Gael Garcia Bernal Will Star In Jon Stewart’s Directorial Debut ‘Rosewater’

Gael Garcia Bernal Will Star In Jon Stewart’s Directorial Debut ‘Rosewater’

Mary Mata June 18, 2013

By Michael Lopez, blogamole Fans of The Daily Show got a nice bit of news last week. It seems host Jon Stewart will be leaving his desk for a few months to direct his […]

‘Rebel’ the true story of Cuban American woman who fought in Civil War

Mary Mata May 24, 2013

By Daysi Calavia-Lopez, Voxxi She was Cuban. She fought in the American Civil War. She dressed as a man and took to the battlefield. She later became a union spy. Her […]

Latino Guests on Evening Cable News Shows are Nearly Nonexistent

Mary Mata May 15, 2013

By Voxxi A new report by Media Matters regarding the number of Latino guests on evening cable news shows found that guests were overwhelmingly white and male. The report, titled “Diversity […]

New PBS series ‘Latino Americans’ shines light on Latino history in U.S.

Mary Mata May 13, 2013

By Federica Longo, Voxxi Latino history in the United States has been obscure until now. A new documentary series narrated by actor Benjamin Bratt will chronicle the history of Latinos […]

‘Sesame Street’ Iintroduces New Latino Character, Armando

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By Patrick Kevin Day, Los Angeles Times “Sesame Street” has concluded its search for the new Latino character who will be moving on to the cozy New York address for the […]

‘Sesame Street’ to Announce New Latino Addition to the Cast

Mary Mata May 10, 2013

By Federica Longo, Voxxi “Sesame Street” has been on a hunt for a new Latino act to add to their cast. They held an open casting call in New York City to find […]

Film Project on LA Street Vendors Brings Community Into the Classroom


Mary Mata May 8, 2013

Instructor Jacqueline La Torre (left) , students (left to right), Monica Rodas, Heidi Maqueos, Dahlia Perez, Magaly Ordonez and Tiffany Sosa. By Esmeralda Fabián, La Opinion/New America Media NAM Ed. Note: […]

Forget “Where’s Waldo”…. Try, “Where’s the Mexican?”

Mary Mata April 30, 2013

Spot the Scary Mexicans and the Saucy Latina Femme Fatales! ‘The Scalphunters’ Edition! From the textmex obsessed imagination of Memo Nericcio Hit the image, a scandalous movie poster for The Scalphunters, and see […]

Young Latino Journalists Increasingly Join Network News

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By Kevin Olivas, Voxxi To be sure, there is still a long way to go for Latinos to have fair representation on network television and for that to show up […]

Al Madrigal: Another Comic Springs Out of ‘The Daily Show’

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By Don Steinberg, Wall Street Journal When Al Madrigal did his first segment on “The Daily Show” in May 2011, the make-believe TV news program introduced him as its Senior […]