Latin Explosion by HBO Documentary Films premiers November 16 at 6:00 PM PST on HBO. Through stirring performances, archival footage and exclusive interviews, this HBO Documentary Films production spotlights many of the key Latino musical talents who helped shape America over the past 70 years, showing how a booming Latin population has embraced its homegrown talent and … [Read more...] about The Latin Explosion: A New America
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La Paloma de Nuestra Alma
by Marcela Davison Aviles August marks the fourth anniversary of a milestone – my own wedding anniversary and the brief moment when all Californians enjoyed that right after the California Supreme Court held in support of the marriage cases brought by the City of San Francisco. Before the marriage litigation made commitment ceremonies an oxymoron, my wife and I exchanged … [Read more...] about La Paloma de Nuestra Alma
Me by Ricky Martin
by Vanessa Garcia Wow! Ricky Martin is so wise. Those are probably not words I would have uttered to myself while bumping Livin’ La Vida Loca way back in the day. But when I finished Ricky Martin’s autobiography Me that’s really what I thought to myself. In his memoirs Martin reflects on his childhood in Puerto Rico and his rise to stardom from the boy band Menudo, to … [Read more...] about Me by Ricky Martin