Hispanic Times Network

Shakira: Original, Beautiful and Latina......Here are 56 Seconds of Pure Bliss!

Latina singer, songwriter, musician, and a seven-time Latin Grammy winner, will be honored Nov. 9 at the 12th annual Tribute Gala in Las Vegas for her artistic and philanthropic contributions. Friends and notable artists will salute her with their own versions of her songs during the gala.  Shakira is up for three awards, including album of the year, a day later at the Latin Grammys.  The 34-year-old Latina becomes the youngest person of the year to receive the tribute.  Demonstrating her vocal ability with rock and roll, Latin and Arabic influences with her own original twist on belly dancing, she has become the second most successful female Latin singer after Gloria Estefan, having sold over 60 million albums worldwide according to Sony Music Entertainment.  Take a look at 56 seconds of pure video bliss!

PA'LANTE by Willy Chirino: A Song of Hope and Inspiration.....Enjoy!

(HISPANIC TIMES MUSIC) - With strength everything can be accomplished.  One step at a time.  Enough of planting hatred.  Let's erase all that is bad.  When the love is profound all is possible.  Words to live by and a song that represents these words with our music.  This is what the Latino experience brings to us manisfested in music and delivered in easy, smooth timing by a true artist.  Remember, life is one step at a time.  Enjoy!  HTN Latino

What is the Katt Williams Anti-Mexican Fervor All About? See His Show and What Caused Such An Uproar

THE EVENT

THE RESPONSE

The event took place a few weeks back.  To view the CNN Katt Williams response, click here.

The Shift: Hispanics in America.....Powerful Video on a Demographic Paradigm Shift

HTN Latino presents "The Shift: Hispanics in America".  Powerful, insightful, visionary, realistic.  The numbers reflect the present state of America's demographic landscape.  The pattern.  The trend.  It is a wave of change and, like the ocean waves, forever coming to shore, the Latino wave can't be held back.  America is stronger because of it.  Embrace it.  Take it all in.  Evolve.  It is the new chapter in America's continuing immigrant experience.

The Latino List: HBO Documentary on the Vibrant and Burgeoning Culture of Hispanic America

HTN Latino recommends HBO's "The Latino List" which focuses on an impressive group of Latino artists and leaders as they pose for a series of highly personal video portraits that offer a unique glimpse into the vibrant and burgeoning culture of Hispanic America.  Directed by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders (HBO's "The Black List"), the film spotlights, among others, Cuban-American, Mexican-Americans, Colombian-Americans, Puerto-Rican Americans and Honduran-Americans, all of whom share a language, but have varying experiences depending on their birth country.  The film features interviews with such notables as Sonia Maria Sotomayor, Eva Jacqueline Longoria, Gloria Estefan, America Ferrera, Juan Antonio "Chi-Chi" Rodriguez, Jose Moreno Fernadez, and Pitbull.  The documentary premieres Wednesday, September 28 at 9pm on HBO Latino; Thursday, September 29 at 8pm on HBO.

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Zoe Saldana. American Actress. Dominican and Puerto Rican Descent. Must See Video!

 Zoe Saldana (Saldaña) is an American actress. Her breakthrough role came in the 2000 film Center Stage and later gained prominence for her roles as Anamaria in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Peal, Uhura, in the 2009 film Star Trek, and a starring role as Neytiri in James Cameron's Avatar.  Zoe is of Dominican and Puerto Rican descent. Here she is as the Calvin Klein face.  With stunning good looks and a beautiful representation of a talented American of Hispanic descent.

Gladys and Carolina de la Torre Remember their Sister Who Died on 9/11

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  Presents Storycorps.org

In Memory of Latinos Who Died on 9/11 and their Families

"I Wasn't Like Other Kids," Says Noe Rueda

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Hispanic Times Network is proud to feature Latino stories brought to you by StoryCorps. The stories remind one another of our shared humanity, strengthen and build the connections between people, teach the value of listening, and weave into the fabric of our culture the understanding that every life matters. The stories represent heritage, diversity, integrity and honor and they touch the lives of every American family.

Hispanic Heritage Month Celebrates Heritage, Diversity, Integrity, Honor: The Renewed Hope of America

Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America.

The observation started in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson and was expanded by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 to cover a 30-day period starting on September 15 and ending on October 15. It was enacted into law on August 17, 1988, on the approval of Public Law 100-402.

The day of September 15 is significant because it is the anniversary of independence for Latin American countries Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. In addition, Mexico and Chile celebrate their independence days on September 16 and September18, respectively. Also, Columbus Day or Día de la Raza, which is October 12, falls within this 30 day period.

Hispanic Media: Faring Better than the Mainstream Media

According to the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism's "State of the News Media 2011", an annual report on american journalism, Spanish-language media tended to fare better overall than their mainstream English-language counterparts.

Hispanic newspapers overall lost circulation in 2010, but not nearly to the extent of the English-language press. The total number of Spanish-language newspapers remained stable.

The story in television was even more positive. Univision, the largest Spanish-language network by far, continued to grow, reaching audience sizes that compete with the three major English-language broadcast networks (ABC, CBS and NBC). In 2011, it also announced the launch of a 24-hour Spanish-language news station.

Radio is growing as well. The number of Spanish-language radio stations increased in 2010, and more Spanish-language radio companies began measuring for Arbitron, the standard method of rating radio stations.

Magazines showed improvement too, with year-over-year growth in ad spending.

On the digital front, while Hispanic Americans do not access the internet at the same rates as other Americans, there is growth, and bilingual Latinos are already heavily online.

Bilingual and English-dominant Hispanics are far ahead of Spanish-dominant Latinos in many measures of digital usage, too. Spanish-language Latinos are significantly less likely to use the internet, have a home internet connection, have home broadband access, or have a cell phone than English-dominant and bilingual Latinos. But Spanish-dominant internet usage has increased from 36% in 2009 to 47% in 2010.

Click here to access the full report.