By Martha Ramos MEXICO CITY: For some strange reason, I happened to hear a David Foster CD and heard a song that touched me so deeply that I couldn’t help but cry: Bridge over troubled waters, sung by Josh Groban. For no reason at all, I felt myself in a vulnerable position when thinking of [...]
Argentina: Families challenge government corruption in seeking justice for children killed in horrific concert fire
By Cecilia Mansilla Five years ago on December 30, 2004, the most cruel, unimaginable tragedy to hit Argentina happened when during a rock concert 194 people died. The case is still on trial. ARGENTINA: Buenos Aires is a rock music capital. People here love the music. Rock and Roll shows are common, especially for [...]
Venezuela: Hugo Chavez now weighs in on being a “size activist”
By Jennifer Barreto-Leyva VENEZUELA: “Venezuelans, check yourself, you are way too fat” Those were the — once again — wise words of Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chávez on his very own 5 hour-long TV Show “Alo Presidente” broadcast every Sunday on National Television. “Venezuelans are way too fat, well not the female ones, they are pleasantly [...]
Argentina: Buenos Aires eagerly awaits the reopening of its premier opera house, Teatro Colón
By Cecilia Mansilla ARGENTINA: Milan has La Scala. New York City has the New York Metropolitan and then there’s the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, the Munich National Theater and the Paris Opera. In Buenos Aires, we have the Colon Theater or better known here as Teatro Colón. Teatro Colón was opened in 1908 and is [...]
Mexico: Breast cancer deaths continue to escalate in spite of prevention campaigns
By Martha Ramos MEXICO CITY: A dear friend of mine says that the problem with us, women, is that we have a lot of “accessories” and, of course, after our 40th birthday everything needs, at least, maintenance. That happened to me. But I wasn’t able to see it. Mi gynecologist found a strange thing in [...]
Argentina: Still mourning the death of folk singer Mercedes Sosa
By Cecilia Mansilla ARGENTINA: The death of the “voice of Latin America,” Mercedes Sosa, was an Argentinean story. As a result, October 2009 was a really sad month for us. It was when we lost one of our biggest artists. She was best known for her great [...]
