Jai Rodriguez, best known as the "culture guy" on the hit TV series "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy," is also a long-time club head. A veteran of the New York music scene, he's currently working on new project to reintroduce himself as a singer.
nocheLatina: What do you think of the current state of clubland in NYC?
Jai Rodriguez: Clubbing...
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...
This year has been huge for Uruguayan-born performer/songwriter Jorge Drexler. He has worked with some of the world's best singers, as well as completing his latest album, Eco. However, we all took notice of him when he recently won an Academy Award for the song "Al Otro Lado" which was featured in the movie The Motorcycle Diaries. This is the...
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,...
When he made the decision to leave his band mates and pursue a solo career, everyone was skeptical. When he made it clear he wanted to pursue R&B music, people thought he was insane. A Mexican singing R&B was unheard of. However, instead of allowing naysayers to discourage him, Frankie J responded with a hit single "Obsession (No Es Amor)"...
Emily Rios is a promising up and coming actress who has already made critics take notice of her amazing performance as Magdalena in the indie film, Quinceañera. The film not only takes a careful look at quinceañeras in Latin-American culture, but it’s also a story about teenage sexuality, gentrification, old fashion values, and what happens when...
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...
