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And just when we thought we knew everything about Latinos in Space, our favorite orbiting Mexican informs us that it is possible to do the Conga at zero gravity.
Ah…There is nothing more satisfying than making sure our people live up to the expectations of what we Latinos are are all about!
There is one thing that has Americans even more pissed than Obama speaking to their precious little brats children, and that is the fact that their very own, U.S.-born, Oscar-winning director Oliver Stone is now, like Hugo Chávez’ BFF.
Stone’s latest documentary, South of the Border premiered on Monday at the Venice Film Festival, to the chagrin of many and with a happy-looking Chávez walking the red carpet.
This blogger has not yet seen the film, so it will be best to refrain from making any further comments. Watch the trailer below and let me know what you think.
Are we ready to have Stone join the Axis of Evil yet?
I couldn’t make this stuff up even if I tried. Turns out the guy who tossed a bottle and left a hate-filled note against Hispanics at a church in Long Island is, well, Hispanic. According to press reports:
Christian Mungia Garcia, 25, was arrested Friday night after hurling a wooden log and a glass bottle at a congregant of the Iglesia Evangélica Refugio de Salvacion in Patchogue. Cops later accused Garcia of leaving the hate-filled note Wednesday at the church.
Driving around Mexico City can be a truly entertaining experience, especially when you bump into Bachoco outdoor advertising.
Hat tip: Netmedia Blog
Other cool Bachoco outdoor ads:
I just love the frenzy that surrounds all-things-Latino every now and then.
This time, the limelight is on someone’s our favorite Fox News commentator and Latino peddler Geraldo Rivera, who has just released a book pompously aptly titled: The Great Progression: How Hispanics Will Lead America to a New Era of Prosperity.
The book retails for $24.95, which is, like, mucho dinerito for those of us who are yet to find the prosperity Mr. Rivera is talking about. But, heck, if he is right, I am sure I will soon be able to afford it –along with some good health insurance.
¡Sí, se puede!
You can blame Mexicans for everything you want, but you cannot deny we are a resourceful bunch. Take the recent arrest of 6 fellows in Tijuana, who were caught red-handed stealing… well, pieces of the border wall to sell as scrap metal.
According to the Miami Herald:
Police in the Mexican border city of Tijuana say they have arrested six men for stealing pieces of the U.S. border fence to sell as scrap metal […] The Tijuana police department says the suspects intended to sell the steel sheeting as scrap.
Because, you know, climbing or digging underneath the border wall is now so passé!
Unless you’ve been living under a rock (or simply don’t care about U.S. Hispanics attempting to do their own version of American Idol) you should know that Univision last night premiered Viva el Sueño, a new talent competition that “seeks to unveil the next big Latin music star.”
So… look carefully at the picture below, and –trying not to cheat– answer the following poll. (If you’ve been reading my blog long enough, you’ll have no trouble finding the answer.)
Ready? Set… Go!
Because nothing goes hand in hand better than potentially-anorexic celebrities and white bread, Disney’s teen star Selena Gomez has been tapped to appear on 30 million packages of Sara Lee bread printed with Selena Gomez’s face.
This, of course, comes on top of the soon-to-be-released Selena Gomez movie and the Selena Gomez album, something that has Disney executives super excited because, among other things:
“Her Hispanic roots can help Disney widen its minority appeal,” Tricia Wilber, evp of sales and marketing at Disney Media told The Wall Street Journal.
I don’t know you, but I already feel happy to belong to such a distinguished, happy and fat bunch!
Que en paz descanse…
Used car salesmen might have the worst reputation out there, but you cannot deny the guys behind this Thrifty Car Sales commercial also have a very weird cool ideas as to how to pitch stuff. For starters, they tapped El Paso rapper Texarican (aka Wally Suarez) to dance around the car lot accompanied by a group of luchadores and some uninteresting girl in tight jeans.
You gotta do it right, buy smart and go Thrifty
Yeah!
Our favorite nonagenarian TV host, Don Francisco, once again managed to shake the entertainment world, with the election of two lucky winners at this year’s Miss Colita contest. (And I bet these are a little smarter than your regular beauty queen.)
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My favorite retro-acculturated Latina, Eva Longoria, is so hyped about the success of her Hollywood eatery Beso, that she’s going to expand it soon, with Beso Vegas expected to open on New Year’s Eve 2010.
But wait! My very well-informed sources claim she is also looking to open up smaller eateries at airports around the country… but since they are going to have a limited menu, she is going to name them Besitos. [Which made me think, oh, oh, how corny cute!]
In addition to Eva’s tortilla soup and Eva’s avocado guacamole [sic] Beso features a $34 tortilla española and a $36 Beso paella, because there is nothing like European stuff to spice up your Latin-infused menu and make diners pay through the nose.
(Hungry? Download here the full Dinner_Menu)
And speaking of brown, uninsured people, Texan educators are said to be working on a new curriculum for social studies that is intended “to shape the future history and geography books” by featuring more and more “Hispanic figures.”
Under the outrageously silly sensational headline of School Books in Texas may get Browner, the San Antonio Express News informs us that a mostly Hispanic crowd of schoolers will soon be reading all about “brown people”, including Dolores Huerta, Dr. Hector P. Garcia, Sandra Cisneros, Henry B. Gonzalez and Irma Rangel, which I think it’s kind of odd since most of the other Hispanic figures I see every day on Hispanic television don’t look very brown to me.
But, hey! that’s just me.
[Ah… the evils of obssesing with people’s labels and colors…]
I guess I am late to the proud-Latina-party, because apparently even the New York Times caught the fever of the “I am a Wise Latina Too T-shirt” movement.
But, as they say, it is better late than never. So I’ve set out to design my own Latino-themed T-shirts, which might not be as popular -or cute- as the other ones but they certainly describe the sorry status of this unreasonable Latina blogger.
(In the meantime, and while I wait for universal healthcare, I’ll cross my fingers hoping one day to be eligible for a Zumba-Medicare extravaganza.)
And just when I thought Latino celebrities were all hung up into lotions and perfums, Pepe Aguilar is coming forward to show us there is yet one more thing Hispanic famous people can do to boost their wallets appeal among their fans.
The five-time Latin Grammy winner this week announced that he will be launching his very own “Signature Men’s Shoe Collection”, which according to a very entertaining press release:
Oh, and did I mention these are just perfect from jumping on and off your horse as you please!
¡Ajúa!
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