In honor of Memorial Day, Latina Lista shares a special article that appeared last week in an issue of the magazine Diversity, Inc. LatinaLista — As the highest-ranking active-duty Latino officer prior to his retirement in 2004, Maj. Gen….
LatinaLista — When it comes to the movie industry, Latinos have arrived. There’s no better measure of the rise of Latino film talent, both in front and behind the camera, than when the European press takes notice like at…
LatinaLista — There was a time when documentaries were considered the “nerds” of the film genre. No more. Nowadays, documentaries are as popular as the latest action adventure films. They just don’t tell a good story — they tell…
LatinaLista — While English is the main language of the United States, the second most widely used language is Spanish. So it makes sense that when there is an urgent situation that needs ALL of the public’s attention and…
LatinaLista — Whether it be a book tour, music tour or play tour, the bottom line is that those of us waiting for the tour to come to our town have to wait and wait and wait, and then…
LatinaLista — Tomorrow, across the nation, a new film opens with its three leading characters all Latinas — strong Latinas. Lucy Gallardo, America Ferrera and Elizabeth Peña lead the cast in the new film, How the Garcia Girls Spent…
LatinaLista — The Latino independent filmmakers talent pool is growing everyday. Unfortunately, there’s never been enough outlets or appreciation of Latino talent to get the word out to the greater community or for the community to support this budding…
By Jose Baig Jose Baig is one-half of the BBC Mundo team —¿Hablas español? — which recently finished a unique experiment exploring the presence of Hispanics and the use of Spanish in the United States. While on the road,…
LatinaLista — Long before mainstream media first took note of the curvaceous booty of Jennifer Lopez, Latinas everywhere have had to wrestle with clothes that just don’t do the figures of Latinas justice. A common Latina complaint is that…
LatinaLista — Sixty-four percent of the Hispanic population is comprised of people of Mexican ancestry. That’s 9 percent of the total population or 28.3 million people. It’s not a big mystery as to why Mexicans comprise the largest part…
LatinaLista — From March 19, 2003 through April 5, 2008, there were a total of 429 Latino soldiers, across all military branches, killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom — overall, 4,005 soldiers were killed during this time frame. From March…
LatinaLista — Puerto Rican artist, Lourdes Perez, is described as a “recording artist, songwriter, composer, arranger, poet, vocalist and guitarist.” Yet, she is also only one of a handful of female decimistas. Decima is a specialized form of Spanish…
LatinaLista — Today, throughout South America and the United States is a very special day. It’s El Dia de los Niños or Children’s Day. South of the border this day is taken very seriously if the local newspapers are…
LatinaLista — Every day, news headlines feature stories about undocumented immigrants. Yet, they are always voiceless faces or a pair of handcuffed wrists. Too often it’s forgotten that these are individuals with names and real stories. To help us…
LatinaLista — This week, PBS aired a program about the legendary Puerto Rican baseball player Roberto Clemente. The show was part of the PBS series American Experience. Baseball player Roberto Clemente I was planning on blogging about the film…
LatinaLista — Almost 600 languages have disappeared in the last century, according to UNESCO. On top of that gloomy news is the fact that languages continue to disappear at a rate of one language every two weeks. If current…
LatinaLista — Some believe the Tarot cards had their origin in the western world in Spain. Others believe Italy, but all those who believe agree that the Tarot cards can open the window into how your destiny is to…
LatinaLista — Ever hear of Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl in Mexico? If you haven’t, no surprise. It’s hardly a place the country is proud to claim as its own. In fact, even the natives are afraid to venture within the boundaries…
LatinaLista — Last week, the Senate cleared the way for a serious study to be conducted on whether or not a national museum dedicated to the American Latino should be built. The museum would be dedicated to the art,…
LatinaLista — On Wednesday, April 30, a historic announcement will be made in San Antonio, Texas. At that time, Texas Tejano.com, along with, Texas state officials and San Antonio community leaders, will launch an initiative to create the Hispanic…
LatinaLista — Out of all the demographics in the country, the Latino population is by far the youngest. In fact, fifty thousand young Latinos turn 18 every month. While a good number of young Latinos have already gotten involved…
LatinaLista — For most third, fourth and fifth generation Latinos, telenovelas are as foreign as the land their abuelos immigrated from. How does one seriously take over-the-top acting, politically incorrect sexual innuendos and plots so convoluted that suspending belief…
LatinaLista — Houston is the first Texas city to host the national awards ceremony honoring the best in Latin music. Houston Mayor Pro Tem Adrian Garcia, Barbara Bermudo, Gabriel Abaroa, Houston Mayor Bill White Source: Bob Levey/WireImage.com Following in…
LatinaLista — Last week, a friend of mine who lives in Mexico sent me a picture of a map of North America and Mexico. It was part of an ad campaign for Absolut vodka. The map was obviously a…
LatinaLista By Jonathan Browning Jonathan Browning is a Midwest-raised actor and filmmaker who now lives in Los Angeles, California pursuing his passion. With a background in comedy, it’s not unusual for Browning to see things from a “twisted” angle….
