by Bill Teck | Sep 27, 2024 | Blog
How Manny Portuondo Kept it Real, Brought it Back, Never Gave Up… this is the story of La Tropical. This is what the story of Pride – in the best way… looks like. From Forbes Magazine. Miami’s newest brewery, Cervecería La Tropical, has brought a piece of Cuba’s...
by Bill Teck | Sep 26, 2024 | Blog
Gael Garcia Bernal stars in but its not the kind of thing one usually sees a Latino/LatinX/Latine/Hispanic… ay Dios mio , what do we call ourselves now? – actor in. Wait a minute. Digression below. (i think we always called ourselves Latino – pero...
by Bill Teck | Sep 25, 2024 | Blog
Today’s Mix Tape Diary Entry is Wilfredo Vargas “El Jardinero”. it’s like no song ever recorded – Hip Hop meets Merengue for the first time here – and… although you may have forgotten how brain melting this thing was in in 1984...
by Bill Teck | Sep 24, 2024 | Blog
El Puerto Riceño known as “Peruchin” played for a lotta teams but chances are you know him as a San Francisco Giant – he passed away recently and this beautiful and moving obituary by Julio Pabon, does him justice. The Baby Bull’s place in...
by Bill Teck | Sep 23, 2024 | Blog, Slide
Last year at this time, there was a story that caught our eye – still thinkin’ bout how unique it is – want to share it with you( pic below is credited to NBC News; Getty Images; Paul Ratje for NBC News) ‘Fronterizos’ have a different...
by Bill Teck | Jan 23, 2024 | Blog
The brilliant Alejandro Rios returns with his Ciclo de Cine Cubano, we’ve missed you! This week celebrating El Super from león Ichaso y Orlando Jiménez Leal and Manuel Arce which screens on January , Friday the 26th, details below. Future screenings include the great...
