Latin Culture in Miami

La Misma Luna
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La Misma Luna

It’s almost impossible not to like La Misma Luna, the heartstring-plucking story of Carlitos, a clever little Mexican boy who crosses the border alone to…

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Remezcla en SXSW: Friday, March 14
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Remezcla en SXSW: Friday, March 14

Another day in the weirdest city of Texas, Austin prides itself in how different it is from any other Texan city. Their unofficial city motto…

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Remezcla en SXSW: Thursday, March 13
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Remezcla en SXSW: Thursday, March 13

Day two was a marathon day, started in the early afternoon with a short set by The Hood Internet at an outdoors venue. That was…

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Remezcla en SXSW: Wednesday March 12
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Remezcla en SXSW: Wednesday March 12

Day one of SXSW is always loaded with choices, from very high-profile events to the underground indie events. Most of the high-profile stuff (such as…

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Ollin: Chicano meets Irish in this punk-folk collective
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Ollin: Chicano meets Irish in this punk-folk collective

Ollin (se pronuncia Olin or Oh-leen) is an 8-piece punk-rock-folk collective that’s been owning East LA for more than 15 years. Amantes del punk-rock since…

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Perro Come Perro
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Perro Come Perro

Colombian director Carlos Moreno’s debut film Perro Come Perro, which premiered at Sundance and was shown at the Miami International Film Festival, captures the universal…

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Chichaito: the new Cosmopolitan
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Chichaito: the new Cosmopolitan

I have to admit that I had my share of (quite too many) cosmos back in the early millennium during my college years. I was…

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Bullshit in Goliath?
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Bullshit in Goliath?

Okay, so here’s the deal. The Mars Volta’s fourth album, The Bedlam in Goliath, is out TODAY, and we’re kinda obsessed with it. First listen,…

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El Delectrico
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El Delectrico

My friend Florencia went to Argentina and brought me Arrogante rock: Conversaciones con Babasónicos, the newly released book of interviews with the band by journalist…

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Cosmopolatina of the Moment: Isa GT
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Cosmopolatina of the Moment: Isa GT

-Name: Isabel González Toro aka Isa GT [pronounced en ingles Gee Teeh]
-Age: better not to go there…
-Roots: Medellín, Colombian now London resident
-Are…

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Cafe Tacuba and Radiohead: Sino + Rainbows
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Cafe Tacuba and Radiohead: Sino + Rainbows

Within mere days of each other in October of 2007, both Café Tacvba and Radiohead released their first studio albums in four years. We compare the two.…

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The Cure, Soda, and Diego, oh my!
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The Cure, Soda, and Diego, oh my!

I am a product of MTV Latinoamérica.  I grew up with Ruth, Alejandro, Leandro and Edith every day afterschool.  So even though I don’t own…

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Who is Who at LAMC 2007
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Who is Who at LAMC 2007

In no particular order…Who’s Who at the LAMC 2007: Attendees, musicians, organizers, volunteers, meros colaos….these are the familiar faces that will be roaming around the…

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Flamenquillo…Without The Hip Hop
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Flamenquillo…Without The Hip Hop

Ojos de Brujo released a new album, Techarí, earlier this year. Because of inevitable comparisons, sophomore albums are tough for any band. That first time…

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Bonde Do Role
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Bonde Do Role

My first rock n’ roll experience was watching Guns and Roses’ “Welcome to the Jungle” on MTV at my babysitter’s house when I was in…

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