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Morning NewsTaco

Mary Mata July 10, 2012

Tuesday July 10, 2012 Texas’ new voter ID law on trial in Washington (Associated Press/San Francisco Chronicle):  The fate of Texas’ controversial new voter ID law — which requires voters […]

Movie Review: The Amazing Spider-Man

Mary Mata July 6, 2012

By Tyler Stevens, The Young Folks Upon walking out of the theater playing The Amazing Spider-Man, I tried to rationalize not mentioning Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy in the opening to my review. After all, […]

Our Press Freedom Is Under Fire

Mary Mata June 13, 2012

By William A. Collins, Other Words Yes, the truth Will set us free; But it’s not found On NBC. Freedom of the press, that inspired rallying cry of our democracy, […]

Cine Las America’s Maturing Voice

Mary Mata April 30, 2012

By Robert Ontiveros, Texas Observer At 15, Cine Las Americas, the international film festival featuring titles from Mexico and Latin America, is coming of age. “It takes time to know […]

Supreme Court Ruling Could Be Bad Karma For GOP

NewsTaco April 27, 2012

By Victor Landa Two days after the U. S. Supreme Court heard arguments concerning the State of Arizona’s controversial immigration law, most of what we’re reading in the media is a […]

Acclaimed Web Series “East Willy B” Launches Kickstarter Campaign

Mary Mata April 26, 2012

By Renée Saldaña Sometimes, it seems like mainstream media just doesn’t get it when it comes to portraying Latinos on television. From ABC’s “Work It“, Bravo’s “Real Housewives of Miami“, […]

Interview With “Bully” Director Lee Hirsch

Mary Mata April 18, 2012

By Janice Fuentes, Our Tiempo While I enjoy a pleasant conversation with Kelby, one of the subjects in the much anticipated documentary “Bully”, the movie’s director, a very tired Lee […]

Sara Inés Calderón Steps Down As NewsTaco Editor

Mary Mata April 3, 2012

NewsTaco has been a tremendous adventure for me. And as with all adventures, there comes a time when they must end. So with this post I am announcing that I […]

Jesus Javier, Spanish TV News Pioneer, QEPD

NewsTaco March 26, 2012

The last time I spoke to Jesus Javier was about two months ago. It was one of those out of the blue calls that took me by surprise and sent […]

“Give Chase” Is A Movie Where “Brown” People Are Just People

Mary Mata

Imagine being able to turn on the television, or walk into a movie theater, and seeing people living their fictional lives that look like you. What if Latinos, blacks, Asians […]