Ximena Sariñana,
Latest Hot
New Artist at MTV Tr3s
Ximena Sariñana is the latest hot new artist tapped
by MTV Tr3s for its highly popular Descubre & Download program. The multiplatform
music discovery platform has been lauded by music executives as "critical" in
launching new careers and by Rolling Stone Magazine as "career changing."
Jazz Fans Remember Dizzy
Gillespie
on 90th Birthday
While many remember Dizzy Gillespie for such groundbreaking
pieces as "A Night In Tunisia," others will always think of him
playing a funny shaped trumpet with his cheeks so puffed up they looked as
though they were about to burst. The bell of his trumpet was bent at a 45-degree
angle, which Dizzy claimed was the result of someone accidentally falling
on it. Ironically, he liked its new tone so much, he decided to have all
of his trumpets designed with the bell pointing upwards. That became his
trademark.
The Latin Grammy and Yalil Guerra
For third consecutive year Yalil Guerra and RYCY Productions have produced the
music theme for the 8th Latin Grammy awards, 2007. The show will be broadcasted
at Univision, November 8th, from Las Vegas, Nevada.
The
Lost City, an Andy Garcia Film Written by Guillermo Cabrera Infante
The Lost City is actor/director Andy Garcia's bittersweet
lyric celebration of Cuban culture that took him 16 years to make. Using
music, literature and dance, City captures Havana in full tropical bloom
during the late 1950s.
Jimmy
Smits Joins PBS's
"Edens Lost & Found" Series
Fresh from the West Wing, where his character was elected
president of the United States last season, actor Jimmy Smits is
speaking up his adopted city of Los Angeles. Smits is hosting a PBS special titled "Edens
Lost & Found" airing on KCET (28) at 10 p.m.
News
Programs More Popular than Telenovelas
Among Hispanics, a New Study Finds
Some 55 percent of U.S. Hispanics watch television
in both English and Spanish, while only 12 percent watch TV in only English and
31 percent in only Spanish, according to a study by Encuesta, Inc., a U.S. Hispanic
marketing and research company, according to MediaWeek.
New Book by Child
Author on Democracy
Sniffing for Democracy chronicles the adventures of a dog named Spangle who,
after being arrested for criticizing the president, searches the world over for
a democracy that smells right because his started to stink.
"Naked News" Available in Spanish
David Warga, the Canadian producer of "Naked
News," is now launching "Noticias al Desnudo," a Spanish-language
version of his controversial news show where sexy anchors and reporters get
undressed while telling a news story to the audience. Warga says "Naked
News" is "sensual but not sexual" because the show does not
"use sex, sexual innuendo or men and women together in any way."
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Singer/composer Juan Luis Guerra was the top winner at the Latin Grammys on November 8 after receiving five awards for album of the year, song of the year, record of the year, tropical song and best merengue album for his single and album "La Llave De Mi Corazon."
