Sandra Guzman
The Archive
'DIVINE' SECRETS
January 9, 2008 | 8:09amMAYA The Year of New Beginnings Ecuador native and longtime Queens resident Maya says that she has been a clairvoyant since her childhood but began divining formally to people outside...
COMEBACK KID
January 9, 2008 | 8:09amBoxer Felix "Tito" Trinidad has never been an underdog. In his long and illustrious career, the five-time world champ has only lost two fights. But, on the eve of his...
WILL POWER
December 13, 2007 | 10:00amAdopted Latino It makes perfect sense that the much-adored global superstar would launch this new profiles section in Tempo where each month we showcase connoisseurs of the culture trying to...
BEN THERE, DONE THAT
November 7, 2007 | 10:00amBENJAMIN Bratt - father of 5-year-old Sofia and 2-year-old Mateo - has acquired a brand new skill: "I can almost change diapers with one hand," chuckles the hunky actor. "But...
A FREE SPIRIT
November 7, 2007 | 10:00amAlejandra Alberti's road to a Latin Grammy nomination reads like a musical fairy tale. The 23-year-old college student got kicked around for several years by major labels as she shopped...
RING OF TRUTH
November 7, 2007 | 10:00amWith the most important bout of his career around the corner, 27-year-old Miguel Cotto is doing what you'd expect a Generation Y athlete to do on his day off. He's...
FROM DUSK 'TIL DON
November 7, 2007 | 10:00amWHEN supermarket cashier Vanessa Rodriguez heard that Don Omar was being interviewed for this story in a West Harlem eatery around the corner from where she works, she hurried over...
DUBIOUS GRAMMYS
November 7, 2007 | 10:00amIf you're a Spanish-language awards show and desperately want people to tune in, what do you do? You nominate Beyoncé for an award! So what if she's not Latina? Is...
DREAMING IN MUSIC
October 10, 2007 | 9:00amIT was in the middle of Cuba, somewhere between Havana and Santiago, when the small van we were riding made a pit stop in a Cupey - the Cuban version...
WASHINGTON BITES
October 10, 2007 | 9:00amRESTAURATEUR Cirillo Moronta doesn't usually go around quoting presidents or Hollywood films. But when asked why he decided three years ago to open a sophisticated eatery in the middle of...
THE WRITES OF PASSAGE
October 10, 2007 | 9:00amLaunching a clothing label or eponymous cologne is so, like, last year. The new, new hot thing to do in the Latin scene if you're a star (or think you...
BIG DADDY 'CANE'
September 12, 2007 | 9:00amA killer heat wave grips the City of Angels in early September, but Jimmy Smits' Studio City office, on the lot where his new drama "Cane" is being filmed, is...
TWIN SPEAKS
September 12, 2007 | 9:00amShalim Ortiz says that landing a role on the hit show "Heroes" was the result of series of serendipitous moments and magic, the sort of mysterious brew that had fans...
'SPIN' DOCTOR
September 12, 2007 | 9:00amSummer is officially on its way out - but in Polito Vega's world, it's hot all year round. A quick listen to his eight-hour marathon show on La Mega, "Salsa...
P.R. LIKE A ROCKSTAR
September 12, 2007 | 9:00amCirco "Cursi" Sony/BMG Puerto Ricans can boast about having the best salsa bands and reggaetón rappers in the world, sure. But now, islanders can brag about having an exceptional rock...
GLORIA'S RETURN
September 12, 2007 | 9:00amGloria Estefan "90 Millas" Burgundy Records Gloria Estefan fans expecting disco and club jams - the classic crossover sounds that made the Miami raised singer a gay icon - may...
'MANNY' OF THE YEAR
August 8, 2007 | 9:00amManny Perez's Hollywood star is rising - and fast. And if you don't recognize his ruggedly handsome face yet, by year's end, you will. The Marymount Manhattan College grad will...
A LOVE STORY, ON-SCREEN & OFF
August 2, 2007 | 9:00amMARC Anthony says that he first laid eyes on Jennifer Lopez in 1998, when the then up-and-coming dancer and actress went backstage to congratulate him after the opening night of...
FIGURING OUT WHO'S WHO ON FIFTH AVENUE
June 6, 2007 | 9:00amThe pageantry, the pomp, the circumstance of the Puerto Rican Parade will be on display this year as the event celebrates half a century. Parade King Ricky Martin: The global...
DOUBLE YOUR PLEASURE
June 6, 2007 | 9:00amSOME men with an extra wad of cash to spend would buy themselves an island. Wisín, half of the chart-topping reggaetón act Wisín y Yandel, bought himself a mountain. Then,...