Besides putting pen to paper for ‘LLERO Jessica is a co-founder. She is a seasoned writer, editor and journalist who has successfully peddled her words across media platforms from Urban Latino, Latina and Cosmo Latina, since picking up her professional pen in 1999.
Cesar Chavez, the Mexican American labor and civil rights activist, fought valiantly for the rights of laborers, farm workers and the human rights of all. More than four decades after he sparked a labor movemen...
As Cesar E. Chavez day approaches (Mar. 31st for those who don’t know) it is appropriate to not just recognize the farm labor activist, civil rights leader and justice crusader but also to learn lessons from hi...
Before success was measured solely by box office numbers, Raul Julia was every actor’s definition of the word success. Whether playing Othello on Broadway or Rafael, the maintenance man on Sesame Street, Raul a...
Sometimes you choose your profession and sometimes a profession chooses you. You might say this is what happened to Edward James Olmos. Despite harboring dreams of being a baseball star, the 70-year-old Mexican...
With el dia de San Valentine here, it’s easy to throw your hands up and get the last minute heart-shaped box of candy or red roses. Instead why not opt for an overlooked gift like lingerie? You may think it’s t...
“Loooooking good!”
That single line let loose from the wide grin of a handsome and lanky kid from New York City’s Washington Heights, cemented Freddie Prinze as a cultural icon and comic legend.
Frederick Karl...
As the leaves turn colors and begin to fall you know that the fall season is almost over. You might have also noticed that around this time of year a few of your friends suddenly get scruffier. Well it’s not yo...
Alexandra “Alex” Meneses striking profile—chiseled cheekbones, almond shaped eyes and wide smile—are hard to forget. They should be since she’s been a fixture on the screen – big and small — for years. ...
Drums sounded and tears flowed in Chicago, New York, Florida and Puerto Rico on January 17, 2017 when a page in our history was turned and a painful chapter ended: Oscar López Rivera, the last Puerto Rican poli...
From his mouth to our ears, Christopher Lee Rios aka Big Pun summarized who he was in a singular line. Rios was a student of the art of rap. He represented to the fullest with melodic verses that infused humor...