The Oscars take place on February 22nd and there are a number of Mexicans in contention for major awards. Among them are director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki. A win for either would continue Mexico's well-documented history at the big event. But how have Mexicans fared in the 87-year history of the Academy Awards?
Mexican police have arrested last Friday a member of a criminal drug gang linked with the murder of 43 student teachers in the southern city of Iguala last September
A gay couple from Mexico has been stopped from getting married four times. A gay couple from Mexico has been stopped from getting married four times. Victor Fernando Urias Amparo and Victor Manuel Aguirre Espinoza have not been allowed to marry because of Mexicali's mayor, Jaime Rafael Diaz Ochoa, and other officials.
Alfredo Castillo, a Mexican federal security official, has revealed that Mexican drug cartels forced their gang members to consume the hearts of murder victims as part of an initiation rite.
With Pedro Martinez now a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, he will always be regarded as one of the best to ever play. Latin American players have always had a big legacy in the baseball world. Here, Latin Post ranks the 10 greatest Latin American pitchers in Major League Baseball history.
Maria de los Angeles Pineda, the wife of Jose Luis Abarca, former mayor of the Mexican city of Iguala where 43 college students went missing in September, has been formally charged with organized crime and money laundering.
Mexican gymnast Jaime Humberto Romero Morán was killed on Saturday. Mexican gymnast Jaime Humberto Romero Morán was killed on Saturday. The 22-year-old athlete was outside Lienzo Charro Zermeño in Guadalajara, Jalisco when he was shot, according to Notimex via CNN Mexico.
Witnesses say they were forced to sign false statements by federal organized crime investigators working for the attorney general's office and that more people were involved in the Mexican army cover-up than the soldiers who were charged, Fox News Latino reported.
An anonymous 20-year-old sex worker who was one of three witnesses known to have survived a mass killing by the Mexican army that took place on June 30 has revealed in that she was severely beaten, tortured, and threatened by state investigators for refusing to sign a false confession.
"Glee" star Lea Michele knows how to ring in the New Year the right way - by being happy, in love and frolicking in the sand amidst a beautiful Mexican backdrop.
The two best soccer players in the world, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, are both top 10 in all-time La Liga scoring. While Messi currently sits on top, Ronaldo is on a record breaking pace. Latin Post.com lists the top 10 La Liga goal scorers of all-time, and breaks down the statistics to see if Ronaldo can surpass Messi when it is all said and done.
The 2014-15 La Liga season is 16 weeks complete, and multiple storylines have stood out. We've seen amazing goals, records broken and big disappointments. Latin Post.com lists the five biggest stories of the season so far.
A missing priest was found dead of a gunshot wound to the head in an alley on Christmas Day. A missing priest was found dead of a gunshot wound to the head in an alley on Christmas Day.
Mexicans have not forgotten about the missing Ayotzinapa students who have been reported dead. Three months after the students went missing, about three thousand gathered in downtown Mexico City to protest Friday.
BMX pro rider Erick Soto, a.k.a "Soto Moto" (derived from BMX - bicycle motocross), took some time out of his busy schedule to reflect upon his successful BMX career, the evolution of the extreme sport and its impact in his native Mexico, in an exclusive interview with Latin Post.
A Mexican man living in Denver received a reply from the White House after writing a letter to President Barack Obama asking him to stop "unjustified deportation" of undocumented immigrants living in the United States.
