by Bill Teck | Sep 30, 2024 | Blog
Last time we saw Dolores Huerta at the movies she was played by Rosario Dawson – in actor Diego Luna’s 2nd feature film as a director, Ceasar Chavez. Dolores stood side by side with Chavez during his struggles for justice, and now – director Gregory Nava...
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...