CBS News (LatinaLista Editor’s Note: The strength of the Latino electorate is an issue that has occupied the headlines since the 2012 presidential election and is only gaining momentum as both sides of the aisle appear to be coming…
LatinaLista — Given the recent outcry as a result of Disney’s intention to trademark Dia de Los Muertos, the film, Flor de Muertos, sheds light on why Latinos reacted so strongly to Disney’s action. This 2011 film, described as…
LatinaLista — Mothers are too often the unsung heroes of not just their families but everywhere a need for a voice or helping hand was answered by ‘someone’s mom’. The important role of moms is never fully appreciated, regardless…
LatinaLista — The U.S. Supreme Court hasn’t released their ruling yet on the college affirmative action case of Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin but it hasn’t stopped pundits from talking about the issue. And that’s a good…
LatinaLista — It was bound to happen. The popularity of Cinco de Mayo rises to new levels every year among those who want to commercially exploit this day in Mexican history for American profit, but this year has reached…
LatinaLista — Unlike film and television where it took many years for Latino actors to break through walls of prejudice, discrimination and stereotypes (and are still fighting), theater has always provided a refuge for the embattled Latino actor. Over…
LatinaLista — Cinco de Mayo (the Fifth of May) is a day celebrated in two distinct styles — depending on which side of the U.S.-Mexico border is doing the celebrating. For U.S. Latinos, especially Mexican Americans, Cinco de Mayo…
LatinaLista — It used to be considered “New Age” to think too deeply about what our life’s purpose is on this planet. Yet, as society has picked up speed and people find themselves rushing to work, rushing to fulfill…
LatinaLista — When future generations look back at how the immigrant rights movement flourished during this time in our history, they won’t have to resort to print to read about it. They’ll be able to witness it for themselves…
LatinaLista — Even though President Obama authorized the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (“DACA”) program to grant deferred action from deportations for certain undocumented young people, there are still many undocumented youth who either don’t qualify or have aged…
LatinaLista — There’s samba and then there’s SAMBA! According to Wikipedia: Samba is a Brazilian dance and musical genre originating in Bahia, Brazil, and with its roots in Rio de Janeiro and Africa via the West African slave trade…
LatinaLista — Like many Central and South American countries, El Salvador endured a civil war. The 12-year war, a fight between “the US-backed military-led government and the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN), a coalition or ‘umbrella organization’ of…
LatinaLista — What will the world look like in 17 years? The year will be 2030 and according to a projection by the Euromonitor International’s Countries and Consumers team more than half the world will live in one region…
LatinaLista — For too long, Hollywood and the greater film/theater industry have been besieged with complaints over their reluctance to feature diversity that is representative of today’s national reality. While some progress has been made, it’s still not enough….
LatinaLista — Putting a human face to immigration has not been easy for advocates trying to convince conservatives that the issue is more than border security and deportations. It’s an argument that playwright Josefina Lopez hopes to make in…
LatinaLista — Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama are countries that comprise Central America, as well as, being the home countries of many U.S. Latinos. They are also home to a vibrant ancestral heritage that…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
LatinaLista — There’s a saying that says “You do the crime, you do the time.” For thousands of teens and young adults who make one stupid mistake in their lives, or even a series of petty, irresponsible mistakes, they…
LatinaLista — It’s said that all men have a feminine side. The question is what’s the ratio for a man to have only a feminine side without being totally gay. The creators of a new comedy web series believe…
LatinaLista — Mariachi music is synonymous with Mexico. The music and its singers are iconic figures of Mexican culture, and in turn, to all people of Mexican descent wherever they live. That is true especially for the Mexican American…
