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POSTED Friday, June 12, 2009 at 12:00 AM  Puerto Ricans have a history in Hollywood almost as long as the industry itself, including barrier-breaking careers and Oscar-winning performances. In honor of the Puerto Rican Day Parade, which happens in New York on Sunday, here are the most important contributions by Puerto Rican TV and film actors. Read MorePOSTED Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 11:11 PM  Jessica Alba's had quite a week. First, pictures of her pasting worldless posters of sharks all over Oklahoma City turn up. Then, the city's police said they wanted the actress for vandalism (She and some eco-terrorists covered advertising, including one for the United Way charity, all over the city in a lame attempt to spread the word about endangered sharks. In Oklahoma. Read More
Latino audiences are important to TV—there are 40 million of us after all. But like just about every TV show, network and host, Conan O'Brien needs some lessons in how to reach them. Lesson #1: enough with the telenovelas already (we're talking to you, Ugly Betty and 30 Rock). The other day, Conan introduced one on his show, as a way to reach out to us. Well, not only was the skit unfunny, but eyerollingly stupid. Read More Reluctant pop star and Latin lady lover Prince, was so taken with Karen Olivo's acceptance speech at the Tonys Sunday night that he crashed the show's after party to meet her, according to New York magazine. Even a great actor like Javier Bardem has to pay the bills, people, so playing Julia Roberts' Brazilian lover in the movie adaptation of the New York Times #1 bestseller Eat, Pray, Love is probably a good, if slightly undignified, idea. Is Karen Olivo the next Latina Broadway legend? It would seem so: last night she won a Tony for her portrayal of Anita in the bilingual revival of West Side Story--the role that made Puerto Rican theater legend Chita Rivera a star and got an Oscar for Rita Moreno (in the film version, of course). I'm not a big fan of West Side Story (the accents and the stereotypes are a bit too much for me, and why is the lead role of Maria always played by a white girl or a light-skinned Latina?), but I'm glad that Karen's finding big success in the Great White Way. Not that we needed any reminders, but damn, celebrities have it good. Here are some pix of Eva Longoria, hot hubby Tony Parker in tow, soaking up a few days of sun on a yacht in St. Tropez. The trip was but one little leg of the couple's long ass vacation in the French Riviera: She has a break from filming Desperate Housewives, his team got nowhere near the NBA Finals. Enjoy your weekend! |
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