Latino columns, essays on movies, TV, and culture

Mariana Dussan

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2013/07/26 at 5:41pm

Feliz Cumpleaños Mick Jagger! Here Are The 5 Best Rock En Español Songs to celebrate!

07.26.2013 | By |

It’s Friday and besides looking forward to relaxing this weekend, how about celebrating Mick Jagger’s big 7-0! HAPPY FREAKING BIRTHDAY to Sir Michael Philip Jagger! Read More

Jack Rico

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2013/07/21 at 3:14pm

Who Will Be The Next Batman? Top 5 Actors

07.21.2013 | By |

*Updated November 2025

The Superman/Batman movie is finally happening. From the details we already know, Zack Snyder will be directing, Henry Cavill will be playing Superman and there is a roundabout release date for Summer 2015. The enigma that still surrounds the project is, who will be the next Batman? After The Dark Knight Rises, Christian Bale said he will retire from playing the masked character leaving one of the most relevant, profitable and coveted roles in Hollywood up for grabs.

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Jack Rico

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2013/07/16 at 7:00am

Top 5 Bloodiest Movies Of All Time!

07.16.2013 | By |

With the upcoming release of the horror film “The Conjuring,” I decided to make a list of the top 5 bloodiest movies in the history of cinema. This list will focus exclusively on the disturbing amount of blood that appears on a screen and not on the level of fear or suspense that it provokes. Be it bad, obscure, or unsettling, this list is about blood, thick curdling hoses of blood. Here are the 5 bloodiest movies that are sure to make anyone that watches them vomit from disgust. Read More

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2013/07/09 at 5:33pm

Best Fan-Made Christopher Reeve Superman Trailer Ever?

07.9.2013 | By |

There have been a plethora of fan-made Superman trailers here and there, some of them even raising an eyebrow or two for its skill, but after I saw this trailer made by the very adroit YouTube host silverlightsaber, there is no need to see any other one. So far this is the definitive Christopher Reeve Superman trailer, in my opinion. I literally got chills watching it and hearing Hans Zimmer’s Man of Steel composition. It made me appreciate even more the hero, the character and the story of Superman. Read More

Jack Rico

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2013/05/31 at 12:00am

Why A ‘Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air’ Reunion Will Never Happen

05.31.2013 | By |

For all you fans of the 90’s TV show Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, we hate to break it to you, but any ideas of a Will Smith and friends television reunion on NBC are out of the question. At least that is the case according to Alfonso Ribeiro, one of the co-stars of the show Read More

Jack Rico

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2013/05/13 at 12:00am

Will Colombians push Oscar Isaac’s ‘Pablo Escobar’ film production out of town?

05.13.2013 | By |

Guatemalan actor Oscar Isaac will play the late Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar in an as-yet-untitled movie. It’s unclear whether the film will be in Spanish or English, but we do know that Brad Furman, director of the highly acclaimed “The Lincoln Lawyer,” will take the helm.
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Mariana Dussan

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2013/04/22 at 12:00am

Can Paz Vega Reclaim Her Hollywood Status with Paul W.S. Anderson’s Pompeii?

04.22.2013 | By |

First she was a young immigrant mother from Mexico who worked as a housekeeper while she lived in a Spanglish world. Now she will travel back in time to play a ruler priestess. According to Variety, Paz Vega will join the cast of Pompeii, a historical drama directed by Paul W.S. Anderson. Read More

Mariana Dussan

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2013/04/16 at 12:00am

VMAs: What Went Down With Aubrey Plaza?

04.16.2013 | By |

Puerto Rican actress Aubrey Plaza at the MTV Movie Awards interrupted Will Ferrell in the middle of his acceptance speech for the Comedic Genius Award and tried to repeatedly take his golden popcorn as she held a drink in her hand. According to MTV, after the stage crash producers asked Plaza to leave the show.

A close-up of the actress on stage reveals that she had The To Do List written on her chest, which is the name of the new CBS Films’ comedy where the half-Puerto Rican actress plays Brandy Clark, a high school girl who after feeling the pressures of having to be sexually experienced before she goes off to college makes a to-do list of things to accomplish before the fall. Read More

Mariana Dussan

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2013/04/11 at 12:00am

Is Eva Longoria’s "Devious Maids" stereotyping Latinas?

04.11.2013 | By |

Is Eva Longoria's "Devious Maids" stereotyping Latinas?

Eva Longoria just can’t keep away from the drama and that is why this summer she is bringing it to your nearest TV set.

“Devious Maids†is a new Lifetime series executive produced by Longoria (“Desperate Housewivesâ€) and Marc Cherry (“Desperate Housewivesâ€). The show takes an “upstairs-downstairs†look at five maids and their rich and famous employers inside their Beverly Hills mansions where murder and mayhem collide. The story centers on the close-knit group of maids who are as clever, witty, outrageous and devilish as their employers because in their world, whoever holds the dirt holds the power and these maids are surely sweeping in more gossip than anything else.   Read More

Mariana Dussan

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2013/04/02 at 12:00am

Guillermo Del Toro Directing New DC Comics Movie?

04.2.2013 | By |

Guillermo Del Toro Directing New DC Comics Movie? The amazing Guillermo Del Toro is once again making buzz in the comics community. The Mexican director spent this past Saturday at WonderCon in Anaheim, Calif. where he spoke about his upcoming film “Pacific Rim” and showed a special trailer made just for WonderCon, but as exciting as it might have been from the crowd we have news that is more exciting for the rest of us. Read More

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