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EXCLUSIVE: 'Quiero Mi Boda' Star On Having Two Wedding Ceremonies

By Amaris Castillo | 08/15/2011 - 17:00 | 0 Comments

Tonight on the MTV Tr3s’ reality series, Quiero Mi Boda, we meet 26-year-old Anny and 28-year-old Danny, a New York couple whose stark religious differences caused them to have a serious issues. Anny, who is a Catholic Dominican, struggled with planning her wedding with her fiancé Danny, who...

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How the NY Gay Marriage Bill Is Changing Latina Lives

By Amaris Castillo | 06/28/2011 - 21:38 | 0 Comments

Last week, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a same-sex marriage bill into law, making NY the sixth state to permit this kind of union.  The bill, which was approved 33 to 29 in the state’s senate, is a long time coming for many gay couples and...

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Is Fat Joe Getting His Own Cooking Show?

By Johanna Ferreira | 03/21/2011 - 13:00 | 0 Comments

Unfortunately, not quite. But someone really needs to get on that idea! Fat Joe chatted up Peter Baily from NBC Miami's Nite Cap about his collaboration on an upcoming cooking show and how he’s auctioning off his sneaker collection for charity to raise money for local schools.

“I’m working on a cooking show," said...

WATCH: Rosie Perez Fights for Marriage Equality

WATCH: Rosie Perez Fights for Marriage Equality

By Mariela Rosario | 10/01/2010 - 10:20 | 0 Comments

Rosie Perez teamed up with Fight Back NY to share a message about equal rights and same-sex marriage. "When it comes to equality in this state and in this country, gay people deserve the same rights as everyone else. Period,"...

Table Talk: Sante Fe

By Verky Arcos | 07/17/2010 - 09:00 | 0 Comments

Sante Fe

73 West 71st Street
New York, NY 10023
(212) 724.0822

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The décor of Sante Fe is understated, with sand colored walls, a few ethnic artifacts and white tablecloths, but that's not why people visit this popular eatery in NYC. It's all about...

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Hunger Strike in NY Continues as Undocumented Youths Push for Dream Act

By Angie Romero | 06/09/2010 - 09:00 | 0 Comments

While Latino citizens and celebrities alike condemn Arizona’s controversial SB 1070 law, a highly motivated group of young Latino leaders are fighting for their chance at the dream—the Dream Act, that is. The proposed legislation, introduced nearly a decade ago,...

Table Talk: Cienfuegos

By Verky Arcos | 05/28/2010 - 07:35 | 2 Comments

Cienfuegos

95 Avenue A
New York, NY 10009-6107
(212) 614-6818

Who doesn't like great (Latin) food and cool "scene-y" spots? Especially when they're top secret! To enter Cienfuegos, the new Cuban rum bar/restaurant that recently opened in NYC, you have to enter the secretive location through the back of the Carteles sandwich shop. (...

10th Annual New York Flamenco Festival

By Angie Romero | 02/05/2010 - 15:45 | 15 Comments

All you flamenco fans in NYC, rejoice! The 10th Annual New York Flamenco Festival kicks off next week and will run from Feb. 11 to 21. This year promises to be bigger and better than the last, with the repertoire expanding beyond Andalucia and into Madrid and Morocco, so grab a date, fill up on some tapitas and fine Rioja, and get ready to enjoy, as...

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