News Taco To Go: Tea Party, Superhero, Tequila & Enchiladas

News Taco To Go: Tea Party, Superhero, Tequila & Enchiladas

Mary Mata June 14, 2011

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

Mary Mata June 13, 2011

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

Mary Mata June 9, 2011

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

Mary Mata June 8, 2011

[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

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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”

Mary Mata June 7, 2011

[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

Mary Mata June 6, 2011

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

Mary Mata

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

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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!

Mary Mata June 3, 2011

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 […]