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I Heart Tattoos

By Angie Romero | 03/26/2010 - 18:00 | 5 Comments

Whomever doesn't deem the Mara Salvatrucha, aka MS-13 gang, a threat to our society is in denial. Their activities consist mainly of drug and arms smuggling, kidnapping, robbery, human trafficking, and murder. With close to 10,000 members in the U.S. alone, the Mara is one of the FBI’s and ICE’s biggest concerns. Most MS-13 members are immigrants who fled Central America's...

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Lost Souls

By Angie Romero | 03/23/2010 - 18:51 | 0 Comments

Soon, in the pages of Latina, you will see something special we’re putting together, which touches on Latinos and the army. Sorry to be so vague— gotta keep you guessing! Until then, I highly recommend watching a documentary called Lost Souls, which premiered on PBS as part of the Emmy Award-winning "Independent Lens" anthology series (check local listings or...

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Need a Little Career GPS?

By Angie Romero | 03/19/2010 - 21:00 | 1 Comment

It's not enough to work really hard, have talent, and envision oneself in one's dream career. Nowadays, especially with unemployment approaching double digits, you have to master a new set of rules and learn how to navigate corporate culture in America. To that end, a new book from Amistad seeks to give multicultural women an edge.

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Broken Embraces Arrives on DVD!

By Angie Romero | 03/16/2010 - 19:00 | 0 Comments

I'm honestly peeved that Broken Embraces didn’t get any love at the Oscars this year (and was that the most boring telecast ever or what?!). I won’t even get into the dresses, which were, in a word, disappointing. Even our girl Penelope can do better. Then again, why go all out when she knew she wasn’t going to win for that sorry excuse of a film...

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Short, Short Stories for Your Busy, Busy Life

By Angie Romero | 03/12/2010 - 21:00 | 1 Comment

Looking for some good reading material? I am, since I’ve been spending most of my time on airplanes lately. And what better book than one that doesn’t require too much of my time but still satisfies? Released just last week was Sudden Fiction Latino: Short...

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Berlin Film Festival Spotlight: 'Broder!'

By Angie Romero | 03/10/2010 - 14:31 | 5 Comments

It’s tempting to call director Jeferson De’s Bróder! São Paulo’s answer to City of God. But make no mistake: this is not a film about poverty and violence. Though crime definitely affects the lives of these characters (this is Capão Redondo, after all, one of the scariest favelas in Brazil), Bróder! focuses instead on relationships,...

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Berlin Film Festival Spotlight: "El Vuelco del Cangrejo"

By Angie Romero | 03/05/2010 - 17:00 | 0 Comments

One of the standout Latin American films screened during this year’s Berlinale was Colombia’s El Vuelco del Cangrejo (Crab Trap), which had its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival in September 2009. I was particularly interested in this one, since it’s one of the newest productions that speak to Colombia’s...

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Berlin Film Festival Spotlight: Julia Bacha's "Budrus"

By Angie Romero | 02/23/2010 - 17:07 | 16 Comments

To tackle the Israeli-Palestinian conflict takes cojones, whether you're a politician, a diplomat, a journalist, an activist, a filmmaker, or a regular citizen on either side of the debate. The conversations surrounding this topic, even with the dearest of friends, can be heated, uncomfortable, and emotional rather than calm, objective, and rational. But that was...

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