Latinos brace for a month of piñatas and plantains

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I love September! and not because it is one of the most beautiful months weather-wise in New York City, but because it marks the beginning of Hispanic Heritage Month, giving way to a wealth of Hispanic-targeted marketing initiatives and thus lots of fun stuff for bloggers to write about.

And while the official celebration hasn’t even started (Hispanic Heritage Month officially runs from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15) some just couldn’t wait.

Nescafé, for example, kicked off HHM on Sept. 8, with a special outdoor screening of Cantinflas classic El Padrecito in California. In Philadelphia, meanwhile, the local paper Evening Sun is getting ready for a blast this Saturday when it will celebrate its own Fiesta. “An assortment of Hispanic foods will be served, including roast pork, rice, beans, salsa and tortillas. Dominos Pizza will also be available,” the newspaper editors inform us.

Fox News, for its part, is preparing “Noche Buena en September,” its own take of the celebration, with a special appearance of Chef Don Clark, a.k.a. “The Ambassador of Plantains.”

And last but not least, the University of Central Florida this year is expanding its celebration of “Hispanic culture” by including two countries that were not represented last year: Mexico and Spain.

So fasten your seat belts. It’s going to be a chock full of marketing fun!

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3 Responses to Latinos brace for a month of piñatas and plantains

  1. Thank you so much for blogging about “Noche Buena en September,” however it’s been rescheduled to Oct 12th, same time, same everything. Fox-5 and Good Day New York wants to kick-off their coverage of the New York Hispanic Parade with us, and the parade is on Sunday, Oct. 14th. I want your “Mi Blog es tu Blog” readers to be up-to-date with all the wonderful Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations. Again, Gracias!!! Oh, we are now calling it “Noche Buena en October.”

  2. I just found your blog. BUENISIMO!!!!!! Good info. I watched Cantinflas as a child, in black and white on my small TV set in Brooklyn. Pretty cool his being introduced to a whole new generation of Latinos.

  3. Adrian Perez says:

    Can the diets. Atole con pan dulce for 30 days.

    Adrian
    http://www.calmagazine.com

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