Monthly Archives: December 2007

Out on a Mexican Immersion Tour

Posted on December 27, 2007 by

Hi everybody! Time has come for this blogger to take a well-deserved vacation… in Mexico, of course! where else? So starting today (Dec. 27) and until way past the Reyes Magos festivities (and if the migra doesn’t get difficult) I … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal, Pop culture | 2 Comments

One Tamal, Two Tamales: Setting the Record Straight

Posted on December 26, 2007 by

A tamal (from Nahuatl tamalli, plural tamales) As a Mexican immigrant in this country, I truly appreciate the efforts of the so-called “general population” to embrace the so-called Latino culture (chips and salsa, burritos, chimichangas, tortillas, tequila, etc.) But a … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Marketing & Advertising | 10 Comments

The Christmas Gift You’ve Been Waiting For!

Posted on December 21, 2007 by

Meet Mexican Santa. And this is no joke, but a real figurine for sale at Feliz Navidad, a Sedona, Arizona Christmas specialty store. Ok, I’ll forgive them, not only because of the holidays and all that stuff, but because the … Continue reading →

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Hispanics Don’t Know Anything About Winter

Posted on December 20, 2007 by

I just love it when marketers use real “Hispanic insights” to sell us stuff, any kind of stuff, including eye-care products during the winter months. Take Transitions Optical Inc., which today put out the following press release to inform us … Continue reading →

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Virgin Mary Picks Univision for Latest Apparition

Posted on December 19, 2007 by

A Greenville, Wisconsin family is living proof that miracles do happen when you watch Univision. The local ABC affiliate in Green Bay is reporting that the Timayo family was happily watching El Show the Cristina on Monday night when, at … Continue reading →

Posted in Pop culture, Television | 2 Comments

When There’s a Will… There’s Choco Milk

Posted on December 14, 2007 by

There’s nothing much to say about this, except that Mexicans have not lost their ever poetic way of interpreting things. This photo was sent to me by a friend, but he acknowledges he didn’t take it; so if the rightful … Continue reading →

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Wanted: 1,000 Suckers to Pay $2,500 for a Bottle of Tequila

Posted on December 13, 2007 by

And speaking of alcoholic beverages and gringos who love to exploit everything that remotely sounds Mexican or Latino, a Texas entrepreneur has launched Dos Lunas Grand Reserve, a 10-year-old tequila that sells for “only” $2,500 a bottle. But don’t get … Continue reading →

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Do you Want a Beer With your ‘Narcocorrido’?

Posted on December 12, 2007 by

We have narco-corridos so why not narcocerveza? My people (and by this I mean, Mexican people) have launched a new brand of beer called Malverde, after the famous saint patron of, well, drug-dealers. Malverde was actually appropriated by drug dealers, … Continue reading →

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The Mother of All Mexican Holidays

Posted on December 12, 2007 by

While some marketers are already -and prematurely- preparing for the fake Hispanic holiday known as Cinco de Mayo, Mexicans get ready for their biggest, and by far most important celebration: Dec. 12 celebrates the Virgin of Guadalupe, who some 400-plus … Continue reading →

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Dude! We Don’t Know How to Spell Due

Posted on December 11, 2007 by

From today’s Hispanic PR Wire. Check out the following headline if you want to start your day laughing! (and before they go and change it)

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And Now… Frida Kahlo-Themed Sneakers

Posted on December 11, 2007 by

Marketers just don’t seem to stop in their quest for innovation. The turn is now for Converse Shoes, which has launched a limited edition of Frida Kahlo-themed sneakers, according to Mexico City-based blog Compradicción. (Do these people know the woman … Continue reading →

Posted in Marketing & Advertising, Pop culture, Sal & Pimienta | 19 Comments

It’s Déja Vu With a Republican Twist

Posted on December 10, 2007 by

Watching the so-called “Spanish-language” Republican forum last night on Univision was like déja vu all over again. The format (in which candidates were asked questions in Spanish, which then were translated into English and then back into Spanish) was hard … Continue reading →

Posted in Immigration, Television | 3 Comments

Only in [Culturally Diverse] New York II

Posted on December 7, 2007 by

Taken during a recent venture into Jackson Heights. Somewhere along ‘La Roosevelt’ in Queens. Have a wonderful weekend, hopefully filled with tacos and tortas from Chespirito.

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How Do Pork Chops Exactly Offend Hispanics?

Posted on December 5, 2007 by

According to recent press reports, Philadelphia’s IronPigs’ baseball league has been forced to change the name of its mascot, PorkChop, simply because a group of Hispanics in the area claimed the moniker was offensive, outrageous, preposterous and ultimately unacceptable. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Marketing & Advertising, Pop culture | 6 Comments

Surrealist Mexico Part II: Ice-Skating on the Zócalo

Posted on December 3, 2007 by

First it was the Urban Beach, now the Mayor of Mexico City is treating my paisanos to a true novelty: the world’s largest ice-rink has opened its doors right in the middle of the damn Zócalo! And it’s no joke. … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Pop culture | 7 Comments