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The folks at Mozilla Mexico are looking for a logo, and they are calling on local designers to submit their proposals.
Being a fan of both, Mozilla and Mexican creativity, I decided to take a peek at some of the proposals submitted so far. The above one, by Moisés Gomez, is definitely my fave.
Wouldn’t you love to see a luchador every time you open your browser?
Tired of those 1-888-Margarita ads on Spanish-language TV pitching Trolman, Laser & Glitman, defenders of us, defenseless Latinos?
Meet the new abogado in town. Sacha Baron Cohen (left) who brought us Ali G and Borat, will produce and star in the upcoming film Accidentes.
“The protagonist will be a lawyer of Latin descent who transforms from contingency attorney to hero of the working class when he helps an immigrant win a judgment against his wealthy employer after a landscaping mishap. He also becomes the enemy of L.A.’s power elite,” says Variety.
The pic is sure to be hilarious. Not only because Mr. Baron Cohen is going to co-write, but because –just like Obama’s sister– he looks like one of us.
Remember the high-profile theft of Edvard Munch’s The Scream?
Well, that is NOTHING compared to what’s going on right now in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, where Ronald McDonald has gone “missing.” And, judging from this newspaper ad, we’re not talking theft here, but kidnapping.
I have no idea where Ronnie is, nor what the kidnappers have in mind. But even if I did, MD will have to do better than this: Free Happy Meals on Sundays? Give me a break.
Photo: Hazme el Chingado Favor
Here’s how Juan Luis Guerra summed up his frustration about gringos not understanding his “socially conscious lyrics.”
“I’d love to be more skilled in English, to get songs like ‘Ojalá que Llueva Café’ into English,” Mr. Guerra this week told The New York Times.
So… The New York Times, being The New York Times, volunteered the direct translation of some of Guerra’s most famous melodies, including the not-so-socially-conscious Burbujas de Amor:
I’d like to be a fish
So I could soak my nose in your fishbowl
And make bubbles of love everywhere
Why didn’t I think of that before? Here are, thus, a few verses of some of my favorite songs (in English, of course, for the monolingual crowd)
1. The múcura is on the floor, mother I cannot deal with it!
2. I have neither a throne nor a queen, but I am still the King
3. Where will it go, fast and tired, the swallow that is now leaving this place?
4. That mole that you have, little sky of mine, next to the mouth…don’t give it to anyone because it’s mine
5. Say yes to everybody, but don’t tell them when… That is what you told me, and that is why I live in grief
I am offering five pesos (payable in 2010) to those of you who can guess the titles of the songs above.
Anyone?
Forget about political views or the so-called growing clout of the Hispanic electorate. The main reason we (Latinos) will support Barack Obama in the upcoming presidential election is… well, simply because his sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng, looks like a Latina. (Never mind the fact that we will never be able to pronounce her name.)
Speaking to The New York Times, Cuauhtémoc Figueroa, the director of Obama’s Latino vote effort, said he thinks Ms. Soetoro-Ng will be sort of a trumpcard in the Senator’s Latino outreach efforts:
“She speaks fluent Spanish, with a Dominican accent, and looks Latina,” Mr. Figueroa said.
Really? He doesn’t tell us, though, if she is fond of mondongo and bachata or if she likes to wear provocative tight jeans and very low cleavages.
Ay, ay, ay!
So that is why the boricua singer will be escorted by a crew of “at least” 600 security guards when he performs at the Port of Veracruz this Saturday.
Come on. I’ve been to Veracruz several times and, other than having a shark come dangerously close to the shopping stalls at the malecón, I never felt I was in any danger. (Well maybe once, after devouring an irresistibly-spicy huachinango a la veracruzana.)
But then again, I am not ultra rich, nor do I look as if I had an eating disorder and therefore couldn’t defend myself. Let’s just hope Mr. J-Lo comes back in one piece.
Fifteen years after being charged with “malicious wounding,” (i.e. cutting her husband’s penis with a 12-inch knife and throwing it into a field) former Mrs. Lorena Bobbitt (now Lorena Gallo) told Univision anchor Teresa Rodríguez about the hardships of starting all over again, and dealing with being the nation’s butt of the joke.
It seems that now -and unlike Mr. Jesse Jackson- Gallo is no longer interested in severing male genitalia. Instead, during Tuesday’s telecast of Aquí y Ahora, the new Lorena told Univision about the upcoming launch of Lorena’s Red Wagon, a non-profit foundation she founded to help women fight domestic violence… (by doing exactly what is not clear yet; we just hope it doesn’t involve knives.)
She also said she wants to do more than just giving people manicures and pedicures, so she is currently enrolled in school full time to become a professional hairdresser.
Mmmmm, would you trust this woman with scissors?
Don’t be fooled by the way your Latina neighbor dresses like. Those tight jeans, T-shirts and halter tops are nothing but a cover up.
As this year’s Miss Universe pageant showed, here’s how we really dress when we go back to our home countries.
When it comes to labor possibilities for a female blogger like myself, the sky is the limit.
Today I submitted a request to participate in the first ever Sexy Blogger of the Year contest launched by Playboy magazine. The pitch is too tempting to refuse:
Who are the blogosphere’s sexiest women? We scanned the web for some of our favorite female bloggers from the worlds of finance, entertainment, tech and sex, and we want to know who your favorite is. Vote now and we’ll ask the most click-worthy candidate to pose for Playboy.com.
Oh… but wait a second. I just realized I am NOT on the list, so I guess my chances -unlike my entire physical structure- are slim. But, hey, you can always go there and vote me in! Like the New York lotto people say: You never know!
I don’t know why but it seems that if you are Miss USA competing for the Miss Universe crown in some exotic country (i.e. Mexico or Vietnam) you are condemned to fall on your butt.
What is it with these people?
When you can spend precious marketing resources promoting what you don’t do?
Photo: Laura Martínez (Guatemala City, 2008)
And speaking of culturally relevant advertising, French’s mustard has tapped an unusual Mariachi band to promote its new no-mess container. The ensemble features a sandwich, a pretzel and a cheese burger serenading a hot-dog and a salad-eating French’s mustard bottle. I love it!
I wonder what the Hispanic version of this ad will look like. Ideas?
How can a Luchador keep his cool, retro style while staying relevant in these modern times?
Well, by following a comprehensive beauty regime, that includes a modern haircut, a full-body wax (ouch!) and a man-ped at the local Spa.
Here’s MasterCard’s latest U.S. Hispanic Priceless spot, Luchador, fresh from McCann Erickson. Enjoy!
Forget tomatoes. With the aid of Lou Dobbs and his secuaces mainstream media, so adept at scaring the bejesus out of people, the FDA is expanding its investigation on the recent salmonella outbreak way beyond Mexican tomatoes. The new, potential culprits?
“The FDA is now testing cilantro, jalapeño peppers, and Serrano peppers, as well as tomatoes, to find the source of the salmonella outbreak that has sickened at least 943 people in 40 states and Washington, D.C..”
Cilantro????!!! And how are we supposed to keep up with the Hot Latin Diet?
HOLY GUACAMOLE!!!
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