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The Art Life is Good
Tito is known for his realistic drawings, visit his web site to see his amazing work
Going on 13 – Can’t stay a little girl forever
Going on 13, an award winning documentary on the maturation of four teenage girls
Big Joe Hurt Brews Fusion of Soul & Groove
Big Joe Hurt with his bandmates. Listen to his award winning track here in the Cafe!
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Latino Culture?
What is culture? More specifically, what is Latino culture? I ask because as I see more Latino social sites gaining membership I wonder if anyone can pinpoint, or more importantly, expound on Latino culture. I ask because not only is culture
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Pepper Captures the Dark Side of Beauty
Pepper Negron is a unique talent. It takes a special eye to find beauty in both glamour and the dark side of life, as the photo above reveals. As Pepper continues his vision in film we are sure his images will be just as captivating and beautiful a
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Going on 13 – Can’t stay a little girl forever
Since meeting Kristy Guevara-Flanagan at NALIP, we have been interested in featuring her documentary, "Going on 13". Last week the film won Best Documentary at the Boyle Heights Latina Film Festival. Fortunately for us, we were able to get both Kri
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Big Joe Hurt Brews Fusion of Soul & Groove
Having had the pleasure of seeing and hearing Big Joe Hurt perform, we were very excited to feature on Big Joe in the Cafe. And now, after winning the Single of The Year, we know Big Joe will get all the attention he and his band deserves! Listen
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Mental Menudo – A Last Super
Have you ever been in a place and wondered how you got there? The photo above was such a moment for me. How I came to stand next to brilliant minds discussing Latino culture and arts was bit of a puzzle for me. Although looking back, my path
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Latin Horror
In celebration of Halloween and Dia de los Muertos, we could think of no better person to feature than Edwin Pagan. A master of Latin Horror! If you enjoy frights and scares you'll want to visit www.latinhorror for the latest news on horror films
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I Curated a Film Fest and Survived!
by Angel Aviles-McClinton As most of you know, I was the Program Director for the 2009 Other Venice Film Festival. When Ruby De La Casas asked me to take over this position, I gladly acquiesced. After all, festival programmer is a film lovers dr
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paz, amor & gratitud… with Silvia Soul
Silvia Soto aka Silvia Soul says she is "a woman that has a passion and mother that has a dream...just like you". Fortunately, Silvia is sharing her dream with us and after her hearing one song we are sure you'll find yourself lost in your dreams
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An Artist in Exile
Maria Diaz is an artist exploring, expressing and defining her voice through different mediums, which is not a difficult task for Maria. Having exhibited her work as far as Europe to Mexico to Cost Rica and New York, Maria finds a medium that pro
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Ghost Story in Espanol
Adam P. Cray graduated from UMASS-Darthmouth with a Degree in Drama/Film Studies. He is originally of Westport MA, where the racial makeup of the town was 98.01% White, 0.17% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.49% Asian, 0.02% Pacif
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