Tag Archives: Hispanic TV

Netflix Readies Show about Rich, Scandinavian-looking Mexicans 🙄

Posted on September 24, 2018 by

I’m sure at this point you’re well aware of Mexico’s Scandinavian-looking talent, the ones that get all the TV gigs and –unsurprisingly– hail from FRFs (Filthy Rich Families.) Add one more to the list, as Netflix this week will premiere Made … Continue reading →

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Hispanic TV Upfronts 2017: The Good, the Bad, the Beautiful

Posted on May 17, 2017 by

May is my favorite month of the year, and not only because it is my birthday, and spring is blooming and all that crap. It is because in addition to the very serious journalistic work I do everyday, I get to attend … Continue reading →

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Univision to Donald Trump: ‘Hasta la Vista, Baby!’

Posted on June 25, 2015 by

Well, that was fast. Barely five months after Donald Trump announced he was dumping Telemundo to join forces with Univision for the Miss Universe pageant, the Hispanic media giant decided it was just too much to partner with such a … Continue reading →

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TBN Launches Hispanic TV Network Called -What Else?- Salsa

Posted on May 30, 2015 by

Religious broadcaster Trinity Broadcasting Network on June will launch an English-language channel targeting what it called “next-generation” Latinos, which apparently are religious, prefer to speak English and — of course — love to dance and eat salsa. Per a company … Continue reading →

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Estrella TV Premieres Show Featuring Rich, Desperate Latinas

Posted on September 18, 2014 by

Latina, Rica, Famosa is Estrella TV’s answer to the Real Housewives franchise, except this new reality show features five “beautiful, successful Latinas that invite you all the way to their living room -and bedroom- to see what they are really made of.” I must … Continue reading →

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¡No Chinguen! Pizza Patrón and the Double Standard of U.S. Hispanic Media

Posted on March 11, 2014 by

Earlier today, a couple of friends forwarded me a press release put out by Dallas-based Pizza Patrón pizza chain and urged me to do -or rather, write- something about it. The headline was attractive enough for me to pay attention: … Continue reading →

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Univision Telenovela Will Now Feature Footlong Sandwiches

Posted on February 12, 2014 by

If you thought Subway’s Fritos Chicken Enchilada Melt was as culturally relevant as the fast-food chain was going to get, think again. In the latest example that Hispanic-targeted marketing knows no limits, Subway Restaurants this week announced a partnership with Univision to … Continue reading →

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OMG, You Guys! The Latin James Bond is Coming!

Posted on December 14, 2013 by

U.S.-born Latinos who prefer to speak English -and pretty much suck at writing in any language- can’t get enough novelty on television this 2013. First came Fusion, with its easy-to-understand English-language news shows. And now, comes El Rey Network, a … Continue reading →

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Bilingual, Biracial Couple Romance Over a Pretzel Burger

Posted on July 9, 2013 by

I’m not a fan of Wendy’s burgers, much less those made with Pretzel bread. But I have to give it to the fast food company, and it’s Hispanic advertising agency Bravo for the below commercial, which by the way is … Continue reading →

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Ooops.Telemundo Sells 8-Month-Old Interview as ‘Fresh’ News

Posted on June 16, 2013 by

It’s amazing what a television outlet would do to beat its competitors. Take Telemundo Puerto Rico’s Dando Candela, which earlier this week (June 13) promised viewers an ¡exclusive! ¡amazing! ¡historic! interview by reporter Yulianna Vargas with Kobbo Santarrosa, the TV … Continue reading →

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‘East Los High’ Promises No Gardeners, No Gangs, No Maids

Posted on June 3, 2013 by

Hulu and Hulu Plus today are premiering East Los High, a Latino-themed drama set in a Los Angeles high-school. According to press reports, the show’s creator -and director- has promised “no gardeners, no gangs, no maids,” but apparently tons of cute … Continue reading →

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The Parties and the Fun Behind the 2013 Hispanic TV Upfronts

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

This is exhausting! In addition to covering this week’s Hispanic TV Upfronts for these guys and these guys, I had to save some juicy details for the not-so-serious side of the 3-day-marathon of parties, parties and parties, programming presentations, interviews … Continue reading →

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Three Years Later, Hispanic TV Still Reluctant to Say ‘Tetas’

Posted on May 10, 2013 by

A few years ago, I wrote a story about how Telemundo decided to do away with the word ‘tetas’ in the promos around Sin tetas no hay paraíso, a popular Colombian telenovela about young girls and their obsession with getting breast implants. Instead … Continue reading →

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mun2 Really Knows How to Get me Out of Bed at 8:00 am

Posted on April 16, 2013 by

mun2 on Tuesday unveiled its 2013-2014 programming line up at a morning press conference in Manhattan. And just to make sure this blogger would get out of bed so early in the morning, it brought in tacos and the taqueros who make … Continue reading →

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Even Layoffs are a Happy, Musical Affair at Univision

Posted on March 2, 2009 by

One of the casualties of Univision’s latest round of layoffs was Despierta América’s host Fernando Arau, who used his own morning show on Monday to say good-bye after 12 years of annoying entertaining Latinos on TV. For the occasion, the … Continue reading →

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