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."
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.
Lana Del Rey has released her own short film, and it's wonderful. Lana Del Rey has released her own short film, and it's wonderful. On the surface, one might not expect Del Rey to draw heavy, dark emotions from the recess of Los Angeles' grimy underworld, but that's exactly what she's accomplished.
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.
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."
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.
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.
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.
"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."
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).
Transgender artist Jorge Cruz captures with his camera...yet, there still seems to be something greater occurring. There's the vibrant subject(s); the engaged photographer; but, also, the enlivened photos, which wake and writhe whenever they gain an audience -becoming a personality independent of the artist and the subject. Cruz's prints, like his music, his writing, his creative directioning, his... ongoing list of artistic occupation, is created in the avant-garde realm of ambiguity, analysis, experimentation and counter-culture.
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.
The Mexican singer Lucero has had a 33-year run of success in the music business, and she's just released a special CD and DVD combination of the best tunes spanning those decades. The album was officially released on Nov. 19 according to her official Web site.
Stand-up comedy isn't easy, but many Latino comedians make it look that way. So what's their secret? Some are born with the natural ability to make people laugh and some are literally born into their material - being their culture and family traditions.
When Puerto Rican Reggaeton artist Daddy Yankee isn't making music, running a record label or launching a new product, he's an avid gamer behind the scenes.Known for hits, like "Gasolina," the multifaceted star, whose been named as "one of most influential Hispanics in the world" by both CNN and Time Magazine, is releasing a new video game called Trylogy.
There will be a new star on the Hollywod Walk of Fame come Dec. 5, and this on will come from South of the Border. Thalia, Mexican songstress of enduring appeal, will be honored with her own star in an 11:30 a.m. ceremony that is open to the public.
If you have your ears clued into the sounds coming from Los Angeles, you may have tuned into ¡Aparato!, a band that is making some noise on the public radio circuit these days and has developed a loyal following despite the fact that their first full album of material is not yet expected until 2014.
In Puerto Rico, the holiday season is a big party right from November until after January 6th, as we keep alive the celebration of "Three Kings Day" or "Los Tres Reyes Magos". Puerto Rico enjoys a Caribbean sunny weather all year around; therefore most celebrations take place on "marquesinas" or front outside porches. The lit up and decorated homes are a huge part of the holidays in Puerto Rico. Driving through the islands streets you will start to hear traditional Puerto Rican Christmas carols like "Dame la Mano Paloma" and "Burrito Sabanero". All of this and it isn't even Christmas yet!
Eight-year-old pan-Latina goes on excursions; with an educational objective, she explores mountains, forests, jungles and oceans with the assistance of friendly animated but inanimate objects and animals: Backpack, Map, Boots the Monkey and many others, who help to guide her along her purposeful path.
Oscar-nominated actor/director Edward James Olmos has been wowing audiences for decades on both the big screen and small screen, breaking barriers and paving the way for other Latino actors.
