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Vatican Goes on Offensive to Defend US-Spanish Saint

NewsTaco April 20, 2015

*This story caused plenty of controversy when the plans to canonize Junipero Serra were first announced in January of this year. There’s a definite date for the ceremony, and Native […]

Miss Piggy Has One. Marilyn Monroe Has One. Why Can’t Selena Have One?

NewsTaco April 17, 2015

The People Who Weren’t Kidding

NewsTaco April 15, 2015

Eduardo Galeano Dead, Prolific Writer Was 74

NewsTaco April 13, 2015

*From the article: “Galeano was best known for his 1971 anti-imperialist work, “Open Veins of Latin America,” which details Latin America’s exploitation at the hands of foreign powers, beginning with […]

Selena Quintanilla Hologram Confirmed! Digital Singer Tours in 2018

NewsTaco April 9, 2015

*Digital Selena. A hologram could go on tour. Her brother, A.B., says it makes her look like a ghost. I can’t add to that comment. VL By Ma. Elena Espejo, […]

Frida Kahlo’s Love Letters Give Glimpse Into The Guarded Artist’s Private Life

NewsTaco April 3, 2015

*A good weekend read for all the Fridaphiles out there. What, or who was Frida’s famous “Tree of Hope?” VL By Katherine Brooks, Huffington Post Latino Voices “I don’t know […]

Octavio Paz, The Art of Poetry No. 42

NewsTaco March 31, 2015

*Octavio Paz was born 101 years ago today. This is a wonderful interview. VL Interviewed by Alfred MacAandrew, The Paris Review Though small in stature and well into his seventies, […]