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Bel Hernandez
May 10, 20123 min read
Hot Tamales Live! Inks 3 Show deal with Ann Lopez & Jessy Terrero
Los Angeles, CA – The Critically Acclaimed Kiki Melendez’s Hot Tamales Live is proud to announce that they have inked a deal with Ann...
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Bel Hernandez
May 9, 20122 min read
Latin Hollywood Films & Ann Serrano Lopez Present Hot Tamales & Fried Bananas
Saturday May 12th at the Ricardo Montalban Theater in Hollywood Los Angeles, CA — Kiki Melendez has a knack for bringing people together...
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Bel Hernandez
May 7, 20122 min read
Finding the Burnett Heart
By Dale Reynolds, Senior Theater Critic “Family love is messy, clinging, and of an annoying and repetitive pattern…like bad wallpaper.”...
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Bel Hernandez
May 6, 20122 min read
NHMC MediaCon Comes to Pasadena July 20-12
MediaCon will convene media advocates and influencers, industry executives and celebrity talent to network, discuss trends and gain...
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Bel Hernandez
May 5, 20123 min read
Adaptation of Cyrano Adds Poetic Dimension With ASL
Review by Senior Theater Critic Dale Reynolds This new production, an adaptation by Stephen Sachs of Edmund Rostand’s 1897 über-romantic...
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Bel Hernandez
May 4, 20123 min read
New Generation Latinos in L.A. June 5th
Los Angeles, CA – The New Generation Latino Consortium (http://www.NGLC.biz) an organization dedicated to educating and informing the...
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Bel Hernandez
May 4, 20122 min read
Hollywood Comes to The Rio Grande Valley
“This is a series of free workshops that the RGV Film Commission and CineSol Film Festival will be presenting this spring and summer,”...
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Bel Hernandez
Apr 30, 20122 min read
Latinos in Hollywood The Focus of SAG-AFTRA and ATAS Events
Los Angeles, CA — Recent statistics highlighting the growth of the U.S. Latino population (now at 16% ); as a consumer market and avid...
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Bel Hernandez
Apr 27, 20123 min read
The Surreal Reality of “August G”
Latino theatre is continuing its climb out of the narrowness of the barrio, and is steadily achieving recognition by more than just the...
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Bel Hernandez
Apr 25, 20121 min read
Why Filly Brown is so Fly
And if you don’t know about Lisa “Khool-Aid” Rios, who plays herself as the DJ who puts Filly on the spot, and represents her flagship...
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Bel Hernandez
Apr 25, 20126 min read
Robert Rodriguez The Universal Latino Entertainer
On Friday the 13th, while lunching on poached salmon and tomato bisque on the 21st banquet floor of the Universal City Sheraton, Robert...
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Bel Hernandez
Apr 23, 20121 min read
Rick Najera & the ICU
On March 3rd, Najera was critically injured in an accident and suffered head trauma that left him two weeks in the ICU. With the generous...
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Bel Hernandez
Apr 23, 20122 min read
“Girl Most Likely To” Disturbingly Funny
The Girl (Mandela Bellamy) defends the Boy's (Tobit Raphael) right to dress as a girl against the Teacher (Nicholas Downs) Through May...
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Bel Hernandez
Apr 19, 20122 min read
Ofelia Medina Stars in World Premiere of “Charity” at LATC
Ms. Medina portrays the matriarch of the Garcia family, born at the end of the Nineteenth Century, before the Mexican Revolution. She...
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Bel Hernandez
Apr 19, 20121 min read
“The Vault Bankrupt” Last Performances
In The Vault we trust. Stock markets are crashing, pantheons of commerce have crumbled, and nations are begging….begging for more. More...
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Bel Hernandez
Apr 19, 20123 min read
Hispanicize 2012: Where Worlds Collide — Partnerships are Forged
The Films “The Miracle of Spanish Harlem” and “The History of Spacelight” Win Best of Film Showcase By Bel Hernandez Bloggers, Movie...
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Bel Hernandez
Apr 18, 20122 min read
¡VivaFest! 2012 Announces Inaugural Comedy Night Benefit on June 1, 2012
Being recognized for their contributions to arts and education are California State Assembly member Nora Campos and Jason Rodriguez,...
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Bel Hernandez
Apr 9, 20122 min read
Disney Imagineer and Inventor Alfredo Ayala Kick Starts Hispanicize 2012
“The fact one of Disney’s elite inventors is Latino gives us great pride and also sets the tone for the creativity, innovation and...
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Bel Hernandez
Apr 9, 20124 min read
Latin Heat Media, Hispanicize 2012 Join Resources to Present 1st National Latino Film Showcase
Inspired by Southwest Event, HNLFS Brings Together Film, Latino Bloggers with Media and Brands Under One Roof The film showcase includes...
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Bel Hernandez
Apr 9, 20124 min read
Hispanicize 2012: The Missing Link for U.S. Latino Filmmakers
National Latino Film Showcase Launch, a Pivotal Game Change By Elia Esparza With the launch of the 1st annual National Latino Film...
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