10 Sexy Books for Women to Lust Over
Entertainment, Life
With millions of women grabbing up copies of Fifty Shades of Grey, it’s as though E.L. James, a half-Chilean, married mami, invented the literary genre of women’s erotica. But consider these other sexy offerings, many of them penned by…
6 Celebrities You Probably Didn't Know Were Latinas
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Most of the time when we see a list of beautiful or powerful Latinas, the same names seem to pop up: Eva Longoria, Sonia Sotomayor, Gloria Estefan, Salma Hayek and the like. But there are a number of beautiful and powerful women whose heritage…
Ondatrópica Revives Colombian Tropical Music
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The Buena Vista Social Club documentary was released in 1997 along with the corresponding album featuring, among other re-emerging icons, the great Ibrahim Ferrer, Ruben Gonzalez and Omara Portuondo. A beat-laden fire was lit under the collective…
Wallowing & Movin’ On: Break Up Songs to Get You Through
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Break ups and broken hearts are a sad fact of life and although few experiences are as crippling as a broken heart, time does heal all wounds. Making it through to the other side a little stronger and a lot wiser is an empowering rite of passage…
10 Memorable Latina TV Characters
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Love it or hate it, we live in a TV-obsessed world. And despite the onslaught of reality shows, the TV universe is still a bit more whitewashed than our actual reality.
Slowly but surely diversity in all its forms (gender roles, sexual…
Latin Power 2.0: The Latino List Volume Two
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Growing up as a first-generation Colombiana in the United States during the 1980s, the references in popular culture that depicted what it meant to be Latino in this country were limited. It was mostly a two-dimensional Que Pasa U.S.A representation…
Disney's Princess Sofia: Whitewash or Milestone?
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Meet Princess Sofia, the newest animated royal to join Disney’s ranks. She is the star of Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess, a new series to air on both Disney Channel and Disney Junior. What’s just a little different about Sofia,…
A Brief History of Hot, Hot, Hot Latino Leading Men
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Hispanic Heritage Month is over, but every day is a fabulous day to celebrate generations of iconic leading men. These incredibly diverse actors do have a few things in common: amazing talent, Latino roots, and (of course) stunning good…
Shakira Announces Name for Her Baby Boy
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Shakira and her man Gerard Piqué have decided to name their baby boy Biel, and not Ulises asit which had been rumored, El Nuevo Dia is reporting. The daily says that according to multiple news outlets in Spain, Piqué was the one who suggested…