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EXCLUSIVE: Watch House Republicans’ 2014 ‘Hispanic Heritage Month’ Video

Last year, House Republicans published the following video at the beginning of Hispandering (sorry, Hispanic) Heritage Month: You remember late 2013, right? When the GOP-controlled House was preparing immigration reform principles that were released this past January? Guess they needed to do a YouTube video for their “Latino outreach.” You know, soften the message from […]

  • Sep 17, 2014
  • 8:49 AM

Mexican Flag Falls During Live September 16 Ceremony in Mexico City’s Zócalo

Yesterday during’s Mexico’s September 16 Independence Day celebration in Mexico City’s iconic Zócalo plaza —in front of president Enrique Peña Nieto, a cadre of national leaders and a national TV audience— this happened. (H/T Sin Embargo) Social media also included pictures of the flag gaffe. Se cae la bandera nacional previo al desfile -FOTOS http://t.co/faPbrwXdD7 […]

  • Sep 17, 2014
  • 8:21 AM

Our Favorite Puppets Are Back: Hey Vato’s ‘Doyer Blues’

Our friends at Pocho.com let us know today that the talented Hey Vato puppets have a new episode. Here it is:

  • Aug 7, 2014
  • 1:20 PM

Joe T. Hodo’s Real-Life Frack U Appearance on Mexico’s Milenio TV

You know who Joe T. Hodo is, the hilarious satirical character whose Frack U video went viral in Mexico late last year. Last week, Hodo (played by Gregory Berger) was invited to appear on Mexico’s Milenio TV. Berger sent us a clip of Hodo’s appearance, and yes it is hilarious, because you don’t really know […]

  • Jun 3, 2014
  • 7:58 AM

FOX Greenlights Seth MacFarlane’s “Bordertown” Animated Series

Update: yeah, we shared new info about this. See below. We got this one from from a fan: @latinorebels what’re y’alls thoughts on the new #Bordertown show on fox? Almost all latinos on tv are stereotypes :/ http://t.co/InhsNmHjyX — Zenen Jaimes Pérez (@zenenjaimes) November 12, 2013 So we checked it out, and we read that […]

  • Nov 12, 2013
  • 7:13 PM

In Case You Missed It: The Daily Show Gives a Nod to Disney’s “Día de los Muertos” Fiasco

Hey, it was only a few seconds, but The Daily Show did indeed talk about the Disney “Día de los Muertos” fiasco from two weeks ago. Here it is. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Get More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Indecision Political Humor,The Daily Show on Facebook

  • May 17, 2013
  • 10:00 AM

Want to Smell Like a Tamal? There’s a Perfume for That

Here’s something you don’t see every day. A perfume that smells like a tamal. Yup, that is what one Latina is trying to capture as a way to “capture the culture” of Chicago’s famed Pilsen neighborhood. Here is what DNAInfo.com Chicago had to say about Zorayda “Z” Ortiz and her latest tamal-inspired scent: Part of […]

  • Jan 5, 2013
  • 4:27 PM

Marco Rubio’s New Job Description: Music Critic and Tweet Deleted

Just when we thought that Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) was going out on a limb and telling the world that Pitbull ain't no Tupac or Eminem (TRUTH!), a story by NBC Latino published today just proves that Rubio is just another politician who likes to offer music critiques and delete tweets. Now the Miami native is […]

  • Nov 20, 2012
  • 1:27 PM

Our Advice to a Miami Cuban Puppet Who Gets “Offended” When People Think He Is Mexican

We thought long and hard about NOT PUBLISHING this piece, because It involves a puppet; This puppet’s shtick, although sometimes funny, is coarse and we know that when we start giving this puppet attention, he will just start cursing at us and lowering the debate; Even when we suggested to the puppet that we disagreed […]

  • Jul 15, 2012
  • 10:01 PM

Support The Indie Gem “East WillyB” and You Can Pub Crawl with the Cast and Crew

We love "East WillyB". Earlier this year, we had the pleasure of having two members of the show's familia, @juliagrob and @jazminchavez, write one our favorite pieces of 2012: Latinos, Turn Off Your TV, Coño! The piece focused about why supporting independent Latino programming is a good thing. We agree 100%. Ever since that post, we have […]

  • Apr 24, 2012
  • 9:23 AM

The Guzman Show: Your Stereotypical Family

Last week, the Latino Rebels were presented with the opportunity to write about a new web series called "The Guzman Show," which is the story about a stereotypical Mexican family that includes a cholo baby, pregnant teen and a goat, described as “a Latin-American Family Guy drenched in Tapatío hot sauce and created by a […]

  • Mar 6, 2012
  • 12:33 AM

Y Ahora… “Mil Maneras de Decir Cabrón” (“Sh*t boricua men say”)

You have seen "Sh*t Latina Girls Say" and "Sh*t Abuelas Say". Ahora, tenemos "Mil Maneras de Decir Cabrón" ("Sh*t boricua men say") Este video está… (wait for it) ¡CABRÓN!  

  • Jan 19, 2012
  • 10:53 PM

The Libro-Traficantes Plan to Smuggle Banned Books Back to Arizona

Parody. Anyone can do it and one of our favorites Tony Díaz is doing it out of Houston. Watch out, Arizona. The "wet books" are crossing the border. Check out Libro-Traficante.com for more!

  • Jan 19, 2012
  • 6:54 PM

After First “Sh*t Latina Girls Say” Goes Viral, @Dominizuelan Releases “Sh*t Latina Girls Say in the Car”

Last week, the very talented Chicago duo Dominizuelan released the OFFICIAL "Sh*t Latina Girls Say," parody video, which as of this morning has gotten over 68,000 views on YouTube in just a week. The response has been so good that the team and their friends released the following: "Sh*t Latina Girls Say in the Car […]

  • Jan 19, 2012
  • 8:20 AM

Now Playing: Sh*t Abuelas Say, The Sequel

So a few days ago, we shared the hilarious "Sh*t Abuelas Say" video and now that our SOPA BLACKOUT is over, our first post-SOPA piece is "Sh*t Abuelas Say," (Part 2). Ayyy, m'ijo. This is hitting TOO CLOSE TO HOME.

  • Jan 18, 2012
  • 10:01 PM

GUEST POST by @jazminchavez and @juliagrob: “Latinos: Turn Off Your TV, Coño!”

GUEST POST BY Jazmin Chavez & Julia Ahumada Grob of "East WillyB"   By the time of this publication, we should all be familiar with the recent controversy regarding ABC sitcom, “Work It,” in which Puerto Rican actor Amaury Nolasco’s character Angel, uttered the egregious statement on national TV, “I’m Puerto Rican, I’d be great […]

  • Jan 12, 2012
  • 12:58 AM

Puerto Rican Actor @Amaury_Nolasco Apologizes on Twitter for His Character’s Drug Dealer Joke

The Twitter silence for Puerto Rican actor Amaury Nolasco is over. The actor, whose ABC show "Work It" face a social media controversy for a line about Puerto Rican drug deal ears, tweeted out an apology today around 5pm EST. The apology appeared on Nolasco's stream in both English and Spanish. It was more than […]

  • Jan 11, 2012
  • 10:17 PM

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