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BROS' FLOW
August 8, 2007 | 9:00amAt 15 and 18 years old, Chris and Steve Martinez seem like regular teenagers: They hang out on MySpace, play basketball and think girls are drama. But these Bronx-bred brothers...
HE'S SPANISH 'FLY'
July 11, 2007 | 9:00amAdmit it, you've probably fantasized about being holed up in a hotel room with hunky Spanish actor Javier Bardem. You just never pictured him dressed down in a pair of...
FUN STARTS HERE!
July 11, 2007 | 9:00amLatin American Music Conference The musical tornado that is the Latin American Music Conference sweeps into town with an amazing lineup. La Mala Rodriguez is a bad-ass Spanish hip-hop artist...
HERE'S WHAT'S ON THE MENU
July 11, 2007 | 9:00amLooking for a delicious dining experience featureing a variety of authentic Latin eats? No matter what your craving, we can help you find a cool place to indulge your exotic...
HOT LIST
June 6, 2007 | 9:00amWITCHING HOUR Ojos de Brujo's latest CD, "Techari," translates to "Free" in the Gypsy language and that's exactly how the Barcelona-based troop's music can be described. They push the boundaries...
THE ULTIMATE GUIDE
June 6, 2007 | 9:00amPARADE IN A NUTSHELL Tu casa, mi casa Sometimes, the best seat in the house is your couch. Scream and dance to your heart's delight with live telecasts of the...
IT'S PLAY TIME
May 9, 2007 | 9:00amThis week, dozens of theater companies from near and far are taking over our city in celebration of the first TeatroStageFest, a collection of Latin stage productions from The Bronx...
MOM'S THE BOMB!
May 9, 2007 | 9:00amBAG LADIES Even when schlepping to the supermarket, Latinas like to do it with style. Brazilian designer Victor Hugo understands. His leather purses and wallets are classy, sexy and perfect...
HOT LIST
May 9, 2007 | 9:00amA MARTYR TO MUSIC When Maribel QuiÑones Gutiérrez steps on stage, she transforms into Martirio, a Spanish songbird who dons a classic peineta, dark glasses and crimson lipstick. In her...
YANKS KEEP TABS ON KISSER; IN JAPAN, EYES NEVER LIE
April 17, 2007 | 9:00amEMOTICONS - e-mail Esperanto? Scientists say no. A study in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology found that Americans put their money - and their parentheses - where their mouth...
LATINOS IN 'REEL' TIME
April 11, 2007 | 9:00amThe Eighth Havana Film Festival New York traverses Latin America's scenic, and sometimes bumpy, landscape to showcase movies from Bolivia, Puerto Rico, Uruguay and other Spanish-speaking lands. Here are some...
TRIBECA
April 11, 2007 | 9:00amThis year's roster of the Tribeca Film Festival (tribecafilmfestival.org), which runs from April 25 through May 6, features more than 20 flicks from and about the Latino world. Here are...
GREENDAY
April 11, 2007 | 9:00amDECOR VALUES Colombians Carlos Salgado and Bart Bettencourt don't believe in letting anything go to waste. The Brooklyn-based furniture designers collect industrial wood scraps and "repurpose" them into tables, stools,...
A BLOOM WITH A VIEW
March 31, 2007 | 9:00amSTOP and smell the roses - and all the other flowers transforming our concrete jungle into a Garden of Eden this month. The sheer variety of blooms will have urbanites...
GREEN PARTY
March 27, 2007 | 9:00amIf you love the shoes more than the path, it is not worth walking, nudges the sign. Not exactly the sort of thing you'd expect to see in a national...
GOING THERE
March 27, 2007 | 9:00amTraveling to Colombia's coastal region isn't like going to, say, Bogota or Cali -it's popular with visitors, particularly Europeans. Cruise ships call at Caribbean ports, and flights are relatively easy...
HOT PICKS
March 14, 2007 | 9:00amSWEET EMBRACE Long before bachata group Aventura came along, there was Edilio Paredes "The Father of Bachata Guitar." The pioneer explores the genre's evolution with his intricate and sensual licks....
GREEN PARTY
March 14, 2007 | 9:00amMexican supergroup Maná refuses to sell out. While other acts latch on to fluctuating trends, they remain loyal to their first love: rock 'n' roll. "You don't have to become...
ROCKIN' WITH PACHA
February 21, 2007 | 10:00amGood things happen to bands after they record their first album, but for New York-based electro-acoustic duo Pacha Massive, it happened the other way around. Their first gig was at...
VALENTINE'S DAY
February 15, 2007 | 10:00amMARGARITA MADNESS Customers swear that the bartenders at Zarela spike their margaritas with a special aphrodisiac - what else can explain all the couples that fall madly in love at...