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Hispanicize Announces Exclusive Media Partnership with NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises
Hispanicize Announces Exclusive Media Partnership with NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, Comcast, MSNBC and NBC News for 2016 Hispanicize Event MIAMI & NEW YORK – January 7, 2016 – (HISPANICIZE WIRE) – Hispanicize, the largest annual event for Latino trendsetters and newsmakers, announced it signed NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, Comcast, MSNBC and NBC News as Presenting Media Partners for …
My Life with Sábado Gigante
As a young boy living in Paterson, NJ I could never understand why not matter what I was doing or where I was I was found myself coming home to watch Sábado Gigante. Every Saturday night it was my grandmother and me ready to start our 3 hour long show of music, news, comedy and …
Kim Kardashian Shows Off Nude Pregnancy Photo
Kim Kardashian showed off her pregnancy yesterday in a nude photo of her full body and baby belly to let the world know that she is really pregnant. “First they say I’m too thin, so I have to be faking. Now they say I’m too big so I have to be pretending,” that was a small part of …
The Future Voice of Latin Hip Hop Drops New Single
Bodega Bamz sets the internet ablaze with his new single – El Rey. Bodega Bamz thinks he’s the best already. Riding off the success of his 2012 mixtape, Strictly 4 My P.A.P.I.Z., the New York-bred, half-Dominican/half-Puerto-Rican rapper dropped his newest single yesterday to rave reviews from his fans. “El-Rey” gives a taste of Bodega’s forthcoming …
Influx of South Americans Drives Miami’s Reinvention
MIAMI — As the World Cup played out over the past month, yellow-clad Colombians packed the Kukaramakara nightclub downtown, Aguila beers in hand, shouting, “Colombia, Colombia!” Outside, Brazilians in car caravans blasted samba music. Argentines, some in blue-and-white striped jerseys, jammed into nearby steakhouses and empanada joints. Around town, children filed into Sunday Mass, their …
All You Need To Know About This Years’ CFDA Fashion Awards
This year’s 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards was held at the Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on Monday, June 2. The evening was hosted by world renowned film director John Waters. The CFDA Fashion awards’ is a night dedicated to honoring the special individuals who make contributions to the fashion industry in America. This is not …
China National Orchestra tweaks Latin music
Musicians from the China National Orchestra used Chinese musical instruments to breathe new life into the music of Latin American and Caribbean countries on Sunday. An integration of Chinese and Latin American music. Twenty songs of differing music styles all blended beautifully under the baton of renowned conductor Chen Xieyang. He’s conducted major halls around …
Enrique Iglesias Scores His 25th No. 1 with ‘Bailando’
Enrique Iglesias is a force to be reckoned with. He holds the record for most songs to ever top the Hot Latin Songs chart, and now scores his 25th No. 1 (which will be updated tomorrow on billboard.com) with the ever-catchy “Bailando,” featuring his co-writer on the song, Descemer Bueno, and the Havana-based reggaeton duo …
Carlos Santana Embraces Latin Roots with ‘Corazon’
Forty-five years after he went from being a virtual unknown to an international superstar by way of Woodstock, Carlos Santana continues to expand his horizons. “Corazon,” Santana’s latest album being released May 6 on RCA/Sony Music Latin, will finally allow the Mexican guitar god to embrace his Latin heritage in a big way. For “Corazon” …
Si Se Puede: Cesar Chavez, The Man Vs. The Movie
There is no music in this week’s episode of Alt.Latino. Instead, we do one of our occasional “deep dives” into a subject to pursue insights and perspectives that help us think about more than music. This time around, the subject is Cesar Chavez, the recent biopic about the civil-rights activist and labor leader and the …
Gloria Estefan Musical To Hit Broadway In 2015
The musical based on the life of Gloria Estefan will debut on Broadway in 2015 and will be preceded by a TV show. “It’s going to be daunting, but I have no doubt whatsoever that we are going to be able to do it and so much fun to be a part of the processes,” …
Not Just Cubans: Many Latinos Now Call Miami Home
MIAMI — After studying medicine in Caracas, Venezuela, Luis Arias packed his bags and headed to Miami for his residency, and later to Boston to complete his fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital. But Miami was the city he decided to settle in and call home once he graduated as a rheumatologist. Arias is engaged to …
Brazil’s romantic singer Nelson Ned dies
The Brazilian romantic singer Nelson Ned, who had a successful singing career in Latin America in the 1970 and 1980’s, died Sunday in San Paulo at the age of 66. Nelson Ned was hospitalized Saturday due to a severe case of pneumonia and high fever. In the last decade, he had serious health problems – …
Hispanic Heritage Month Celebrated By Music Choice
Music Choice kicks off Hispanic Heritage Month today with a month long music celebration. Now through Oct. 13, Music Choice will be celebrating music and culture by exposing the power of the “Latino Voice” with original content and customized video playlists from the hottest Latin artists today. MC On Demand will air a special entitled: …
Viva Latin London: Local World Arts and Latino Culture in the UK
Everyone knows there’s nothing quite like Latin passion, and London’s Latino community is bringing it to a number of events in the city this summer that showcase the vibrant music, food and dance that falls under their broad cultural banner. “Latin culture by definition is very inclusive, because it draws from so many places and …