On Sunday, June 14, Fifth Avenue was rocking with rhythm, fierce salsa moves and cultural pride as festive Puerto Ricans came out in droves to share their love of their culture, people and beautiful island at one of New York City's biggest events of the year, the 2015 Puerto Rican Day Parade.
"'Lorena, what did you do?!' yelled Chef Lorena Garcia's mother when she discovered that her then eight-year-old daughter made arepas for the first time for the family in Caracas, Venezuela.
Surrounded by an "arepa picnic" on the floor, the young and impressionable Chef Garcia recognized the impact of cooking for someone else, not to mention the lesson that it's preferable to eat at a table rather than the floor!
Kids will be kids and that's the idea behind Chef Garcia's recent partnering with P.A.N so that parents and their children will learn the joy of cooking together while keeping traditions alive.
There's a lot of creative genius going on within the bathroom stalls, the kitchen, and behind bars at Litchfield Penitentiary. "Orange Is the New Black" actress Laura Gómez, who plays Blanca can attest to this as she's been spending a lot of time there honing her craft as an actress.
Who would have thought that within the walls of a bathroom stall and the kitchen would be where Gómez would be developing her wonderfully odd and complex character, but she wouldn't have it any other way.
Latin Post spoke with "Insidious Chapter 3" stars Dermot Mulroney and Stephanie Scott who play father and daughter in the prequel of the "Insidious" saga.
Puerto Rican star Carlos Ponce has wowed with his charming baby blues, vocal chops and acting skills, rocking telenovelas in Spanish and TV and movie gigs in English.
On the small screen, we've see Ponce as the stubborn but loveable brother-in-law, Felix on the recently cancelled ABC comedy "Cristela." Now, he appears in the hilarious spy adventure, "Spy" where he plays CIA agent Matthew Wright who stirs things up for agent Rick Ford (Jason Statham).
Multi-platinum selling recording artist and actress, Demi Lovato is a survivor, a fighter and a fierce force in the entertainment biz, and now the comeback kid is revealing another side of herself by guest starring on Robert Rodriguez's "From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series" on El Rey Network.
"It's all about him. He's the star and he's going to put on the show. I am just the pilot," said Jockey Victor Espinoza of the Triple Crown contender, American Pharoah.
"And whatever makes him happy, that's going to be it. If he's not happy he's not going to perform. American Pharoah has to be in a good mood," Espinoza said at the unveiling of the commemorative original painting entitled "American Pharaoh" ("The Dream Team") by artist Susan Sommer-Luarca at KTCHN at The OUT Hotel in New York last week.
SABOR: Venezuelan Native Chef Franco Robazetti Combines Italian/Spanish Heritage with German Flair at Zeppelin Hall Restaurant, Biergarten, & Bar in Jersey City
During an eight award-winning season run, "Entourage" muse Emmanuelle Chriqui has played the lovable Sloan, Eric "E" Murphy's (Kevin Connolly's) on-again/off-again love interest on the HBO hit series." Now she returns to the big screen in "Entourage," the movie, in a "big" way -- she's expecting!
If you grew up watching Sylvester Stallone's "Rocky" movies, then you know exactly what UFC Women's Bantamweight champ Ronda Rousey means when she says that her upcoming Aug. 1st, UFC 190 fight with Brazilian fighter Bethe Correia will be the "real woman version of MMA Rocky IV."
Arguably the best "Rocky" film, Rousey would be Rocky of course and Correia would be iron man Drago, "a highly intimidating 6-foot-5, 261-pound Soviet athlete, who kills Apollo Creed in an exhibition match." Like Rocky, who comes to the heart of Russia for several grueling boxing rounds of revenge, Rousey will be heading to South America to do the same, but on Brazilian soil.
Dubbed "The First Lady of the Octagon," there's no doubt that UFC champ Ronda Rousey is a bad-ass force to be reckoned with - and while she's a tough cookie that doesn't mean she doesn't have a sweet side that needs some TLC.
The incredibly skilled mixed martial artist and UFC Women's Bantamweight champ plays herself in "Entourage" and gets a chance to show off her feminine and vulnerable side with Turtle (played by Jerry Ferrara).
What is it like channeling "Entourage's" über agent-turned-studio head Ari Gold?
"I pretend that I have just been rear-ended by an 18-wheeler and launched into road rage," Jeremy Piven told Latin Post in an exclusive interview.
"That is basically the space that he lives in. Imagine the most angry that you have ever been in your entire life, work on your lowest level, strap on a power suit and be incredibly reactive. Have everything meant too much to you. Be overly emotionally invested and just know that no matter how heightened the emotional states are, it's never enough. ... And action, go!"
"I'll fight for you, but I can't lie, it's not going to be easy to get you back in the game," said a rookie talent agent to "Entourage's" Johnny "Drama."
"Back in the game? I am the f.... game pal," responded Johnny "Drama," during an episode of HBO's hit TV series," "Entourage."
It was classic lines like this that made Johnny "Drama" (played by Kevin Dillon) stand out from the rest throughout "Entourage's" eight season run that garnered him Emmy, SAG and Golden Globe nominations, not to mention a huge fan following.
What would you do to convince a girl to go out to dinner with you? What if it was powerhouse MMA fighter Ronda Rousey, would you be willing to break a leg or a couple of ribs over it?
"Entourage" star Turtle (played by Jerry Ferrera) is up for the challenge. He shows what he's made of when he goes in the ring with Rousey in the highly-anticipated HBO TV series-turned movie, "Entourage," which hits theaters on Wednesday, June 3.
In Hollywood, when you manage someone who happens to be your best friend and meal ticket, their needs always come before your own. You stop at nothing to bring them to the top.
Such is the case for HBO's "Entourage" star Eric Murphy, also known as "E," played by Kevin Connolly. Eric started out as the pizza guy from Queens and went on to manage his bestie-turned-Hollywood heartthrob and in-demand movie star, Vince Chase (Adrian Grenier).
But you can only be the wingman for so long -- now it's "E's" time to be the stud!
Step aside boys! Comedian Amy Schumer is on fire right now -- and we're not talking about her pesky UTI (urinary tract infection) that she referred to while headlining her first HBO stand-up special, directed by Chris Rock at Harlem's iconic Apollo Theater.
"If I can describe myself in one bite, it would be this, dish, the mini arepa -- it's crispy, sweet, salty, hot, cold, creamy herbaceous, amazingness," Chef Kelvin Fernandez told Latin Post in an exclusive interview for "SABOR."
It was this very savory recipe (which includes steak, lime scented sour cream, creamy guacamole, pico de gallo and Cotija cheese) that the Dominican chef claimed victory over the legendary food star and TV personality, Bobby Flay on the Food Network's "Beat Bobby Flay" during Season four, episode five.
If the San Andreas Fault finally gave and triggered a magnitude 9 earthquake in California, what would you do? Would you cower and freeze up or would you take action, ride on adrenaline, jump from crumbling rooftops and fight for your life by helicopter, plane, truck or speedboat?
Well Emma (Carla Gugino) and Blake (Alexandra Daddario), the leading ladies in "San Andreas," chose the latter, proving that there are no damsels in distress in this action thriller!
"San Andreas" star and Oscar nominee Paul Giamatti can now add seismologist to his diverse list of movie roles. However, this time around his takeaway is very different -- that Mother Nature is an absolute force to be reckoned with and that her seismic energy shouldn't be taken lightly.
Latin Post caught up with Giamatti in an exclusive interview in Los Angeles, where the film "San Andreas" is based, and spoke with him about his latest role as Lawrence Hayes, a leading Caltech seismologist who believes he's found a way to track earthquakes before they happen and knows the worst is yet to come.
Leave it up to two Grammy-winning artists such as Colombian rock star Juanes and world renowned DJ Cedric Gervais to create kick-ass "Spanish-language fusion uniting the worlds of EDM (electronic dance music) and Latin rock."
Then to top off this cool genre, the talented duo gave thousands of EDM fans a surprise live taste of the action by performing the song during The Sunset Music Festival. Then to further top it off Tampa's shining star Hulk Hogan also introduced DJ Cedric Gervais and busted a move on stage!
Known for his roles in Robert Rodriguez's "From Dusk Till Dawn" film franchise as "Razor Charlie" as well as "Machete" and "Machete Kills," Danny Trejo has perfected the art of conjuring bad-ass characters who are trained to kill.
When it comes to making tortillas there's only one way to do it - and that's completely from scratch using indigenous Mexican techniques to make stone-ground Nixtamal tortillas, according to Mexico City native Chef Gonzalo Colin.
Chef Colin who is now at the helm of Cantina Rooftop in Hell's Kitchen, New York, (the latest dining/social experience from Pedro Zamora) is igniting his fiery passion for his Mexican roots and artisanal approach to not only tortilla-making, but traditional Mexican cuisine with a modern twist.
"All the leaves are brown and the sky is gray. I've been for a walk on a winter's day. I'd be safe and warm if I was in L.A.; California dreamin' on such a winter's day. -- "California Dreamin'" by The Mamas & The Papas
Would you really be "safe and warm" if you were in L.A.? Not if the San Andreas Fault gives and triggers a magnitude 9-plus earthquake in "The Golden State" of California. Yet on the other hand, if you had Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as a first responder, you just might have a chance.
iTunes Presents Robert Rodriguez.
On Tuesday, El Rey Network announced that maverick filmmaker Robert Rodriguez's interview series, "El Rey Network Presents: The Director's Chair," featuring "candid and insightful one-on-one interviews between Rodriguez and some of cinema's most iconic filmmakers," is now available on iTunes.
On Saturday, May 16, Austin's Pachanga Music Festival pulled off yet another successful run by bringing to the stage some top-notch Latino acts from Seville, Spain, Monterrey, Mexico, Chile, Los Angeles and Austin, Texas where the musical and cultural festival takes over Fiesta Gardens alongside Lady Bird Lake.
