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Hot Headlines: 7.2 Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Mexico, Elián Gonzalez 10 Years Later and more

By Mariela Rosario | 04/06/2010 - 16:15 | 0 Comments

7.2 Earthquake Hits Mexico
Over the weekend, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake ripped through Mexico and Baja California, resulting in injuries to hundreds and three reported deaths. Since the original temblor, there have been 500 aftershocks, causing the...

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Chef Marcela Valladolid Makes Mexican Food Easy for Everyone!

By Mariela Rosario | 03/18/2010 - 18:00 | 223 Comments

Gorgeous Chef Marcela Valladolid is the Food Network's latest cooking star! With a new show entitled Mexican Made Easy, and a fantastic cookbook, Fresh Mexico out in book stores now, the fashion-plate, chef, mother and TV personality is at the top of the world. We chatted with Marcela about how...

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Sound Check: Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, Mexican-Style

By Grace Bastidas | 03/17/2010 - 17:00 | 2 Comments

Arriba, Arriba! Feliz Dia de San Patricio! What? You didn’t know Ireland and Mexico are practically compadres when it comes to nations? Apparently a group of Irishmen living in the United States dared to fight alongside Mexican troops during the Mexican-American War of 1846–48.

Ireland’s legendary Chieftains, a group that’s...

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Watch: Paquita la del Barrio Says She'd "Rather See a Kid Die" Than Be Adopted by Same-Sex Parents

By Mariela Rosario | 03/16/2010 - 16:50 | 30 Comments

Same-sex marriage was legalized in the capital city of Mexico earlier this month and just last week the country witnessed the historic marriage of five gay couples. "Today is a historic day," Civil Registry Judge Hegel Cortes said at the ceremony, which took place on March 11, 2010 at the old city hall building in Mexico city, "It solidifies the evolution...

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Carlos Slim Helu is Officially the Richest Man in the World

By Mariela Rosario | 03/11/2010 - 14:43 | 19 Comments

Mexican businessman Carlos Slim Helu has edged out both Bill Gates and Warren Buffet to claim the title of richest man in the world. Gates held the title of Forbes's Richest Person in the World for 14 of the last 15 years, while Buffet is holding steady in the third place position. Ironically enough, though we've...

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International Manhunt For Colombian Lingerie Model Turned Drug Gang Leader

By Dorkys Ramos | 02/25/2010 - 10:54 | 15 Comments

Police believe that a former lingerie model is the leader of one the world’s largest drug gangs. An international arrest warrant is reportedly in affect for Angie Sanselmente Valencia, 30, who recruited gorgeous models she described as “unsuspicious, beautiful angels” to traffic drugs from South America through Cancun, Mexico and into Europe. The women were...

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Thalia Gets Ready for Her Return to the Silver Screen

By Dorkys Ramos | 02/23/2010 - 17:55 | 0 Comments

Thalía is due to make a comeback to the silver screen within the next few months. The Mexican singer–who’s been away from the acting scene for 11 years–will star in the third season of the hit Mexican criminal drama Mujeres Asesinas. The show was adapted from the Argentinean original. Other confirmed actresses include singer Belinda and Weeds...

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MTV Cancels "South Park" Mexico Spoof in Mexico

By Dorkys Ramos | 02/10/2010 - 17:10 | 0 Comments

MTV canceled Monday’s airing of a South Park episode in Mexico in which President Felipe Calderón appears in front of a Mexican flag, The Huffington Post reports.

The network issued a statement apologizing to its Mexican fans,...

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