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WATCH: Cuban Idol Contestant Wows J.Lo (and us)

WATCH: Cuban Idol Contestant Wows J.Lo (and us)

By Lee Hernandez | 01/21/2011 - 11:15 | 1 Comment

During last night's American Idol New Orleans auditions, contestant Jovany Barreto, a 23-year-old Cuban-American ship builder from Louisiana, belted out a cover of Luis Miguel's Spanish song, "Contigo en la Distanciá" that wowed judges Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler....

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Nearly a Quarter of Latinos in the U.S. Live Below Poverty Line
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Nearly a Quarter of Latinos in the U.S. Live Below Poverty Line

By Mariela Rosario | 12/16/2010 - 19:00 | 0 Comments

According to new census numbers, almost 22% of all Latinos in the United States live below the poverty line. The disheartening numbers demonstrated that the rate of poverty among Latinos is almost 10% higher than the rest of the population.

This means that out of the estimated 45 million Latinos in the country, almost 10 million are living in hand-to-mouth. However,...

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Is Marco Rubio Latino Enough?
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Is Marco Rubio Latino Enough?

By Mariela Rosario | 11/15/2010 - 16:30 | 3 Comments

When we saw this editorial in the Washington Times by Mario Salazar, just the headline was enough to turn us off: Marco Rubio: Latino or Not? It reminded us of all of our readers who have told us that other Latinos...

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2010 Election Results: What They Mean for You

By Mariela Rosario | 11/03/2010 - 00:00 | 0 Comments

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Election 2010: The Latino Vote
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Election 2010: The Latino Vote

By Mariela Rosario | 10/26/2010 - 10:30 | 3 Comments

With the Hispanic community making up such a crucial number of voters in tight midterm election races all across the country, it seems like everyone is scrutinizing us. From special interest groups urging us not to vote to...

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POLL: Did CNN do the right thing in Firing Rick Sanchez?
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POLL: Was it Fair that CNN Fired Rick Sanchez?

By Mariela Rosario | 10/04/2010 - 15:15 | 8 Comments

Rick Sanchez was unceremoniously fired from CNN over the weekend for inflammatory comments he made about both The Daily Show host Jon Stewart, and media ownership.

During a recent appearance on the SiriusXM radio, Stand Up! With Pete Dominick, Sanchez went on a rant in which he...

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Sextuplets

Latino Sextuplets to Take New York!

By Mariela Rosario | 08/26/2010 - 08:00 | 1 Comment

Victor and Digna Carpio are not your run of the mill Latino family. The Queens-based couple had sextuplets about two years ago (Yup, six kids! At the same time! And naturally!) and make it work on the very modest $1,800 a month Victor earns at his maintenance job. Oh, and the couple also have a nine-year old son, too!

Victor and Digna had...

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Watch: Jessica Alba, Danny Trejo, Robert Rodriguez Stick to English on Desp

Watch: Jessica Alba, Danny Trejo & Robert Rodriguez Stick to English on 'Despierta America'

By Mariela Rosario | 08/24/2010 - 15:15 | 7 Comments

Jessica Alba, Danny Trejo and Robert Rodriguez paid a visit to Despierta America to talk up their new film Machete, hitting theaters Sept. 3rd. And watching the interview we realized that, surprisingly enough, not one of the Latino stars speaks Spanish fluently. We knew...

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