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Originally published in the Jul/Aug 2016 issue of LatinTRENDS Magazine Photos courtesy of UFC/Getty Images The Latino...

 By Clara Galvano Rivera TÚ PUEDES! ATRÉVETE A TRIUNFAR!! In 2011 something really exciting happened in the province of Azúa de Compostela in the Dominican Republic. About 100 people, a mix of adults and youths, showed up en masse at El Restaurante Mesón Suizo. They had heard about a new, free program...

  The voice cast for the Disney princess animated show “Elena of Avalor,” will mostly have voice and guest actors that are of Latin/Hispanic descent and from Latin America. It stars Aimee Carrero, from the Dominican Republic, whose previously had roles in “The American”, “Baby Daddy”, and “Hannah Montana.” The other voice...

TEGNA on Wednesday named Kristie Gonzales president and general manager of KVUE. Gonzales will replace Patti Smith,...

Originally published in the May 2016 of Latin Trends Magazine Totally happy in his new city, Edgar...

As April 19th steadily approaches and New York prepares to cast their vote in who amongst the Democratic & Republican nominees will be one more step closer to becoming our 45th President of the United States of America, a recent poll has revealed whom among the Latino community along the east coast...

In an effort to prevent a bigot from obtaining this country’s 45th presidency, a Latino organization devoted to educating and encouraging Latinos to become agents of change in the country have created an innovated app to hopefully aid in that endeavor. Recently, at SXSW a Latino organization announced an innovative way of...

From now until April 3oth, the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate School of Journalism will be accepting applicants for its new subject concentration, Spanish-Language Journalism. At the School of Journalism, bilingual Master’s degree candidates will get the opportunity to cover stories about their communities in the United States or overseas....

Gina Rodriguez is becoming known as an advocate for the Latino community wanting to use her celebrity status to unify the community as it continues to flourish in the country. And now the star is recognizing accomplished Latinos in Hollywood in hopes of inspiring other Latinos to make future movements. Taking to...

Demi Lovato will be a part of tonight’s New Year’s Eve festivities as she takes part in Dick Clark’s Rockin’ Eve 2016 with Ryan Seacrest. Lovato will be performing right before the ball drops on 2016 when she takes the stage in Times Square. Also in New York City, Ryan Seacrest—as the...

Eva Longoria’s list as both a Producer and a Political Enthusiast is continuing to grow as the Latina star will soon be producing a political drama based on the lives of well-known Latino politicians. Produced through her UnbeliEVAble Entertainment production company, along with Conde Nast Entertainment, Longoria will be producing an untitled...

Zoe Saldaña is angry and upset that her Nina Simone biopic has yet to hit theaters after being completed nearly three years ago. According to the 37-year-old actress, the reason no one has seen the controversial biopic is due to mismanagement and a lack of organization that surrounds the finalization of the...

Edgar Ramírez gave some insight to his latest role in the upcoming remake of 1991’s Point Break. Over the weekend during a first look event, Ramírez, 38, spoke of his latest project which is the remake of the 1991 thriller which originally starred Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves which will be moving...

  Estrena serie colombiana basada en la vida de Celia Cruz Con grandes sueños y deseos de...

Selena Gomez recently revealed in an interview that she was diagnosed with Lupus and therefore explains her sudden disappearance for part of 2013 & 2014 from the public eye. Back in 2013, Gomez, 23, suddenly halted her world tour and never publically gave an explanation why she was doing so. Rumors soon...

Gina Rodriguez is not one to back down when directly poked by an online troll. Last week, the Jane the Virgin star got into a heated on Twitter when a fellow user attempted to call her out for not being Latino enough and allegedly misrepresenting herself. Twitter user Sergio Garces, from Spain,...

McDonald’s New York Metro celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month by honoring international superstar Gloria Estefan as part of...

El pelo es el marco de nuestro rostro, esa corona que nos puede hacer lucir bellas y...

It seems that Mexican actor and director Diego Luna understands what the real issue is regarding Donald Trump’s outlook on Latinos, particularly Mexicans, who live illegally in the country. “Sadly there are a lot of ignorant people that have access to a microphone,” said Luna, talking about the comments Trump made about...

  Humilde, tímido y agradeciéndole a Dios al final de cada frase, ese es Jordy Quintero, un...

Embracing dark roles is nothing new for Puerto Rican actor Benicio del Toro, however for his latest role in Escobar: Paradise Lost, as the Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar Del Toro found the role and the person to be quite interesting considering Escobar was both a dangerous, violent man while also known...

Iggy Azalea continues travel upon the get-no-love train as her past tweets on the social media platform, Twitter continue to come from her past to haunt her. Before the “Fancy” star from Australia hit it big her she was, and still is to an extent, a heavy twitter user. However, the 25-year-old...

This weekend marked a momentous moment in Cuba when during its gay pride parade more than 1,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Cubans marched through the streets of Havana to show an unity against discrimination. While not accepting of gays in the past, Cuba has been on a steady rise when it...