2 Latino Films Make National Film Registry This Year

2 Latino Films Make National Film Registry This Year

Mary Mata December 30, 2011

More than 2,200 films were nominated this year for induction into the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry. Two of those films starred or were directed by Latinos. Robert Rodriguez’s […]

Young Latinas Are Starved For Role Models

Mary Mata December 28, 2011

By Laura Donnelly Gonzalez, co-founder Latinitas We know the archetype of the anti-hero of literature, the “anti-Christs” in horror cinema. Now, a new literal icon saturates American pop culture and soon, […]

Billy The Kid’s Latino Links Explored In New Documentary

NewsTaco December 14, 2011

Here’s a cool piece of trivia to mention at your office Christmas party: Did you know that the famous gun slinger Billy the Kid was killed because he refused to […]

How I Spent My Black Friday

Mary Mata November 30, 2011

I had never participated in Black Friday shopping. I did not know the endurance, persistence and raw nerve that it entailed. But this year, I decided to take a chance on […]

Pepper Spray Cop Meme Gets Spicier

Mary Mata November 28, 2011

So as you may or may not have heard, Pocho.com is back — and not a moment too soon! If you haven’t seen the University of California at Davis pepper […]

Thank God For Republicans, Black Friday And My Identity Crisis

Mary Mata November 22, 2011

Soon we will all be gathered around the table of brotherhood detailing what we are most grateful for…then a couple of hours later, after emerging from a stagnant turkey coma, […]

Latino Men Are Always The Most Critical Of Me

Mary Mata November 18, 2011

The people that get most upset about what I write are almost always Latino men. I’m not stereotyping or exaggerating — this is simply a fact. Nearly all of the […]

No One Is “Illegal,” Tell The Associated Press

NewsTaco November 11, 2011

I don’t need to signal my bias, I’ve never hidden it – I deplore the word “illegal” when used in referenced to undocumented workers in the United States. I use it only […]

Univision Planning Money-Saving Boob Cutbacks

Mary Mata November 10, 2011

Miami, Florida — Economic troubles have ransacked virtually every media outlet and have made budget slashing a necessary byproduct in boardrooms across the country. Countless long-respected newspapers and magazines have been […]

Net Neutrality Saved In The Senate

Mary Mata

Senate voted not to overturn net neutrality rules today, these rules don’t even take place until November 20. The Republican-backed measure failed 52-46 and the president had said he would have […]