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Cheech Marin Is Saving Chicano Art With An Exciting Art Exhibit

By César Albarrán Torres – GVWire.com – Photo: Instagram/@cheechmarinofficial. Photo: Cheech Marin is a famous actor, but his true love is not acting. Cheech Marin is one of the most successful comedic voices to come out of the Mexican-American community...

New Park In Long Beach Named For Late Singer Jenni Rivera

By This Morning | CBS2 – CBSLocal.com – Video Capture: This Morning | CBS2. Long Beach (CBSLA) — The ribbon was cut on the Jenni Rivera Memorial Park in Long Beach, California, the hometown of the late Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera. A mural of the...

‘Real Women Have Curves’ & ‘Zoot Suit’ Added to National Film Registry

By Kristen Lopez – Remezcla.com – Photo Courtesy Of HBO. Photo: “Real Women Have Curves” still featuring America Ferrera. Patricia Cardoso’s 2002 indie feature, Real Women Have Curves follows a first-generation Mexican-American (played by...

Come On, Let’s Go: The Ritchie Valens Musical to be Developed in Southern California

By BWW News Desk – BroadwayWorld.com – Image Not Credited. A true American story, COME ON, LET’S GO: The Ritchie Valens Musical is the story of a Chicano Boy who grew up other side of the tracks in California’s San Fernando Valley and in his...

Festival celebrates Latino and Iberian Films

By Carrie Zhou – Staff Reporter – HeraldExtra.com – Image: Courtesy Of IFFY (Iberian Film Festival) at Yale. The Latino and Iberian Film Festival at Yale will celebrate its 10th anniversary this week, featuring film screenings, Q and A sessions with...

‘L’ is for Latino: Sesame Street’s 50 years of positive Latino characters

By Raul A. Reyes – NBCNews.com – Photo: Zach Hyman | Sesame Workshop. Photo: Sesame Street past and present cast members celebrate the show’s 50th season. Sonia Manzano was a young actress from the South Bronx in 1971 when she was cast on a...