The 2020 National Puerto Rican Day Celebration
The espiritu of the Puerto Rican Parade lives on! Even though there won’t be a flotilla of marchers or thousands of flags along New York City’s 5t...
My Mother Was a Mountain
How do I begin telling you about what my mother has been to me?
Felicita Nazario--who everyone called Fela-- was a 5 foot tall firecrack...
New School Latino Singers You Need To Know
Your mami may have pined over old school cats like Vicente Fernandez or Danny Rivera while your girlfriends loved them some Marc Anthony or Daddy Yank...
Robin Hoodd Is Creating Music and Art His Way
Born and bred in Brooklyn, N.Y., Robin Hoodd says that he grew up hearing his mom in the kitchen singing along to the bachata, merengue and salsa hits...
Must See Latino Films at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival
Founded in 2002 by Robert DeNiro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff, the Tribeca Film Festival not only set out to celebrate the art of filmmaking in N...
Cheo Feliciano
Amusical chameleon is perhaps the best way to describe Cheo Feliciano. A true sonero with a voice that could rival Sinatra topped with a drum’s ri...
Let’s Reclaim the Puerto Rican Day Parade
That Was Then…
When I was a little boy growing up in 1980s New York City, one of my greatest memories was of the summers I spent in a small drum ma...