I’m seriously very busy this morning to say much about this right now, but feel free to comment, share, laugh, etc.
Additional h/t: to tweeps Frank Koughan & Julio Varela for sending this:
‘Whites, Still Calling the Shots; then it’s all yours, Mexicans!’
I totally missed this skit when it first aired on Saturday Night Live, but it’s funny as hell and deserves a spot on this venerable blog.
Watch, enjoy and –please– don’t take yourselves so seriously.
Beware the Salmon Cannon; it Could Inspire a MexiCannon
Behold the Salmon Cannon, a contraption that shoots salmon upstream, as this has become increasingly difficult because we humans just cannot leave fish and nature alone.
In a nutshell, the Salmon Cannon uses pressure to suck up a fish, send it through a tube at up to 22 mph and then shoot it out the other side, reaching heights of up to 30 feet. The contraption was used recently to move hatchery fish up a tributary of the Columbia River in Washington.
All this is great, of course, but knowing how “creative and entrepreneurial” the U.S. border patrol can get, I just hope it will not inspire any whacky ideas to start sending my people back to the other side of the Río Bravo.
A MexiCannon, anyone?
Hat tip: Kent German, Taco & Fisheries correspondent.
It’s Retro Thursday: Meet Salma Hayek in Her Very Beginnings
Salma Hayek de Pinault was not always rich, fabulous and sophisticated. She used to make TV commercials in her native Mexico, like this one (my personal favorite) for the sadly extinct Burger Boy chain. Enjoy!
Translation: “I am Little Red Riding Hood, and I’m off to see my granny. I will buy her a hamburger; I will bring her to Burger Boy.”
(Who the heck is the man in the cape, anyway?)
Texas State University to Offer a Mariachi Postdoc… ¡Ajúa!
Tired of having your parents scolding you for not going to college? Law and Medicine are not your thing?
Worry no more! Now you can earn a ‘mariachi postdoc,’ thanks to an upcoming summer program at the State University of Texas in San Marcos.
According to this AP story, starting this summer the Latin Music department at STU will offer a summer postdoc in mariachi, which requires a total of 15 credits and courses in vihuela and guitarrón, among other relevant instruments.
The school already offers a Mariachi Teaching Certificate and a few other specialized music courses, including salsa and ranchero.
Who said college in America was boring?
‘People en Español’ Picks 25 Most Powerful Latinas. Shockingly, I’m NOT One of Them
After years of not including this blogger in its list of the world’s most beautiful Latinos, People en Español has now unveiled its 25 U.S. most powerful Latinas list, which –unshockingly– includes a bunch of cute Latinas, clad in red, none of which are me.
Sniff, sniff.
Oh, well, maybe next year.
Coffee Mate Preps Telenovela, Because Why the Hell Not?
Not content with bringing my people (the Hispanics) a line of Latin-inspired creamers, Nestle’s Coffee Mate tonight is premiering a telenovela: Crema con aroma de café, presumably because only a good, steamy drama will compel us to put chemically-processed stuff into our café sin leche.
Coffee Mate’s webnovela premieres tonight at 9PM EST/6 PM PST somewhere on Facebook.
This blogger might be busy doing other, equally important, things (i.e. looking for a date on Walter Mercado’s new dating site.) But, heck, don’t let me stop you.
Here’s a preview. Enjoy!
DISCLAIMER: I kind of love the name of this thing, though. There, I said it.
Quick! Someone Tell Fresh&Co this is NOT what Poblano Food Looks Like
If you happen to walk around New York City these days, you’ll likely find huge signs advertising the latest “vegan” creation from Fresh&Co.: The Puebla Vegan Grilled Cheese, a “black bean & corn salad, smashed avocado, vegan cheese sandwich on sourdough bread.”
And while it’s tempting to think you’ll be enjoying a delicious, healthy meal from the state of Puebla –which is actually ground zero for amazing Mexican food– well, you wouldn’t.
I’m sorry to disappoint y’all, but this is what food from Puebla actually looks like:
NYC’s Newest Mexican Eatery Features a $5 Camote. I’ll Pass
Via: Gothamist
Wanna Take a Siesta? There’s an App for that!
Some genius in Spain has created the SiestaApp. Sí, señor. It’s an app that will not only monitor your siesta, but will wake you up right when it’s time to go get a taco –or something.
And to think I had been so negative about technology…
Get Ready for ‘Playboy Latino;’ Hopefully More Virgins on Cover
Speaking of Latino spin-offs of non-Latino publications, Playboy is partnering with a Spanish-language publisher in the U.S. to launch Playboy Latino, which I believe is going to be like the regular Playboy but -ahem- Latino.
Per a press release:
Playboy Latino will be published predominantly in Spanish and will feature a mix of original content, as well as pictorials and articles from the Playboy archives that will be repackaged for a Latino audience.
I don’t know you, but that whole bit about repackaged pictorials sounds really enticing.
I just hope they live up to the standards of the great Playboy Mexico, which famously put the Virgin Mary on its cover.
Playboy Latino is expected to come to your Latino neighborhood as soon as December. So stay tuned. I promise you guys a first-take on this thing, which I’ll read for pure informational/blogging reasons, of course.
Unshocking Revelation: Sofía is ‘Variety Latino’ Top Latina
No Hispanic Heritage Month would be complete without a list of the most influential Latinos in Hollywood, so thanks Variety Latino, for putting that together.
According to Variety Latino, which is like regular Variety, but Latino, there are 20 Latinos who fit the bill as the most powerful/influential Latinos in Hollywood (uff, that’s a Latino mouthful.)
The list –which Variety says was not based on money earned– included 10 men and 10 women, among which is my favorite, retro-acculturated Latina: Eva Longoria (aka La Prieta Faya).
Number one of the list…. chan, chan! Sofía Vergara, who is richer and prettier than all of us.
Well, you have to give it to Variety Latino for not putting her on a rotating pedestal or anything.
EXCLUSIVE: Cuban Lab Preps the Fidel Castro Fragrance
After all, what are we going to do now that the Cuban government has decided to ruin the Ché-Chávez fragrance fun?
Who Wants to Smell Like Hugo Chávez and Ché Guevara?
From the #NotTheOnion archives of this venerable blog, come the new “Ernesto” and “Hugo” fragrances, created in honor of -who else?- Ernesto “Ché” Guevara, and the late Hugo Chávez himself.
“Ernesto” is being described as having a touch of “wood,” while “Hugo” is “softer, with a touch of subtle, tropical scents.”
This is not a joke, you people. It’s the creation of a serious Cuban enterprise, Labiofam, whose founder spoke personally to my friend Andrea Rodríguez, of AP in Havana.
Now you know.
‘Cristela’ is a Latin-themed TV Show I Might Actually Watch
Mexican-American comedienne Cristela Alonzo might not be as stunning as Sofía Vergara -and chances are the EMMY Academy will never put her on a rotating pedestal.
However, judging from the following trailer -and description- of the upcoming ABC comedy Cristela, she has the potential to help restore my faith in Latino-themed programming for the so-called English-language crowd.
Per a press release:
Cristela is in her 6th year of law school (having juggled family obligations and worked multiple jobs to pay her way); she lands an internship at a prestigious Dallas law firm. She lives with her sister, her brother-in-law, their two young kids, and her old-school mom. Felix’s cousin and co-worker, Alberto flirts shamelessly with Cristela, but the only feeling she has for him is a shared passion for the Dallas Cowboys.
Well that sounds interesting. Let’s see if the show actually delivers and makes us all want more -or suffer the fate of so many other “Latino TV projects.”
It premieres Oct. 10, so I will -of course- be watching and keep you guys posted.
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