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UPDATE, 5:00 pm EST. Andiola posted the following status on her Facebook. UPDATE, 2:00 pm EST, January 11, 2013. Andiola has released a statement to the press. UPDATE: 11:00am EST January 11, 2013. We received word that Andiola’s mother was granted a formal stay and that Andiola’s brother was already released. There is a press […]

Latino News Roundup Edition from HispanicTips: Alt.Latino – Cooking Tamales For The Beatles: Guest DJ Sandra Cisneros      From: www.npr.org Why Can’t Hispanic Market Get Its Fair Share of Investment? – Outdated Data Gathering Keeps Sales Numbers Artificially, and Scandalously, Low      From: adage.com ¡ASK A MEXICAN! on collecting old cars and the American dream      From: nbclatino.com […]

Ok, MTV, we give you a B for concept, but an F for execution. The idea of a reality show based in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan sounded great on paper. It really did. And quite frankly, last night’s premiere had some moments, but here is why we thought the show was just another […]

In light of recent developments surrounding the departure of Kobbo Santarrosa from WAPA TV’s “SuperXclusivo” show, WAPA released the following statement in Spanish around 6:10 pm EST, with a revision at 6:31 pm EST: SAN JUAN, PR – Kobbo Santarrosa renunció a SuperXclusivo. A pesar de haber llegado a un acuerdo satisfactorio entre las partes […]

Are you kidding us? Maybe we are the fools for posting this, but after Taco Cid’s “How to Catch an Illegal Immigrant” shirt went viral, the owner, Leanne Snelgrove, was interviewed. Please stop talking. Of course, she is selling shirts now. Here is the link.

Latino News Roundup Edition from HispanicTips: Latinos Have Fastest Growing Prevalence of Glaucoma      From: www.saludtoday.com New Children’s Book from Piñata Books/ Arte Público Press      From: labloga.blogspot.com Filmmaker set to trace the Afro-Latina experience from before the slave trade to present-day – NEGRITA, written and directed by Magdalena Albizu      From: latinalista.com Legendary “Borinqueneers” Deserve the Congressional […]

This just in from El Nuevo Día in Puerto Rico. Apparently WAPA TV will not comment yet about the resignation of Kobbo Santarrosa, the creator of “La Comay” and co-host of the “SuperXclusivo” show. Migdaliz Ortiz, who is head of WAPA’s public relations team, sent END a text in Spanish saying that they will let […]

Just hours after Kobbo Santarrosa, creator of the controversial “La Comay” puppet character of WAPA-TV’s “SuperXclusivo” show, resigned from WAPA, Metro PR is now reporting that Santarrosa is in negotiations to return to the air with Mega TV, a Miami-based network owned by the Spanish Broadcasting System. According to Metro, this return would occur in […]

This morning Puerto Rico’s Noticel reported that TV personality Kobbo Santarrosa, the creator of the controversial “La Comay” puppet host of WAPA TV’s “SuperXclusivo” show, has confirmed that he indeed did resign from WAPA because he felt that he was being censored. The reason? According to Noticel, Santarrosa said that WAPA management was censoring him […]

UPDATE, January 9, 2013, 8:35 AM EST: Santarrosa has confirmed that he resigned from WAPA. The network has yet to comment. After El Nuevo Día reported that actor/producer Kobbo Santarrosa, the man behind the controversial “SuperXclusivo” show and the face behind the “La Comay” puppet persona, walked out of WAPA TV in response to revisions […]

Is today Bad Latina Stereotype Casting Call Day? Earlier this morning we ran a piece about a casting call looking for “Hot Latina Moms,” and now a few of our community members sent us the “Mi Vida Loca” casting call. You know we just HAD to say #NoMames. Read this: 495 Productions & Doron Ofir […]

Latino News Roundup Edition from HispanicTips: Most Popular Hispanic Baby Names In 2012: Sofía And Santiago Continue To Top List      From: www.huffingtonpost.com Cowboy Candy (Candied Jalapeños)      From: www.muybuenocookbook.com Kennedy Center to review Honors process after group says Latinos excluded      From: www.cbsnews.com Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy nominates Carmen Espinosa for state Supreme Court; would be first […]

We got this one from the very cool Chica and the City blog. The blog published the following post, “Casting Call For ‘Hot Blooded’ Latina Moms Makes My Blood Boil.” So we did a little digging. Here is the scoop. RealityWanted.com published the following casting call for DaM Legacy Entertainment (by the way, if you […]

Of course this is in South Carolina, why not? Today’s #NoMames is clearly this Taco Cid shirt that was posted on the Palmetto Public Record’s online page yesterday. Are you f-ing kidding us? Nope. Apparently not. And the Taco Cid company actually addressed the shirt with a statement on its web site. We’re not racists. […]

Latino News Roundup Edition from HispanicTips: Ted Cruz emerges as leading Latino opponent of gun controls      From: www.voxxi.com Connecticut to issue driver’s licenses to young people under ‘deferred action’ immigration program (video)      From: www.nhregister.com Four Latino Congress members won’t return to Congress – Charlie Gonzalez (D-Texas), Joe Baca (D-Calif.), Francisco “Quico” Canseco (R-Texas), and David […]

This afternoon, we received a statement from WAPA in response to our requests for comments about how a staffer for the “SuperXclusivo” show was caught sharing disparaging homophobic conspiracy theories against the Boicot La Comay movement. We submitted questions for WAPA about the public social media posts of “SuperXclusivo” staffer Dagmarie Berrios, who publicly mocked […]

ENGLISH VERSION HERE 4:45 EST, 7 de enero: WAPA nos respondió. Antes de las navidades, WAPA se apresuró a condenar correos electrónicos homofóbicos enviados por un empleado, respondiendo a los comentarios de un individuo. Los mensajes oficiales afirmaban que un group de partidarios de Boicot a La Comay, estaba “MUY INFLUENCIADO POR PERSONAS DEL MUNDO […]

VERSIÓN EN ESPAÑOL AQUÍ 4:45 EST, January 7: WAPA responded to us. On December 19, Puerto Rico’s WAPA-TV, which broadcasts the controversial “SuperXclusivo” show in Puerto Rico and the United States, was quick to condemn homophobic emails sent out by a show employee in response to a reader question. Those official “SuperXclusivo” emails claimed that […]

UPDATE, 2:30 EST, 1/6/13: According to local Delaware radio, the signs have been removed. Here is what was posted on the Facebook page of Delaware 105.9’s program director: Steve Stutzman reports that Milford School Superintendent Dr. Phyllis Kohel has removed the offending playground signs shown and mentioned on my facebook page yesterday. People power wins […]

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 […]

There are very few polarizing figures in modern Latin America and Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez is clearly one of them. To some (especially those who run with oil companies), he is despised. To others (mostly those who believe in rights for the poor), he is revered. The last few weeks have been a online swirl […]