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Mexico's 80´s Spanish pop group icon Flans to tour USA in 2014
Flans was one of the first musical groups in Mexico to transform Spanish music from the stereotypical regional music that the country is often identified with to the more mainstream pop music that is...
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French bakery in Chiapas Mexico accused of discrimination never apologized
On November 12th, in the city San Cristobal de las Casas, in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, an indigenous student was discriminated against and barred from entering the premises of the French...
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International news sites publish incorrect pictures of Pippi Longstocking
Over the weekend, the news broke that Tami Erin, an actress who portrayed Pippi Longstocking in the eponymous 1988 film, was arrested and charged with DUI.However, the bigger story is not that Tami...
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Telenovelas need stronger characters not more sex
Why is it that every time ratings fall, the answer is to heat it up with more skin exposure and sex scenes? It happened when Televisa’s defunct telenovela “La Tempestad” was in trouble and now...
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Televisa’s Quiero Amarte telenovela fans cause a flurry on social media
In a few weeks, Televisa’s telenovela Quiero Amarte, starring Christian de la Fuente and Karyme Lozano, will be coming to an end in Mexico. Good will triumph over evil, boy gets girl and everyone will...
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Influx of Central American illegal immigrants in the US is no accident
For the past few weeks, the U.S. has seen an influx of women and children illegally cross their borders. Many of them running away from poverty and violence in their respective Central American...
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Televisa's worst telenovela La Malquerida, debuts on Univision
Despite the hype, despite the well-respected actors in Televisa's new telenovela, La Malquerida, it is a flop. The ratings in Mexico, where it premiered about two months ago, are well below average....
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Univision finally debuts Quiero Amarte September 22nd, telenovela tackles autism
After a very long and agonizing wait, it seems that Univision will finally premiere one of the most beloved stories of 2014. Quiero Amarte has been one of the most talked about telenovelas on social...
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Oaxaca's teachers union CNTE 22 a mixed bag of vandals, thieves and communists
If there was any doubt that the communist party has infiltrated itself into the teachers' strike and the socialist movement currently overwhelming the state of Oaxaca, those doubts can be laid to...
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Hispanic viewers stand to gain from Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger
Much has been said about the negative impact that a media merger between the top two cable operators in the country could bring. Many believe that is the reason television and cable networks are...
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Mexican journalist Carmen Aristegui sought her own demise
Mexican journalist Carmen Aristegui thought of herself as invincible. Many of her followers believed that whatever she said was true, regardless of the facts. She and some colleagues of hers,...
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Univision anchor Jorge Ramos deserved to be kicked out of Trump event
Univision anchor Jorge Ramos seems to be riding a wave of popularity recently. In many circles, he has been deemed the "face" and "spokesperson" for the Hispanic community. Yet, many take issue with...
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Marco Rubio hypocritically slams Ted Cruz at GOP debate
CNN's final GOP debate of the year had fireworks throughout its 2-hour time slot on Tuesday evening. One of those sparks were between Senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio. Both young, Cuban-Americans and...
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Neither Ted Cruz nor Marco Rubio identify with Hispanic-Americans the GOP needs
While Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio are considered Hispanics, neither one of them represent the Latino community in the United States despite a New York Times article misleadingly stating that these men...
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Regulating mezcal, tequila and talavera pottery leaves Mexicans in poverty
Cinco de Mayo is such an appropriate day to write about mezcal, but not for the reasons you might think. It is important to remember that today is not Mexican Independence Day. It is a battle that the...
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GOPs tepid response gave us Donald Trump, Romney save us
Much has been said about the rise of Donald Trump; from incredulous to laughable, to "he'll never be the GOP nominee." And yet here we are, GOP primaries practically over, and he has clinched the...
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