By Maria Elena Cruz When Buddy Calvo decided to turn his experience of being burglarized into a movie, he never dreamed it would do so well—-it wasn’t a normal experience though. A group of vandals had been breaking into…
LatinaLista — We all know that visual media is a powerful force in influencing people’s perceptions. When that media takes the form the of the Big Screen, the images are all that more powerful and etched into a person’s…
LatinaLista — While the issue of illegal immigration may not be a priority for most Americans these days, it still remains a popular and powerful cinema topic. The latest movie that takes a honest look at what is still…
LatinaLista — Last week, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the man who enforces the rule of immigration law in his own irresponsible way in Maricopa County, Arizona, made headlines yet again when he shackled 200 undocumented immigrant inmates and marched them…
By Valerie LatinaLista PUERTO RICO: As my first Post at Latina Lista, I want to set the record straight about my island’s status. Not only half of the World doesn’t understand this, but some puertoricans don’t either. This is…
LatinaLista — It’s said that everyone has at least one good story in them. Well, if you have a novel that’s already written and just sitting in that kitchen drawer or the story is still swimming around in your…
LatinaLista — A couple of weeks ago, Latina Lista posted an op-ed about the unbelievable fact that it’s been 43 years since a Newbery-awarded book had a Latino protagonist character. We didn’t even really touch on the next most…
LatinaLista — Do you like watching movies? Do you like to blog? Would you like to get paid for doing both? Source: media.filmschoolrejects.com) Well, if you can combine these two then there’s hope that you might be one of…
LatinaLista — People living south of the border have always been coming to the United States or “El Norte.” Yet, unlike the stories of the Irish or the Italians, Hispanic immigrant stories didn’t really start becoming part of the…
LatinaLista — The old cliche that a picture speaks a thousand words is going to be put to the test in the next three weeks by ten photographers from the International League of Conservation Photographers. Road cut through the…
LatinaLista — Fort Worth, Texas has long been famous for its ties to the Old West. Fort Worth went from a sleepy outpost to a bustling town when it became a stop along the legendary Chisholm Trail, the dusty path…
LatinaLista — Even as Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States, residents along the Texas-Mexico border reported that construction of the mandated border fence was underway. Since the day it was announced that…
LatinaLista — Remember back in the early days of Ugly Betty when network programmers thought they had found the Holy Grail of Hispanic viewership and all of the major networks went loco ripping off the telenovela format? That they…
LatinaLista — After watching President Bush’s bizarre performance at his last press conference on Monday, it’s not hard to imagine why people, of all walks of life, are downright giddy over the inauguration of President-elect Obama and want to…
LatinaLista — It’s not too farfetched to say that a lot of people are already looking at President-elect Barack Obama as a real-life Superhero who will save the U.S. from spiraling into self-destruction. As Spider-Man dangles behind the new…
LatinaLista — While the Obama Administration would prefer to make race a footnote issue, a new study illustrates that race is very much an issue regarding Newbery-awarded children’s books and warrants serious attention. While every New Year is seen…
LatinaLista — A Russian diplomat is making some bold predictions for the United States. Not for 2009 but for 2010. That’s when Igor Panarin says the US will be plagued by such a moral and economic collapse that the…
LatinaLista — Probably the most coveted award for any children’s book author is the Newberry Award. Given by the American Library Association (ALA) for the past 86 years to those authors whose works were deemed the best literature for…
LatinaLista — Though most of the major retailers aren’t releasing their holiday sales figures until January, there is one retailer who is rumored to be leading the pack — Wal Mart. Hardly surprising news since the Goliath chain is…
Restaurant entrepreneur Amelia Contreras sees adversity as opportunity and proves it with three successful eateries. LatinaLista — Most people would think twice about starting a new business during hard economic times, but restaurant entrepreneur Amelia Contreras knows firsthand how…
LatinaLista — If it’s Christmas, it must be tamal time. In most Hispanic households, making and/or eating tamales during this time of the year is a long-held family tradition. Though not all Latino countries know tamales by the same…
LatinaLista — Stories about Santa Claus are always sure to be kid-pleasers. What child doesn’t like to hear how Santa Claus and his team of reindeer will battle the clock and blizzards to make children’s wishes come true? Yet,…
LatinaLista — In yet another example of how the internet can make history come alive for us is the launch of a new database that contains the records of a period of time in our nation’s history that most…
LatinaLista — If you’re short on cash but big on dreams of the Hollywood variety, a.k.a. writing the next blockbuster script, you might want to check out a free online screenwriting seminar. Hosted by screenwriter Marvin Acuna, the online…
LatinaLista — Are you a fan of Bruce Springsteen? You know, the guy they call The Boss? If so, you have until midnight tonight (November 24, 2008) to visit his website or the iTunes store to download a free…
