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Puerto Rico loses vote in House of Reps
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Puerto Rico Loses Its Voice in the House of Reps

By Mariela Rosario | 01/06/2011 - 16:30 | 1 Comment

The House of Representative ruled yesterday to revoke the voting rights of delegates, which means that lawmakers representing Puerto Rico, Washington DC, American Guam, Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands no longer have any power in congress.

For Puerto Rico, the revocation of voting rights basically strips the approximately four million residents of the...

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Chayanne's Brother to Run for Mayor of PR Town
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Chayanne's Brother Running for Mayor of PR Town

By Mariela Rosario | 12/01/2010 - 16:30 | 1 Comment

Chayanne's younger brother, Emanoel Figueroa, has officially announced his plans to run for mayor of San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico—the hometown of the entire Figueroa family.

The pop singer's brother says that Chayenne has been very supportive. "He supports me completely, in every aspect from politics to moral," the youngest Figueroa told...

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Puerto Rico: The New Hollywood
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Puerto Rico: The New Hollywood

By Fox News Latino | 11/23/2010 - 11:00 | 1 Comment

Baghdad war zones. Brazilian slums. Even cookie-cutter American suburbs. They’ve all been recreated in Puerto Rico, which increasingly is becoming a backdrop in American and European cinema. Rarely does the island play itself on the silver screen. But in recent years, the territory has provided dramatic land- and seascapes for...

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Benicio del Toro Named Face of 2011 Campari Calendar
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Benicio del Toro Named Face of 2011 Campari Calendar

By Mariela Rosario | 09/30/2010 - 11:00 | 1 Comment

Benicio del Toro has been named the face of the 2011 Campari calendar. The Italian liquor company announced their pick yesterday. Del Toro, 43, is the first man to grace the Campari calendar, which has been deemed "The Red Affair."

"It is an honor to be the first ever Campari Man," said Del Toro. "I am in good company with my three amigas of previous...

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Five Hidden Treasures in Puerto Rico

EXCLUSIVE! TRAVEL DEALS to Puerto Rico

By Nicola Paracchini | 08/11/2010 - 10:00 | 1 Comment

La Isla del Encanto has way more to offer than just white sand beaches in touristy San Juan. Here are some more off-the-beaten-track gems in and around the Island (and a special discount offer just for Latina readers!).

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"Viva Puerto Rico Libre!": Puerto Rican Nationalist Lolita Lebron Dies at Age 90

By Janel Martinez | 08/02/2010 - 16:00 | 1 Comment

Lolita Lebron, the Puerto Rican independence activist best known for her role in an attack on the U.S. Capitol, died of complications from respiratory disease in a hospital in San Juan this Sunday. She was 90.

“Lolita was the mother of the independence movement," Maria Lourdes Santiago, a member of the U.S. commonwealth’s Senate from the Puerto Rican...

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J.Lo & Marc Share Their Love for NYC's Puerto Rican Day Parade

By Mariela Rosario | 06/14/2010 - 13:00 | 0 Comments

Marc Anthony was officially named the Grand Marshall of the 2010 Puerto Rican day parade in New York, after a domestic abuse scandal derailed telenovela star Osvaldo Rios-Alonso, who had been initially selected...

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Congress Allows Controversial Vote on Puerto Rico's Status to Move Forward

By Mariela Rosario | 05/03/2010 - 17:00 | 0 Comments

The U.S. House of Representatives recently voted to authorize a referendum on the political status of Puerto Rico. For over 112 years, Puerto Rico has been a commonwealth property of the United States; Puerto Ricans living on the island are unable to vote in presidential elections and their representative to the Congress has no official say in political matters. Since the...

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