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Guatemalan Mother Fights to Get Son Back

By Erika Ramirez | 01/28/2011 - 17:30 | 2 Comments

It’s a madre’s worst nightmare. Guatemalan immigrant Encarnacion Bail Romero, had her son taken away from her when she was detained for being in the country illegally back in 2007. Romero was arrested during an immigration raid at a poultry processing plant and sentenced to two years in a federal prison after she pleaded guilty to “aggravated...

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Javier Bardem & Penelope Cruz Welcome a Baby Boy!
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UPDATE: Penélope Cruz, Javier Bardem & Baby Boy "Are Doing Great"

By Mariela Rosario | 01/27/2011 - 09:30 | 0 Comments

Javier Bardem is having the best week ever! Spanish newspaper El Pais is reporting that his wife, Penélope Cruz, gave birth to their first baby this weekend—just days before Javier Bardem...

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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—...

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Natalie Morales Announces Her LATINA Column on the Today Show!

Natalie Morales Announces Her LATINA Column on the Today Show!

By Latina Staff | 01/13/2011 - 17:00 | 1 Comment

Natalie Morales talked about her new parenting column, Modern Mami on the Today show this morning!

To read an excerpt from her first column in this month's issue of Latina magazine, click here. Have any...

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Natalie Morales Answers Your Questions about Being a Modern Mami

By Latina Staff | 01/12/2011 - 11:00 | 0 Comments

LATINA's new Modern Mami columnist, Natalie Morales, knows what it is like to be a Latina mom today. Natalie will be answering reader questions on Latina.com, so submit your parenting questions below! To read an excerpt from her first column in the February issue,...

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POLL: Is Lourdes Leon Too Young to Dye her Hair?
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POLL: Is Lourdes Leon Too Young to Dye her Hair?

By Mariela Rosario | 12/20/2010 - 11:01 | 1 Comment

14-year-old Lourdes Leon is not your typical teenager. She's launched her own fasion line this year exclusively for Macy's and, oh, we forgot to mention that her mom is one of the biggest pop stars in the world (Madonna).

But even with all those exceptions, in her family, Lourdes is just a teenage girl like any other, struggling to find out who she...

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Natalie Morales

BREAKING NEWS: Natalie Morales is Latina’s New ‘Modern Mami’

By | 12/13/2010 - 09:00 | 3 Comments

When Latina was looking for a woman to write about what it means to be a modern day Latina mom, there was no doubt Natalie Morales of the Today show was it. Brazilian and Puerto Rican, Natalie juggles 2 kids, a full time job and all the unique challenges that come with being a mom and being Latina.

“It is a real honor to...

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New Latina Moms Get Help Caring for their Babies via Cell Phone
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Young Latina Moms Access Parenting Tips via Text Message

By Lizzy Sise | 11/11/2010 - 19:00 | 0 Comments

Young mothers now have a new tool in the quest to be the best mami's they can be. An innovative service called Text4baby is a free mobile health initiative started by the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition to provide reminders and vital information about everything from vaccinations to child...

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