Hola Links: El Carbonazo, Cyborg Victor Mancha, and Jenni Rivera in the news
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El Carbonazo, a team of young Latino soccer players in Montgomery County, Maryland, is currently leading in their league. The team was featured on the Washington Hispanic website.
Washington Post reviewed Blancanieves, a recent silent film set in Spain. It was inspired by the Brothers’ Grimm fairy tale “Snow White.” The movie is currently playing at Landmark E Street Cinema. A trailer is available on Youtube.
El Tiempo Latino posted coverage of the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame induction gala on April 23. Inductees included Julio Iglesias, Jose Feliciano and Armando Manzanero among others. The full list is on the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame website.
Don Omar and Jenni Rivera won the most awards at the Billboard Latin Music Awards on April 25. A full description of the winners is found on the Billboard website. El Tiempo Latino featured the two top winners.
Loco Ninja, an openly gay Grammy award-winning rapper, is using music to challenge social norms. He is featured on the Fox News Latino website.
NPR’s alt.Latino station posted several Latin coffee-themed songs this week, which you can find here and here.
Marvel Comics has announced more plans for a new Latino character. It is the latest part of Marvel’s recent push to make their comics reflect diversity issues. The character is “unfairly excluded from the majority” and his heritage will influence how he responds to problems, according to Fox News Latino.
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