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November 26, 2024

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Polito Vega – El Rey de la Radio

‘LLERO Editors
Latin music has lost one of its greats.  Not an artist per se, but still a performer and as impactful as anyone performing on stage could be.  Known as “El Rey de la Radio” DJ Polito Vega passed a...
Pele

I Am Legend: Pelé

‘LLERO Editors
When people think about soccer legends, icons and greats a single name is often mentioned: Pelé. The Brazilian icon stole the show for his skills on the pitch. He’s also remembered for his incredible life o...
Chi-Chi-Rodriguez

El Matador – Chi-Chi Rodriguez

Jessica Rodriguez
The putting green was his stage, a golf club his prop and the 18-hole course his partner; it may be an unlikely medium for a poor, Puerto Rican boy in the 1940s to find his calling, but Chi-Chi Rodriguez did t...
Piri-Thomas

Piri Thomas | The Flow Master

Jessica Rodriguez
Living in a dichotomous world where color was chosen over culture, Piri Thomas an Afro-Cuban-Puerto Rican man busted open a literary door for future Latino writers to successfully walk through. For so many ...
cantinflas

The Original King of Comedy…Cantinflas

Jessica Rodriguez
At the dawn of Mexico’s golden age of cinema, a single man helped start the party. He remains an indelible star and symbol of his country’s humility, humor and people. Fortino Mario Alfonso Moreno Reyes, pr...
Edward James Olmos Actor

Edward James Olmos…A True Hollywood Don

Jessica Rodriguez
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...
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Freddie Prinze – A Prinze Among Men

Jessica Rodriguez
“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...
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