Happy Friday From Chente Barrera!

Happy Friday From Chente Barrera!

Mary Mata March 11, 2011

[Editor’s Note: This is a re-post from Stace’s blog, Dos Centavos, published here with permission.] By Stace Medellín I’ve been following this guy since he was hidden behind Jay Perez and […]

Checalamovie: Red Riding Hood, A Modern Retelling

Mary Mata

Para el público contemporáneo el título “Red Riding Hood” (“Caperucita roja”) puede traer a la mente imágenes del cuento de hadas, de una niña inocente con una capa roja, camino […]

Too Young To Die, Too Old Not To Think About Death

Mary Mata

I was on my way to the post office to drop off some letters when I decided to take the local 25-cent bargain shuttle instead. Sure, I could walk the […]

This Lent I Confess the Sins of Adulthood

NewsTaco March 10, 2011

We live in a very expedient society, and maybe that’s our fault. We’re always in a blind hurry to get there, to get it done, to have it made, to […]

Se Me Pasó El Tren: Confessions Of An Unmarried Latino

Mary Mata March 9, 2011

I’m a reasonably attractive, smart and ambitious 31 year-old Latino currently pursuing a master’s degree. Oh, and I’m single. For my Mexican family, this is a concern, and as time […]

Checa La Movie: Take Me Home Tonight

Mary Mata

Si te gusta la onda retro o de plano eres “modelo ochentero original” te va a gustar. Muy buena la ambientación, la música, el vestuario y el maquillaje, tanto,  que […]

Un Cafecito Ranchero

Mary Mata

Quitaque “Local horse breeder Tomas Hinajosa helps himself and others to Sunday-morning coffee at the Sportsman Cafe in the Panhandle. The restaurant is a central spot for early-morning socializing before […]

Two Powerful Latino Films You Need To Watch

Mary Mata March 7, 2011

Okay everybody, if you’re like me, you love going to the movies. Here are a few films that look really intense, but look like super good movies. One is about […]

Latino Printmakers Art Show

Mary Mata

A group of Latino printmakers are set to have a show at Berkeley City College in California from March 14 to April 30. If I were in California, I would […]

Desperate Housewives: Best Image of Latinos – Really?

NewsTaco

A couple of activist groups based in Arizona, Phoenix to be exact, say that Desperate Housewives is the television show that best portrays Latinos. I’m assuming they mean the show […]