With Barry Obama and Billary kissing Latin ass down in the only state where peyote is legal, I thought it might be nice to spend the weekend doing a little Latin Rockabilly. So here is the overture: And since I would like to kiss a little Latina ass, let me introduce the girl who is the embodiment of Tex-Mex, having absorbed every indigenous musical tradition in the Lone Star State, which she summons up with the click of a castanet or twirl of her capa: Patricia Vonne's Latin...
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This Mami loves Spanish music as well as English. In Spanish I listen to bachata merengue salsa and reggeaton. Artists for each genre would be Aventura (love them!) Oro Solido (old school) Marc Anthony (beautiful voice!)and Daddy Yankee (duh! Lol!) In English I listen to R&B (Mariah, Mary J, Alicia Keys etc) and some hip hop. Whatever is played on the urban station basically. Even though with some of this new hip hop I feel like I’m getting to old for that stuff. Even though I’m supposedly...
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Last Saturday morning at 8am I was dragged (against my will) by my girlfriend Kat to take a zumba class at Gold’s Gym. I was a bit nervous about taking this class because I have two left feet. The class was packed with men and women of all ages. As a cardio hater, I have to say I am now hooked! It was so much fun It did not feel like a workout. It felt more like a night out clubbing without the alcohol! Zumba is the best fun I've had burning calories! Anyone can do this. Zumba is widely...
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One of the most gifted and accomplished -- and certainly one of the most respected -- artists in the Latin music sphere during the late '90s and into the next century, Julieta Venegas enjoyed enormous acclaim during her run, and though commercial success took a little while to catch up with her, it eventually did with her remarkable third album, Sí. Born and raised in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, Venegas was the daughter of two photographers and one of five siblings. She embarked on her...
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Talented actress Marlene Favela and renowned actor/singer Carlos Ponce will be the official hosts of the 2007 Billboard Latin Music Awards, to take place Thursday, April 26 at Bank United Center in Coral Gables, Florida. Monica Noguera, Poncho de Anda, Penelope Menchaca, Luis Magaña and Hernan Zahar will host the carpet pre-show "La Alfombra de los Premios Billboard," beginning at 7PM ET/PT on Telemundo. [...] Read more!
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I must have missed the memo when Univison decided that they were going to market TeleFutura as “a male-oriented network featuring sports and movies targeting Hispanic men”. I was reading HMW (HMW Archives 5/7/07 - A Trio of Choices) when I nearly fell out of my chair. So, Univision, you mean to tell me that [...]
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