Over at Miami New Drama, we learn about Cuban-American playwright Carmen Pelaez’s new play “Fake” that has been a HUGE success- what was expected! To get tickets to the show, click HERE. For more info on “Fake” and what it’s all about, click HERE. Photo: Miami New Drama Posted by: Yenesis Alvarez
Over at NBC News, Reuters writes about Puerto Rican Gina Rodriguez producing an upcoming Disney comedy about a 12 year old Cuban-American girl who is on her way to becoming the U.S. President. Click HERE for more information!!!! Photo: Frederick M. Brown / Getty Images Posted by: Yenesis Alvarez
The Hialeah Park Studios Blog gives us all the details on how to get tickets for Luis Santeiro’s two night, one man show on February 8th & 9th at Hialeah Park! To get tickets for Friday, click HERE. To get all the possible details about the one man show, click HERE. Photo by Hialeah Park […]
Over at The New York Times, Roy Baizan writes about the living Hispanic presence in the city of New York. Click HERE for pictures, fun facts, and more on the experience. Photo: Maridelis Morales Rosado & Roy Baizan for The New York Times Posted by: Yenesis Alvarez
Over at Billboard, Judy Cantor-Navas writes about Cuban Pianist Roberto Fonseca planning for tour dates in the U.S. and Canada set for April. Check out HERE for more info and full article. Video of him playing the piano above. Photo: Lorenzo Duaso Polo Posted by: Yenesis Alvarez
Newly available on Amazon.com is Eduardo F. Peláez’s “Exit Permit”, just published in English after having been released in Spanish In 2007 as “Permiso de Salida”. The fictional characters in Exit Permit live through the historical events of the Cuban exodus in the 1960’s, facing family separation and the search for identity. For Felipe and […]
Held at the Miami Dade College Koubek Center, the 19th IFE-ILE Afro- Cuban Dance Festival gives everyone the opportunity to be able to grasp a bit of the culture of the African diaspora of Latin America and the U.S. through an academic conference, workshops, and even a children’s summer camp that was offered on select […]
“Recently local Cuban-American singer Carlos Oliva and his band, the Judge’s Nephews, were bestowed a star on Little Havana’s Walk of Fame — proving that you can be a prophet in your own land, even if it takes a while for the recognition to come. Carlos Oliva and the Judge’s Nephews never quite grabbed the […]
Eddy Martinez from Remezcla interviews Radiolab co-host, Jad Abumrad. “The WNYC podcast – which we recently profiled here – is, in a nutshell, amazing. Last week, they released a new episode titled Los Frikis, exploring the story of Cuban punk rockers in late 1980s Cuba who deliberately injected themselves with HIV. Part political protest, part […]
Here at gen ñ , we are a little crazy for Boogaloo. Pacheco, Joe Batan, Pete Rodriguez – tu sabes! This doc looks wonderful, lovely and really on point! We Can’t wait. We Like It Like That – Trailer from Mathew Ramirez Warren on Vimeo. Latin boogaloo is New York City. It is a product […]