For your Cassette Mixtape (or your digital playlist if you are so inclined)
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 (predating the Rock MEETS Rap colabos...
Orlando Cepeda was an 11 time MLB All-Star and a TOTAL POWERHOUSE of a hitter
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 Baseball History is secure,...
‘Fronterizos’ have a different story to tell about the border
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 story to tell about the border....
El Super – Miami showing Jan 26th
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...
Manuel Arce: ñ podcast interview
ñ spoke to the wonderful Manuel Arce, co-writer and Producer of El Super and Crossover Dreams on the newest ep of the ñ podcast - its a talk not to be missed with the incredibly talented Mr. Arce - we speak about Leon Ichaso's work - which is having a retrospective...
Leon Ichaso: El Leon in NYC
Starting Friday June 5th and running through Thursday June 11th, Film Forum in NYC is hosting a retrospective of some of Leon's most loved movies. They're showing EL SUPER, CROSSOVER DREAMS, SUGAR HILL, PIÑERO, EL CANTANTE. I had the honor of interviewing him for gen...
Navidad Cheat Sheet
Our heroes at DeLos have created a wonderful document that catalogs all our various Navidad traditions across la Hispanidad - written by Roxsy Lin. Our beautiful tradiciones collected in one spot. Usa...
The McCharmlys RULE
Sometimes Gen ñ just likes to tell you about cool things before you hear about them somewhere else - and our current obsession is this amazing band from Santa Ana, California - Inspired by Doo-Wop tunes, Surf/ Beat and 60's Rock 'N Roll, you’re gonna fall in love with...
Kiele is Groundbreaking
Kiele is a musician and visual artist from Miami who makes some of the most groundbreaking, groovy, funky, and fresh tracks that you've ever heard. She backs it up with some of the most creative videos being made - and she does it all with a Miami flavor so unique she...
Gus Cabrera on ñ Podcast
Hosted by Gen ñ founder bill teck - the ñ podcast is a slice of entertainment and information about our community. It's a lot of pride and a good amount of memories and laughs. Business, arts, culture and life in miami. Our guest of the 1st ep of the new season of the...
Dia De Los Muertos
Over at delos, beautiful reporting and photography on Hollywood Forever Cemetery’s 24th annual Día y Noche De Los Muertos. “Altars, traditional dances and musical performances…” and gorgeous photos of the celebration. View the article...
Blue Beetle is Gen Ñ
Ahead of Blue Beetle's physical home entertainment release, la buena gente at IGN sat down with director Ángel Manuel Soto to talk about James Gunn's DCU, that post-credits reveal, and all the generation ñ stuff that movie just gets so right. Find the post...
New Bustelo Campaign
From the team at stash media: Tapping into his “Domina-Rican” heritage, Brand New School creative director Andrés Rivera uses childhood memories to infuse authenticity and style into four new Café Bustelo spots celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. the main character...
Robert Rodriguez Q&A
At gen ñ we luv nuestro De Los and the awesome Cat Cardenas has a great Q & A with our hero Robert Rodriguez and his Spy Kids reboot on Netflix Go R.R.! https://www.latimes.com/delos/story/2023-09-22/robert-rodriguez-spy-kids-film-director-armageddon
Vaya Records
Here at gen ñ we’re bonafide, dyed in the wool (whatever that means! Imaginate!) Fania Records fanatics. But what about Vaya Records?!? We know Celia and Johnny, where they look so magnificent with their dashikis on which they shot in Greenwich Village (“en casa de...
Shakira Video Vanguard
We’re very proud to have featured Shakira on her very U.S. magazine cover back in 1997 (story by Maria Budet). She’s always been a favorite of ours and we're thrilled that she’ll be the first Latina to receive the Video Vanguard award from MTV story...
Mexican Pride – Made in Miami
This gorgeous, moving essay by Noé Lopez is a great example of the extraordinary writing at De Los. Click here for the article, or copy and paste this...
40 Years of Representation
At the LA Times, Chelsea Hylton writes, "More than four decades ago, groups of Black and Latino journalists embarked on an endeavor to tell stories about their communities that the Los Angeles Times was failing to showcase. Little did they know that 40 years later the...
Miami HIP HOP: 50 Years
Heads are pissed that Miami isn't getting highlighted as much as it should in the 50 Years of Hip Hop storylines - but NPR's Sheldon Pearce is here to represent for the glory of the 305 - read HERE. O aqui: https://www.npr.org/2023/08/05/1191679451/hip-hop-50-miami...
Gamification + Collaboration = Math Acceleration
Culturally relevant pedagogy is at the forefront of educational programs and professional developments. There is an awareness of the engagement crisis amongst students theoretically. However, the efforts to mitigate students lagging behind in achievement in practical...
Circular Saws on the Rio Grande
Not the usual light ñ reading today - but must be addressed. Close up Video shows that Texas floating border has circular saws. Khaleda Rahman has the story for Newsweek: https://www.newsweek.com/video-texas-floating-barrier-saws-rio-grande-1818433 Photo from...
RIP Rodriguez
A sad day for rock n roll and pop music yesterday as both Sixto Rodriguez and Robbie Robertson passed away. Robbie's death is a sad one for all lovers of rock n roll, and Mr. Rodriguez's one brings to and end one of the greatest stories of talent and inspiration in...
A24 Florida Book
So many of our readers are in florida y ... tu sabes... it is ground zero for lots of Latinx, Latinidad stuff - and... este libro... is a blast. From everybody's fave hip film company, A24, and they make books/zines/merch really beautifully too, comes this greatness -...
Hispanic Enrollment Doubles
This morning, Pewidentity (Pew Research Race and Ethnicity) posted: Hispanic enrollment at postsecondary institutions in the United States has seen an exponential increase over the last few decades, rising from 1.5 million in 2000 to a new high of 3.8 million in 2019....
This Fool’s Music
At De Los Fidel Martinez writes on This Fool's magnificent and meaningful soundtrack choices. Acknowledging the shows cinematic tributes beautifully and expanding on it's character perfect music choices, He writes, on the use of everything from Vicente Fernandez to...
Amanda Serrano Our Champ
We love our champ Amanda Serrano the first Puerto Rican MMA / UFC champion ( Born in PR raised in the Bronx) and we’re rooting for her all the way in this weekend's fight vs. Heather 'Heat' Hardy On the same card which features Jake Paul versus MMA/UFC star Nate Diaz...
How Miami got Messi
this is how Messi came to Miami - Paul Tenorio has the story for The Athletic. Their quote, "A Paris hotel room, a passionate pitch, how the money worked and why Apple is so key — " Find the article...
LEBO
David Lebatard #LEBO was a great friend to us at Generation ñ and we were among his biggest fans and proud we got to collaborate with him quite a few times over the years. Besides being a wonderful , unique artist, he was a brilliant, hilarious, thoughtful, and...
Tony Mendoza Art
Long time favorite of ñ, Tony Mendoza is covered by the wonderful Carlos Frías at WLRN and we luv it. He writes, "If you’ve ever been stuck between languages, searching your bilingual brain for the right phrase, you’d appreciate the art of Tony Mendoza." Find the link...
Celia Coin
La Reina, The Queen Celia Cruz had a stamp, and was the first woman to have a one person exhibit at the Smithsonian - and now... The Queen of Salsa is on a US Coin. So wonderful! Edwin Flores has the story at NBC News. For access to this article, click this...
