Happy Friday From Ceci Bastida!

Ceci Bastida is the former singer from Tijuana No! which, if you’re like me, you loved. She just came out with an album called “Veo La Marea” and it’s pretty […]

The U.S. Postal service issued stamps in December to commemorate the achievements of Latino musicians across time and genres. The stamps will feature images of Selena, Carlos Gardel, Carmen Miranda, […]

There’s a new website dedicated to showcasing Latino arts and culture called Latinopia, see it here. The site was put together by filmmaker Jesús “Chuy” Treviño, who helped produce “Resurrection […]

I love this song, “Amigo” by Roberto Carlos. Every time I listen to it I think it’s beautiful and that there’s something even greater about it than I thought before. […]

I’m not going to say I’m the most vulgar person in the world — but I’m not going to say that I don’t often employ a few choice four-letter words, […]

Mexican Catholics, especially the ones that love the Virgen de Guadalupe, love Pope John Paul II — who is going to be beatification on May 1. This means that he […]

I know that not everyone loves nopales (cactus) but I really, really do! I love the tart taste, especially as tempered by cilantro and cebolla, and I love eating with […]

By now if you’ve been reading NewsTaco, you know that I love beans. Well, today, I want you to know another deep, dark secret about myself: I love chile. The […]

An interesting interview appeared in A Latino Point of View in Today’s World this week about why and how Latinos and Latinas were stereotyped in early Hollywood films. By “early” […]

Currently, I am sojourning in my native land, Los Angeles. I can tell you it’s great to be back! But since I’ve moved ever closer to become a Tejana it’s always interesting to […]