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15 Latino Stars Who Changed Their Name for Hollywood

Last week, singer Bruno Mars explained why he changed his name from Peter Gene Hernandez to Bruno Mars in an effort to avoid being stereotyped by the music business. 

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Christian Camargo/Christian Minnick, 39

When Christian Camargo — best known for his role as Brian Moser (“The Ice Truck Killer”) on Showtime's Dexter — was born, his grandfather, Mexican-American actor, Ralph Camargo convinced Christian’s mother to change her name to something Anglicized, because he felt like he had lost opportunities in acting due to his Latino background. Christian’s mother obliged and changed her name to Minnick — which was Christian’s last name for some time. But the proud Mexican-American didn't keep the name for long. He changed his name back to Camargo. 

 

 

Shakira Picks Rocker, Crooner Over Latina on 'The Voice'

Shakira Picks Rocker, Crooner Over Latina on 'The Voice'
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Shakira made a respectable debut as a judge on The Voice last night on NBC. The petite Colombian superstar held her own within the boys club (Blake Shelton, Adam Levine, and Usher) even going as far as mimicking Usher’s flirtatious ways when vying for a singer. She was concise in her praise and quick with her comebacks.

Say What?! Shakira’s 10 Most Confusing Lyrics

With NBC’s The Voice premiering tonight, we attempt to decipher the Colombian superstar judge’s most puzzling lyrics. Take a listen and tell us what you hear!

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"Hips Don't Lie" Part 1

What It Sounds Like: “And the Mets go real slow/Don’t you see baby the sea is perfecto” 

Actual Lyrics: “Come on lets go, real slow/Don't you see baby asi es perfecto”

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Latina at Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards! (VIDEO)

Selena Gomez at Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
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For any Hollywood celebrity, the only time ruining an outfit is a good thing is when lime green slime is thrust upon you. There’s only one place where that can happen, and that’s the 2013 Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice Awards. Selena Gomez, Rico Rodriguez, Fergie, Jessica Alba and more dazzled the orange carpet, while screaming fans and onlookers hoped to snap a pic or land an autograph from their favorite celebs.

35 Reasons We Love Perez Hilton!

We want to wish one of our favorite Cuban-Americans, celebrity blogger Perez Hilton, a very happy 35th birthday! Hilton, born Mario Armando Lavandeira, Jr. has been quite busy this past year contributing to his ever growing blogosphere, performing Off-Broadway, and, the most life changing of all, becoming a first time dad! To celebrate, we're listing all the reasons we love this media mogul. We only hope the next year of your life is as exciting as the last!    

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He’s a Glowing Papi

In early February Hilton welcomed his first born son, Mario Armando Lavandeira, III Perez Hilton, Jr, into the world. The famous blogger personally announced the thrilling news to fans via his website writing, “I am ready to announce that earlier this month I was blessed with the birth of my first child, a beautiful and healthy baby boy – with lots of hair on his tiny head!” Since then we’ve been blessed with beautiful images of father and son hamming it up for the camera, and we can’t come up with anything more endearing than that. Cue the “awwwww!”

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'Fashion Star' Recap: Something for Everyone

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Tonight on NBC's Fashion Star the designers were challenged to create pieces that could fit women of all shapes and sizes, while still staying true to their style and aesthetic. Inspiritational? We think so! As Latinas, we come in all different shapes and sizes. And many of us also tend to be curvy (and love our curves) - but what do we do when we can't find the right clothes to flatter these curves?

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