When director Robert Rodriguez's "From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series" on El Rey Network was picked up for a second season, Wilmer Valderrama, who plays a sinister blood-sucking, vampire-crime lord, Don Carlos Madrigal, had a huge smile on his face -- but this time without the fangs!
Celebrities and influential Latin names turned the elegant Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York into a place of contribution during the glamorous Hispanic Federation Gala 2014 on April 23. Following a hot red carpet lineup, the chic program "Inspiring A New Generation" kicked off with two huge Hispanic celebrity names. Heartthrob Mario Lopez, mostly know for his roles as television host on NUVO TV and Extra, and Ana Ortiz of the hit television program "Devious Maids," hosted the immaculate event. The annual extravaganza pays homage to Latinos who are striving to give back and are creating change in their communities.
Mezzo-Soprano Carla Dirlikov talks to Latin Post about her experience as a Cultural Envoy for the US State Department as well as the responsibility she feels after being awarded the SPHINX Medal of Excellence.
Wilmer Valderrama, actor/producer, political activist and Voto Latino's Artist Coalition Co-Chair, may have the political chops to run for office, but will he consider it?
In art and in life, Wilmer Valderrama wears many hats. His TV gigs include Fez, the awkwardly funny foreign exchange student on "That '70s Show," MTV series "Yo Momma," the voice for the animated character Manny in the children's show "Handy Manny" and now a crime lord named Don Carlos in Robert Rodriguez's "From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series" on El Rey Network.
When Montañez was introduced to the possibility that he could be hired on by the Frito-Lay company, he was already aware that gaining that job could and would feed his destiny. At the Voto Latino Power Summit on April 12th, Montañez shared this story; the origin tale that led to his present day success.
"¡Sí se puede!" said actress and Voto Latino Co-Founder and Chairwoman Rosario Dawson as she addressed a sea of driven and high-spirited Latinos (and some non-Latinos) during the Voto Latino Power Summit kickoff on April 11 at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. The crowd eagerly looked on, craving inspiration during a time when change for Latinos is within reach, but still too far to fully grasp without the help of the powers that be who need to sign the dotted line to implement real, concrete change.
"El Voto Hispano," a documentary exploring the affects of the Latino community on United States' elections that hopes to debut in 2015, has recruited Eva Longoria as a producer.
Bronx Borough President, Ruben Diaz Jr. exited the stage at the Voto Latino Power Summit on April 12, and Voto Latino's CEO and President Maria Teresa Kumar thanked Diaz for his powerful and well-chosen words before she called up a man whom she simply called Lemon. Lemon Andersen (born Andrew Andersen) is a Tony Award-winning poet, spoken word artist and an actor, who was an original cast member of "Russell Simmons' Def Jam" on Broadway, and he has shot four films with Spike Lee.
