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CHARLIE VÁZQUEZ
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 Boricuas in Gotham: Puerto Ricans in the Making of Modern New York City (Markus Wiener 2004) is a compelling collection of four essays and critical commentary on them, composed by leading Puerto Rican professors and directors of sociology, Spanish language and Caribbean cultural studies.
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RAFAEL MERINO CORTÉS
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 How did St. Patrick cross the border into Latin American hearts? The story begins in the Iberian Peninsula (Spain and Portugal) but branches off into many interesting historical exchanges between Latinos and the Irish community.
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NEW YORK LATINO JOURNAL
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 The obsessive
fanfare over “El Cantante,” the anticipated movie about Hector Lavoe,
has been flooding email inboxes across the nation. The span of feedback from music industry insiders to nostalgic fans — as well as its relatively good box office performance — have created at least one consensus: the community is hungry to see more. Share your thoughts on "El Cantante."
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RAFAEL MERINO CORTÉS
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 Of all the well-deserved hoopla surrounding this year’s festival, the premiere of “El Cantante,” the Leon Ichaso film about the legendary Puerto Rican singer, Hector Lavoe, will undoubtedly cause great commotion and bochinche leading up to the festival’s closing on July 29. However, there’s so much more.
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RAFAEL MERINO CORTÉS
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 Ricky Martin, the singing pop star known for his “Livin’ La Vida Loca,” has been crowned “King” of this year’s National Puerto Rican Day Parade. But don’t let the Menudo past and murmurs of sexual ambiguity fool you. This isn’t your freaky cousin’s Ricky Martin.
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RAFAEL MERINO CORTÉS
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 Finding inspiration in others is not a bad thing, whether it comes from a member of Congress or a racecar driver fighting inside a 200mph traffic jam. So, to the roster of inspiring Latinas in the United States, where we find the likes of Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez, Jennifer Lopez, and astronaut Dr. Ellen Ochoa, we're going to add one more: Milka Duno. |
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DAVID ROKNICH
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 Labor Day, on May First is an American Holiday so feared by corporate
interests, they have suppressed it in it's home country: the United States of America.
Today, May First is celebrated throughout the world as Labor Day -- but not
in the here. The first week of may in 1886 marked a turning point in the
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RODRIGO ACUÑA
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 Like Ben & Jerry’s to ice cream, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez is experimenting with many flavors of socialism, trying to forge his country’s government, foreign policies and world views to address the challenges of the 21st Century. And with Roman Catholicism being the primary religion throughout the Americas, Chávez is taking liberation theology to new levels.
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RODRIGO ACUÑA
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 One
of the few allies President Bush can count on in Latin America has a
dark side, one that drapes over his country like a dark cloud. But
Colombian President Álvaro Uribe Vélez is not unique to that country’s
cast of characters and its dark political theatrics.
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RAFAEL MERINO CORTÉS
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 There are thousands of demonstrators in Latin America angry over President Bush’s visit; Brazilian President Lula da Silva has signed an ethanol fuel pact with the United States; President Hugo Chávez is steaming, leading demonstrators. But wait -- Salma Hayek is pregnant! This is all just too much!
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EVA GOLINGER
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 If you only read the US press, you must be very confused about Venezuela. The extreme levels of distortion, lack of fact checking and source verification and outright manipulation of information in the US media on Venezuela is quite troubling and dangerous in a nation that has waged wars based on false data and misleading policies.
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RAFAEL MERINO CORTÉS
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 It was perhaps the first major blow for a candidate in the early presidential race thus far. Strangely, it was self-inflicted. After Senator Biden described his colleague and possible Democratic opponent in a “best-of-breed” fashion, a public outcry ensued. The Delaware Senator may be the first casualty in what promises to be a heated and crowded Presidential run.
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SERY COLÓN and RAFAEL MERINO CORTÉS
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 Guillermo del Toro brings a graceful, striking and thought- provoking
gem to the silver screen. Pan’s Labyrinth is a dark and intimate fantasy of
depth and detail that leads you through a maze of fear, courage and
resolve. This is passionate, old-fashioned filmmaking with breathtaking visuals.
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AURORA FLORES
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 The Mercado family extended their warm holiday greetings to all concerned about the health of Ralph Mercado, who recently underwent surgery. The renowned promoter, manager and entrepreneur has helped bring Afro-Caribbean Latin music to the world stage for over 30 years.
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By The Numbers |
$4,085
The yearly rent the United States pays Cuba for the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base area (approx. 45 square miles).
$5,534
Average monthly rent for a three-bedroom apartment in Manhattan. (2006, Citi Habitats) |
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