LatinaLista — We’ve all seen in Indiana Jones-type movies those rope bridges at the mercy of the wind, connecting two sides of sheer cliff faces, seemingly dangling thousands of feet high above a dangerous crevice or raging river. The bridge is a sure-fire element to create suspense in any movie. The assumption is that the [...]
Video: Taking a broader view on the controversy over Mexico Barbie
LatinaLista — With the tagline “Multiple sources, a broader view,” the online video news site Newsy tackles the raging controversy over Mattel’s latest Barbie addition — Mexico Barbie. Immediately criticized for being too stereotypical, the doll is attracting all the wrong attention. Maybe that’s why Mattel has removed it from its online shop. Outfitted in a [...]
Video: Nation’s income inequality — a worsening trend
LatinaLista — As a result of the worst economic crisis to hit the country since the 1930s, the nation’s eyes were pried open with the realization that not everyone was suffering in the same way. Namely, the wealthy hardly felt it at all while for the middle and low-income, the experience was literally life-changing for [...]
Viernes Video: Five Latinas lead cast in new Lifetime show titled ‘Devious Maids’
LatinaLista — When the ABC television dramedy, Desperate Housewives,(DH) debuted it was an instant hit. It was so popular among Spanish-speakers that South American countries couldn’t get enough of it, with Argentina, Ecuador and Brazil airing their own versions. Even US-based Univision created their own too. Now, the creator of the original series, Marc Cherry, [...]
Video: Alternative band features undocumented cast in music video part of Not 1 More Deportation movement
LatinaLista — Undocumented immigrants have been the subject of congressional legislation, the nightly news, cable tv shows, documentaries, Hollywood films, songs and now a music video. Los Angeles-based alternative band La Santa Cecilia used a cast of almost all undocumented immigrants in their new music video “El Hielo,” from their upcoming album “TREINTA DIAS.” Collaborating [...]
Video: Founder of the “Drop the I-Word” campaign discusses her reaction to Associated Press’s reversal on usage of term
LatinaLista — Last week’s news that the Associated Press dropped the term “illegal immigrant” from its revered Stylebook caught many in the journalism industry off-guard but not the publishers of Colorlines. The multi-ethnic news site, Colorlines.com, along with, the Applied Research Center, founded by Rinku Sen, launched the “Drop the I-Word” campaign in 2010. It [...]
