with the lead singer from Bacilos, Jorge Villamizar:::(Posted in news, translated)
7. Ticias » Shakira says that there will be a Latin American Live 8 at the beginning of 2007:::(Posted in news, translated)
8. Ticias » Bebe, nominated for 5 Latin Grammys, talks about the mistreatment of women:::(Posted in news, translated)
9. Ticias » Pepe Aguilar is not going to the Latin Grammy Award Show:::(Posted in news, translated)
10. Q&A: Mexican singer/actress Thalia:::(Posted in news)
11. Miami design firm takes off with edgy style:::(Posted in news)

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17 Oct 05 Review of El Crimen Perfecto

“Rafael González, the handsome ladies’ man played by Guillermo Toledo in the Spanish comedy “El Crimen Perfecto,â€? not only works at the downtown Madrid department store Yeyo’s (in the women’s clothes department, of course.). He was actually born at Yeyo’s; his mother went into labor in the store.

Over 30-something years, Rafael’s view of the world has become as limited as his physical domain. Born and working amidst fine clothes, fine foods and the very fine saleswomen in Yeyo’s, he has managed to shove all of life’s ugliness well out of his view. “I am an elegant person who pretends to live in an elegant world,â€? he says, speaking directly to the audience as he strides confidently and untouched down the crowded city streets. “Is that too much to ask?â€?”

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17 Oct 05 Museum celebrates Day of the Dead through art

“Each year, the Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum, 1852 W. 19th St., celebrates the Day of the Dead festival, which combines indigenous, Meso-American beliefs with Catholic rituals. This combination is depicted through both traditional and nontraditional designs by American and international artists.

The designs exhibited at the museum are called “ofrendas,â€? which means “offeringsâ€? in Spanish. These ofrendas are altars designed to honor deceased family members and friends through items that represented them during their lives. Often the ofrendas are decorated with foods, photographs and candles. Although it sounds like it celebrates death, it’s actually a celebration of life, according Jose Lopez, a liberal education professor at Columbia.”

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16 Oct 05 LatinMusicNews.com Weekend Roundup of Latin Music News October 14th-16th, 2005

October 16, 2005

• Mexico’s Sara Valenzuela keeps the focus on fun:::(Posted in news)
• The World’s Greatest Dancers Are Headed For Las Vegas For The 1st Annual World Salsa Championships:::(Posted in press release)
• Japanese Applaud Cuban Diva Omara Portuondo:::(Posted in news)
• Unmasked Cábas is a ‘Puro’ delight:::(Posted in news)
• The Source Launching New Mag Focusing On Latin Culture:::(Posted in news)
• Martin channels Sting in a new “Life”:::(Posted in news)
• Banda Rappers for President. Akwid:::(Posted in news)
• We do what pleases us, Akwid singer says of latest CD ‘Los Aguacates de Jiquilpan.’:::(Posted in news)

October 15, 2005

• JUANES To Perform FREE Concert For Over 100,000 Fans To Celebrate The 330th Anniversary Of Medellin:::(Posted in news)

October 14, 2005

• VivirLatino » Should a Blogger Be Granted Media Credentials for the Latin GRAMMY Awards?:::(Posted in news)
• Ticias » The hot Spanish singer Bebe will be visiting Argentina on the 28th and 29th of October.:::(Posted in news, translated)
• Colombian musicians hit a chord with world:::(Posted in news)
• AskMen.com interview with – Robi Draco Rosa:::(Posted in news)
• Reggaeton king rules in Rosemont:::(Posted in news)
• Pulido takes aim at music label with Sniper Records:::(Posted in news)
• El Premio de la Gente(R), Latin Music Fan Awards and Chevrolet Presents 2005 Winners at Star-Studded Los Angeles Event:::(Posted in news, press release, event)
• Top 10 Latin Music Songs week of October 13th, 2005:::(Posted in news)
• At 86, Cuban master’s still got the beat:::(Posted in news, review)
• Yerba Buena delivers an infectious blend:::(Posted in news)
• Melena to debut new material on Brownsville stage:::(Posted in news)
• SIGNUP NOW for your FREE subscription to Batanga Latin Music magazine!:::(Posted in news)
• Ticias » Luis Miguel will for the first time release a greatest hits collection:::(Posted in news, translated)
• Amped: Making the world go away. Cordero:::(Posted in news)
• Music Squeezebox heaven:::(Posted in news)
• Mambo Evangelist:::(Posted in news)
• LOS DE ABAJO – LDA V THE LUNATICS ¦ FLY ¦ LATIN AMERICA: REVIEWS:::(Posted in news, review)
• Soraya, Latin Grammy winner a voice for breast-cancer victims:::(Posted in news)

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16 Oct 05 Irion County grad’s movie to be screened at Latino film festival

“Based on a song about a vagabond by Joan Manuel Serrat, an acclaimed Spanish singer and songwriter, Portillo’s short film will be screened on Oct. 23 at the Ninth Annual Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival.

Portillo, 37, works for a California advertising agency and is a 1986 graduate of Irion County High School.”

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16 Oct 05 The poem that grew into a novel

“Castillo’s epic poem, Watercolor Women, Opaque Men (Curbstone, $15 paper), is a narrative in three-stanza verse that follows the life of Ella, a single, working mother and the daughter of Chicano migrant workers, as she struggles to establish her personal and sexual identity and find her place in the world. Earthy and sardonic, the work reflects its author’s deep pride in Chicano culture and the hardships immigrants had to endure.”

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16 Oct 05 Su Teatro is coming home. Colorado

“Su Teatro is leaving El Centro – and coming home.

The 34-year-old Chicano theater company, the only one of its kind in Colorado, will open a $1.75 million regional cultural center at 200 Santa Fe Drive next fall.”

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16 Oct 05 ‘Voices’ sticks closely to tales of children living with war

“During the 1980s, the tiny Central American nation of El Salvador was torn apart by civil war, one in which a government army fought for years against guerrilla rebels.

The low-budget drama Innocent Voices takes place during that conflict, but elects to largely steer clear of the politics. Instead, it focuses on the life of a precocious 11-year-old boy caught in the middle, whose home and family are being torn apart by violence.”

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16 Oct 05 Hispanic Film Festival Schedule

“An eclectic program of new short films from the U.S. and Mexico, showcasing some of the most dynamic filmmakers of tomorrow”

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14 Oct 05 LatinMusicNews.com Daily Roundup of Latin Music News in English for October 14th, 2005

1. Ticias » The hot Spanish singer Bebe will be visiting Argentina on the 28th and 29th of October.:::(Posted in news, translated)
2. Colombian musicians hit a chord with world:::(Posted in news)
3. AskMen.com interview with – Robi Draco Rosa:::(Posted in news)
4. Reggaeton king rules in Rosemont:::(Posted in news)
5. Pulido takes aim at music label with Sniper Records:::(Posted in news)
6. El Premio de la Gente(R), Latin Music Fan Awards and Chevrolet Presents 2005 Winners at Star-Studded Los Angeles Event:::(Posted in news, press release, event)
7. Top 10 Latin Music Songs week of October 13th, 2005:::(Posted in news)
8. At 86, Cuban master’s still got the beat:::(Posted in news, review)
9. Yerba Buena delivers an infectious blend:::(Posted in news)
10. Melena to debut new material on Brownsville stage:::(Posted in news)
11. SIGNUP NOW for your FREE subscription to Batanga Latin Music magazine!:::(Posted in news)
12. Ticias » Luis Miguel will for the first time release a greatest hits collection:::(Posted in news, translated)
13. Amped: Making the world go away. Cordero:::(Posted in news)
14. Music Squeezebox heaven:::(Posted in news)
15. Mambo Evangelist:::(Posted in news)
16. LOS DE ABAJO – LDA V THE LUNATICS ¦ FLY ¦ LATIN AMERICA: REVIEWS:::(Posted in news, review)
17. Soraya, Latin Grammy winner a voice for breast-cancer victims:::(Posted in news)

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14 Oct 05 VivirLatino » Should a Blogger Be Granted Media Credentials for the Latin GRAMMY Awards?

Rebecca at VivirLatino picks up my ‘rant’

“The question is: Should a Blogger Be Granted Media Credentials for the Latin GRAMMY Awards?

The answer: Why not? The Latin GRAMMY people beg to differ.”

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14 Oct 05 VivirLatino » Lluvia Poetica

“It’s been pouring for days here in New York City, but water isn’t the only thing flooding the streets. Words, sounds, beats and rhythms, in English, Spanish and variations between have been saturating the Latino scene thanks to the presence of Poetas en Nueva York : el Segundo Encuentro de Nueva Poesia. “

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14 Oct 05 Newly discovered music by a Spanish Renaissance master

“The discovery of an unknown letter or biographical document pertaining to a major composer is sufficient to set musicological circles buzzing. So imagine Spanish Renaissance specialist Michael Noone’s exhilaration on identifying a sizeable clutch of motets as the work of the great Spanish polyphonist Cristóbal de Morales. There are more new discoveries than could fit onto a single CD, but for once the much-misused marketing label ‘world premiere recording’ is actually justified. What’s more, most of the ‘new’ works appear to date from Morales’s time at Toledo Cathedral (1545-47) when it had been previously been assumed that he had nearly ceased composing, probably for reasons of health. So Noone’s discovery really is something to celebrate.”

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14 Oct 05 The Mexican standout

“Architect Ricardo Legorreta has eye-popping ideas when it comes to using colour, writes Elizabeth Farrelly.

Ricardo Legorreta is a Mexican architect. Symbolically, in fact, and in the world’s eyes, he is the Mexican architect, much as Glenn Murcutt is the Australian architect. Unlike Murcutt, who introduced Legorreta at his Sydney lecture last month, Legorreta hasn’t yet won the Pritzker (architecture’s top prize). But he was on its jury for 10 years and has won pretty much everything else – including the American Institute of Architects’ Gold Medal – so the Pritzker can’t be far off.”

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14 Oct 05 Review: ‘Latinologues’ a better fit for TV

“The divide between premium cable TV and Broadway just got a little fuzzier. “Latinologues,” which opened Thursday, would seem to be better suited to the confines of the small screen than a large stage.

But here it is, live and in person at Broadway’s Helen Hayes Theatre: four performers, including creator Rick Najera, riffing superficially on what it means to be Hispanic in America circa 2005.”

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14 Oct 05 Mexican setback

“From the looks of it, “Latinologues” appears destined to hit the road again, pronto.

Perhaps Latino viewers can derive some pleasure from seeing themselves lampooned so broadly, but it’s hard to see who else will be amused — let alone enlightened — by this cross-section of cartoon types.”

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14 Oct 05 ‘Latinologues’: Edgy, it’s not

“The voice at the beginning of “Latinologues” explains, in both English and in Spanish, that the series of comic sketches which opened at the Helen Hayes Theatre will be performed “in 99 percent English … because we don’t want the Anglos confused.”

True to its promise, the 90-minute show is not likely to confuse theatergoers accustomed to finding themselves reflected back onto their concepts of themselves at more conventional Broadway offerings. Nor, unfortunately, is it likely to be as broadly amusing as its personable performers appear to believe it is.”

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14 Oct 05 Latinologues – Review – Charles Isherwood – Theater – New York Times

“In recent seasons, Mr. Mason has been the go-to guy for ethnic humor on Broadway, but he’s observing a well-deserved season sabbatical for now. Taking up residence at the Helen Hayes Theater, where he recently held court, is “Latinologues,” a comic revue allowing audiences of Hispanic extraction to indulge in the kind of exuberant self-mockery that Mr. Mason’s Jewish audiences delight in. Naturally, the alien tribe gets strafed with a stray punch line, too, although this time around the goys are called gringos.”

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14 Oct 05 International Hispanic Film Festival will show Hispanic diversity

“Al Vasquez has stopped shopping for product to fill the International Hispanic Film Festival he co-founded five years ago.

Now the filmmakers come to him.”

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14 Oct 05 Review of ‘Latinologues’

“”Latinologues,” the set of comic monologues that opened last night at Broadway’s Helen Hayes Theatre, owes much to “Catskills on Broadway,” the 1991 hit that featured tried-and-true comedians doing their classic stuff in an unaccustomed arena.

The producers’ betting here is that Latinos will find their way to a Broadway house, where they will laugh at politically incorrect jokes about, well, Latinos.”

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14 Oct 05 FESTIVAL: LATIN FILMS WITHOUT BORDERS

“It may be hard to see what connects a movie about the trials of poor children in five different countries, a drama about a Palestinian who helps a Jewish friend build a house near Beit Sahour in 1914, and an Italian documentary about the production of a Brazilian movie on a famous Argentine revolutionary. Yet all these works fall under the general banner of Latin film, a fact that points to the influence of Hispanic culture worldwide as well as the very international nature of the Toronto International Latin Film Festival.”

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14 Oct 05 Howard Kissel: ‘Latinologues’: Mas is less

“The monologues were written by Rick Najera, who also performs some of them, including one of the funniest, which presents a swishy Hollywood executive in charge of making movies for Latinos. His knowledge of Spanish is in inverse proportion to his pretentions. It is a hilarious idea, and Najera performs it expertly.”

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14 Oct 05 Hispanic Marketing & Public Relations » Juanita Ulloa’s Christmas album “Paz y Alegria� creates a new “Operachi� sound

“If music is the universal language, then mariachi is its Latin accent. Some think Juanita Ulloa speaks the language brilliantly. Juanita is a proponent of Operachi, a new Latin-American sound which combines classical opera with a meringue of traditional mariachi rhythms. Juanita sees her self as the creator of a new genre of music and the catalyst for the creative irreverence attracting music fans. Her music claims to be “an in-your-face fusion of classical stylings and contemporary harmonies.” “

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13 Oct 05 Latin Music News Daily Roundup October 13th, 2005

13 posts for the 13th

1. GRAMMY(R) Nominees Plena Libre Close Their U.S. Tour at Bank of America ¡Viva Broward! In Fort Lauderdale:::(Posted in news, press release)
2. A small rant about the Latin Grammys, blogging and me. by Tomás:::(Posted in news)
3. What am I listening to this week? Natalia y La Forquetina’s latest album Casa:::(Posted in news, review)
4. Ticias » Molotov is touring Ecuador:::(Posted in news, translated)
5. Ticias » Ricardo Arjona is getting ready to release a new album. Cool.:::(Posted in news, translated)
6. Ticias » Good read about the new album “De Caifanes a Jaguares” the compilation album of Caifanes and Jaguares:::(Posted in news, translated)
7. Ticias » Víctor García of “La Academia” fame has had his album “Loco por ti” go gold in Mexico in less than a month:::(Posted in news, translated)
8. Ticias » Good article about the Puerto Rican band Circo:::(Posted in news, translated)
9. Ticias » Juanes might put a Live 8 Latinoamericano together.:::(Posted in news, translated)
10. Si*Sé gang waited five years for 2nd CD: South Florida Sun-Sentinel:::(Posted in news)
11. Where has La Musica gone?:::(Posted in news)
12. Juan Luis Guerra, Los Tigres Del Norte, Kumbia Kings, Julieta Venegas, and Special Performance by Bebo Valdes, Cachao, Arturo Sandoval, Johnny Pacheco, Generoso Jimenez, and Ed Calle Added to Lineup for 6th Annual Latin Grammy(R) Awards on Nov. 3:::(Posted in news, press release)
13. Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony to Perform at Dominican Republic Music Festival:::(Posted in news, press release, event)

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13 Oct 05 VivirLatino » Dreaming in Cuban Writer Garcia is Dreaming of her New Book Deal

“Cuban born and NYC raised writer, Cristina Garcia, just signed a deal for an undisclosed amount with publisher Knopf, a division of Random House. “

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13 Oct 05 Teatro Visión and Herbert Sigüenza conjure up the spirit of the great Mexican film comedian ¡Cantinflas!

“AS A GRINGA with rudimentary Spanish at Teatro Visión’s production of ¡Cantinflas!, I maybe missed most of the nostalgia, the many references to the early films of Mario Moreno (a.k.a. Cantinflas) and a lot of the language. You will hear that the play is in Spanish and English, but as a retrospective of Cantinflas’ life, the scenes that would have originally been spoken in Spanish—which is most of them—are spoken in Spanish, sin traducción.”

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12 Oct 05 Mexico’s 1968 massacre heads for big screen

“As Mexico struggles for justice in a 1968 massacre of students, the darkest chapter of political violence in its recent history, American and Mexican filmmakers are taking the bloodshed to the big screen.

“Tlatelolco: Mexico 68″ focuses on the student protest in Mexico City that ended in slaughter just days before Mexico hosted the 1968 Olympic Games.”

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12 Oct 05 Encompassing Mexican folk art

“Both the colorful drawing by J. Michael Walker and the black clay figure are part of the exhibition that opens Saturday and showcases the work of 27 Los Angeles artists who used the work of some of Mexico’s greatest folk artists as inspiration for their own work.

The exhibit – whose title means “looking south, looking north” – pairs the contemporary Los Angeles works with the Mexican pieces that inspired them, allowing visitors to compare both.”

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12 Oct 05 Antonio Banderas back in saddle as Zorro: director

“Spanish actor Antonio Banderas is looking forward to a second stint as director, breaking from his adventures as swashbuckling legend Zorro, the latest episode of which hits screens later this month.”

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12 Oct 05 Children’s book illustrator Joe Cepeda gives his visions special meaning

“”When editors send me a story, they’re expecting my interpretation, my vision, my storytelling ability,” says Cepeda, who is an award-winning illustrator of children’s books. So, if he illustrates a story about the Mexican Christmas Posadas , Cepeda says, “My take on it would not be like a traditional Mexico; it might look like L.A.”

When he illustrated Julius Lester’s “What a Truly Cool World’ (Scholastic), Cepeda’s “take’ on it meant creating a heaven where God rules from a comfortable La-Z-Boy and angels wear sapphire-blue evening gowns and red pointy spiked heels.”

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12 Oct 05 Bridging the gap between traditional, Western cures

“Lucia Flores Martínez knows how to heal mal de ojo, empacho and mollera caida, the most common afflictions among newborn babies in indigenous communities in Mexico and the United States.

But Flores Martínez, a Spanish-speaking curandera, or healer, who hails from Oaxaca, Mexico, and lives in Madera in the San Joaquin Valley, knows her limitations.”

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12 Oct 05 Gloria Estefan’s Doolittle Moment

“When Gloria Estefan’s around, she takes center stage. But Noelle, a three-year-old English bulldog from Colombia, has been known to steal some of the singer’s limelight. The snub-nosed superstar has already appeared with the diva on Oprah and the Spanish-language show Don Francisco Presenta, as well as in People magazine and Cristina la Rivista. And this month, Noelle gets a starring role in her own children’s book, titled The Magically Mysterious Adventures of Noelle the Bulldog, written by Estefan and illustrated by Michael Garland, a veteran of children’s publishing. “

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11 Oct 05 University of Pittsburgh: Pitt to Host Colloquium on Ethics of Latin American Literary Criticism

“PITTSBURGH-The University of Pittsburgh’s Department of Hispanic Languages and Literatures will bring some of the most cutting-edge literary and cultural critics to Pittsburgh for a two-day colloquium titled Reading Otherwise: The Ethics of Latin American Literary Criticism from Oct. 21 through 22 at 2500-2501 Posvar Hall, 230 S. Bouquet St., Oakland.

Conference participants will explore the relationship between ethics and literature. The event runs from 2 to 6 p.m. Friday and from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Topics include politics of the thriller and academic writing in the blogosphere.”

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11 Oct 05 Raul Rivero: A poet unbowed by Cuba’s jails

“Freed Cuban poet and journalist Raúl Rivero, in Miami this week to read his poetry, talked with The Herald about his career and how he survived prison.”

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11 Oct 05 Cisneros writes ‘for peace’

“Author Sandra Cisneros said she hopes that her novel “Caramelo” explodes like a bomb — a bomb of peace piercing people of all races and backgrounds and helping them relate better to each other.

“My church, and my work for peace, is writing this book and speaking to you,” Cisneros told a crowd of more than 100 Monday at the Julia Davis Park bandshell during a panel discussion, the first of several Treasure Valley events featuring the author. The final event is planned this evening at the bandshell.”

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11 Oct 05 ‘Latinologues’ opening on B’way

“High-minded theatergoers will be thrilled to learn that Cheech Marin, former member of pot-puffing comedy team Cheech & Chong, is directing a Broadway show.

Just don’t expect stoner jokes and bathroom humor in “Latinologues,” a comedy about Latino life in the U.S. After nearly a decade of staging the show in smaller venues around the country, creator Rick Najera brought Marin onboard to help sell tickets — and prevent his Broadway dream from going up in smoke.”

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11 Oct 05 More U.S. museums laud, display Chicano art

“Chicano artists like Natividad, frequently neglected in the past by mainstream museums and galleries because of their often politicized subject matter, have gained significant respect in recent years.

While the struggle for recognition continues, some experts suggest Chicano art is now starting to soar in status, the interest fueled by traveling collections and books showcasing Chicano artists. Also, more museums across the United States are exhibiting Chicano art and some galleries now specialize in the genre”

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10 Oct 05 Latin Music News Weekend Roundup October 8th-10th, 2005

1. With a best-selling album and his most ambitious tour ever, Mexican pop singer Luis Miguel is at the top of his game.:::(Posted in news)
2. The Bizarre Bazaar: Paz, Amor Y Musica Latina:::(Posted in news)
3. Q&A: Brazilian singer Maria Rita:::(Posted in news)
4. Ramiro Burr: Ozomatli’s thoughtful songs earn Grammy nods:::(Posted in news)
5. Los Lonely Boys have no need for ‘Heaven’:::(Posted in news)
6. Up Close and Personal With ‘Sin Bandera’:::(Posted in press release)
7. Shakira Follows up Spanish Smash with All New English Album Oral Fixation, Vol. 2:::(Posted in press release)
8. ‘Cuarto Sin Puerta’, Shalim’s Latest Production:::(Posted in news)
9. Chica Releases CD on Sought After Entertainment Label:::(Posted in news)
10. Daddy Yankee makes wait well worth it:::(Posted in news)
11. Latino pride hits sour note with Mexican bureaucracy:::(Posted in news)
12. King of reggaeton wows:::(Posted in news)
13. Flipping America:::(Posted in news)
14. Martin’s music takes on new ‘Life’:::(Posted in news)
15. Romancing with reggaetón:::(Posted in news)
16. Tejano supergroup inspired by Canales:::(Posted in news)
17. New sounds redefine tropical music:::(Posted in news
18. Reigning mambo kings of Chicago receive Grammy nod:::(Posted in news)

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10 Oct 05 La Bloga: SPOTLIGHT ON ANGIE CRUZ

“A New York-born Dominicana, Angie Cruz is the author of Let It Rain Coffee (Simon & Schuster, 2005) and Soledad (Simon & Schuster, 2001). She is at work on her third novel. Her fiction and essays have appeared in Latina magazine, New York Newsday, The New York Times and Callaloo. Most recently her essay, On the Verge, was featured in Border-Line Personalities (R. Moreno and M. Herrera Mulligan; Rayo, Harper Collins 2004). Cruz earned her MFA in fiction from New York University and has received numerous awards, including the Camargo Foundation Fellowship, New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship and The Barbara Deming Award.”

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10 Oct 05 ‘Don Quixote de la Mancha’ is 400 years old, and the world is throwing it a birthday party all year

“Don Quixote de la Mancha, the master work by Miguel de Cervantes about a would-be nobleman’s search for beauty and truth, is celebrating its 400th anniversary.

The book, published in Spain in 1605, has touched centuries of writers, painters, singers, dancers and even politicians in ways that make it as relevant and modern as ever.”

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10 Oct 05 Tribute to beloved Cantinflas tells its best jokes en español

“Alas, neither does Herbert Sigüenza’s theatrical tribute to the comic, “¡Cantinflas!,” which unfolds largely in Spanish. It’s a loving homage that stitches famous movie routines together with biographical tidbits, but the social satire loses something in translation. While Cantinflas’ slapstick ballet of falling-down britches is universal, his wordplay isn’t. His poetry of puns and malaprops shines brightest in its native tongue.

So it makes sense that Sigüenza stages most of his tribute to the comic in Spanish. Unfortunately, it also means that theatergoers who aren’t bilingual will often miss the joke. For the record, the clunky exposition unfolds in English, but almost all the comic gems are in Spanish.”

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10 Oct 05 Luis J. Rodriguez: New Books, New Cities

“The timing coincides with the publication of my fourth poetry collection, again with Curbstone, called “My Nature is Hunger: New & Selected Poems, 1989-2004.â€? While I’m doing readings at various LA-area bookstores for “Always Running,â€? Tia Chucha’s Café Cultural , will sponsor a book release party for the new poetry book on November 5 at around 6 PM. Also on hand will be Mark Vallen, who created an oil painting specifically for the poetry book called “My Nature is Hunger.â€? Books, prints, and posters will be available for sale.”

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10 Oct 05 King of reggaeton wows

“With short pauses between sets to help keep the groove nearly continuous, Daddy Yankee and supporting acts including Master Joe & O.G. Black, Zion & Lennox, and Taino dropped tongue-twisting verses, shouted refrains and big, bumping rhythms. The lyrics pouring off the stage were primarily Spanish, but threaded with bits of English and American rap lingo. The beats were also a patchwork. “

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09 Oct 05 Romancing with reggaetón

“They said the same thing about hip-hop in its formative years that they’re saying about reggaetón these days: It’s unmelodic, the beats are repetitive, it’s just a fad. But just as hip-hop proved its critics wrong through increased creativity and sophisticated production strategies, reggaetón is beginning to evolve. Ready or not, new kids on the block Yaga & Mackie have just released an album, “La Moda,” which might just be the first in a new subgenre, “romantic reggaetón.”"

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09 Oct 05 Boston Latino film festival reaches for more – The Boston Globe

“Just three years old, the Boston Latino International Film Festival is still something of a young upstart. Similar events in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, and even Providence have all been around longer. But each year audiences welcome back Boston’s festival, which opens its nine-day run on Friday, like an old friend.

Festival director Jose Augusto Barriga says the event’s reputation is growing nationally and internationally, which may help give local Latino filmmakers the kind of clout their counterparts enjoy in other cities.”

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09 Oct 05 New sounds redefine tropical music

“There is the innovation of Aventura and Andy Andy, young, urban bachata acts with something to say. Then there is peppy salsa band N‘Klabe, which sings the infectious “I Love Salsa!” and is now charting with “Amor De Una Noche,” featuring reggaeton artist Voltio.

Rather than declaring that tropical music is dead, it seems listeners are searching for different sounds within the genre and are still undecided about what they really like”

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08 Oct 05 Reigning mambo kings of Chicago receive Grammy nod

“There’s no shortage of Latin music in Chicago, and one of the hottest bands plays to a mambo beat.
With nearly two dozen musicians crowding the stage, the 911 Mambo Orchestra, led by composer, arranger, instructor, and trombonist Angel Melendez, are ranked as the mambo kings of the Midwest as ranked by Chicago. They were nominated this year for Grammy Awards for their album.”

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08 Oct 05 Jokes in `¡Cantinflas!’ lost in translation

“Cantinflas, the beloved Mexican comic, became the toast of Hollywood in 1956 after his scene-stealing role in “Around the World in 80 Days.” But his next American picture, “Pepe” in 1960, bombed because he couldn’t fully hurdle the language barrier.

Alas, neither does Herbert Siguenza’s theatrical tribute to the comic, “¡Cantinflas!,” which unfolds largely in Spanish. It’s a loving homage that stitches famous movie routines together with biographical tidbits but the social satire loses something in translation. While Cantinflas’ slapstick ballet of falling-down britches, is universal, his world-play isn’t. His poetry of puns and malaprops shines brightest in its native tongue.”

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07 Oct 05 Latin Music News Daily Roundup October 7th, 2005

1. Daddy Yankee’s game coming to ABC Radio:::(Posted in news)
2. Spanish Harlem Orchestra kicks off The Music Hall’s ‘05-06 season:::(Posted in news)
3. José José Honored By Latin Academy:::(Posted in news)
4. Los de Abajo: Living la vida Mexico:::(Posted in news)
5. What’s Up With… La India:::(Posted in news)
6. Buena Vista Social Club Presents…Omara Portunondo. Review from Chile:::(Posted in news, review)
7. Pop star Luis Miguel brings new mariachi repertoire to El Paso:::(Posted in news)
8. Luis Miguel performs for two-night stand at Dodge Arena:::(Posted in news)
9. MTV Networks Heralds the November Launch of Caribbean Channel Tempo with ‘Caribbean Rising’ – an Exciting Series of Concerts Across the Region:::(Posted in news)
10. No sound barriers — Yerba Buena delivers an infectious blend:::(Posted in news)
11. Once it was for the money — now it’s to grow. Daddy Yankee:::(Posted in news)
12. KLOL Mega 101 Houston Celebrates Its First Birthday With the Biggest Names in Latin Pop and Reggaeton Music:::(Posted in press release, event)
13. Viva Los Enanitos Verdes:::(Posted in news)
14. Daddy Yankee changing Latin-music rhythm:::(Posted in news)
15. The melting pot served steamin’ hot. Yerba Buena:::(Posted in news)

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07 Oct 05 Latin Music News Daily Roundup October 7th, 2005

1. Daddy Yankee’s game coming to ABC Radio:::(Posted in news)
2. Spanish Harlem Orchestra kicks off The Music Hall’s ‘05-06 season:::(Posted in news)
3. José José Honored By Latin Academy:::(Posted in news)
4. Los de Abajo: Living la vida Mexico:::(Posted in news)
5. What’s Up With… La India:::(Posted in news)
6. Buena Vista Social Club Presents…Omara Portunondo. Review from Chile:::(Posted in news, review)
7. Pop star Luis Miguel brings new mariachi repertoire to El Paso:::(Posted in news)
8. Luis Miguel performs for two-night stand at Dodge Arena:::(Posted in news)
9. MTV Networks Heralds the November Launch of Caribbean Channel Tempo with ‘Caribbean Rising’ – an Exciting Series of Concerts Across the Region:::(Posted in news)
10. No sound barriers — Yerba Buena delivers an infectious blend:::(Posted in news)
11. Once it was for the money — now it’s to grow. Daddy Yankee:::(Posted in news)
12. KLOL Mega 101 Houston Celebrates Its First Birthday With the Biggest Names in Latin Pop and Reggaeton Music:::(Posted in press release, event)
13. Viva Los Enanitos Verdes:::(Posted in news)
14. Daddy Yankee changing Latin-music rhythm:::(Posted in news)
15. The melting pot served steamin’ hot. Yerba Buena:::(Posted in news)

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07 Oct 05 BostonHerald.com – Movie Reviews: Fiendishly funny flick is simply `Perfecto’

“Caustically funny and about as romantic as a colonoscopy, the devilishly delightful Spanish import “El Crimen Perfecto” uses its title as a play on the silliness of “The Perfect Crime” because “perfect” here is actually “ferpect,” which means anything but perfect. This is a cautionary fable about making our own hell on Earth. “

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07 Oct 05 Plaza Sesamo: Me Gusta Ser Yo and Vamos a Cantar!

“For as long as I can remember, “Sesame Street” has been on tv. It’s part of how I learned to count, spell, and sing to annoy my mother. It’s also how I learned about the Cookie Monster, Big Bird, and Grover. And to meet the ever expanding Spanish language market, a new version of Sesame Street is coming to DVD. While it has been on television for some time, welcome “Plaza Sesamo”: the Spanish language version of “Sesame Street.”"

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07 Oct 05 Modest ‘Voices’ sings of a boy and his war

“Mexican filmmaker Luis Mandoki’s “Innocent Voices,” which is opening next Friday in Los Angeles, is modest by design.

It’s set entirely in one small village in El Salvador caught in the crossfire of the 1980s civil war. But in its emotional power it belongs in the company of more epic films such as Volker Schlondorff’s “The Tin Drum” and Steven Spielberg’s “Empire of the Sun,” which focus on the plight of children caught in the midst of war and social upheaval.”

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07 Oct 05 Mexican ‘mockingbirds’ Los Cenzontles digs deeply for a culture’s historic sound

“Some older and first-generation Mexican-Americans – or even for newly arrived immigrants from just south of the U.S. border – learn about Mexico through music.

And so, it’s been said, you can get to know a people, their history, their culture and their hopes and dreams through music, especially by listening to story-telling songs, said Eugene Rodriguez, leader of Los Cenzontles, a traditional Mexican music group from San Pablo.”

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07 Oct 05 Novelist Allende speaks at fund-raiser

“Nearly 300 supporters of the new Belmont Library got a big boost for their cause Wednesday night: a visit from best-selling Latin-American author Isabel Allende.

At the fund-raiser for technology, equipment and furnishings for the new facility, sponsored by the Friends of the Belmont Library, Allende, who has authored 14 books, offered candid insight into her life in Chile, what inspires her writing, and feminism.”

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04 Oct 05 The Robert Rodriguez Mexico Trilogy on DVD November 1st

When ready to catch a real explosive, shoot ‘em up action flick, I aim towards the real kick ass Jet-Li route. Good action films deserve great directors and Robert Rodriguez falls directly into that category. Columbia Tristar has announced that The Robert Rodriguez Mexico Trilogy, which includes the original releases of El Mariachi, Desperado and Once Upon a Time in Mexico, and will be available for you to own this November 1st. No bonus materials are known to be included as of yet.

04 Oct 05 Santana Picks Noted Chicano Artist for New CD Cover

Mixed media artist Sal Garcia, a longtime member of California’s Chicano art movement, is proud to be a part of one of the year’s most highly anticipated and collectible album releases, Ceremony: Remixes and Rarities, a collection of music by Carlos Santana. This exclusive new release on Arista comes out December 16 2003 with distinctive cover artwork by Sal Garcia, and is offered as a limited edition of only 100,000 copies.

Santana personally chose Garcia’s richly toned and expressive jaguar painting for the cover after collecting his work for many years. “Being artistically recognized by someone I respect like Carlos Santana is such a great honor” said Garcia from his San Francisco studio.