Top Ten reasons Latinos don't see UFO's

TOP Ten reasons Latinos don’t see UFO’s

By Al Carlos

www.LatinoLA.com

10. If you spend your time looking up someone will steal your wallet.

9. The only real threatening flying object is a Chancla, (Slipper)

8. We find the word, “Alien”, pejorative and didactic. (Don’t hate PhD’s)

7. We have proof; anything shaped like a tortilla can only soar across a kitchen.

6. If we are alone on a deserted road in the middle of the night we have larger problems.

5. If they are not hiring baggage handlers, we are not interested.

4. We maintain a cultural "don’t ask, don’t tell" policy about anything embarrassing.

3. Too busy finding Religious icons on window shades and dinner entrées.

2. We invented Tequila, therefore a credibility problem when is comes to hallucinations.

1. ICE is more of a threat than ET

The Rose of Spanish Harlem

The Rose of Spanish Harlem, Actress & Executive LYDIA NICOLE
By Al Carlos Hernandez, Herald de Paris, September 26, 2010

HOLLYWOOD – Tenacity, courage, audacity and motivation are trademarks of Lydia Nicole. These qualities have served her from a Harlem childhood to the present.  She lives a very diverse life:  mother, actress, writer, comedian, motivational speaker, and executive. At the age of 13 she was given a job at New York’s number one radio station and creator of urban contemporary, WBLS-FM in New York City. There she apprenticed under radio legends Frankie Crocker and Hal Jackson. She was promoted to music director by the age of 18. In Los Angeles her experience landed her a job working at Neil Bogart’s legendary Casablanca Records whose roster included Donna Summer, the Village People, Parliament, Kiss, Cameo, and Cher.

Lydia traded her executive hat for a career in acting. Over the years she has been featured in various notable television shows and feature films: The Jeffersons, Hill Street Blues, Indecent Proposal starring Robert Redford, Hollywood Shuffle starring Robert Townsend and Stand and Deliver with Edward James Olmos.  More.

Top Ten Reasons why J Lo is good for American Idol

TOP Ten reasons it is good for J Lo to be on Idol

By Al Carlos, www.LatinoLA.com

10. We don't have to worry about her doing movies for a while.

9. Folks can be pitchy and she won't be able to tell.

 

8. She is just Jenny, who owns the block.

 

7. Only Latino who makes 12 million without playing for the Yankees.

 

6. Maybe the Vieja Malas on The View will get a clue and hire a Latina.

 

5. She makes Steven Tyler look less gayer than Ellen.

 

4. Able to teach Randy real Hip Hop terms other than Dogg.

 

3. Had to find a Diva bigger than Simon to keep the show going.

 

2. Ms. Lopez will finally be eligible for the prestigious Imagen Award.

 

1. She can say no to anyone from Arizona.

Latino baseball expert featured in film

Sacramento's Breton featured on PBS Baseball film special

SACRAMENTO, CA - Baseball: the Tenth Inning is a new documentary film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, co-producers and co-directors of the project that will air on KVIE Channel 6.  It features numerous interviews and discussions with players and the game itself, and features a portion of the impact Latino ball players have had on America’s pastime game.

Sacramento’s own Marcos Breton is also featured in the film, providing a perspective on Latinos in baseball.  He also published a book in 1999 entitled “Home Is Everything - A Latino Baseball Story.”  In the film, Breton talks about the impact the late great Roberto Clemente had on him when after winning the World Series and Clemente spoke to the watching audience in Spanish.

“For me, it was the start of the love of the game and the connection to my late father taking me to a Giants game,” Breton said on a recent PBS Radio interview.  “I quickly realized that it was a sport where there were people with Spanish surnames who spoke the language of my parents, so that meant a great deal to me.”

Breton also shares in the film his perspective about Barry Bonds, the San Francisco Giants' hitter, whose character changed before the public’s eye.

“Bonds understood human nature,” Breton says.  “He understood that if he (Bonds) performed, that was his ticket, he could do anything, say anything, and he did.”

Ken Burns was the focus of protests a couple of years ago when he omitted the contributions of Latinos in World War II in his 2007 documentary, “The War.”  Although he responded to the pressure, especially from members of the American GI Forum, many Latinos still have hard feelings toward Burns.

Baseball: The Tenth Inning is a four-hour, two-part film that covers the period between 1990 to today.  It is scheduled to air on PBS KVIE Channel 6 on Tuesday, September 28 at 8 pm and Wednesday, September 29 also at 8 pm.

Latina Actor reflects on The George Lopez Show

INTERVIEW: Belita not “Benny” Moreno
One of the most recognizable women in the history of Network TV
By Al Carlos Hernandez, Herald de Paris

Belita Moreno

HOLLYWOOD - Actress/acting coach Belita Moreno is one of the most recognizable comedic actress on television and probably the most recognizable Latinas in the history of network TV. She can be seen on televisions around the world and is best known for her television roles as George Lopez’s mother on “The George Lopez Show” now in syndication. She also starred and had a long network run as Lydia Markham on “Perfect Strangers.”

Belita was born in Plano, Texas after her parents came to the U.S. from Mexico. They raised her in Dallas where she majored in theatre at Southern Methodist University. She continued her acting studies at the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts in Santa Maria, California where she appeared on stage in the play Once Upon A Mattress.

Soon after Moreno arrived in Los Angeles to pursue her acting career, she met director Robert Altman and landed roles in three of his films: 3 Women, A Wedding, and A Perfect Couple. She has also appeared in many other films including Mommy Dearest, Swing Shift, Oh God! You Devil, Nobody’s Fool, Men Don’t Leave, Clear and Present Danger, and Grosse Pointe Blank.  More....

Top Ten ways Latinos celebrate Labor Day

TOP Ten ways Latinos celebrate Labor Day
By Al Carlos, www.LatinoLA.com

10.Happy to have a meaningless no future minimum wage job because Mexico sucks.

9. Wonder how Jerry Lewis still finds Tres Flores for his hair.

8. Intentionally going into Labor to have an anchor baby.

7. Moms take a day off of work, so they can cook and clean up for 14 people.

6. Go to Indian Casinos and get scalped by slot machines.

5. Sitting in the park waiting for youuuuuu...

4. Raider Nation tailgaters practice slapping each other for no apparent reason.

3. Local politicians come by and ruin Union picnics on purpose.

2. Justice Department Sues Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, big pachanga...

1. Stealing dishwasher, gardener, busboy, nanny, street orange and paleta sales jobs from Americans.