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Wolf, David and Martha — Pull Us Out of the Rabbit Hole
*This was intended for a pre-GOP presidential debate timeframe. But I think the ideas stated by Trujillo and Cisneros have value the day after. They take the debate moderators to task for the way they...
View ArticleBagels And Bongos: The Jewish-Latin Music Connection
*This is so cool. A good way to end the week, con mambo! VL By Jasmine Garsd, alt.latino This week on Alt.Latino, we explore the deeply intertwined roots that connect Jewish and Latin music. Professor...
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Review: ‘East of Salinas,’ on PBS, Tells a Migrant Boy’s Story
*The reviewer isnt kind, but I think it may be for a good reason. This is a well told story about one immigrant boy. But there are 2 million like him, each with a different set of circumstances. The...
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Fox’s ‘Bordertown’ is authentic and hilarious
*I saw a sneak preview of the pilot and I agree with the positive buzz. There will be naysayers, because there always are. The series premiers January 3, I say it’s worth the watch. VL By Esther J....
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16 Latino Films to See in 2016
*While everyone else is watching the new Star Wars flick, you might want to catch some of these. VL By David Salazar, Latin Post 2015 turned out to be a terrific year for Latinos, with some of the...
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The mainstreaming of the Hispanic telenovela
*This is an important aspect of the transformative energy of U.S. Latinos, it’s also important that this story is being told. Latinos are transformed by U.S. culture, that’s true, but U.S. culture is...
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Is the End of Latino Journalism Near?
*I don’t like the way this story is framed. Which is a shame because I think we should be talking, loudly and at length, about the lack of Latinos in the nation’s most important newsrooms (and...
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NBC Exec Says Outrage Over Trump’s ‘SNL’ Appearance Worth The Ratings
*See, this was the deal all along. In fact, it couldn’t have worked out better for NBC and SNL. First they got publicity over the Trump hosting, amplified by the Latino community’s protests. Now they...
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How an FCC proposal could hurt Latinos
*We need to keep an eye on this. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is considering a proposal to eliminate broadcast exclusivity rules. Those are the rules that make sure TV broadcasters are compensated fairly...
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Media consolidation at point where Univision buying The Onion makes sense
*By 2020 34 percent of Latinos will speak only English at home. This percentage isn’t lost on Univision executives who have been looking for a way to enter the bilingual/English market. They started...
View ArticleJose Zelaya Went From Doodling El Salvador’s Civil War To Disney Animator
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View ArticleHouston-Based Book Publisher Celebrates A Milestone
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View ArticleAt Oscars, the name on lips and envelopes is “Chivo”
* By Jake Coyle, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — No name resonates in Hollywood right now quite like “Chivo.” That’s the nickname of the famed cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, whose acrobatic...
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Hollywood is missing a big opportunity with Latinos
* By Ana Valdez, NewsTaco Whatever you think about diversity in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the drama that has unfolded since the Academy named the 2016 Oscar nominees,...
View ArticleEsai Morales And Jesse Borrego On ‘Mi Familia’ And Hollywood’s “War Of...
* By Maribel Falcón, Remezcla CineFest, the nation’s oldest running Latino film festival, just wrapped in San Antonio, Texas, a city recently deemed the probable birthplace of the breakfast taco. In...
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Norteño Music Among Efforts To Get Latinos To The Polls
*I loved this story, because I could hear the music while I read it. It’s about how Los Tigres del Norte have been promoting voter participation at their recent concerts. I’ve always equated Los Tigres...
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Gael Garcia Bernal, Gregory Nava among new diversity Academy appointees
*There are 51 members of of the AMPAS board of directors, three new members are from minority communities. Three out of 54. It’s a start, but Latinos purchase 25% of movie tickets, so is it enough? VL...
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Rosario Dawson Pens Forceful Open Letter To Dolores Huerta (is that news?)
*I post this story about the Rosario Dawson letter to Dolores Huerta, and not the letter itself, for a specific reason. I’m not interested in what Dawson has to say. Neither am I interested at this...
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