Media

Sometimes we just think that creative Hollywood types just take a spinning wheel of ideas and just let the wheel decide, no matter what the outcome will be. No matter how much it makes your cringe. Such is the case of Syfy’s “Chupacabra vs. The Alamo” original movie. Starring Erik Estrada. Of course. Even if […]

Today’s society is incessantly bombarded with negative stereotypical and sexist media. Exposure to such widespread and profuse toxic messages have far-reaching repercussions: some are blatantly obvious, while others are not so easy to spot. Such is the case when dealing with disparaging humor which intends to belittle while reducing in esteem and rank. Latinos are […]

This is a review submitted by Rebelde Claudia Serrano. Yeah, she loved the movie. For showtimes, visit the official page of “Bless Me, Última.” This film, “Bless Me, Ultima” is love letter for our Mexican-American fathers. Similar to the love letters Linda Ronstadt shared with “Canciones de mi padre,” you can rename this movie “Cuentos […]

Someone, anyone in the mainstream English-language U.S. network news world, please wake up and enter the 21st century. Now that Soledad O’Brien will no longer be heading up a show on CNN (she will remain on the network as a nonexclusive producer), the representation of Latinos in prominent hosting roles for the country’s top English-language […]

After getting slammed last night for a tweet describing 9-year-old Academy Award nominee Quvenzhané Wallis as a “c*nt,” The Onion CEO Steve Hannah issued the following letter today: Feb. 25, 2013 Dear Readers, On behalf of The Onion, I offer my personal apology to Quvenzhané Wallis and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences […]

UPDATE: Less than one hour after posting the tweet, the Onion deleted it around 12:40 AM EST. Yes, we know that The Onion is satire, and it is AMAZING satire, but did it go too far tonight when its Twitter account (with over 4 million followers) posted the following tweet, calling 9-year-old Academy Award nominee […]

Here is a new video posted by spoken word artist David A. Romero with his response to Edward James Olmos’ post-Super Bowl picture with Governor Jan Brewer. It is called “Open Letter to Edward James Olmos.” What do you think? Let us know. Here is the entire piece: Open Letter to Edward James Olmos by […]

Talk about a mistake. Yesterday the Associated Press initially reported that Kentucky Senator Rand Paul (R) had said the following on Fox News, when discussing what type of a candidate some Republican voters are looking for in 2016: “[Some voters] want somebody who wants to round people up, put them in camps and send them […]

Stop and think about this for a minute. The end of WAPA TV’s “SuperXclusivo” show began on December 4, 2012, when comments about the brutal death of publicist José Enrique Gómez made by co-hosts Kobbo Santarrosa (the actor who played the “La Comay” puppet) and Héctor Travieso spurned a social media movement that led to show’s […]

Who said you can’t get an opinion across through social media and not get noticed? Case in point: The Ram Trucks “So God Made a Farmer” Super Bowl commercial that we wrote about late Sunday night after a few of our fans posted their opinions on our Facebook wall and asked us to share our […]

In anticipation of the February 22 release of “Bless Me, Ultima,” the literary classic by Rudolfo Anaya, the film’s producers asked several Latino leaders why this is a movie that needs to be seen. We agree 100%. Here is the video. To find out where “Bless Me Ultima” will be screening starting February 22, visit […]

If Ram Trucks won’t show you more of the farmers God made, let Isaac Cubillos respond. Here’s to America’s farmers. And our friends at Cuéntame also posted theirs.

This is awkward. Earlier this morning, Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald tweeted out the following pic: He also posted it on his Facebook page, where the conversation got heated. For a second, we had to do a double take? Is that Edward James Olmos, the legend himself, sitting next to Arizona Governor Jan Brewer? […]

One of the most talked-about commercials from tonight’s Super Bowl is Ram Trucks’ “God Made a Farmer” ad, which celebrates American farming as the late conservative personality Paul Harvey delivers a 1978 speech he gave at the Future Farmers of America convention. Granted, some are saying that Chrysler lifted the idea straight from YouTube, but […]

Don’t forget to RSVP to the #CountryForAll Immigration Twitter Chat with the legendary Jorge Ramos, co-hosted by Mamiverse, Latino Rebels, and IHispano. The RSVP link is here, and if you join us on February 13 from 9-10 EST on Twitter, you will get a chance to win one of 10 autographed copies of Ramos’ Country […]

While Latinos do share culture, language and history, Latinos as a whole don’t fit any traditional category you try to place them in—from the variety of physical appearance, level of education or income and cultural traditions to the distant and diverse countries called home. This is the root cause of all failed attempts at reaching […]

This morning I was contacted by Colombia’s W Radio to make a live appearance on its morning show. The topic? A piece the Rebels wrote about the “Fulgencio” episode which aired last week on ABC’s “Modern Family.” I said yes, and within five minutes of agreeing to talk, the show had me on live to […]

UPDATE January 31, 9:45 AM EST: Melgen’s lawyer issued the following statement to the press: “The government has not informed Dr. Melgen what its concerns are. However, we are confident that Dr. Melgen has acted appropriately at all times.” UPDATE, January 30, 10:45 PM EST: NBC Latino reported that last month Senator Menendez reimbursed Salomon […]

ABC’s “Modern Family” is still the country’s most popular scripted show, averaging about 11 million viewers per week. It has made a star out of Colombian actress Sofía Vergara, and it would not surprise us if the show’s creators were inspired by Charo when they invented the role of Gloria Pritchett. Knowing that Vergara’s character […]

The following video from Uruguay is starting to make the rounds online. Produced by the Casa de la Cultura Afrouruguaya (The Afro-Uruguayan Cultural Institute), the video asks the Real Academia Española (the authoritative organization of the Spanish language) to remove racist expressions in the RAE’s dictionary. The group also created an online petition that as […]

With reports that La Comay and “SuperXclusivo” might be finding a new home with Miami’s Mega TV (owned by the Spanish Broadcasting System) after being dropped from Puerto Rico’s WAPA TV, tonight the Boicot La Comay Facebook page published the following open letter: Dear SBS Executive Officers and Board of Directors, Your current mission statement […]