News Taco To Go: Tea Party, Superhero, Tequila & Enchiladas
News Taco To Go: Tea Party, Superhero, Tequila & Enchiladas
Tea Party: “The Problem Is These Hispanic Legislators” Edward James Olmos To Play Latino Superhero The Tequila Party: A Shot At Suppressing The Latino Vote? Enchiladas Verdes
Edward James Olmos To Play A Latino Superhero
Our dear friend Carlos Guerra used to make a joke that it was a federal law that Edward James Olmos had to be in any movie about Latinos. And while […]
Ditch Your Denim This Summer, Choose Chambray
It looks like denim, it may even smell like denim, but it’s not denim! Yet, like denim, chambray is a cotton fabric that is dyed light indigo. But unlike denim, […]
Checa LA Movie: Interview With Juan Luis Acevedo
[Editor’s Note: To read in English, translate this page with Google Chrome.] Me encanta este segmento. Es mi favorito. Atreverse a vivir los sueños contra viento y marea es admirable. Es […]
Latinos Live in The Moment, We Travel That Way Too
I took one of the best trips of my life when I was 9 years old. It started as a day trip from Laredo, Texas, and took me, a week […]
Narcocorridos Try To Make Violence Into A “Culture”
[Editor’s Note: Wuicho Vargas is a writer who lives in McAllen, Texas.] I’m from Guadalupe Nuevo León, and currently we are experiencing a massive, red wave of pure, exquisite, and […]
Being A Bridesmaid For The First Time
So, now that I’m sneaking up on 30, it’s finally my turn to be a bridesmaid. The lucky girl in question is someone I’ve known more than half my life […]
Hometown Exile: Saying Goodbye To Visiting Mexico
By Beatriz Terrazas IN 2008, WHEN I VISITED MY MOTHER IN EL PASO, she pouted like a toddler who has been told a lie and said: “Usted me dijo que íbamos […]
Tequila: Ridiculous Dancing, But Not Votes
Three things come to mind when I hear the word Tequila: special celebrations, ridiculous tourists in Nuevo Laredo, and Pee Wee Herman dancing to the 1958 hit by The Champs. […]
Happy Friday From Buena Vista Social Club!
Named after the Havana institution, Buena Vista Social Club brought back the sounds of 1940s Cuba in a critically acclaimed album and Oscar-winning documentary. The album by this ensemble of […]