Tag Archives: music
SLIDESHOW: Faces of the Great Immigration Debate
March 11, 2013
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Miami‘s annual Calle Ocho Music Festival, held in the Little Havana barrioevery March, inspired us to spotlight the contributions of popular musicians born outside of the United States. Whether mixing musical genres, adding a fresh interpretation to a classic, or singing in different languages, Read More...
SLIDESHOW: The Faces of the Great Immigration Debate
March 4, 2013
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Great women come from every corner of the world. Fortunately for us, many brilliant ones have brought their talents to the United States. In honor of the beginning of Women’s History Month we collected photographs of female immigrants who became important figures in Read More...
Fall in Love with Nina Sky
February 14, 2013
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No date? No problem. Fall in love with Nicole and Natalie Albino this Valentine’s Day. The identical twin sisters, who make up Latina alternative music duo Nina Sky, have developed a trendy, independent style that’s perfect for the young at heart. These Read More...
Viviana Hurtado Interviews International Rock Star Juanes on NPR
August 24, 2012
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Viviana Hurtado Interviews International Rock Star Juanes on NPR Talks Plans to “Crossover” into English, Return to Cuba on Tell Me More with Michel Martin Friends, While guest hosting NPR‘s nationally syndicated program Tell Me More with Michel Martin, I landed a Read More...
Comedian Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias Hearts TWLC! No Viviana! Wait, Tell Me More! Actually NPR!
June 30, 2012
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I love it when I learn something new which happened when I guest hosted NPR’s Tell Me More with Michel Martin while Michel was away. I interviewed comedian Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias for the TMM summer series Make Me Laugh. I must be livin’ Read More...
TMM Guest Host Day 1: Serious About Syria, Saving for Freelancers, Romney’s Woman & Latino Problema
April 13, 2012
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Until recently, I was always a generalist and in Washington, DC, this is a problem given that as a reporter, you need to own a beat–sources and stories to break news. So I focused on my passion and made it Read More...
TMM Guest Host Day 2: Travyon Martin’s Killer Charged, Summit of the Americas, Inspiring “Scandal” TV Show & The Voice
April 13, 2012
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Whenever you see a newscast, hear a radio show, see a movie, you see the finished product–no “work,” just the perfect dress–no seams, no stitches sticking out. That “perfection” is possible only because of all the hard work, at times Read More...
J-LO: Gillette Gams of Gold
February 5, 2011
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Jennifer Lopez is likely the first chica to get insurance on her headline-making bootay (which is something Latinas, particularly Caribeñas never understood. J-LO’s tush is no fuss for us. It’s normál-sized). Now, she’s the first Hispana to be the face Read More...
