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Mando on Sesame Street

Meet the New Latino Sesame Street Character – Mando!

By Sugey Palomares | 05/13/2013 - 16:22 | 0 Comments

A new Latino neighbor has moved into Sesame Street. Armando, who is nicknamed Mando, will be the new Latino character on the iconic PBS show. Puerto Rican actor Ismael Cruz Cordova will play the energetic and friendly sky blue Muppet. Cordova has a BFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and has previously...

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Gina DeJesus

Cleveland Kidnap Case: Gina DeJesus Forgets Spanish While in Captivity

By Sugey Palomares | 05/13/2013 - 15:22 | 0 Comments

As Cleveland kidnap and rape survivor Gina Dejesus begins acclimating to life at home after being held captive by suspect Ariel Castro for...

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Mother's Day Parade Shooting: 19 Injured in New Orleans, Police Seek Gunmen
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Mother's Day Parade Shooting: 19 Injured in New Orleans, Police Seek Gunmen

By Sugey Palomares | 05/13/2013 - 13:37 | 0 Comments

Mother’s Day had a violent ending during a New Orleans parade on Sunday. Nineteen people were wounded, including two children, after gunmen opened fire during the event on Sunday.

According to Reuters, police are looking for three suspects...

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Sara Ramirez in Monty Python's Spamalot

'Smash' Canceled: 30 Latinos Who Could Have Saved the Show!

By Latina Staff | 05/13/2013 - 11:56 | 0 Comments

Sorry Smash fans -- it's curtains for the NBC show. While the move comes as no surprise to many fans (and critics), we have to say we wish the show had made some different casting decisions. Here's a look at 30 Latino stars who had the musical chops to be cast on the show -- and possibly could have saved it.

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Ryan Seacrest New Reality Music Competition Show on Telemundo

Ryan Seacrest & Telemundo Join Forces for Music Competition Show - Will You Watch?

By Sugey Palomares | 05/12/2013 - 19:19 | 0 Comments

Forget the Kardashians.

Ryan Seacrest has a new project targeting Latinos. The American Idol host and media mogul has sold 13 two-hour episodes of a music competition with the working title Duelo Musical: Super Estrella (SuperStar Showdown) to the Spanish-language network Telemundo; however, the...

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Commentary: Latinos Have Lower IQs Than Whites? Yep, Says Senior Policy Analyst Jason Richwine

By Amaris Castillo | 05/10/2013 - 16:54 | 0 Comments

Latino immigrants are not as smart as white people. That’s the gist of a dissertation written by Jason Richwine, a senior policy analyst at the Heritage Foundation.

Ever since Dylan Matthews of...

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Latino Graduates More Likely to Enroll in College Than Non-Hispanic Whites
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Latino Graduates More Likely to Enroll in College Than Non-Hispanic Whites

By Sugey Palomares | 05/10/2013 - 11:35 | 0 Comments

Latinos are enrolling into college more than ever. According to a Pew Research Center analysis, a record seven out of ten (or 69%) of Latino high school graduates enrolled into college during fall 2012. In contrast, the results are 2...

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Ariel Castro Mugshot
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Prosecutors May Seek Death Penalty for Ariel Castro, His Family Speaks Out

By Sugey Palomares | 05/10/2013 - 09:43 | 0 Comments

While Ariel Castro remains on suicide watch in jail after being arraigned on Thursday and held at $8 million bail, Ohio prosecutors may try to seek the death penalty against the 52-year-old man who kidnapped, raped, and tortured three Cleveland women, ...

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