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EXCLUSIVE: Lorraine Velez Dishes On Her New Play, 'The Roberto Clemente Story'

By Adriana Rivera | 11/17/2011 - 19:15 | 0 Comments

Puerto Rican actress Lorraine Velez, who is best known for dazzling audiences as Mimi in Rent, stopped by Latina this week to tell us about her new play, DC-7: The Roberto Clemente Story.

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Spanish Man Builds Cathedral From Trash

By Amaris Castillo | 04/06/2011 - 15:30 | 2 Comments

An elderly man from Spain has steadily built a cathedral out of salvaged materials over the past 50 years. 

Justo Martinez, known as Don Justo in the community, began building the church after tuberculosis forced him to abandon his...

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John Leguizamo Returns to Broadway in "Ghetto Klown"

By Latina Staff | 03/22/2011 - 17:02 | 0 Comments

John Leguizamo is returning to Broadway after an almost decade-long absence with the autobiographical one-man show, Ghetto Klown (opening night), and the Colombian born funny man tells us he's thrilled to be back on the great white way.

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Honoring The Women of Juarez

By Angie Romero | 05/07/2010 - 18:00 | 34 Comments

Cinco de Mayo is great and all, but we can’t forget to honor the women of Juarez. If you’re in the NYC area, stop by the exhibit Flor de Tierra. Homage to the Women of Juarez" from Mexican-born, New York-based artist Andrea Arroyo, which will be on view May 6-June 18, 2010 at Women’s eNews (6 Barclay Street, 6th fl, New...

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10th Annual New York Flamenco Festival

By Angie Romero | 02/05/2010 - 16:45 | 15 Comments

All you flamenco fans in NYC, rejoice! The 10th Annual New York Flamenco Festival kicks off next week and will run from Feb. 11 to 21. This year promises to be bigger and better than the last, with the repertoire expanding beyond Andalucia and into Madrid and Morocco, so grab a date, fill up on some tapitas and fine Rioja, and get ready to enjoy, as...

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A Year to Remember

By Angie Romero | 12/28/2009 - 16:49 | 0 Comments

First things first: Happy New Year! May 2010 bring nothing but bigger and better things to you and yours. Get Cultured is set to evolve in the new year, so stay tuned for some exciting changes!

Secondly, we need some sort of closure on 2009. While some big things happened this year, like, the economy falling apart and Mexico’s narco trade spiraling out of control, it...

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