By Alain Castillo LatinaLista This summer, a local Dallas, Texas theatre company will step into the national immigration debate with a hard look at an immigrants’ experience south of the US border. The production, “The Dreamers: Part One” created by the Cara Mia Theatre ensemble and led by local director and writer David Lozano, explores [...]
Spotlight Non-profit: Giving the gift of culture to kids who need it most
LatinaLista — The hours between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. is the time of day when kids, who have no adult supervision, are most at risk for getting into trouble. Ideally, these kids should be enrolled in programs that don’t just keep them busy but teach them new lessons, challenge them to build new skills [...]
Famed filmmaker preserves Latino culture via a “Latinopia” of videos
LatinaLista — Jesus Salvador Treviño (no relation to Latina Lista btw) is well known in Hollywood for being a trailblazing Latino filmmaker — he was one of the first to document the Chicano movement in Los Angeles in the 1960s; he directed the first cable TV show targeting the Latino market, Showtime’s “Resurrection Blvd.”; and [...]
Spotlight Non-profit: Creating a R. Evolution in giving back to the Latino community
LatinaLista — For anyone who has ever experienced the thrill of being on the receiving end of an audience’s appreciative applause, it’s an experience unlike others. Unfortunately, the rate of Latinos who achieve that kind of stage success is low and so that’s why the mission of R. Evolucion Latina is particularly meaningful. R. Evolucion [...]
Latino comics create tribute to Sonia Sotomayor – kinda
LatinaLista — It was only a matter of time that Latino comics would work up a sketch featuring (almost) everyone’s favorite Supreme Court Justice-to-be, Judge Sonia Sotomayor. Hugo Perez plays Judge Sonia Sotomayor in a video tribute to the judge. Hugo Perez and Adrian Martinez have created their own irreverent version of a homage to [...]
Comedy Central airs world premiere of Paul Rodriguez Rehab comedy tour
LatinaLista — Though there’s not too much reason to laugh these days — bad economy, insecure job market, swine flu, rising temperatures, suicide bombers — we should never give up on taking a few moments to laugh. This Friday, May 1, Comedy Central will air at 11 p.m. the world premiere of Paul Rodriguez & [...]
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