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Sofia Vergara and Nick Loeb

Latina Celebrities' Broken Engagements and Divorces

Social media channels flared with concern over Sofia Vergara's possible separation from fiancé Nick Loeb. Competing reports have stated that the ring has been on ...and the ring has been off. There's as much swarming fanfare around Vergara's potential nuptials that's been given to fellow Latinas Christina Milian (engaged to Jas Prince), Alexis Bledel (engaged to Vincent Kartheiser), Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi (engaged to Jionni LaValle), Alexa Vega, (engaged to Carlos Pena Jr.), Elizabeth Gutierrez (engaged to William Levy), Eva Mendez (engaged to Ryan Gosling), and Naya Rivera (engaged to Big Sean). 2012 and 2013 have been the year of distance wedding bells for a number of Latina celebrities. However, an exchange of engagement rings does not guarantee the resounding exchange of vows.
San Francisco Immigrant Film Festival

San Francisco Immigrant Film Festival Provides a Powerful Platform for the Immigrant Experience

On Sunday, the San Francisco Immigrant Film Festival came to an end, marking the fourth year of a powerful platform that captures the immigrant experience. SIFF, which runs from Dec. 1-15, "shows a human face on the issues of immigration, and immigrant workers' rights through the exhibition of films/videos that document the lives of immigrants, and exiles, the facts that motivate people to migrate, and the problems most people face in the process to migrate to other country."
Beyonce

Beyonce Surprises Fans Again, Performs "XO" For The First TIme At Chicago Concert

On Saturday night in Chicago, Queen B surprised everyone at her concert once again by singing one of the songs from the surprise album title "Beyonce"

Antonio Banderas Goes to the Depths of the Earth in Colombia to Capture Chilean Miners' Story

Spanish actor Antonio Banderas, who will star in the movie "Los 33" about the miners who were trapped more than two months down a mine-shaft 622 meters (2,039 feet) deep in Chile, has a lot of emotion and suspense to capture -- and he's going to the depths of the earth in a Colombian salt mine to pull it off.

Demi Lovato: How the Disney Star-Turned-Cocaine Smuggler Helped 'Support' the Illegal U.S. & South American Drug Trades

Legal and illegal drug use is all around us, from Canada, the U.S. to Latin America and beyond. We've seen Toronto's Mayor Tom Ford admit to smoking crack cocaine, Colorado and Washington states give the 'green light' to recreational marijuana use, and Uruguay become the first country in the world to legalize the trade of marijuana (in an effort to decriminalize the drug industry) -- and recently, Disney and "X Factor" fans have learned that singer/songwriter Demi Lovato was smuggling cocaine on airplanes at age 19.

'Gravity:' Mexican-Directed Space Odyssey Is a Top Contender at the Golden Globe Awards 2014

This morning, the highly anticipated Golden Globe Award nominations were announced in Beverly Hills, Calif., by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The list revealed that American film aficionados either want to be 'hustled' or get a grim yet truthful lesson in American history - and they also want to take an innovative 3-D journey and get caught between Earth and the void of the universe.

'Justice For My Sister' Filmmaker Recalls Being Held Hostage & Raped While Trying to Rid 'Femicide' in Guatemala

Los Angeles-based Colombian and Irish-American filmmaker Kimberly Bautista is a crusader against the violent killing of women, or what she calls "femicide" in Juarez, Mexico, Guatemala and throughout Central America. That's why it's incomprehensible to learn that Bautista, a voice for those who have been silenced or abused, was held hostage and raped during the culmination of her four-year-journey making the award-winning documentary, Justice For My Sister.
Pitbull

The Billboard Latin Music Conference Celebrates its 25th Year

The Billboard Latin Music Conference is nearing a quarter of a century since it first assembled in 1989, and will be celebrating its 25th anniversary during the Spring of 2014 in a three-day event that will include special awards, showcases, panels, and exclusive Q&A sessions, and its annual culmination event, the Billboard Latin Music Awards.
Jenni Rivera

Remembering La Diva De La Banda: One Year Anniversary of the Death of Latin Music Icon Jenni Rivera

Mexican Icon Jenni Rivera left us unexpectedly last December 9th of 2012. It's been a year since the chilling news touched the hearts of not only her family but also her dedicated fans. Today we remember "La Diva de La Banda" and celebrate her legacy.
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Obama Celebrates Kennedy Center Honorees Carlos Santana & Opera Singer Martina Arroyo

Dubbed "a pioneer of Latin rock 'n' roll," Mexican-American Carlos Santana and renown Puerto Rican opera singer and Harlem native, Martina Arroyo, were among the five Kennedy Center Honorees, which is considered "the nation's highest honor for influencing American culture through the arts."
Lana Del Rey

Lana Del Rey's Short Film 'Tropico' Offers Insight Into Humanity's Decline and Gritty Underworld

Lana Del Rey has released her own short film, and it's wonderful.

Twitter Users Freak Over 'Loss of Curves,' Sofia Vergara Blows It Off at Bow Tie Event

Sofia Vergara is in the spotlight again, and is the target of body-conscious fans across the globe. However, in what some might call a refreshing twist to what is so often the norm, the star is getting flack for losing weight, not gaining it.
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Holiday Films Where Latinos Take the Lead

Christmas and the holiday season are important to Latinos, traditionally and culturally, and that being so, it's amazing to see Latinos on screen, portraying interesting and intelligent characters in films about the season. While there needs to be more seasonal films where Latinos are the lead, there are a number of films that Latinos can refer to when they want to see themselves represented on screen.

'Narco Cultura:' How Mexican 'Gangsta Rap' Glorifies Drug Lords

You could call it Mexican 'gangsta rap,' but instead of lyrical rhymes, bass and gold chains, it has some accordion-based polka beats, sombreros, and references the drug cartel, which can be bad-ass in its own right. This type of Mexican music is considered to be a 'drug ballad,' otherwise known as the "narcocorrido."

Sundance Film Festival: Which Latino Films will be Featured in 2014?

Latino filmmakers, actors and directors bring the passion, drama and intensity to the big screen, and many Latino film aficionados are looking forward to see what's in store for the Sundance Film Festival 2014 lineup.

A 'Modern-day Christmas Carol:' Why Ebenezer Scrooge is Still Relevant in 2013

Whether you believe in the good will of men or the spirit of Christmas (regardless of race or religion), there are real-life, modern-day Ebenezer Scrooges all around us - and in New York City, they are in abundance. Some make 15 shillings and some make millions of shillings, but the bottom line is - you can't buy true happiness, even if you try.
Paul Walker in Chile

Paul Walker's Reach Out WorldWide: Looking Back at the Charitable Actor who Helped Chilean Earthquake Victims

"Fast & Furious" actor Paul Walker had the looks, the charm and the acting chops, but he also had a big heart - which led him to help others in need around the globe, including Chileans devastated by "a magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck the area, triggering a tsunami and ravaging the country."
Daddy Yankee

Daddy Yankee Ordered By Judge to Pay $6,000,000 to Promoter

Daddy Yankee has been ordered to give up some serious "Gasolina" money after a concert promoter sued him. A judged ordered the reggaeton star to pay $6,000,000 to a promoter who says, "his eyes bled" after Daddy Yankee bailed out of a major concert tour.

Eclectic DJ Infuses Latino Traditional Rhythms with Electronic Global Beats

Nowadays, musicians and DJs aren't sticking to tradition when it comes to producing music, but that doesn't mean Latino traditional rhythms and sounds can't be infused into modern-day electronic dance music (EDM).
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Fast and Furious Brazilian-American Actress Jordana Brewster & Latinos in Film React to Paul Walker’s Death

Brazilian-American actress and Paul Walker's "Fast and Furious" co-star Jordana Brewster is devastated to hear the news of her onscreen love interest's sudden death after a Porsche Carrera GT he was riding in crashed into a pole in Valencia, Calif. on Saturday.
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