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Star Tracker: George Lopez
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Star Tracker: George Lopez, Charisma Carpenter, Rodrigo Santoro, and more!

By Amaris Castillo | 10/05/2011 - 12:30 | 0 Comments

George Lopez has reportedly sealed a new position with Carnival Cruise Lines, Tr3s reports. As part of the company’s “Fun Ship 2.0” initiative, the 50-year-old Mexican American funny man will manage its...

WATCH: Gloria Estefan’s “WEPA” Music Video

WATCH: Gloria Estefan’s “WEPA” Music Video

By Amaris Castillo | 09/28/2011 - 07:35 | 0 Comments

We continue to celebrate our ‘Gloria Estefan Week’ with the brand new music video for Gloria Estefan’s “WEPA”! The song is the first single off her new album Miss Little Havana, out now on iTunes and available in Target. Released yesterday, the “WEPA” music video is filled to the brim with energy,...

Introducing Mayra Veronica
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Introducing Mayra Veronica

By Amaris Castillo | 08/01/2011 - 12:30 | 0 Comments

Though she graced the cover of last week’s Billboard magazine in leopard lingerie and draped in an American flag, many people still may not know who Mayra Veronica is—but the Cuban-born singer is determined to change that. 

Veronica’s latest single, off of her upcoming album Saint nor Sinner,...

WATCH: Amazing 'Juan of the Dead' Trailer!

WATCH: Amazing 'Juan of the Dead' Trailer!

By Mariela Rosario | 07/15/2011 - 11:00 | 6 Comments

OK, so we were pretty excited when we heard a few months ago that there was a Cuban Zombie film being made. But after seeing the trailer for Juan of the Dead from writer and director Alejandro Brugues, we absolutely can not WAIT to see this movie.

Cuban...

6 Iconic Beauty Products You Grew up With!

6 Iconic Beauty Products You Grew Up With!

By Johanna Ferreira | 07/08/2011 - 14:30 | 9 Comments

Many of us grew up admiring everything about mami’s beauty routine. It’s probably because not only was she taking care of herself, but most of the time mami dolled us up too, bathing us in delicious scents or carefully tending to our hair. 

Here is a collection of our favorite iconic beauty products most every Latina will remember!

Cuba Publishes Che Guevara's Diary of Revolution

Cuba Publishes Che Guevara's Diary of Revolution

By Mariela Rosario | 06/14/2011 - 12:12 | 1 Comment

The Cuban government has given the green light to the publication of Che Guevara's personal diaries of the revolution that brought Fidel Castro to power in 1959. Entitled Diary of a Combatant, the diaries share Che's experiences first hand—from landing on the Cuban coast in 1956 aboard the now infamous yacht,...

Raul Castro
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Raul Castro Eases International Travel Restrictions for Cubans

By Mariela Rosario | 05/13/2011 - 10:00 | 2 Comments

Raul Castro announced this week that the Cuban government will allow citizens of the island nation to travel abroad freely, as tourists, for the first time in 50 years. Although there was not a formal law keeping Cubans...

Fidel Castro
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Fidel Castro Steps Down: For Real This Time

By Damarys Ocana | 04/19/2011 - 14:00 | 1 Comment

For real, for real?
 
Fidel Castro, who first stepped out of the limelight (sort of) after becoming seriously ill in 2006, then handed over power to his brother Raul Castro in 2008, has made it official. He resigned his role as secretary of Cuba’s Communist Party on Tuesday.
 
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