February 2012
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Mexico: Chivas hires Barcelona legend, Johan...
On its website, Chivas de Guadalajara already invited fans to welcome Johan Cruyff (right) to the team. On Thursday, team manager Ramon Vergara announced that Cruyff was hired to coach the team. (photos: chivascampeon.com, JNNdigital.blogspot.com)
By MANUEL RUEDA Channel: Sports
What do you do if your soccer team has gone seven games without winning, and is currently last place in league...
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New music out this week: Chris Brown & Rihanna,...
By AMARIS CASTILLO Channel: Entertainment
It’s been a very busy week in the music world. Word on the street is that Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst has signed onto Cash Money, Shakira has moved over to Jay-Z’s Roc Nation for management, and two exes are back together again — making more than just music.
Here are the week’s most notable releases. Tell us which ones you’re...
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WatchVideo of the week: 38kkk breasts and going bigger
By CONZ PRETI Channel: Media Last Sunday the TLC show My Strange Addiction aired the story of Sheyla Hershey, a woman obsessed with breast implants. Her addiction has caused her to be unable to run, to lose food in her cleavage, to struggle to hug her daughter, and to consistently have problems tying her own shoes, and gets tons of stares from...
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Sheriff Arpaio spars with Jorge Ramos over racial...
By UNIVISION NEWS Channel: Politics
Maricopa County (Ariz.) Sheriff Joe Arpaio got into it over allegations that his department has discriminated against Latinos in a contentious interview with Univision’s Jorge Ramos.
Arpaio is the subject of a federal investigation into his practices as sheriff, in particular his enforcement of immigration laws under the state’s controversial SB...
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Catching up with 'Act of Valor’ star Roselyn...
Roselyn Sanchez at the Hollywood premiere of Act of Valor on February 13. (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images for Relativity Media)
By ANGIE ROMERO Channel: Entertainment
It’s not your traditional action movie, that’s for sure. Act of Valor, out today, is a fictionalized account of real-life U.S. Navy SEAL operations, starring actual active-duty U.S. Navy SEALs and a few Hollywood actors, among...
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Venezuela: Thousands of Chavez supporters wish...
Chavez supporters who could not fit in Caracas´ Teresa Carreño theater gathered on sidewalks to wish the Venezuelan President good luck in his upcoming operation. Some said they could not imagine Venezuela without him.
Text and Photos by UNIVISION NEWS Channel: Latin American Affairs
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, will undergo surgery next week, after doctors discovered a lesion in his...
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Marketplace Americas | Top Business & Finance...
Hugo Chávez will head back to Cuba for surgery to remove new tumors, igniting doubts about his chances of winning re-election in October. Reports suggest Venezuela is also supplying fuel to Syria’s embattled regime (Photo: facebook)
By STEPHEN KEPPEL Channel: Economics
What we are reading this week ***In this week’s rundown of top stories we take a closer look at rethinking US-LatAm...
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February is American Heart Month: Here are 7 tips...
Heart disease and failure is the number one killer of Latinos in the United States. (Photo: Twitter)
By CAROL CAMPOS Channel: Health
We all think of February as the month to share our heart with a special Valentine. Few of us know that it is also the month to promote heart health awareness and disease prevention. American Heart Month serves to remind us that heart disease impacts everyone. In...
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Ariz. Gov. Brewer turns down congressional hearing...
Ariz. Gov. Jan Brewer declined an invitation to defend the state’s immigration law before Congress. (Gage Sikemore)
By JUAN GASTELUM Channel: Immigration
A spokesman for Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer on Thursday said the governor is unlikely to attend a congressional hearing on the state’s immigration law in April, according to the Washington Times.
“It doesn’t appear that...
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Commentary: As China woos Latin America, U.S....
Where the United States once led the charge towards international economic integration, now China is producing and consuming its way into every region of the world (Photo: Flickr Blog do Planalto)
By ANNA EDGERTON Channel: Latin American Affairs, Economics
In a globalized economy, the world is anyone’s backyard. Where the United States once led the charge towards international economic...
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Arizona newspaper's endorsement of Romney warns...
The Arizona Republic praised Romney’s economic record, but said his position on immigration “is a concern.” (Flickr: Gage Skidmore)
By JORDAN FABIAN Channel: Politics
Mitt Romney earned the endorsement of Arizona’s largest newspaper for the state’s upcoming Republican presidential primary, but the editorial board also offered the candidate a word of warning.
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Things Fall Apart … Lin Holds Them Together: A...
Even lifelong fans of rival teams are getting caught up in the Linsanity. (Photo: Flickr)
By DAVID GUTT Channel: Sports
Linsanity has reached its apex.
My ruptured eardrums can attest to that. Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden, as the Knicks starting lineup was announced one-by-one to greet the visiting Atlanta Hawks, a cacophonous din erupted around me as if a demon were being summoned...
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Time's Latino vote cover features non-Latino face
The man pictured behind the “M” in “TIME” is not Latino, according to a report. (Time Magazine)
By JORDAN FABIAN Channel: Politics, Media
What’s wrong with this picture?
Time magazine’s upcoming cover proclaimed that “Latinos will pick the next president,” adding a visual exclamation point with the portraits of 20 Arizona Latino voters, or so we...
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Mexico: Foreign Minister is "willing to debate"...
Mexican Foreign Minister Patricia Espinosa said on Wednesday that Mexico is willing to debate the legalization of drugs. Although she argued that this was not the best way forward. (photo: flickr SREMexico)
By Manuel Rueda Channel: Latin American Affairs
Mexico’s Foreign Minister told a group of Latin American and European lawmakers that her country is willing to discuss the legalization of...
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Oscar-nominated actor Demian Bichir gives voice to...
Mexican actor Demián Bichir’s Oscar worthy performance in A Better Life speaks to the struggles of millions of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. (Summit Entertainment)
By JUAN GASTELUM Channel: Immigration, Entertainment
“One always hopes that his/her performance transcends the typical role,” A Better Life’s Demián Bichir tells me during a recent phone call from Mexico, in the weeks...
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Why an enemy of Arizona's immigration law backed...
Ariz. State Sen. Jerry Lewis (R), who defeated Russell Pearce in a symbolic recall election, endorsed Romney despite opposing views on immigration. (Facebook)
By URIEL J. GARCIA Channel: Immigration, Politics
PHOENIX – State Sen. Jerry Lewis (R) was able to unseat one of the most powerful politicians in Arizona, former state Senate President Russell Pearce, in a November recall election...
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Obama campaign launches Spanish-language site for...
Obama’s campaign is looking to reach out to Spanish-speaking Latino voters online. (BarackObama.com/es)
By JORDAN FABIAN Channel: Politics
President Obama’s reelection campaign on Thursday rolled out a Spanish-language website designed to connect with Latino voters.
The site, BarackObama.com/es, contains campaign literature on jobs, the economy, and immigration as well as social...
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Opinion: Are Puerto Ricans immigrants?
An Occupy Puerto Rico protester in San Juan in October. (Flickr: PicHunting)
By NURIA NET Channel: Immigration
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The easy answer is “no.”
Since 1917, Puerto Ricans are American citizens by default. We have American passports, and can move to the mainland United States just like someone moves from Kansas to Ohio.
So why...
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Silencio is golden: Just in time for Oscar, a...
Past to present: At left, silent film star Rudolph Valentino. At right, The Artist’s Jean Dujardin as silent film star George Valentin. (Photos: IMDB, The Weinstein Co.)
By ED MORALES Channel: Entertainment
With its 10 Oscar nominations, The Artist allows us to contemplate the rich history of silent film with a wistful nostalgia. But almost unwittingly, the film reminds us of the role...
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Marco Rubio was baptized as a Mormon
As a child, the conservative phenom was baptized as a Mormon. He later returned to the Catholic Church. (Flickr: Gage Skidmore)
By JORDAN FABIAN Channel: Politics
A new revelation about Florida Sen. Marco Rubio’s personal biography paints an even more complex picture of his identity.
BuzzFeed’s McKay Coppins reports Thursday that Rubio, a rising star in the Republican Party and a...
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Vice President to visit Mexico and Honduras
Heading south of the border: Vice President Joe Biden plans to visit Mexico and Honduras in March. He will meet with President Calderon. (Photo: Wikipedia)
By MANUEL RUEDA Channel: Latin American Affairs
Vice President Joe Biden will make a three-day visit to Mexico and Honduras during the first week of March, the White House announced on Wednesday.
In Mexico, Biden plans to meet with President...
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GOP candidates embrace Ariz. immigration law,...
GOP candidates are looking to prove they’re tough on immigration to the conservative debate crowd. (Flickr)
By JORDAN FABIAN Channel: Politics, Immigration
Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich were quick to remind the Arizona GOP debate crowd that they’re tough on the immigration issue.
When asked to explain his recent use of the term “severely conservative” to describe...
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Obama: I didn't break my promise on immigration...
President Obama participates in a radio interview conducted via telephone with Eddie “Piolin” Sotelo, Univision Radio, in the Oval Office, Feb. 21, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
By JORDAN FABIAN Channel: Politics, Immigration
President Obama fought back against the growing belief among Latinos that he broke his campaign promise on immigration reform and said he would get it...
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Oscar-nominated ‘Chico & Rita:’ A tale of love and...
Directed by Fernando Trueba, Chico & Rita is nominated for Best Animated Feature at this Sunday’s Academy Awards. (Photo courtesy of Estudio Mariscal)
By AMARIS CASTILLO Channel: Entertainment
It’s a tale of obstructed love – permeated by music.
That’s one way to describe Chico & Rita, an animated film helmed by Spanish director Fernando Trueba. The film, also a result of...
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Free breast implant removals for PIP victims in...
The Colombian government said it will pick up the tab for breast implant removal surgery, for women with PIP implants. (Photo: flickr Donaldsonplasticsurgery)
By MANUEL RUEDA Channel: Latin American Affairs
Colombia has become the latest country to offer free breast implant removals to women who acquired risky silicon implants made by French company PIP, following in the footsteps of France,...
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How will gas prices impact the economic recovery?
International oil prices have again risen above $100 per barrel. Sustained high prices at the pump threatens to slow down the U.S. economic recovery (Photo: Wikipedia)
By ISAAC COHEN* Channel: Economics
International oil prices, which have risen above $100 per barrel, and gasoline prices in the United States, approaching $4 per gallon, could become a political issue in this election...
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Top Latino Congressman Charlie Gonzalez joins...
Gonzalez, pictured with Univision political editor Jordan Fabian in March 2011, explains why he joined President Obama’s campaign. (Facebook)
By JORDAN FABIAN Channel: Politics
Rep. Charlie Gonzalez (D-Texas), a top Latino member of Congress, spoke to Univision News on Wednesday about his new role as a co-chairman of President Obama’s reelection campaign.
Gonzalez, 66, also serves...
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Following deadly prison riot, Mexico announces...
Mexico is expanding the capacity of its federal prisons, in an attempt to move dangerous inmates away from insecure state run prisons, plagued by corrupt officials. (Photo: fotopedia.com)
By MANUEL RUEDA Channel: Latin American Affairs
Mexico said that it will build eight new prisons this year in an effort to mitigate overcrowding and violence in the country’s jails and move dangerous inmates...
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Time: Latinos could pick the next president
The latest cover of Time makes a bold statement. (Time Magazine)
By JORDAN FABIAN Channel: Politics, Media
Politicians, you’ve been warned. The latest cover of Time magazine proclaims “Yo Decido. Why Latinos will pick the next president.”
The magazine’s analysis uses the most recent Univision News/ABC News/Latino Decision poll as evidence that Democrats so far have the...
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February 22 is Margarita Day!
Happy National Margarita Day! What is your favorite recipe or type of Margarita?
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The Margarita is an alcoholic beverage originating from Mexico. Like many popular beverages the cocktail favorite has several origin stories.
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GOP candidates gather in Ariz. for crucial debate
Yes, there’s another Republican debate tonight. But it’s arguably the most important one yet. (Facebook)
By MATTHEW JAFFE Channel: Politics
With the Republican presidential nomination still up for grabs after nearly two months of voting, the four remaining candidates will gather for yet another debate tonight in Arizona, the 21st of an unpredictable primary that continues to spring...
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Deadly Argentina train station crash kills dozens,... →
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40+ people reported killed in a train crash at Buenos Aries’ busy Once station, a major terminus
550+ people reported injured in the crash, blamed on a brake failure which happened during rush hour source
» The second major crash in six months: In September, another major crash…
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The face of self-deportation: emotional family...
By: UNIVISION NEWS Channel: Immigration
In an emotional interview on Univision’s Al Punto Jorge Ramos reunited a family torn by self-deportation. Antonio Alarcon, a 17-year-old Mexican immigrant, was left behind in New York City after his parents were forced to return to Mexico. They were faced with poor job prospects in the U.S. and with the sudden death of the caregivers of their...
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Opinion: Rihanna and Chris Brown reunite, but at...
By ANGIE ROMERO Channel: Entertainment
Who wants some “Cake?” Obviously, #RihannaNavy and #TeamBreezy do. Personally, I can’t think of anything less palatable.
On Monday, Rihanna and Chris Brown unveiled their latest collaborations (musical collaborations, to be specific, though something tells me they’ve shared more than just studio time lately). His: the remix to his latest single, “Turn Up...
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Eva Longoria among Obama campaign's co-chairs
The “Desperate Housewives” star headlines a group of six Latino co-chairs for President Obama’s reelection bid. (Flickr: insidethemagic)
By JORDAN FABIAN Channel: Politics
Actress Eva Longoria was named to a roster of 35 volunteer national co-chairs for President Obama’s reelection effort, the campaign announced Wednesday.
It’s one of the splashiest moves yet in...
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Poll: Immigration law looms large over Arizona...
Unlike the rest of the country, immigration is a vote-moving issue in Arizona, which holds a Republican presidential primary next week. (Flickr: xomiele)
By JORDAN FABIAN Channel: Politics
Immigration is not considered a top issue this year for voters nationwide, but this is not the case in Arizona, according to a new poll released Wednesday.The state’s controversial SB 1070 immigration...
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Venezuela: Chávez to undergo another operation
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Tuesday that doctors will operate on him to remove a lesion on his pelvis, near the spot where a cancerous tumor was removed last year. (Photo: Flickr Quecomunismo)
By MANUEL RUEDA Channel: Latin American Affairs
Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez said on Tuesday that he must go through a new operation soon, adding that this procedure should be “less...
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Colombian singer-songwriter dedicates song to...
By JUAN GASTELUM Channel: Immigration
Colombian singer-songwriter Andres Useche has written a song in support of the DREAM Act, a legislative proposal that would provide a path to citizenship for some undocumented immigrants who came to United States as children. Useche, who now lives in Los Angeles, first performed the song in January during a statewide conference for Dreamers in Texas,...
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Lila Downs delivers soul-filled vocals and sings...
Lila Downs is known for giving her all on stage. Her fans filled up El Museo del Barrio’s beautiful El Teatro theatre this past Saturday. (Photos: Amaris Castillo)
By AMARIS CASTILLO Channel: Entertainment
The old, stately theater inside New York City’s El Museo del Barrio was stuffed rapidly to its seams on Saturday. As they peered at leaflets issued by the museum, the diverse audience...
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Video: Thousands of Chespirito fans gather to...
By MANUEL RUEDA Channel: Latin American Affairs
Mexico City felt like a colorful, playful neighborhood on Sunday, as 20,000 people danced in unison to the theme song of the popular TV program El Chavo del Ocho.
For those of you who are not so familiar with characters like the endearing (but annoying) El Chavo, the spoiled Kiko, and the lackluster Don Ramón –- who never seemed to have money to pay...
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Romney faces make or break week with pivotal...
Will voters next Tuesday rebuke or embrace Mitt Romney next Tuesday? It’s a pivotal moment for his campaign. (Flickr: Gage Skidmore)
By MATTHEW JAFFE Channel: Politics
The road to Mitt Romney’s rally Tuesday morning in Shelby, Michigan – his native state, the state where his father was governor – was lined not by his own signs, but by over a hundred for his rival Rick Santorum, whose...
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Opinion: Notion of Latino "sleeping giant" has...
Mainstream media and politicians have sold Latinos short for decades. (Flickr: Beverly & Pack)
By ARNOLDO TORRES Channel: Politics
I can remember back to 1980 when President Carter was running for reelection against a list of Republican candidates, including Ronald Reagan. Ruben Bonilla, the then-National President of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) was being encouraged...
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Babeu does damage control over gay lover...
Arizona Sheriff Paul Babeu, an immigration policy hardliner, dealt with the issue differently in his personal life. (Flickr: Gage Skidmore)
By JORDAN FABIAN Channel: Politics Last week, Pinal County (Ariz.) Sheriff Paul Babeu was riding high: a state co-chairman for Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign, he was also a favorite to win a seat in Congress as a Republican.
But all of that...
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The Caesar salad: the pride of Tijuana
By DIANA OLIVA CAVE Channel: Culture, Food
The Caesar salad is from Mexico. Who knew?
Well, it’s true. While many people consider the Caesar salad an Italian restaurant staple, turns out that it is Prohibition-era Tijuana that we have to thank for the invention of this divine dish. It’s debatable who exactly concocted the very first one, but at some point in the 1920’s Caesar...
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Bernardo Ruiz's documentary, 'Reportero,'...
In Mexico, investigative journalism can sometimes be a life-threatening occupation. (Photo: Facebook)
By ARTURO CONDE Channel: Entertainment, Latin American Affairs
“There have been times when some Mexican media outlets have opted not to publish narco-related stories,” the investigative journalist Sergio Haro Cordero tells the camera as he drives his white Nissan pickup truck to an assignment....
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Word Games: The New York Times Crossword Puzzle's...
The New York Times Crossword Editor Will Shortz admits a clue in Thursday’s puzzle was a mistake. (Michael Sharp, Rex Parker) By JUAN GASTELUM Channel: Immigration
It’s not uncommon for crossword puzzles in The New York Times to have a theme. On Thursday last week, that theme — in a way that turned out to be both ironic and fitting — was ERROR.
At issue was a clue that...