Category Archives: Marketing & Advertising

Brace Yourselves: The Gentrification of Veladoras Is Here

Posted on May 13, 2019 by

Prayer candles, better known among my people (i.e. The Hispanics) as veladoras, are making a splash among the avocado-loving millennial, non-Latin, non-religious crowd pushing their prices so high that you will wanna start praying for a raise. According to this … Continue reading →

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Tequila Cazadores Wants me to Put a ‘Summer of Tacos Calendar’ on my Desk –for Some Reason

Posted on May 13, 2019 by

Marketing professionals are one creative bunch. Not content with bringing to market some awesome, creative and stupid products (i.e. the avocado toast sneakers or the Throw Throw Burrito Game) they have now conceived another innovative thing… I give you… the … Continue reading →

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Americans are Putting Avocado on a Stick and I’m Screaming

Posted on May 11, 2019 by

Was this really necessary? The short answer is no, but it seems like Americans in general –and millennials in particular– continue to find ways to ruin everything. According to an unnecessarily long article, this thing was conceived by some dude … Continue reading →

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This Harlem Bodega Has Best Name Ever

Posted on May 3, 2019 by

Photo: Laura Martínez, Harlem

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Hold on to your Sombreros: Cinco de Mayo 2019 Has Begun!

Posted on April 29, 2019 by

No matter how many bizarre holidays Americans come up with, Cinco de Mayo will forever be my favorite. And not only because it’s an excuse to drink all day and yell ¡Viva México! while thinking it’s our celebration of Independence (it’s not) but … Continue reading →

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La Reina del Sur Is Back –and She’s One Badass Mexican

Posted on April 22, 2019 by

Eight years after the debut of La Reina del Sur, Kate del Castillo (Teresa Mendoza) is back as a badass mexicana as La Reina del Sur Season 2 premieres April 22 on Telemundo. La Reina del Sur Season 2 is … Continue reading →

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Bush’s Beans ‘Cocina Latina’ Products are Making me Very Sad

Posted on April 22, 2019 by

American corporations will stop at nothing when marketing “Latin-inspired” food to my always-hungry people (i.e. The Hispanics.) The most recent example of this is Bush’s Beans Comida Latina, which features a product line of prepared beans –and hominy– just like … Continue reading →

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