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EXCLUSIVE: Judy Reyes: "I'm Built for Motherhood"

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EXCLUSIVE: Judy Reyes: "I'm Built for Motherhood"

By Lee Hernandez | 01/19/2011 - 09:09 | 1 Comment

Dominican actress Judy Reyes has a new movie called Gun Hill Road opening at this month's Sundance Film Festival on January 24, but Reyes—who starred as Nurse Carla Espinosa on Scrubs for eight seasons—...

Happy Mother's Day Wishes for Real Latina Mamis

By Mariela Rosario | 05/06/2010 - 17:55 | 0 Comments

We all love our mothers, and here at Latina.com we wanted to give you, our beloved readers, a chance to tell us all about why your mom is so special. We received so many beautiful submissions on our Facebook and Twitter pages that we...

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What About Your Friends?

By Carla Molina Martins | 04/21/2010 - 18:00 | 2 Comments

With 29 years of life under my belt and a love for any kind of social event plus a chatty habit of talking up just about anyone, you'd imagine I'd have quite the circle of friends. This, however, is not the case. I walk the line between being an introvert and an extrovert. I love everyone, but don't necessarily like everyone. I have a big...

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A Love Letter to Moms of Colicky Babies

By Carla Molina Martins | 03/03/2010 - 12:08 | 0 Comments

Your precious, sweet angel you waited 9 long months for has finally arrived. You anticipated cooing and angelic gurgly sounds complete with little foamy spit bubbles of love. Instead you've found yourself with a wailing baby that cries non-stop. You heard about colic but thought (wished, hoped) it happened to other folks and even if you did suffer through...

The Sweet Smell of Violets

By Carla Molina Martins | 02/24/2010 - 12:10 | 0 Comments

This weekend I found myself at Babies 'R Us with my girls. I was waiting on Dessa to choose her box of band aids (she's obsessed) and I told her in Spanish she had to pick one so we could go pay for our carriage of baby stuff. The mami in the same aisle overheard me and asked me if I knew where in the store she might find "colonia." If you didn't know, I...

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Three’s A Crowd

By Carla Molina Martins | 02/17/2010 - 18:38 | 0 Comments

Remember a while back when I said I always wanted a mini-van? I still do (never going to happen according to my hubby) but I don't think there will ever be three kids in it—at least not three of my own kids! At some point after getting married, Jeremy and I decided that three children was perfect. A family of five just seemed so sweet. Now, with two girls under...