Mexico celebrates 8 decades of professional wrestling
Mexico celebrates 8 decades of professional wrestling
By EFE/La Prensa Mexico City, Sep 15 (EFE).- Professional wrestling, considered entertainment by some and a national sport by others, continues to fill arenas eight decades after arriving in Mexico, […]
Lila Downs talks new album, says US-Mexico wall “a hurtful symbol”
By Feliciano Garcia, NBCLatino On this episode of Cafecito, we are joined by singer and songwriter Lila Downs. The fiery performer joined us during her North American tour to talk […]
L.A. high school coach runs extra mile, awarded Most Inspiring Coach of the Year
By Maria Camila Bernal, NBCLatino In the East Los Angeles community where Coach Justin Torres trains his cross country and track high school students, the dropout rate is 70 percent, […]
Mexico’s reforms are key to US immigration reform
By Christian Science Monitor Editorial Board The US Congress returns to work this week with little prospect of passing a proposed overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws – and not […]
Mexico heads back to school with flawed textbooks
This article was suggested by Taquista Maité Landa. By Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press/Yahoo News MEXICO CITY (AP) — As Mexican children trooped back to school on Monday, they had […]
Notorious drug kingpin, Caro Quintero, released
By Jeffery Cassity, Being Latino Notorious Mexican drug kingpin and convicted killer, Rafael Caro Quintero was released from prison last week. After serving 28 of his sentenced 40 years for the murder of […]
Chiles en Nogada: The Dish of a Revolution
By Brenda Storch, La Vitamina T If you have the good fortune to be in Mexico late in the fall, you will likely find chiles en nogada appear on many menus. Literally […]
In Mexico, Mole Means Fiesta
By Brenda Storch, La Vitamina T Very few words say “fiesta” and “Mexico” as loud and clear as “mole” does, particularly in the countryside, where this traditional dish is served […]
Yet Another Chapter in the History of American Representations of the “Mexican”: “Pancho Villa”
Comic Book Style, From Avon Comics, 1950 {via Steve Lopez’s Blog} From the textmex obsessed imagination of Memo Nericcio Click the cover for the link to the full-color story… This article […]
The Real Housewife of Ciudad Juarez
By Debbie Nathan, The Texas Observer It’s 5:45 a.m. on a Monday, and we’re stuck in traffic, slowly inching northward on a bridge that joins Mexico to the United States at […]
