Roselyn Sanchez
Roselyn Sanchez (born April 2, 1973) is a Puerto Rican singer, model, and actress of film and television. Sanchez was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In Puerto Rico, she gained public attention as a dancer and as co-host of a variety show called Que Vacilon....
Getting Veal Hungry in San Juan, Puerto Rico
By Phil Vettel Confit salmon with quinoa, plantain, herb pesto okra and a pimento vinaigrette served at 1919 restaurant. – MCT photos Ready for some interesting food choices in San Juan? THE island of Puerto Rico offers so many visual treats – gorgeous beaches, rugged...
La Sonora Ponceña
La Sonora Ponceña,one of the most popular acts ever was formed in 1954 by musicians Enrique Lucca Caraballo and Antonio Santaella. La Sonora Ponceña has been one of the cornerstones of Puerto Rican salsa since it was founded in 1954 LA SONORA MUSIC
El Gran Combo
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from El Gran Combo) Jump to: navigation, search El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico El Gran Combo de Puerto Rico.jpg Lead singers from left to right: Jerry Rivas, Charlie Aponte, and Papo Rosario. Background information Also...
Olga Tanon
Olga Teresa Tañón Ortíz (born April 13, 1967 in Santurce) is a Puerto Rican recording artist. Over the course of her career, she has earned two Grammy Awards, three Latin Grammy Awards, and 29 Premio Lo Nuestro Awards. Tañón recorded a Tex-Mex CD with Mexican singer...
Vanessa De Roide
Vanessa De Roide is a beauty pageant titleholder, model and TV host from Puerto Rico and the current Nuestra Belleza Latina 2012. She is a well-known top model in the island. She represented Puerto Rico in Miss Earth 2005 and finished in the Top 8. She also won the...
Michelle Rodriguez Traces Family Roots in PBS Series
Michelle Rodríguez is known for her hard-core female roles in action-packed flicks. But now the actress is taking time to trace her familial roots in an episode of PBS' 10-part series "Finding Your Roots," with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Other stars and public figures...
Outcry as Oscars rule P.R. films ineligible for best foreign flick
A decision by the Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences to exclude movies made in Puerto Rico from competing in the category of Best Foreign Language Film Oscar has triggered a protest by some of the industry's leading Latino members. An online petition on...
Ricky Martin Gets Dual Citizenship
From GayCity Blogs Gay pop singer Ricky Martin, who hails from Puerto Rico, was granted Spanish citizenship today, according to El Pais.He had requested a special “letter of naturalization” of the Spanish government—which would enable him to bypass the usual...
Nuyoricans on the Move
The first and second generation of Puerto Ricans ,who are educated and earn higher salaries, are moving from the neighborhoods of New York where their parents settled down. The suburbs of Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester, as well as New Jersey and Connecticut are some...
FAST FIVE to Puerto Rico
But it will be Brazil in the fifth Fast & Furious. By Jarrod Sarafin May 27, 2010 | Source: ComingSoon It seems the fifth installment of the Fast & Furious franchise will be taking place outside the U.S. ComingSoon is reporting they've been alerted via...
A Collage of Pictures with Marc Anthony Singing “Preciosa”
Protected: You Know You’re Pretty Famous When…
Declara la guerra al graffiti en Ponce
Un proyecto presentado la pasada semana por la mayoría en la Legislatura Municipal de Ponce pretende que se prohíba el graffiti en toda infraestructura pública y estructura privada -sin la debida autorización- dentro de los límites territoriales de la Ciudad. La...
J.Lo and Marc Dine with Obama and Sotomayor
A few days ago, celebrity singers, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony attended a couple of political events in Washington, D.C. They went to see Nancy Pelosi at Capitol Hill to discuss the education of Latino youth and then later that same day, they met with President...
Puerto Rican Day Parade (UPDATE)
WHEN & WHERE 2009 National Puerto Rican Day Parade Sunday, June 14, 2009 - starts at 11:00 am Along Fifth Avenue (from 44th Street to 86th Street) SEE YOU THERE
American Idol
Today on the show Jorge Nuñez from Carolina, Puerto Rico was voted to continue on the way to becoming the next American Idol. This is the guy that was told to lose his Puerto Rican accent by Simon to be later told that is was ok to have an accent. Jorge in my opinion...
Tatiana Nicole Del Toro
Tatiana has made it to the top 36 contestants on American Idol. Tatiana is from San Juan, Puerto Rico.Let's get together and vote for her our only Boricua to get this far. introducing_tatiana_nicole_del_toro
