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Abuela is a GIF

May 19, 2012

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If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands!

Storyboard: Abuelita Más Que Chocolate (11)

April 6, 2012

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Abuelita Más Que Chocolate, a weekly series, conversations Emmanuel Garcia shares with Filiberta Trujillo, his grandmother. Abuelita Más Que Chocolate is a feature of Storyboard.

Storyboard: Abuelita Más Que Chocolate (10)

April 3, 2012

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Abuelita Más Que Chocolate, a weekly series, conversations Emmanuel Garcia shares with Filiberta Trujillo, his grandmother. Abuelita Más Que Chocolate is a feature of Storyboard.

AIDS: Pedro Zamora at 40

March 30, 2012

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I contributed a story on Latino AIDS activist, Pedro Zamora for Windy City Times  - AIDS @ 30 series.  Pedro Zamora was a huge influence on my young adult life and I am honored to highlight his legacy as part of this project.  The AIDS at 30 series was nominated for a 2012 GLAAD award… [Read more…]

Remembering Selena at 41

March 30, 2012

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The anniversary of Selena Quintanilla’s death is always bittersweet, one moment we commemorate her passing and 16 days later we celebrate her birth. I like to think that this in-between period leads to a figurative resurrection. Seventeen years have gone by and Selena still makes our hearts, pitter-patter “Bidi bidi bom bom.” Before she died she… [Read more…]

Puerto Rican LGBT Activist Shares Moment with Ricky Martin

March 27, 2012

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LGBT activist, Pedro Julio Serrano, shares a moment backstage with singer and Broadway star, Ricky Martin. Serrano has been in celebratory mode this week, he recently celebrated his 18th anniversary of being diagnosed HIV positive. The highly anticipated broadway production of Evita opens April 5, 2012. Pedro Julio Serrano posted this picture on his Facebook… [Read more…]

Editor of El Diario La Prensa Speaks Out in Favor of Marriage Equality

March 10, 2012

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Rossana Rosado, Editor and Executive Director of El Diario La Prensa in New York City speaks out en Español and English in a new Human Rights Campaign (HRC) ad in support of marriage equality. Her voice is important because she leads the oldest Spanish-language daily newspaper in the U.S. Here is Rosado proving that Latinos… [Read more…]

Jesus wept, because you’re a homophobic bigot

March 10, 2012

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“Jesus Wept (John. 11:35).” Growing up my parents enrolled me in a private Christian school. I was often asked to randomly recite a verse off the top of my head, so naturally I learned the short cuts. “Jesus wept” is the shortest verse in the Bible and the easiest to remember if you want to… [Read more…]

Dear Oscar, The Undocumented have a voice

February 27, 2012

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Oscar winner Natalie Portman introduced this years’ nominees in Actor in a Leading Role. It has become standard for presenters to say a tidbit about all the nominees in both the Actor and Actress in a Leading Role categories. With the exception of the acceptance speeches, most of the show is scripted by producers. I… [Read more…]

Samara Riviera: A Tale of a Latina Actress in Hollywood

January 22, 2012

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Samara Riviera is an actress living in L.A. — one of thousands of young actors searching for their big break. Samara talks with Emmanuel Garcia about how she uses the law of attraction to push through obstacles, that is, if she even sees them. Fore more info on Samara Riviera go to: www.vivalariviera.com

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