Check the scenario: Anthony Santos, his cousin Henry Santos, and brothers Mikey and Lenny Santos, four boys from the Bronx, grow up listening to both their parents' Latin music and the Boogie Down's hottest Hip-Hop. And out of this fusion emerges something new -traditional Bachata melodies over Hip-Hop's staccato beats. While...
DJ Nelson is one of the hottest DJs in Puerto Rico and is on his way to becoming the biggest reggaeton spin master in the world. He's played a huge role in making reggaeton part of the mainstream and is on the verge of becoming a force in fashion with his NelFlow Music and FlowWear clothing and sneaker line. He's currently working with Tego...
Rarely do an artist's personal and professional lives harmonize on a high note, says Mexican singer Cristian Castro. But his did, and that's exactly why he named his new CD, Dias Felices. "I feel very excited about the ways things have turned out this year," states Castro in his native Spanish from his office in Mexico....
Where would the world be without its snarky gay pundits? Carson Kressley, Michael Musto, Nathan Lane and Isaac Mizrahi have all stolen America’s hearts, albeit with some sharp nails. Enter the next generation of divadom: Perez Hilton, aka Mario Lavandeira, a tattletale extraordinaire and auteur behind “Hollywood’s Most Hated Website,”...
Salsa had Hector Lavoe and Willie Colon. Hip-Hop has Nas, Common, and countless others. Reggaeton has Tego Calderon and Voltio. And Latin hip-hop (or hip-hop en Español) has Malverde. What do they all have in common? They make music that is commercially acceptable commercially and brings awareness to the people it represents. The Los Angeles...
Salma Hayek is so petite she can easily curl up in a chair--which she does, sniffling and reaching for a tissue. “I have a fever,” she explains, looking improbably radiant in an ash-gray sweater and a pair of jeans. When she’s complimented on her stylish Oscar appearance, the actress says, “I did that with a fever too.” Sickness aside,...
“Livin’ La Vida Loca” may have been a Ricky Martin hit, but right now it’s the theme song for the six teens in RBD. It’s a crazy life that is a constant blur of filming, promoting, recording, and touring. During the week, RBD films their daily soap opera “Rebelde.” On the weekends, they are either in the studio recording or...
Gael Garcia Bernal has been called Mexico’s answer to James Dean so many times it’s almost a cliché. But when he strolls into the Essex House hotel, long hair grazing his shoulders, shirt rumpled and smile wide, he looks more like a sexy graduate student on lunch break than the actor who famously played Che Guevera in Walter Salles’ The Motorcycle...
Julieta Venegas is the undisputed queen of Latin alternative music. There is no one who is more respected and original. Venegas’ fourth album, Limon Y Sal, is a return of the emotional angst found in Aqui, with the high caliber production of Si. Where Si was Venegas’ way of expressing happiness, Limon Y Sal explores her skeptical side. Venegas’...
Somewhere in between being a Go-Go Dancer, Playboy TV model, and co-star to Paris Hilton in Bottom's Up, Dita de Leon managed to get her law degree. But I’m sure you don’t care about that. I bet you find it far more interesting that she was front and center of the Brad and Angelina affair and that she shared a Jacuzzi with Matthew Modine in Any...
