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 Chef Josefina Santacruz

SABOR: Chef Josefina Santacruz Plates Astonishing International Fare, Promotes Diverse Mexican Cuisine

Serial restaurateur Chef Josefina Santacruz plates astonishing fare in the Mexican tradition, but she also brings delicious Asian street food to Mexico City. Hell-bent on amplifying appreciation for Mexico's City's gastronomical richness, she's also interested in acquainting the public with her passion for eastern cuisine.
Pablo Neruda

Pablo Neruda Assassinated? Chilean Government Says Pinochet Regime May Have Killed Famed Poet

Rumors that General Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship might have had a hand in the death of poet Pablo Neruda were substantiated by the Chilean government on Thursday.
Richard Blanco

PALABRAS: Richard Blanco, Cuban American Poet and Storyteller, Explores Home and Cuban Indentity

Richard Blanco, acclaimed Cuban American poet and storyteller, joined Centro Cultural Cubano de Nueva York and Americas Society Council of the Americas on the evening of Friday, Oct. 30 in New York City to read excerpts from his witty and charming memoir, "The Prince of Los Cocuyos: Miami Childhood."
Javier Garcia, VP and General Manager of Comcast Multicultural Services

Javier Garcia Engineers Connections Between Culture, Entertainment, and Technology

This September, Comcast updated X1 with software designed specifically for bicultural Latinos. Dubbed "X1 en Español," it introduced a Spanish-language version the X1 interface, featuring voice control in Spanish, and the X1's voice recognition can now understand a broad range of Latino accents.
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Lewis Hamilton Instagram, News: Formula One Champion Wrestles in Mexico

British Formula One racing champion Lewis Hamilton has been has been having a crowd pleasing good time in Mexico, moonlighting as a wrester.

SABOR: Delicious Dia de Los Muertos Food to Honor Your Deceased Loved Ones

Día de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead), the two-day Mexican holiday, is an event to celebrate the dead. Recognizing death as a natural part of the human experience and part of the circle of life, ofrendas, cempazuchitl (marigolds) and calacas and calaveras (skeletons and skulls) are placed at the altars of deceased, as well as pan de muertos and the favorite foods of the dead.
Jennine Capó Crucet

PALABRAS: Author Jennine Capó Crucet Writes for Self-Gratification, Not Validation

Jennine Capó Crucet, author of the celebrated short story collection "How to Leave Hialeah" and the exceptional novel "Make Your Home Among Strangers," is humble, modest, methodical and hilarious -and puts all of that into her work.
Marcela Valladolid

SABOR: Food Network's Chef Marcela Valladolid Chats About Authenticity, Family & Food

Chef Marcela Valladolid isn't your typical habanero girl. The San Diego and Tijuana raised culinary artist is not a fan of overbearing spice. However, she is a fan of the frequent use of chipotle chilies and pickled jalapenos, and putting her family first.
Theresa Varela

PALABRAS: Brooklyn-Born Author Theresa Varela Allows Her Character to Tell Their Own Stories

Brooklyn-born author Theresa Varela ("Nights of Indigo Blue" and "Covering the Sun With My Hand") took the scenic route to finding her identity as an author. A psychiatric nurse practitioner by day and an engrossed novelist by night, Varela's characters whisper to her, and inspire their own making.
Jackie Cruz

Jackie Cruz Builds An Identity Outside of 'OITNB' [Exclusive]

Jackie Cruz talks about her life outside of "Orange is the New Black."
OTT Streaming Attitudes Latinos, Horowitz Research 2015 study

Latinos Still Leading Digital Entertainment Trends, But the Gap is Closing

Latinos are still over-indexing as a digital entertainment audience above other ethnic demographics and above the general population as a whole. But the study also shows the gap between leading digital Latinos, and everyone else, is starting to close.
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'El Chapo' Guzmán Escape News: Mexican Drug Lord Becomes Popular Halloween Mask

This Halloween there will be a lot of trick-or-treaters in Mexico dressed up as escaped drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán.
Girl Scouts

Girl Scouts Beyond Bars Rebuilds Relationships Between Incarcerated Mothers and Daughters

The children of women convicted of murder, drug use/abuse or theft may not be incarcerated alongside their mothers, but unwittingly they're also being punished. The Girl Scouts Beyond Bars program offers to rebuild broken mother-daughter relationships, easing separation and empowering young women to manage feelings of anger and abandonment.
Suzan Colon

PALABRAS: Suzan Colón, Yoga Instructor and Author of 'Beach Glass,' Is Fearlessly Creative

Suzan Colón, yoga instructor and author of inspirational memoir "Cherries in Winter," is a Manhattan girl through and through. Yet, her writing takes readers to myraid places.
Alberto Ramirez, co-founder of Oppous, Playfan dating app

What's Next: Alberto Ramirez Puts Playfan in Motion for a Safer, More Transparent Dating App

What if a dating app had an approach that incorporated more transparency, more trust, and none of the swipe-through, throwaway hookup attitude, built-in to its core?

Latino Performing Arts Companies, Museums Losing Talent to Mainstream Art Organizations

A new national study offers an economic picture of Latino and African American nonprofit museums and performing arts companies, which suggests that donors often let weaker organizations perish, while allowing stronger ones to flourish.
Many U.S. Cities Replace 'Columbus Day' With 'Indigenous Peoples Day'

Columbus Day 2015: Many American Cities Replace 'Columbus Day' With 'Indigenous People's Day'

The holiday marking the continent's discovery - "Columbus Day" to most Americans and "Día de la Raza" in many Spanish-speaking nations - is increasingly being celebrated as "Indigenous Peoples Day" by jurisdictions across the United States.
Cabify, Spanish Uber rival

Spanish Uber Rival Cabify Seeks to Expand in Latin America

If you thought Uber already won the battle for supremacy in taxi apps, think again. Spanish rival Cabify just finished a funding round that packed $12 million more in its war chest, which it seeks to use in order to expand into more Latin American cities.
Lizzie Velasquez

Motivational Speaker & Author Lizzie Velásquez Says to 'Create Your Own Definition of Beauty'

Elizabeth Ann "Lizzie" Velásquez, author and motivational speaker, was born with a rare congenital syndrome, which affects her heart, eyes and bones, as well as her ability to accumulate body fat. Despite physical imitations and ridicule she's received, including being called the "The World's Ugliest Woman," she's learned to rise.
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Sony Drops PlayStation 4's Price as Xbox One Dominates Latin America

On Thursday, Sony announced it was cutting the price of the PlayStation 4 by $50 to a new base price of about $350, bringing the cost of buying a PS4 down to the exact same level as Microsoft's Xbox One.
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