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Democratic leaders in Congress have urged the Bush administration to
consider using the $700 billion bailout for the financial system to
aid distressed American automakers, in a prelude to what may become
urgent negotiations over additional economic stimulus measures.
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Hispanics are now the largest ethnic minority in the
United States and during the past decade, U.S. Hispanic
purchasing power has rapidly increased. This report
takes an in depth look at how today's Hispanic Economy
is transitioning into an economic power in the U.S.
Click here for the
executive summary and table of contents!
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The markets may be enduring their own patch of stormy
weather, but the greening of America goes on. To promote
your own green agenda, we offer you some simple tips
that can help your business increase profits while
cutting pollution and waste.
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Demonstrating their new potential role as kingmakers on the American
political scene, Hispanic voters turned out in record numbers for
the 2008 presidential election on Tuesday. Across the country, the
Hispanic electorate overwhelmingly cast their ballot for the
Democratic candidate, Senator Barack Obama, for president,
potentially providing the margin of victory in key states.
Hispanics, it seems, have reshaped the political map.
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Fitch Downgrades Mexico The international credit rating agency Fitch Ratings Ltd changed its grading of the Mexican debt and lowered its rating due to its vulnerability to a recession in the US. On the other hand, Chile and Brazil kept their previous ratings. Cinemex Purchase The main shareholder of Grupo Mexico - the country’s largest mining corporation – and owner of MMCinemas movie theaters, Germán Larrea, purchased Cinemex’s 44 theaters (its top competitor an property of the Carlyle Group) for MEX $3,5000 million (US $270.75 million). If this transactions is authorized Larrea will go up against the market leader Cinepolis. Ara and The City The construction firm Ara announced it was going to build Citara, a giant housing complex in the Mexican state of Huehuetoca with an area of 4.3 million square meters. Its plans include 26,000 homes plus schools, gardens, malls, and service provision facilities. Citara will be connected with Mexico City via a new suburban train.
Minister of Defense: FARC in Neighbor Countries The Colombian Minster of Defense, Juan Manuel Santos, condemned the presence of the Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC) in neighbor countries such as Panama, Venezuela, and Ecuador. In his declarations Minister Santos showed his concern over FARC’s illegal activities in other countries: “The best example are FARC fronts 41 and 59, which extort and kidnap Venezuelan businessmen.” Peru and Colombia Take On Negotiations with EU The European Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighborhood Policy, Benita Ferro-Waldner, suggested the European Union (EU) could move forward its negotiations of a bilateral commercial agreement with Colombia and Peru, given the difficulties to undertake a swift negotiation between the Andean Community (CAN: Comunidad Andina de Naciones) and the EU. This recommendation is backed by the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Durão Barroso, and is due to Ecuador and Bolivia’s disapproval of the block negotiations that were taking place. The Colombian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jaime Bermúdez, expressed his satisfaction with this initiative and stated: “I hope other countries will make part of this project at any moment; the Commission has revealed its readiness to this possibility, which we look forward to.”
Social Expenditure: US $4,004 Million According to a joint report from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Ministry of Finance, the budget appointed for social investment increased 42.8% in the first four months of 2008. The study establishes US $4,004 million of the total national budget ((US $13,466.7 million) was targeted to social investment and distributed among the following ministries: Education (46,2%), Economic and Social Development (16,8%), Labor (0,7%), Health (26,4%), and Urban and Housing Development (9,9%).
Back Up Reserves Venezuela’s international reserves reach US $39,963 million according to the last report from the Central Bank of Venezuela. The government and monetary authorities estimate that by the end of the year international reserves will add up to US $40 million, which should sufficiently serve the country under critical circumstances. The government believes this should be enough to face a contingency and the country can keep calm throughout this year, since there is enough financial back up. Two Colombians Deported The Venezuelan government deported two Colombians, Henry Fortich Coneo and Wilmer Villadiego Coneo, to the United States on drug trafficking charges. The head of the National Anti-drugs Agency (ONA: Oficina Nacional Antidrogas), Néstor Revero, said they were investigated on 16 drug trafficking charges and deported to Miami. The two Colombians were requested since 2001 and finally captured in the border state of Zulia. According to the Venezuelan authorities 3,467 persons have been captured on drug trafficking related charges throughout this year
Standstill The Chilean Association of Public Workers started a strike today that will take place for two more days. This strike involves workers of over 15 unions belonging to public universities, the health sector, education, local governments, and the central authority, who seek an overall pay raise. While these protests take place, the government of Michelle Bachelet has officially announced it is going to deduct lost hours from public worker’s paychecks that do not show up at work.
Inflation Falling According to official estimates inflation dropped sharply in October. The National Statistics and Census Institute (INDEC: Instituto Nacional de Estadísitca y Censos) announced the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in October was 0.4%, which is somewhat closer to private figures that estimate inflation between 0.7% and 1%. Some analysts believe this is due to a consumption slump originated from the global financial crisis. Estimates from the INDEC also give a 12-month accumulated inflation of 8.4%.
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'Voces Latinas' host covers the Latino community
Angela Assaf
March 30, 2008
By ANGELA ASSAF
cnlife@crescent-news.com
TOLEDO -- Antonio Rios still likes to daydream, but he
doesn't have to. At age 46 he is living his dream of running his own
advertising, marketing and Latino entertainment agency right here in the
Heartland.
The 1979 Defiance High School graduate produces his own Spanish language TV
show, "Voces Latinas."
"I love entertainment and I love the fact that I'm helping people," commented
Rios recently from his studio in Toledo. "Whenever I go out and people say, 'Hey
Tony, wow! Love your show, man. Keep up the great work,' I find it so
gratifying."
It airs Thursdays at 8 p.m. and Saturdays at 7 p.m. on the Buckeye CableSystem.
"Our main purpose on the show is to showcase the Hispanic/Latino community.
There are no other local TV shows that do this in northwest Ohio."
Topics covered are cooking, health, business, educational programming and
entertainment -- Rios' favorite beat.
Rios just returned from a trip to Las Vegas, the Grand Canyon and Los Angeles.
He and his new wife decided to visit these places (for the first time) on a
vacation and took their TV camera along to give their fans a view from the Rios
family angle. "We showed some pretty amazing sights of the Hoover Dam and the
Grand Canyon.
"While we were in Los Angeles we spoke with people from Hollywood, Ventura,
Rodeo Drive, China Town, Universal Studios, Olvera Street and more."
In the more than 13 years that Rios has been doing the show he has taken it on
location from Cancun, Mexico, to South America more than a half-dozen times.
"We spent Christmas Day in 2003 on the beach in Puerto De La Cruz filming in
Venezuela. Then we went to the capital city of Caracas to join the one million
in attendance to ring in the New Year. What a party that was. The weather was
spectacular as well as the people."
The tone was a bit more somber when in 1999 he went to Tegucigalpa, Honduras, to
cover the Hurricane Mitch relief efforts.
Over the course of his travels Rios has observed the Hispanic/Latino communities
in South America have dramatically different customs than in the U.S.
"In South America the people live very laid back, mostly from paycheck to
paycheck." (He says they make less than half the minimum wage earned by some
Americans.)
"One thing that surprised me was how the people in their culture all get
together as a family to eat every day. Here it seems family time is something we
only take serious during holidays. Family is all most of them have and family
time is very important.
"They like to stay informed with what is going on in the world whenever they
can, but not too many people have a computer in their home. They have to go out
to cyber cafes."
Rios is getting geared up for his next trip to Memphis, Tenn., to visit
Graceland.
"I've always wanted to do a show there since the passing of Elvis. I grew up
singing and impersonating Elvis Presley as a kid. I want to see in person how
the 'king' lived and just be there."
He did, however, meet the "queen of soul," Gladys Knight, in 2001, when she was
in Toledo for a benefit.
"Knight was very kind and really laid back off camera," remarks Rios about an
interview he did with Knight for his show. "She knew how to work the camera when
it was on and her professionalism really showed."
Rios' apparent ease on camera and behind the mic come from his own professional
music experience. He says being on stage performing and talking to many
different people over the years kind of broke him in.
He did a lot of interviews and appeared on local radio shows back in the day
when he was promoting his CD, "Tony Rios Estoy Enamorado De Ti." He also played
trumpet for the University of Toledo Jazz and Symphony band and sang for a
variety of Tejano bands, traveling all over the Midwest.
The Rios family tree is abundant with singers and musicians on both sides. He
recalls there was always music playing and his parents were big fans of the
1950s and '60s music as well as the Latino artists.
"My mother would always sing to me as a child and teach me songs in Spanish. My
father loved playing the guitar and the accordion. Both of my uncles played
instruments. On weekends we would go and visit my grandfather who lived in the
country in Erie, Mich., and there would be musicians there singing and playing
their guitars.
"I just happened to love music as a child and it has stayed with me."
His parents, Antonio Sr. and Carlota Rios, still live in Defiance.
Rios couldn't wait to get out of Defiance and explore life in the big city, he
says. At age 18 he moved to Toledo.
"My biggest challenge was getting through school and finding a job while
adjusting to city life."
He studied for a music degree but after two years changed majors and eventually
earned his business degree.
It was while he was shopping his CD around to different record companies that he
was asked by Sony Music if Toledo had a local TV show dedicated to Latinos. The
answer was no and that is what gave him the idea to start one up, he says.
When he first started the show it was called "La Prensa Show." That lasted about
a year. Then Rios took over as executive producer and held a contest to rename
the show; the name chosen was "Voces Latinas."
The show aired in Defiance, Lorain, Cleveland and Bowling Green for four to five
years. After some format changes in 2003-04, he decided to keep the show in
Toledo.
He is once again looking forward to airing "Voces Latinas" in Defiance --
possibly starting next year.
Rios says that having his own TV studio and equipment to produce has been a
major plus for the show. And he is always looking for ways to make the show more
attractive for viewers.
Ever since his Colombia-born wife, Maryori, came aboard, she has added a dose of
sex appeal which has its benefits, he says. She is an attorney by profession,
but has recently taken a more prominent role as the program's main hostess and
assistant film editor.
Maryori does the show completely in Spanish due to her very limited English. She
is from Barranquilla (where Shakira is from).
She and Rios first met at
cybercupido. com
and from there they began chatting online. At one point she invited him to
Colombia to cover the Carnavales of Barranquilla, the second biggest carnival in
the world next to Brazil. Tony said that if he went that she would have to be
his guest host. She accepted and that is how they became more involved through
their work.
"Maryori had no prior experience being on camera or talking with a microphone. I
didn't really have to teach her, she's a natural," he gushes about the exotic
dark hair beauty.
They have been married for two years. Tony has two children from a previous
marriage: Nikayla, 22, and Sergio, 20.
Rios says if he had a few million dollars he would purchase a radio station
himself.
"It's sad that Toledo has no Latino radio station or even a show right now
produced for the Latino community. We love our music and would love to be able
to turn the radio on here and listen to one of our own local announcers speaking
Spanish as well as playing our music."
The last time Toledo had a locally produced radio program was in 2004 when Rios
had a spot on 97.3 FM. (The show was dropped due to low number of advertisers.)
He is hoping to make a comeback with a new radio show called LatinoMix, provided
he can generate the sponsors/advertisers needed.
"Radio and TV are businesses that are very powerful in reaching audiences. We
learn so much through what we listen to and see."
Rios likes to keep up on the latest technology and showcase all that the show
has to offer by way of his website,
www. voceslatinas. com.
He also produces weddings and quinceaneras for clients and deejays for weddings,
quinceaneras and night clubs.
"I love to work and keep busy. It has brought a lot of joy into my life and has
taught me a lot about life in general," he says.
"Whenever I get the chance I like to sit down and just meditate and look at life
change right before his eyes," says Rios, making reference to his 3-year-old
grandson, Oscar.
And daydream a little, too.
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Julio
Iglesias vendió más discos que The Beatles, Michael Jackson y Elvis Presley
Juntos; 250 Millones en 14 idiomas.
Mark Anthony es el único artista latino en llenar el Madison Square Garden seis
dias consecutivos.
Luis Miguel recibió su primer Grammy a los quince Años.
El éxito "Conga" de Gloria Estefan es el único tema en la historia musical que
ha aparecido en las listas de Pop, Latin, Soul y Dance al mismo tiempo en la
revista de Billboard
Juanes es el artista latino con más nominaciones a los Grammys.
"La Piña":
limpia la arterias y baja el colesterol
El
poder de la piña se basa en limpiar las arterias que tranportan la sangre al
corazón, si las arterias no están limpias,existe la posibilidad de un ataque al
corazón, la piña; además de ser el mejor limpiador de arterias, actua contra
callos ó Juanetes que es cuando el dedo gordo del pie apunta hacia el segundo
dedo acusandolo , ocasionando una portuberancia en el borde del pié, lo más
recomendable para esta privada verguenza es restragarse la parte afectada con un
pedazo de piña en un lugar donde nadie lo vea , ya que gracias a la bromelina
que contiene, hace desaparecer de la piel las células muertas, se recomienda
este tratamiendo dos veces a la semana. -no abuse-.
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Here is the list of finalists in the High School category: Xenia Adrian, H.M. King High School, Kingsville, TX Related links:
November 21, 2006Interest continues building as we approach the 12th annual Ford Motor Company's 12th Annual Extravaganza.
Here is the list of finalists in the Elementary/Middle School category: Aritzel Guajardo, Robert E. Lee Elementary, Eagle Pass, TX
Related links:
Tejano reunion and KSAH-AM's top ratings in the news this week.
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The 10-track CD is a tribute to the international ballad singers and songs fo the '70s and '80s said Mexican singer Noel Garcia in a recent interview during a tour stop in Mexico. These include Mexico's Luis Miguel, Panama's Miguel Bose, Spain's Alejandro Sanz, Venezuela's Franco De Vita and Ricardo Montaner.
Released Nov. 14, the CD setlist is:
Highlights include "Si tu no Vuelves," originally by Miguel Bose. Sin Bandera reworks this touching ballad about the aftermath of a breakup by applying their emotive vocal harmonies and adding a bluesy R&B feel.
We'll spotlight Sin Bandera in an interview for this coming Sunday Latin Notes music column.
Related stories:
While most groups usually take a long vacation from late December
through January, Los Kumbia Kings have so much work
they can't stop. At least not for long.
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| Los Kumbia Kings perform at the 2006 San Antonio Rodeo. (Edward A. Ornelas/Express-News) |
As far as any media speculation that the feud with A.B. Quintanilla III has affected KK, Martinez was pretty straight-forward:
"Seguimos con EMI, no hemos recibido ninguna notificacion de nada, nos estamos enfocando en la gira y en varios proyectos que tenemos. En la mitad de diciembre la disquera cierra las oficinas y nosotros seguimos en el plan de trabajar con Kumbia Kings".
Translation:
"We're still with EMI, we have not received any notification of anything. We're focused on the tour and on several projects we have. In the middle of December the record label will close its offices, but we will continue with our work plans."
More KK/KAS stories, photos:
Kumbia All Starz, Tigres on Billboard Latino
And now the Kumbia ...Queens?
KK/KAS dustup moves into Mexican courts
Kumbia All Starz new tour, CD, PHOTO
Pop singer Luis Miguel is set to release his new video "Santa Claus Llegó a la Ciudad" (Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town), a new single from his Christmas album "Navidades Luis Miguel," on Tuesday.
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| Luis Miguel to release new video at 5 p.m. Tuesday on "Primer Impacto." (Courtesy of Wireimage/Larry Busacca) |
Directed by Rebeca Blake, "Santa Claus Llegó a la Ciudad" features interior photography shot at Cipriani, one of the most prestigious restaurants in New York City, while exteriors were shot in two days of production on location in the Big Apple. Backed by a swinging big band, Luis Miguel evokes nostalgia and glamour in the tune.
Related pop/rock stories, photos:
Luis Miguel confirms new CD AND new baby
Mana tour dates announced
Maná gets gold: Spanish-language rock in Switzerland?
New Maná CD, LuísMi sings Xmas, RBD news
Calle 13 is a real tag team, says singer El Residente.
(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Residente of the band Calle 13 jumps up in the arms
of the presenters during the Latin Grammy Awards in New York, on
Nov. 2, 2006.
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The reggaeton/rap duo has shot from nowhere to the top of the A-list
thanks to a hot album "Calle 13," three Latin Grammys, and several
controversial headlines. For details, check out my Sunday
Latin Notes music column.
El Residente says the duo split the work with Residente coming up with
music; El Visitante with the lyrics:
"On the new (forthcoming) album I wrote most of the music first and El Visitante has begun adding lyrics. But there is always a balance. And we're co-producing."
Winning the Grammys has given them confidence:
"Yes, that first record has given us a lot of confidence, so we're writing a little more crazy, whatever we want."
Although the duo is new in music circles, actually they have been in the music scene a good while.
"I have been playing piano ever since I was 6 years old. But the two of us have been in the scene for many years, playing in the streets, like maybe 11years. Now we're constantly busy, with promotions, touring and with recording the next album.
Related stories, photos:
Class of 2006: Calle 13, more than fusion
Latin Grammys: winners, highlights and more
Tego Calderon: Beyond reggaeton
Reggaeton star Tego Calderon to perform at Latin Grammy nominees event
(COMING UP: Luis Miguel debuts his video for "Santa Claus
Llego a la Ciudad" (Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town), a new single from
his Christmas album "Navidades Luis Miguel," on Tuesday at 5 pm (EST) on
the program "Primer Impacto.")
(Courtesy of EMI Televisa)
Irish American pianist Arthur Hanlon paid tribute
to Mecano on his latest CD
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The CD includes Mecano hits such as "Mujer contra mujer," "7 de septiembre" and "Hawai, Bombay." Hanlon also wrote the instrumental tribute "Homenaje." Hanlon, who uses Baldwin pianos, used producer Frances Pellicier on his CD.
At the recent Hispanic Heritage Society Awards, Hanlon was among the highlights. Hanlon played a lovely medley of Rocio Durcal's tunes including "Amor Eterno," and "Como Han Pasado Los Años" and included snippets from the tune "Homenaje."
Last year, Hanlon scored a chart hit with the tune "La Gorda Linda," which featured vocals by Tito Nieves.
We recently interviewed Hanlon; look for his feature story next week.
On the Net:
www.arthurhanlon.com
www.nevarezpr.com
Related pop/rock stories, photos:
Luis Miguel confirms new CD AND new baby
Mana tour dates announced
Maná gets gold: Spanish-language rock in Switzerland?
New Maná CD, LuísMi sings Xmas, RBD news
Maná anuncia las primeras 19 fechas de su gira americana
Maná o Alejandro Sanz se plantean como grandes conciertos para 2007 en
la plaza de toros
Spanish rock group Hombres G and norteño band
Los Cardenales de Nuevo León are among the top choices
for the weekend. Check out the full details on my Friday Weekender
Latin Notes column.
(Courtesy Los Tovares)
One of San Antonio's top group, Los Tovares are
busy this weekend.
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Among those choices are Los Tovares, a rock solid outfit that's part of San Antonio's rich musical heritage. The group members are (L-R) Johnny Tovar, keys; Raul Guerrero, accordion/keys; Frank Tovar, vocals; Paul Herrera, bass; Tony Cisneros, guitar; Santos Tovar, drums.
Los Tovares are playing tonight Friday at Club Movida, the former R&R Bar & Grill. And on Saturday, they're at the Double Deuce Sports Bar, 2327 Roosevelt Ave.
Another solid conjunto group is Los Padrinos, who are playing Saturday at Las Coronas, 1925 S. Loop 1604 E. Los Padrinos will also be performing at the Jimenez Dinner on Thanksgiving Day from 11a.m.-noon, along with George y Mague (El Dueto Carta Blanca), and Ram Herrera and some other groups
Los Padrinos are Juan Santillan , vocals and bajo sexto, Martin Martinez , accordion and 2nd voice), Peter "El Profe" Barrera on bass, and Ray Amparan on drums.
Los Padrinos' latest CD is "Puro Gallo" and includes the song "Ay
Chispas!" written by Juan Santillan.
www.conjuntolospadrinos.com
Coming up:
Bobby Esquivel and Lberty Band playing On The Break on
Nov.24.
For the Sunday Latin Notes, we interview reggaeton/rap duo Calle 13 in the SA Life section.
More stories, photos this week:
Eva Longoria is NOT appearing in new film with Beyonce
Bisbal cuts golden locks; protest against child soldiers
Eva Longoria pulling for pal Super Mario
Alejandro Fernandez breaks rib; cancels tour
Mariachi Vargas spotlighted on National Geographic
(Jose Rosario/AP)
Residente (left) and Visitante (far right) of the
reggaeton duo Calle 13 perform at La Perla neighborhood, in the
Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, late Tuesday, Nov. 7. Calle 13 is
celebrating the three Latin Grammy awards earned last week.
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Until a few months ago, no one had ever heard of Calle 13, a Puerto Rican duo that mixes reggaeton, urban rap, hip-hop, dance beats and more. The half-brothers gained a little notoriety for their names, El Visitante (Eduardo Cabra), and Residente (René Perez) , a coy play on the immigration issue.
At the recent 2006 Latin Grammys, the duo took home two of the three awards they were up for including .best Urban music album and best new artist.
All you need to know is that Calle 13 represents the class of 2006 when it comes to reggaeton. Their self-titled CD debuted at No. 6 on Billboard's Latin Albums charts and was still at No. 3, after 49 weeks, on the Latin Rhythm charts. While tunes like "Suave" and "¡Atrevete Te, Te!" utilize some reggaeton beats, the emphasis, like on the rest of the CD, is more on urban rap and dance clubs beats.
Check out our interview with Calle 13 on Sunday in the SA Life section.
More reggaeton stories, photos:
Latin Grammys: winners, highlights and more
Tego Calderon: Beyond reggaeton
Reggaeton star Tego Calderon to perform at Latin Grammy nominees event
(Courtesy EMI Televisa)
Teen group RBD debuts their new single on 'La Fea
mas Bella.'
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The Mexican teen pop group RBD debuts their new video "Ser o parecer" on the popular Mexican telenovela "La fea mas bella" tonight on the Univision Network.
The video was shot Oct. 2 in Sao Paolo, Brazil. The single for the
video is from RBD's new Spanish-language CD titled "Celestial." The
group also has another single "Tu Amor," from their debut
English-language CD "Rebels," which goes on sales Dec. 19.
Though it is a spin-off of "La fea mas bella" telenovela, it is not to
be confused with "Ugly Betty," the sitcom produced by Salma
Hayek on the ABC Network, which airs Thursday nights.
Related stories, photos:
Shakira, RBD and Alejandro Sanz among Grammy performers
RBD: new TV series, new CDs
New Maná CD, LuísMi sings Xmas, RBD news
RBD, Paulina Rubio, Javier Solis in the news
RBD: Still on the Go-Go
RBD magic showing first signs of fading; critics disparage lip-synching
RBD fever rising on teen group's first American tour
RBD Fever Hits the U.S.; SA Show Confirmed
After almost a year of relentless media speculation, rumor, gossip and more, Mexican pop singer Luis Miguel finally broke the silence:
Yes,
it's true, he has a new CD, "Navidades," AND he has a new baby on the
way.
As reported in several Peopelenespanol stories, Luis Miguel held court in a New York City news conference to talk about the new CD and in a rare move, actually talked about his private life.
In short order, Miguel confirmed that the new baby for him and his girlfriend/actress Aracely Arambula will be a boy and he will be named Miguel.
Luis Miguel said: "Me da muchisimo gusto compartir con la gente, con mi publico, con mis fans porque yo no soy muy de hablar sobre mi vida personal, ni de mi vida privada pero esta es una noticia tan bonita que no tengo mas remedio que decirselo al mundo."
Translation:
"It gives me a lot of happiness to share this with the people and my fans because I do not talk much about my personal or private life. But this is such beautiful news that I have no choice but to tell it to the world."
However Luismi, as he is known to his fans, still dodged the question about when or if he will marry Aracely. He added that while his son will not be born in Mexico, he will have dual citizenship (U.S. and Mexico).
Oh yeah, the "Navidades" CD has 11 Christmas classics, some of them in Spanish with new original lyrics.
More Luis Miguel stories, photos:
The NEW Mrs. Luis Miguel?
New Maná CD, LuisMi sings Xmas, RBD news
Luis Miguel: The wedding that wasn't.
www.love-that-luis.com
(UPDATES: Coming up next -- Luis Miguel finally confirms new CD AND new baby)
Spanish pop singer Alejandro Sanz releases his first studio CD in three years, titled "El Tren de los Momentos."
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| Alejandro Sanz releases his first studio CD in three years. (Courtesy of WEA International) |
Meanwhile, the 10-track "El Tren de los Momentos" is Sanz' 7th studio album. It also features guest artists Shakira, Juanes, Antonio Carmona, Alex Gonzalez of Mana and Calle 13, the Puerto Rican reggae/rap group that won three awards at the Latin Grammys.
In this Voy Music report, Sanz said he worked with producer Lulo Perez and added: "The illusion is the same, the desire to do things my way and find my own way to explain things is the same."
Sanz said the new CD took a few years to produce because he decided to take a two-year vacation to recharge his batteries.
Through the years, Sanz has always sounded like a crooner inspired equally by Billy Joel and Joe Cocker. With his big band orchestrations including a spice of his flamenco roots, Sanz's music also has a little of Gino Vanelli's rock/pop atmospherics.
Related rock stories, photos:
Disc Changer: Fobia, Enanitos Verdes
Mana tour dates announced
Maná gets gold: Spanish-language rock in Switzerland?
Alejandro Sanz, visto y no visto
Alejandro Sanz presenta en Madrid su nuevo disco, 'El tren de los
momentos'
The news buzz was hot and moving fast: Eva Longoria and pop singer Beyonce Knowles were in talks to appear in a new movie.
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| Beyonce Knowles and Eva Longoria arrive at L'Oreal Legends Gala Benefiting The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Nov. 8 in New York. (AP Photo/Gary He) |
According to today's People.com report, Eva Longoria positively slammed down the earlier news reports:
"Stop the madness," Longoria told People about the false reports that she and Knowles will play a couple in an adaptation of Sarah Waters's love story "Tipping the Velvet."
"Believe me, I would love to work with Beyonce one day. She's so talented. But this is definitely not something we are doing together. It's completely and absolutely not true."
According to some news reports, the two actresses were supposedly in talks with writer and director Sofia Coppola for the lead roles in the movie "Tipping The Velvet."
Related stories, photos:
Eva Longoria denies appearing in film
Eva
Longoria and Beyonce Knowles are not appearing in new movie
Related stories, photos:
Eva Longoria crossing fingers for pal Mario Lopez
Ricky Martin launched his campaign against child sex trafficking. Shakira is helping build schools for children affected by Colombia's guerrilla war. Juanes sings against the use of mines.
(Courtesy of Universal Latino)
Singer David Bisbal has shorn off his signature
golden locks to make his point.
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