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On September 16, Mexican Independence Day, a hacker group called Mexican Cyber Protest occupied several of the country's pages to protest what they feel were the fraudulent July 1 presidential that declared Enrique Peña Nieto as the winner. The group posted the following image on the sites it hacked: The hack gained global media attention. […]

This past Thursday, President Obama sat down with Spain's Agencia Efe. The full interview can be found in Spanish here. We have provided Spanish and English transcripts of the two sections that we think would interest our readers: what the President had to say about immigration reform and about his administration's relationship with Latin America. Here […]

We don't like Hispanic Heritage Month. We never have and we never will. Our reason is simple: all of a sudden people, brands, and organizations who have no idea or clue about the complexities of the US Latino world try to pretend that they do. Case in point: the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Here is […]

Like we said a few days ago, imagine if BarackObama.com were taken over by Republicans or if MittRomney.com was now controlled by Democrats. In essence, that is what happened to Puerto Rican governor Luis Fortuño (a pro-statehood Republican) whose 2008 campaign site LuisFortuno.com was never renewed by his campaign and has recently become the property […]

If you are in the Southern California area this Friday September 14 and want to do something a little different, head over to the Museum of Latin American Art at 7pm and catch what looks to be a very cool night. First off, the screening of the short documentary VIVA LUCHA LIBRE to be followed by […]

This morning in Washington, the National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC) released the results of a national poll "showing that media portrayals of Latinos and immigrants are fueling rampant negative stereotypes among the general population that are diminishing perceptions of these groups throughout the United States." The full report can be downloaded here. The poll, which was conducted […]

Yesterday, the website LuisFortuno.com, which used to be the official website of Puerto Rican governor Luis Fortuño's campaign in 2008, appears to have a new owner: Fortuño's major political opponent, the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). The election for governor is this November, and the PPD is pulling no punches. Here is a screen grab of […]

After we stopped chuckling and shaking our heads about the Clorox Latino "refranes de mi abuela" campaign, we asked ourselves: does Clorox really not have a clue about marketing to Latino customers? We guess so, as the following article from The Los Angeles Times reveals: Latino buying power this year is estimated at $1.2 trillion […]

Yes, we get it. American brands in the United States know that the Latino consumer market is the NEXT BIG THING, and there is a frantic rush for these brands to authentically connect with these consumers. That is not the issue here. The issue is this: when you think of Clorox Bleach, do you really […]

And here we go again. It's probably best to check if no one brings a hidden camera to a fundraiser. Here it is, from the mouth of the Republican candidate for president. (H/T to The Daily Kos on this one.)

Early in August, we reported a story about how an Indonesian ad agency published the following ad campaign for Daktarin Foot Powder. Depicting a sleeping barefoot Mexican in a saloon while others are covering their faces with bandanas and fans. A few days after we published the image (which we received from @RayoSaucedo), the ad […]

You would think that the leaders of Puerto Rico's pro-statehood party, the New Progressive Party (PNP), would just tell all their officials and supporters to stop using social media until AFTER this November's gubernatorial election and poetical status plebiscite.  You would think that the PNPers should just stop tweeting after one of their own, Zaida […]

This just in from our friends at Cuéntame: Hear it from the person closest to George Romney, Lenore Romney. 

Ahh, The Daily Caller. Once again trying to be something that it is not: an observer of the US Latino world. This morning, the Tucker Carlson enterprise published the following story about San Antonio mayor (and new Twitter rockstar) Julián Castro: Julian Castro ‘doesn’t really speak Spanish’ (accent missing is TDC's fault, not ours). Guess TDC kind […]

I will be honest with you. I went into last night’s Democratic National Convention keynote address by San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro with low expectations. Sure, everyone was billing it as the first time a Latino was being featured as a keynote speaker in the history of political conventions, but after a week where people […]

Today in Charlotte, riders of the UndocuBus protested in front of the Democratic National Convention. Their cause? To let President Obama know that the deportations must stop (over 1 million since President took the oath of office in 2009) and a real push for comprehensive immigration must happen. The members of the UndocuBus knew that […]

Today in Puerto Rico, the YouTube channel of Alejandro García Padilla, the Popular Democratic Party (PPD) candidate for governor and the main challenger to incumbent Luis Fortuño (of the pro-statehood New Progressive Party), released a campaign ad called "Carlos." In the video, Carlos Cruz, who is disabled, tells viewers that he even though he grew […]

Last week, I shared a post that included what my friends were saying about an open letter Univision’s Jorge Ramos wrote to the Republican Party. I wrote that post because in the end, no matter what you think about Ramos, he is still the most popular and well-known Spanish-language news anchor in the United States. […]

For those who thought that the #YoSoy132 movement had lost momentum in protesting the Mexican presidential election results had waned, this weekend in Xalapa, Veracruz, protesters peacefully occupied the capital city's municipal palace. The following videos (both in Spanish) provide additional details about the occupation, seen as a symbolic victory for the student-initiated movement, which […]

Who would have thought that a little WordPress blog post from Rockstar GOP would lead to coverage by both Think Progress and NBC? But it happened. The reason? It had a little bit of everything: a delegate to the Republican National Convention, a pre-convention trip to Epcot, and a little bit of straight-out stone-cold anti-Mexican racism. […]

This morning in Lakeland, at the official sendoff rally for Paul Ryan and Mitt Romney, reporters from people at the scene confirmed that a group of undocumented DREAMers protested Romney and were greeted with chants of "USA! USA!" as they were escorted away. The first news was reported on Twitter by @ZekeJMiller of Buzzfeed, who […]