Many people use the word "icon" loosely when singing a star's praises, though it's rarely truly justified. But sometimes the word and the subject are interchangeable, especially if it's a Latina trailblazer at the culmination of Hispanic Heritage Month.
"Orange Is the New Black" cast members Dascha Polanco and Selenis Leyva may have to sport bland, orange jail uniforms as an inmates at the Litchfield Penitentiary on the popular Netflix dramedy, but when they're not on the clock, these ladies know how to work the red carpet.
"Fashion is an astonishing gift. It has the ability to lift a Cinderella up from the ashes. If our clothes make the person, it is fashion that imagines what she can become," said the legendary Rita Moreno as she received the Iconic Woman of Style 2014/Lifetime Achievement Award from Vanidades, the first and most widely read Spanish-language women's lifestyle magazine in the United States and Latin America.
In celebration of The Hollywood Reporter's ranking of "Hollywood's 100 Favorite Films," legendary onscreen pairs reunited, including "West Side Story's" Rita Moreno and George Chakiris, the infamous duo Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon from "Thelma & Louise," Ryan O'Neal and Ali MacGraw from "Love Story" and "Pulp Fiction's" Quentin Tarantino, Uma Thurman and John Travolta.
Celebrities and media big shots joined together once again to celebrate People en Español's 50 most beautiful people edition, "Los 50 Más Bellos", Monday at La Capitale in New York City.
The event celebrated young generations and the older ones that have paved the way. Rita Moreno, the talented Puerto Rican actress and dancer, was honored at last night's 50 Most Beautiful event hosted by People en Español.
In his youth, Oscar Torre wanted to be a baseball star. He played often, invested time and energy into the sport, but lacked the skill and speed to make that dream a reality. Yet, becoming an actor was accidental for the motivated and eager film and screen star. "I fell into acting by chance," Torre said. "I had one more credit left in college, an elective. And my girlfriend at the time, I asked her to sign me up for a class. And, as a joke, she decided to sign me up for acting class, though I was quite shy."
After all the buzz that the 2014 Golden Globes Awards brought to the entertainment world, the next biggest Hollywood buzzmaker will be the 20th annual SAG Awards which will be held on January 18, 2014 at the Shrine Auditorium in LA.
Latinos are likely to find a familiar faces on nearly every network. Yet, Latinos continue to be bound by stereotypical roles. Latinos remain playing the role of ditsy but forgivable housewife, confident but compassionate prison inmate, cold-blooded and calculating drug dealers, and devious and seductive housemaids.
Rita Moreno, Puerto Rican singer, dancer and actress, was honored at the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts (NHFA) at their 17th annual gala in Washington on September 30th.
