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Watch: Jessica Alba, Danny Trejo & Robert Rodriguez Stick to English on 'Despierta America'

By Mariela Rosario | 08/24/2010 - 15:15 | 7 Comments

Jessica Alba, Danny Trejo and Robert Rodriguez paid a visit to Despierta America to talk up their new film Machete, hitting theaters Sept. 3rd. And watching the interview we realized that, surprisingly enough, not one of the Latino stars speaks Spanish fluently. We knew...

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EXCLUSIVE: Selena Gomez: "I Really Need to Learn Spanish"
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EXCLUSIVE: Selena Gomez: "I Really Need to Learn Spanish"

By Lee Hernandez | 08/20/2010 - 11:00 | 12 Comments

It’s only August, but Wizards of Waverly Place star Selena Gomez already knows what she wants for Christmas.
 
"I really want to get Rosetta Stone, because I really need to learn my language," the 18-year-old dished to Latina.com while she was in New York City promoting her new film Ramona...

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Hello, Hola and Bonjour!

By Carla Molina Martins | 04/28/2010 - 18:00 | 8 Comments

Have I mentioned I have a bit of a girl crush on lovely Salma Hayek?  I do. I think she's absolutely gorgeous, undeniably talented and smart.  And she's a mom raising a trilingual kid.  Her daughter, Valentina, who is only 2 1/2 years old is already fluent in English, French and Spanish.  Her tot is teaching mami a...

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He Said, She Said

By Carla Molina Martins | 04/07/2010 - 18:00 | 1 Comment

In my Mami Diaries post last week I told you about my husband who thinks himself my personal Spanish dictionary. He fancies himself quite the authority on the language. Funny thing is he doesn't just reserve his corrections for words he thinks I'm faux translating but also for words he...

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My Bilingual Better Half

By Carla Molina Martins | 03/29/2010 - 10:35 | 0 Comments

My husband is not Latino, but knows quite a bit of Spanish. Growing up he spent many summers at a New Hampshire camp with lots of kids from Mexico and Venezuela. He learned most of his Spanish from the friends he made there (an equal amount of appropriate Spanish and plenty inappropriate Spanish as well). He is, by no means, fluent; but knows enough...

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Cómo Se Dice...Sexy?

By Sujeiry Gonzalez | 02/25/2010 - 13:42 | 26 Comments

I sat with my prima in DR Lounge sipping a Bacardi and Coke when two young men approached us. One wore his hair in a ponytail while the other looked like the rest and sported a clean cut. Pony Tail immediately asked me to dance. He led me to the small dance floor and spun me throug a great salsa song. I was impressed with his skills: A man who can dance salsa is...

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The Interpreter

By Mariela Rosario | 02/22/2010 - 11:29 | 1 Comment

A few weeks ago, I posted about how my two year old is a crazy little chatterbox.  Yes, it can get mildly annoying, but I adore her sweet voice.  What I appreciate most is that her non-stop chatter is all in Spanish.  I can breathe a sigh of relief knowing that all my efforts to raise her bilingual are paying off.  I started this bilingual journey by...

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