Once there was this pretty Mexican girl from Texas (Baytown, near Houston) who went to the University of Colorado at Boulder, which, as you can imagine, is not the most diverse place on earth. But the brown people who were there (including me),. . . READ FULL STORY

Chica lit fans, rejoice! The godmother, aka Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, is back with a brand new novel from St. Martin’s Press, The Husband Habit. The New York Times bestselling author of The Dirty Girls Social Club set her latest story in her. . . READ FULL STORY

I don’t think anyone doubts that the Spaniards are the ones making the scariest flicks right now. Case in point: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo’s 28 Weeks Later and Juan Antonio Bayona’s The Orphanage, which isn’t just a genre masterpiece, it’s. . . READ FULL STORY

This past weekend I saw Taken with Liam Neeson. One word: amazing. Not only have I always been a huge fan of his, but I’ve never seen him like this before, kicking arse! It’s what Matt Damon’s character Jason Bourne would be like years from. . . READ FULL STORY

On Cinco de Mayo, I was asked by Tanteo Tequila to judge a unique art competition in search of the top three rising stars in the NYC art world that are of Mexican descent. Even though I’m not Mexican, I’ve always had such respect and admiration. . . READ FULL STORY