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2017/12/18 at 3:25pm

This Is Not A Joke. ‘Condorito: The Movie’ Is Actually Being Released And We Can’t Wait For It!

12.18.2017 | By Jack Rico |

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qctaFDEz8bg

I can’t believe this movie is actually going to be released. When I lived in Colombia as a kid, I used get sick a lot and one of the most satisfying things I used to ask my Aunt Doris to bring me to the hospital to make me feel better were Condorito comics. Those PLOP! moments were everything for me. I would laugh so much from the drawings, the charatcters, the dialogue, it was all so funny to me. Hopefully this movie is just as hilarious as I remember them as a kid. Read More

All The Hispanics Nominated At The 60th Grammy Awards

Daddy Yankee and Luis Fonsi

By Jack Rico

2017/11/28 at 4:32pm

Latino Music

All The Hispanics Nominated At The 60th Grammy Awards

11.28.2017 | By Jack Rico |

As is the tradition every year, the Recording Academy selected their nominations of the best of the best in music across 84 categories. For this site’s purposes, we will focus only on the Hispanic nominees which have been nominated in 20 categories this year, many more than we have seen in previous years. With Bruno Mars (Puerto Rican heritage) nominated for six awards and Despacito‘s bilingual version nominated for three, including Justin Bieber, we are seeing one of the great years for Latinos in music. Read More

Pixar’s Coco

By Jack Rico

2017/11/23 at 1:36pm

Latino Movies

The Latino Significance of Pixar’s ‘Coco’

11.23.2017 | By Jack Rico |

“Coco,” the 19th film from Pixar, is a return to form for the stumbling animation company which has re-found its footing with its colorful characters, striking vivid cinematography, and a heartwarming story of family and tradition. Set in Mexico, a young boy (Anthony Gonzalez) dreams of becoming a musician just like his great-great-grandfather Ernesto de la Cruz (Benjamin Bratt). But when his family prohibits him from playing music, he finds himself magically transported to the Land of the Dead on Dia de Los Muertos meeting his past relatives and discovering a deeper connection to himself and to his family’s history. Read More

Hamilton’s Mandy Gonzalez Talks ‘Fearless’ Album

By Jack Rico

2017/10/21 at 4:17pm

Latino Podcast

Hamilton’s Mandy Gonzalez Talks ‘Fearless’ Album

10.21.2017 | By Jack Rico |

This week on the Highly Relevant podcast, host Jack Rico is joined by Hamilton’s Mandy Gonzalez and media/tech analyst Rich Greenfield. Gonzalez (9:35), who is currently playing the role of Angelica Schuyler in the mega-smash Broadway hit Hamilton, talks about her debut album Fearless, plus, how she asked Lin-Manuel Miranda to write the title track, her moments of discrimination because of her Latino last name and her upcoming concert appearance at New York’s legendary cabaret Cafe Carlyle. Read More

‘The Day I Met El Chapo: The Kate del Castillo Story’

By Jack Rico

2017/10/16 at 6:17pm

Latino TV

Watch The New Trailer and Photos From Netflix’s ‘The Day I Met El Chapo: The Kate del Castillo Story’

10.16.2017 | By Jack Rico |

Update: Sean Penn has threatened legal action against Netflix over the series you are about to read below.

We have all read the Sean Penn Rolling Stone article he wrote back in 2016 where he and Mexican actress Kate del Castillo met with El Chapo. Well, that story is now being told in retrospect by Kate and Netflix in a three-episode biographical series titled “The Day I Met El Chapo: The Kate del Castillo Story“. The series, with never-before-seen footage, gives exclusive details from del Castillo on what led to the infamous meeting between her, Penn and the world’s most notorious drug lord. Read More

By Jack Rico

2017/09/29 at 1:23pm

Latino Podcast

PODCAST: Salsero Luis Enrique On Salsa’s Relevance Today and Spanish Director Mateo Gil On Life and Death in Sci-Fi Film ‘Realive”

09.29.2017 | By Jack Rico |

On episode 51 Luis Enrique and Mateo Gil are our guests on episode 51. Salsero Luis Enrique, who most people know for his global hit “Yo No Se Mañana” from 2009, has a new book out titled “Autobiografía“. We discuss many topics from his difficult immigration experience in the US to meeting his mother for the first time at 15, but perhaps the most salient moments of the interview had to do him being discriminated by Latinos, “Yo No Se Mañana” almost being sung in English, should Latinos have their own award shows and how salsa can become #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100. Read More

By Jack Rico

2017/08/18 at 3:09pm

Latino Podcast

Podcast: Bomba Estéreo Talks ‘AYO’ And Spanglish

08.18.2017 | By Jack Rico |

We’re sending our love and prayers to the people of Barcelona who suffered a senseless terrorist attack. But on a lighter note, this is probably one of the best podcast shows we’ve done. We chat with Mesfin Fekadu, music editor of the Associated Press, who broke the story about Despacito not being nominated at this year’s VMAs. Did this happen because of cultural bias? We dissect all the variables, along with some of our thoughts on whether MTV should start playing Spanish-language music videos. Then I talk to Colombia’s hottest band of the moment, Bomba Estéreo, about their new album AYO, music and race, coca leaves, payola in the music business, and their love for the street language of Spanglish. Read More

By Jack Rico

2017/08/09 at 9:02am

Latino Podcast

PODCAST: April Reign on Boycotting HBO’s ‘Confederate,’ How Will Venezuela’s Problems Affect US Latinos?

08.9.2017 | By Jack Rico |

On the podcast this week, we talk MTV’s TRL reboot and how they need to seize the Latino music opportunity to be successful, plus, we discuss HBO and it’s controversial new slave series ‘Confederate’ with the creator of the #OscarSoWhite April Reign. She and four women have now created the #NoConfederate campaign to boycott the show. Will HBO succumb to social media pressure? Read More

Maria Elena Salinas

By Jack Rico

2017/08/04 at 7:34pm

Latino TV

Maria Elena Salinas To Depart Univision And Why CBS’ 60 Minutes Should Hire Her

08.4.2017 | By Jack Rico |

One of the news anchors of Univision News’ primetime team, Maria Elena Salinas, is leaving the company after 30 years at the desk. Her last day will be at the end of 2017. Word is Jorge Ramos will be partnerless until a new female anchor is announced. Salinas will also leave behind “Aqui y Ahora,” Univision’s equivalent of CBS’ 60 Minutes. Read More

Will Despacito Open Floodgates For More Spanish Music Crossovers?

By Jack Rico

2017/07/21 at 3:13pm

Latino Podcast

Will Despacito Open Floodgates For More Spanish Music Crossovers?

07.21.2017 | By Jack Rico |

Will Despacito Open Floodgates For More Spanish Music Crossovers?

In episode 41, we ask the question: Will Despacito Open Floodgates For More Spanish Music Crossovers? We talk about Despacito with Senior Media Reporter from the NY POST, Claire Atkinson, to break down for me how the song became that big and how much $$ she thinks Justin Bieber made from this summer hit.

Also, Colombian director Tomas Reyes, who did an English-language documentary about healthy living called BEYOND FOOD, stops by to discuss how you can improve your health by making more educated decisions.