Benicio del Toro as The Wolf Man

Benicio del Toro is looking quite bloodied up.

 

He’s in character as The Wolf Man in the upcoming thriller of the same name. Scar-ey.

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Countdown to Jackie Guerrido’s Wedding

If you have no life like I do, you probably are crossing out the date squares as the date gets closer and closer to Jackie Guerrido’s wedding to Don Omar. April 19th is the special day for the enamorados.

Hope that calendar is multiple years, this way you won’t have to buy another one for the countdown the days until el divorcio.

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Gloria Estefan’s House Guest

So, Jennifer Anniston is staying in the mother-in-law quarters at Gloria Estefan’s Miami home, while filming her new movie Marley and Me? And she’s not being charged for rent.

Gloria, if you’re still feeling hospitable, please reach out to Aracely Arambula. It seems as if your little sunshine state abode is becoming a haven for the lowly spirited and the broken-hearted.

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No Rape Charges for Esai Morales

Esai Morales is off the hook for allegedly raping his ex Elizabeth Mazzochi in April of 2006.  

“Morales’ attorney said that he’s happy the actor was vindicated and that Morales was never questioned by the police, never taken into custody, and there were never any charges brought against him. He also noted that Morales’ former girlfriend continued to live with the actor for months after the alleged attack.”

And that’s lack of evidence?  

Um, actually Mr. Attorney to El Morales, rape victims are known to harbor guilt, and it wouldn’t be unusual for her to come to terms to the fact that she was raped, long after. It happens all the time, this whole delayed victimization realization stuff.

One thing about rapists: they always strike again. So see you at the next headline, Esaie.

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ChrissyMil’s Music Game Back On

Watch out for ChrissyMil. She’s just released the first single entitled “So Deep, So Fast”, from her upcoming album on the MySpace music label.

It’s really interesting to see how this ends up playing out. MySpace has a lot of clout as a social media platform. And with this back-up, and ChrissyMil’s talent, she should do better than she did with those other albums that flopped worse than a wheat barley pancake.

Javier Bardem Has a New Role

Tetro is going to be Javier Bardem’s next film. It’s to be directed by the legendary Francis Ford Coppola and will also star Maribel Verdú, and Vicent Gallo.

 It was only a matter of time before another big-time Hollywood director would snatch Javier! But, Penelope Cruz’s novio holds it all in stride, sharing his point-of-view about Hollywood superstardom with a Scottish newspaper:

“But there is a difference between me and an American actor. An American actor has the need to make it in his country. I don’t have that. I have my career in my country, and if something good happens in America, I’ll do it, and there are many great directors here I’d like to work with. But if that doesn’t happen, it doesn’t mean that I don’t have a career. I already have one – in Spain.”

Tell ‘em, Javier!

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Cassie in GQ

Cassie has quite a nice spread in the March issue of GQ. And some little revelations to share, like the trauma over the rumors that she was Diddy’s jump-off:

“It’s insane—you have hundreds of people texting you, ‘Is this true?’; I’m like, ‘Do you know me?’ People have this image of me—if only they knew who I am. I thought, Wow, people want to tear me down.”

Redemption was not so far behind, it turns out: in the form of rapper Kanye West’s request for her to appear in his “Stronger” video:

“I’m so glad he asked me,” she says of the video. “After so many people counted me out, it was just what I needed. He was like, ‘I really believe in you. I think you’re the next big thing.’ That was a good feeling.”

HissipLink Carino: Governor Eliot Spitzer Resigns

Governor Eliot Spitzer a well-known crusader against govt corruption in all its forms, including prostitution, resigns over his ties to and participation in a prostitution ring. [Keminications]

Celebrity slow news day: Nicky Hilton has an eating disorder problem. [Hollyscoop]

Mischa Barton has really bad taste in men. No, really. [The Bosh]

Hispanics have stash clout. [Hispanic Trending]

Kat Von D found tatooey true love. [Guanabee]

Mariah on Saturday Night Live

Janet is sick, so La Riah will be filling in her zapatos as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live.

Me!Me! can sure sing, but can she be funny?

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J.Lo’s Neighbor From the Block Selling House

J.Lo, oh, excuse me being that I’ve just committed the unthinkable…rather…Yeni’s divorce attorney neighbor in the richy rich NY suburb Brookville has put up his house for sale.

What could have prompted this sale offer? Surely, Yeni has sound-proof walls and her querido neighbors cannot hear all her post-partum whining and her bratty twins.

Maybe the paparazzi can have a money pool and purchase the house with the resulting funds. Then they can photog J.Lo in all seasons, and from all angles. They won’t need 20K lens to get a close-up, then Hee, hee. Want to get a view of Yeni’s casa?

Eva on Madison Avenue

Looks like that besides having a cocaine habit, La Mendes has a shopping addiction. There she is shopping on her 34th birth year.

 

Oh well. There’s nothing like retail therapy to beat those thirtysomething blues.

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Living La Vida Giving

When celebrities reach from their stash and give some of it out, folks sometimes raise their eyebrows, and think: ulterior motive. Ricky Martin tries to understand their skepticism. The singer who recently performed in Panama told the Associated Press:

“When you start to work with social problems, it gets the attention of the media, and people think it’s a farce. It’s a spiritual search. The philanthropic work helps me write music, and the music helps me in the philanthropic work.”

And addressing the wide-held belief that celebrity giving is a trend, Ricky added:

“If this is a fashion, then I hope a lot more fashions like this come along.”

Well, that’s for all of ya’ll, who think celebrities into charity for tax breaks.

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Fat Joe Ready to Rumble

Fat Joe is mad as un inferno, and he’s not taking it anymore. According to El Gordo, rapper 50 Cent has been hitting him with some serious guerilla internet defamation and he had it up to his burger-splurging mouth:

“This guy [talkin' about 50] is so disrespectful that I would love to just punch him in his mouth so hard. I want to know who gives him the right and authority to talk about people and their families whenever he feels like it and then say “alright we can be cool now”. I wanna know who gives him that authority?”

And don’t let him get started on his former comadre Remy Ma.

“You gotta understand, I took this girl from the projects. From nothing and then put her in a house in Jersey with beamers and Bentleys. Every time I saw her she had a whole pocketbook full of money. Then people got in her head and she wanted to leave Terror Squad and so I let her go. It’s been 2 ½ years and I haven’t heard any hit records from her. All I keep hearing is disrespect out of the mouth for me. So you know she got on my nerves one too many times, and she’s a female so I had to take it out on her man. You know she lives with Papoose so I had to punch him in his face one time.”

Don’t fight, Joe. Just eat a few more burgers and just…lean back…lean back.

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Emilio’s New Sound Machine: The Projector

Now that Emilio Estefan has produced everyone from Jon Secada to Shakira, he wants to tackle bigger talapia.

”I’d love to get into films now. I want to do with movies the same thing I did with music: To help develop a new Hollywood for Latins to make Anglo films with a little Latin flavor.When you’ve had a 30-year career, it’s always great to find a new beginning. To do something new, especially something I feel so deeply, is really exciting.”

 Since his and Gloria’s documentary 90 Milas got such a great reception at the Dubai Film Festival and a standing ovation at Little Havana, he’s convinced that his next career arch is in on the big screen:

‘This is a very special movie because I want to share the legacy of all these amazing musicians with future generations, and some of them aren’t going to be around very much longer. I wanted to pay tribute to the pain and sacrifice so many people have suffered, being immigrants in this country, in order to keep that sound alive. Sometimes people do things just because they love them, and I wanted to commemorate that.”

Latinos are doing it for themselves, thank you very much.

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Mariah on The Hills s-i-n-g-i-n-g

La Riah is coming to the MTV TV show The Hills. Me!Me! will be on there, just as the release for her newest album “E=MC2 approaching, gueststarring.

Nice going, La Riah.

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Fabulosa o Desatrosa

Eva Mendes looked quite hip—hippy to be more accurate, at the Los Angeles Airport.

She must be suffering a relapse. She has to be on something to have gone in public looking like that.

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Twins Turn J.Lo into a Germ Freak

How motherhood has changed Yeni. I mean, besides, those extra butts she no doubt has now. She’s turned into a germ freak:

Yeni imposed a ban on flowers and gifts entering in the babies’ nursery, because she wants to keep it squeaky clean. Guests coming to see Emme and Max had to use surgery masks and apply antiseptic lotion prior to handling the bebes and entering their nurseries. And that ain’t all of it.  A source told the press:

“She is also paranoid about hygiene. The twins’ wing is totally sterile and all flowers and presents are stored in a separate area so they don’t contaminate the babies’ area. It may sound excessive but she only has her kids’ best interests at heart and wants to give them the start in life she never had.”[Source]

Ninos Ricachones

Wonder how life is for Yeni’s twins? Wonder, not.  

 

They’ve got the complete baby spoiling deluxe package, including a masseuse to massage Max’s little bones into gear, and Emme’s toosh to look like her mother’s in matter of years:

“Jennifer has gone all-out to give the twins an amazing childhood. She hired a colour therapist to paint the nursery a beautiful aquamarine and light blue – colours which are supposed to have intelligence-boosting properties. She listened to classical music all through her pregnancy and is now having music piped through to the nursery to help relax the babies. She has hired a professional baby masseuse to come in once or twice a week.” 

With their million dollar baby trousseau, I wasn’t expecting Baby Emme and Baby Max to be treated like pobres, but goodness, isn’t Yeni’s baby pampering careening out of control?

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A Credit to the Ethnic Group

Congrats to America Ferrera and Ricky Martin, voted among People en Espanol’s Most Influential Latinos.

Other winners included: Shakira, Juanes, Jorge Ramos, Perez Hilton, Luis Balaguer, Raoul Molina, Carla Estrada, Maria Lopez Alvarez, Lilian Rodriguez Lopez, Santiago Blanco, Anna Escobedo Cabral, Jorge Ramos, Raul Mateu, among others.

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Luis Miguel and Aracely Say Adios

…to their relationship. Pretty much everyone saw it coming.

 

It was only a matter of time. You just know Luismi’s megalomaniac self and mujerianing was a big factor in the break-up. He wanted the mother-housemaid-nanny-lover combo, and guess Aracely just wasn’t having it. Pobre Miguelito, in the middle of it all.

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Shakira, La Mogul

Shakira is going to be teaming up with Puig in launching her very own cosmetics line.  

“I’m very excited to be able to express myself through another creative medium. My feeling is that personal care and beauty should be effortless and accessible for everyone.”

No doubt this will be another successful venture. Looks like Forbes’s highest-grossing Latina musician is going to be at it again this year. Latinas are doing it for themselves, thank you very much.

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Desperate Wife Got an Ugly Bag

Here is E.Lo at the Westfield County, Texas, showing her support for Hilary Clinton.

 

And look at that sack, um, purse. Que feo, no?

The Waxed Latina Game

Okay, take this lifesaving test. Which is the Real Garcia, which is the fake?

 

Can you discern the real ChrissyAgui?

 

How about la verdadera Shakira?

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Eva’s Morning Fix

Look, it’s Eva Mendes with her morning latte.

Hope it’s not laced with anything else. You are on a rehab break, Evasita. Should I write you a post it?

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Unlike Father, Like Son

Besides not wanting to pop babies with multiple mamas and in multiple cities, Enrique Iglesias doesn’t want to follow his harlot father Julio in another way as well:

“I’m not sure I want to be up on a stage when I’m 64 or 65. In my father’s case, I think he’s going to die onstage and I respect that very much. In my case, in 15 years I’ll probably look ridiculous singing ‘Bailamos’ (‘Let’s Dance’).”

Enrique releases his greatest hits collection this month, and unlike his father, he realizes that every single song doesn’t have to be a classic:

“When I listen to my music I think it can still continue to evolve. After a couple of months go by, I think I could write a better song.”

That’s it, Enrique. Keep your perfectionist game up! Long as you don’t try that octogerian-twenties mating thing, it’s alright with me.

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Was Jessica Alba a Slut in School

Jessica Alba was considered a junior high harlot in school. Even by her principal and prim and proper mothers of girls at her middle school. The actress revealed this in an upcoming book by author Ellyn Spraggin entitled: If I Had Known Then:

“The accusation still ricochets . . . They think I’m a slut? Boys are awful. “

La Alba has some advice for young girls of today throw in:

“They [talkin' about the hombres] are made of nothing but hormones until they’re about 20 or 21 . . . It’s fun to have a crush, but don’t think it’s forever . . . And use birth control and condoms, please.”

Guess, she’ll pass this on to the brown baby she’ll be having.

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Dayanara Torres Writting a Book

Former Miss Universe and la ex mujer de Marc Anthony Dayanara Torres is writing a book, scheduled to be released this summer.

“Es un libro precioso, espiritual, sobre cómo sobrellevar un divorcio con gracia, y haciendo un compromiso contigo misma. Dayanara lo escribió con su hermana, quien es consejera de salud mental”

It’s a wonderful book, spiritual, about how to deal with divorce  with grace, and coming to terms with your own self.

Don’t expect any great tidbits about J.Lo and Marc curiously titled Married to Me: How committing to Myself Led To Triumph After Divorce. According to Dayanara’s camp, the book is not an autobiography, but a self-help book.

Aw come on, Dayanara. A little bit of juice, please. No sordid revelations, even with that deceptive book title? How’d she ever get that book deal without releasing a little bit of about Marky?

Perez Hilton Escandalo!

Perez Hilton is used to churning out gossip about everyone. Now, he’s in the middle of some serious juice, not from concentrate.

According to gossip blogger Jonathan Jaxson, Mario had promised him some exposure in his blog, if he sent him a sex video. Jaxson made some, uh, a video of him stepping some game on himself. But Mariocito never did his part, ticking the heck out of Jonathan, who put him on blast in Richard Johnson’s column:

“He would tell me he would give me stories for my blog. He used me.” I fell in love with Perez. I thought he had a huge heart . . . but he’s just a [bleep]hole,” Jaxson told us. “We started working together and communicating on how to make my blog bigger. Then it got more personal and intimate.” 

Clearly, Perez has broken a heart here. Perezito send flowers.

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José Gonzalez Defends/Explains His Lyrics

The green-friendly, Sweden-dwelling singer José Gonzalez who performed at Miami’s Manuel Airtime Theater over the weekend told City Link Magazine that the song ”How Low?” from his album In Our Nature  is not, NOT about Mr. President Bush.

“I was thinking more about media and the effect it has on the population. I wrote it not making it too specific, so the songs are more about howthings can get really wrong when you’re not seeing the external effects of what you’re doing.”

Er, okay. JG shared his rationale of songwriting as well with his interviewer Bob Weinberg:

“Musically and lyrically, I was aiming at trying to change [things] and not give up, both on a personal level and a world level. I feel that my music is positive and I can’t write aggressive songs. It’s sort of what I like aesthetically, so it’s not to be taken seriously.”

Uh, okay. With lyrics like “Absorbed in your ill hustling, you’re feeding a monster/Someday you’ll be up to your knees in the S__you seed”—what did you want the gente to think, JG?

Salma on New Mom J.Lo

Ever wondered what Salma Hayek thinks of new mom Jennifer Lopez?

The actress, approached by US Magazine at de Grisogono’s Hollywood Domino event at the Beverly Hills Hotel told the magazine:

“I wish them the best.  They will do great.”

Wonder if Salma will share her breast-feeding and post-partum weight loss secrets with Yeni?

Paz, The Exhibitionist

Paz Vega showed up in this, eh, dress at the  16th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards viewing party at the Pacific Design Center the other day.

This is not the first time that she’s put her rack on such display.

Her hair was looking an ungraceful mess, but at least she got some attention from this mermaid-like get-up. Looks like a  version of Storm’s outfit from The Fantastic Four with a sequin upgrade. 

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Perez Hilton, El Mogul

According to a NY Times article quoted in Rolling Stone, Perez Hilton is being courted by Warner Music Group to have his own label.

Heck, I knew that with dowloads and everything, the music biz was going down, but is it that bad?

But apparently Mario has got major viral swagger. According to Jeff Leeds of the NY Times, Perez has already made manifest his influence:

“Mr. Lavandeira’s seal of approval has proved valuable to more than one little-known act. In September the unsigned singer-songwriter Eric Hutchinson found he had received a boost after Mr. Lavandeira posted a link to his music and lavished praise on it. Mr. Hutchinson’s album cracked the Top 10 on iTunes, an impressive feat for an artist with no label backing.”

Perez, as usual, has the final words:

“I think I could do a lot for them [talkin' about Warner] Madonna’s leaving, Perez is coming.”

Guess Who?

There’s a Latina in Paris.

 ¿Quien es?

Welcome Emme and Max

So Yeni and Marky decided to name their newborns Emme and Max  the English equivalents of Emmelina and Maximiano.  

ChrissyAgui also named her son Max, leaving the imagination running all salvaje with one question: did Yeni and ChrissyAgui buy the same baby naming book?

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Hissip LinkCarino

Rapper Juvenile’s ex-girlfriend Joy Delston, their 4-year olddaughter, and her daughter from another relationship are murdered allegedly by her son.[Hip Hossip]

Jamie Lynn Spears was an unplanned pregnancy. [The Bosh]

The case of the Latino baby left in taxi. [Guanabee]

Meanwhile, Latinos in Florida are watering down theirSpanish. [Hispanic Trending]

Marion Cotillard Speaks Out on Sept 11th. [Hollyscoop.com]

Ninel Conde, La Misfortunada

This is just not Ninel Conde’s year; heck, it ain’t her millenium.

 

First her new husband Juan, come to find out, was still married to his previous wife María Sol Corral, and now the Mexican newspaper Reforma is reporting that the Mex Feds are after her for tax fraud, dating from ‘03.

So far, due to some technicality, she’s evaded some carce time. Let’s hope so for Ninel’s sake that it stays that way. Goodness knows there’s probably plenty of folks at those Mexican prisons ready for some fresh flesh.

At least she will  have yet another thing in common with her husband: ex-con status.

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Penelope Cruz Meets the Parents

You know a Spaniard is serious about his mujercita when he has her meet La Madre.

Oscar winner Javier Bardem did just that recently on the night of his Oscar win. I can see Penelope trading Javiercito stories over some crochetting.

Is the next carpet that Javier walks on…be the one that leads to an officiating priest? And will Lopita be right alongside him, with mama Pilar Bardem in tow?

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Christina’s Rack

Did ChrissyAgui get bitten by a scorpion? Did her rack get stung by bees.

 

There’s got to be a good explanation for this. Here she is on her way to dinner the other night. It’s a sure bet, that her rack got there a good minute before she did.

Aracely Arambula, Baby Adviser

Want to know todo about your bebe? Why not turn to Aracely Arambula? The baby mamma and wife of LuisMi’s show—entitled fittingly enough  “¡Viva la Familia!” will be coming to your local Univision affiliate station, with Aracely churning out motherly/parenting advice. Can’t figure out how Telemundo didn’t bid on it.

Wonder what advice Aracely could possibly have to give. Am pretty sure all the poop clearing is done by a nanna, so she wouldn’t be able to comment on that. Second-hand knowledge is not so bad.

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La Mas Bella Es…?

Okay, it’s down to ChrissyMil at the Billboard Oscar party…

And Rosario Dawson last week at Tao’s in Las Vegas.

So…Tres, dos, uno…who looked more stunning?

Alan Ledesma Nov 1977-Feb 2008

Alan Ledesma passed away at the age of 30, not 29, as is being reported elsewhere. He would have turned 31 this November, but, alas, got defeated in his battle with stomach cancer.  

 

The Mexican actor was known for his role in telenovelas like “Pablo y Andrea” and “Codigo Postal”. His illness got so terrible that he couldn’t continue working on his latest telenovela outing Las tontas no van al cielo. 

Hissiper’s condolences to his family and friends.

Rosario Dawson is Hood

Rosario Dawson? Si, ella es hood. I know, I know, I thought she was prim and proper too, but apparently not! Turns out that on the set of Alexander, she connected with her inner Oscar de la Hoya. Encouraged by Colin Farrell to make a fight scene look real, she–Why don’t we let the lady tell it:

“He [talkin' about that Colin Farrell] was all, ‘C’mon, you can hit me.’ I said, ‘All right, but I’m from New York, you know. Be careful what you ask for.’ So I smacked him, and pow!”

That’s method acting for you.

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Telemundo’s Pecados Ajenos

Is it me or is Telemundo’s telenovela a semi-remake of Salome without the belly dancing and the switcheroo birthin’?

The telenovela seems to be going on and on, but Telemundo viewers aren’t complaining. Maybe it has something to do with the cast: Mauricio Islas, Catherine Siachoque, Lorena Rojas, Lupita Ferrer.

Telemundo seems to have the casting game on lock. Why Univision is always ahead in ratings is a mystery to me. Some Nielsen payola, perhaps?

Zulay Henao Talks Future Tense

Zulay Henao is one hot chica, and you will be feeling her making some noise in the future. Discussing her ideal starring role, she told Latina that it would be…

“Something related to the military, because I have such strong ties in that whole world, I would love to work on a good military story with some unspoken heroes. Someone everyone wouldn’t think is a hero, but she is. You don’t have to be a superhero. I think there is a hero [aspect] about a lot of stories.”

What was that stuff that that dude said, man can if only she wills. Well, Latinas will ’cause they can! See you at a theatre near me, Zulay.

Eva Longoria Defends Gabrielle Solis

Someone with a Bible could pin down Gabrielle Solis’s rupture of all the ten commandments over the last couple of seasons of “Desperate Housewives”, even the woman who plays her E.Lo.

“I wouldn’t like me very much if I did all those things to my girlfriends. I think Marc Cherry [the show's writer] writes these evil, evil things but in a light, fun way with great physical comedy aspects to it. I don’t know why people like her but I’m really glad [they] do.”

Yeah? You wouldn’t have a career otherwise. We see how you’re always whining, and you have a big stash, a fine husband, and plenty of designers sucking up. Wonder where the whining meter would be, if that wasn’t the case. 

El Cielo is the Limit for Javier Bardem

Now that Javier Bardem has won the ultimate validation for an actor, Something tells me that he won’t be one of those actors who wins an Oscar one year and then disappear from the face of the Earth, only to resurface in ‘hab.

Up next, he’ll be starring in Tetro, Nine, and of course Vicky Christina Barcelona, the movie that will pair him up with querida Penelope Cruz. Javier seems to be drawn to complex characters, as was the case with his Oscar-nominated role as Anton Chirugh in No Country for Old Men:

“Being a foreigner, in a foreign movie, my first American movie, in a foreign landscape, working one or two days a week, with a lot of free time – and that haircut – there was a moment when I felt totally isolated, totally detached, and that’s what I brought to the character. Somehow I understood him, without trying to understand him.”

Fabulosa o Desastrosa?

Uh, look. It’s Eva Mendes, at the Independent Spirit Awards. And in the spirit of independence, she decided to rock that yellow purse with that all-nun-grey outfit.

At least…She’s looking quite sober, ain’t she? No white stains beneath those nostrils, so the stint at Cirque Lodge must have done her some good already.  Goodness what size shoe does she wear? Those toes look like they start in Miami and end at Baranquilla, Columbia or something.

Jennifer Lopez Home with her Twins

Yeni is at home along with those twins with the on-the-hush names, says her OB/Gyn.

Yeni’s friend and producer Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas buzzed over the bliss that La Lopez and the contentment Skeletor papi are enjoying lately:

“She and Marc are so ready for a family. They love each other so much and built this beautiful life together. It feels like the only thing missing were these children, and now they have them. She really enjoyed her pregnancy.”

But child rearing will be left to the nanna. La Lopez is supposed to be filming her new movie Love and Other Possible Pursuits later on this year.

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Oscar Curse

People are always saying that Oscars are a curse to a relationship. Once an actor or actress wins an Oscar, a romantic or marital split is not far behind. Wonder if this means that Javier and Penny will split soon?

Eva Longoria’s Crushing

Looks like E.Lo has a crush. And it ain’t on marido Tony Parker. The hyphenated misssus confessed that she has a crush on…

HISSIP RADAR: Melonie Diaz

Actress Melonie Diaz has been getting all sorts of acclaim, especially for an independent little film called Be Kind and Rewind. She’s shared her philosophy about acting recently:

”I am not a Method actor. I don’t know how to build a character. It’s a little conceited to say you are natural, but that’s what people have said about my performances. I can only justify it by saying I am playing a part of myself.”

Melonie is a Nuyorican, which makes her a target for the Hissiper’s radar. So, um, Melonie, you are now officially on the Hissiper’s radar. I see you, Melonie. You can’t hide.

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Ana De la Reguera Regreso!

Ana De la Reguera will be starring in “Capadocia”, which will reunite her with Dolores Heredia  who played her mother  in ”Gitanas”, but don’t picture a “Gitanas”, clone. And hombres don’t expect those cleavage fests like the ones from Ana’s previous series. 

One critic pretty much summed up the 13-episode series, writing:

“En efecto, “Capadocia” es una excepción en la tv mexicana: no es una telenovela rosa protagonizada por galanes con poca ropa de la cintura para abajo … “Capadocia” es una denuncia del sistema penitenciario, al mismo tiempo que una historia sobre mujeres encarceladas.”

“Capadocia is an oddball in Mexican television.  It’s not a rosy telenovela with beautiful hunks with little clothes on and a lot of cleavage… “Capadocia” is an expose of the prison system, and at the same time it’s a story about incarcerated women.”

Well thank goodness it only runs for 13 episodes, and will be out of our faces. We’re sure that as one of AskMen.com’s sexiest women, Ana will find a way to lure viewers and to let a little cleave slip.

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Rosie’s Side Hustle

If you missed Rosie Perez at the Urban Wheel Awards, this year, write in May 3rd in your calendar, ’cause she’s going to be hosting the Nuyorican Poet’s Cafe.

 

This chica needs revamp her acting game. Like, now. She’s underestimating herself with all of these C-listing gigs.

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America Ferrera and the Return of her Traveling Pants Hermanitas

America Ferrera is coming to a theater near you with all her amijitas Blake Lively, Alexis Bledel, Amber Tamlyn in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2. 

If you’re like me, you can’t wait.

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Fabulosa o Desastrosa

Isn’t Élan the cutest member of The D.E.Y?

 

 She’s certainly looking stylish these days.

Latinos Shine on the Oscar Red Carpet

Mira! It’s the once and future Mrs. Cash Warren along with Cameronita. Oh, the glamor.

Oh, look, its Penelope. She looks like she was in a morgue cabinet/drawer for a good 4 hours. She looks so flushed. Love the accessories though, from the pearl drop earring to the purse (again those purses!).

Oscars Latino Style

There was something about Cameron as she arrived at the Oscars.

She looked quite elegantq, along with that black metallic purse.

Javier Bardem Wins an Oscar

I told you: Javier Bardem beat out a lot of fellow great talents and won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in No Country for Old Men.

 

Here he is arriving on the red carpet.

 Go Javier. The sky was the limit, but now you have the entire galaxy.

Eva Mendes’s Secret Lover

If you didn’t know, now you know: Eva Mendes has got a man, and it’s independent movie director George Gargurevich. [give yourself a cookie, if you were able to say that without stuttering].

 

Eva dished out on her hush-hush relationship:

“I was named on a list recently of the 10 hottest bachelorettes and I was like, ‘Really? I didn’t know I was up for grabs. Good to know.’ So there are people who don’t even know I have a boyfriend, which is fine by me.”

And looks like her publicity folks do not have paparazzi on mobile speed dial:  

“There are no public displays of affection. I don’t want that attention in my life.”

Chica, let’s see if you can keep that No PDA policy once the attention over your rehab stint has obliterated.

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Hissip LinkCarino

Rapper Shyne’s papa is Belize’s first black prime minister, and he’s (Shyne) getting released from prison sometime this year. Watch your back, Diddy. [Hip Hossip]

Nicolas Cage tries to jugar with Tio Sam. Gee Nico, I coudda told you it ain’t worth it, and I wouldn’t have charged you a consultation fee, either. [HollyScoop]

On to a scarier Dora the Explorer. Ninos, get your blankets ready. [Guanabee]

Roger Clemens? Darn that Yankee. [The Bosh]

Fabulosa o Desastrosa?

Okay, I feel those sandals,  the outfit and that French manicure, but that purse is hideous. Is that her cellphone in that 90’s clear hot pink case? Get with the times Cassie!

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Jennifer Lopez Gives Birth to Twins

Congratulations to Yeni and Marky. They are parents to a boy and girl born this morning in a Long Island Hospital. Names haven’t leaked yet. But I wager, one will be a Marc Anthony, Jr., and the other (the girl) will have the surname of some Lopez relative.

 

You’re a nobody, til you give birth. Go J.Lo. Having those extra booties and inflated mammaries will all be worth it.

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Sabine Moussier Splits with Her Baby Daddy

Sabine Moussier split from her longtime man Jorge Peralta. Sabine and Jorge are smart enough to know that the less said the better, but Sabine had this to say:

“Vivimos en un mundo retorcido, donde se intenta hacer daño a la gente para vender y queremos evitar malas interpretaciones o versiones, porque después no vamos a dar entrevistas, ni hacer caso a palabras tontas y dolorosas.”

 ”We’re living in a perverted world, where hurting people is a business and we’d like to avoid misinterpretations and multiple versions, so we’re not going to give any interviews, and we’re not going to pay any attention to people talking trash or saying vicious things.

Guess they weren’t that confident in their relationship in the first place. They had two kids and had been together six years, but the fornicators never made it legal.

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Christina and Naked Domingos

Every family has their little traditions. In the ChrissyAgui-Bratman familia, there’s one too. A rather peculiar one:

“We have to be the cosiest couple around. We have something called naked Sundays. On Sundays we just do everything in the house, and we’re just cosy and laid back.We don’t need to go anywhere, we’re just with each other. We do everything naked. We cook naked. It’s important to keep the marriage alive, to spice it up a little.”

Say what? First those penile balloons, and now this? Wonder how Maxito will turn out.

Telenovela Cheats

So Marimar, Marimar, the hit telenovela starring Thalia, Fernando Colunga and Chantal Andere is now on DVD. And what a rip-off. A total of 10 hours for $24.95. The 10 hours on the 3 disc set don’t even cover a week’s worth of the show. If this isn’t a clear and cut robo, I don’t know what is. What’s so hard about putting an entire novela on DVD? The abridged editions I’ve seen have all been chopped up messes.

Christina Milian Out and About

Oh mira! It’s ChrissyMil, the Mujer in Red  seen recently at Japanese eatery Katsuya in Los Angeles.

 

Hope she didn’t get any sushi on that dress.

Christina Aguilera and “Those” Things

ChrissyAgui was on the Ellen Degeneres show yesterday, along with those things she calls her mammaries.

Looks like she’s outgrown the D-cup and is heading directly to H, thanks to Baby Maxito.

Click here to watch a clip of her appearance.

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Fabulosa o Desastrosa?

Mira! It’s Julissa Bermudez at The Plumm Nightclub in New York the other night. Muy sincilla, pero hermosa. What do you all think? Me gusta.

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Nelly Furtado en Espanol

Nelly Furtado delighted fans by performing in Spanish yesterday at the Viña del Mar Festival in Chile. Before embarking in South America, Nelly made had already conveyed her appreciation for the culture.  

“I definitely feel Hispanic, I feel Latina. I have a very very strong connection with my culture. Singing in Spanish and singing in Portuguese is an extension of my love for my culture.”

Funny that her comments sound less condescending than when La Beyonce expressed similar sentimientos.

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Wherefore Are Thou Michelle Rodriguez?

Wonder what Michelle Rodriguez is doing these days. Haven’t heard anything out of her since she was released out of her DUI penitence. She must be getting her liquor on behind closed doors in her abuela’s rocking chair, instead of a driver’s seat these days.

Eva Longoria Gets No Love From PETA

E.Lo might be the apple of Tony Parker’s eyes, but she’s not getting any carino from animal rights organization PETA. The organization placed her on their list of 2008 worst-dressed celebrities, saying:

“Eva Longoria is short on compassion. In her trashy furs, she looks like the streetwalker of Wisteria Lane. Eva is one “desperate housewife” in need of a quickie divorce – from her stylist.”

Whoo. That ain’t cold. That’s frigid. E.Lo if you want to evade all that hate don’t go around in those Basso coats, yokay?

Baby Dearests in the Making

What about Yeni’s babies? As she’s readying to give birth, I’ve been examining the damage. A $6 million dollar deal for their pics. Thousands of dollars spent on their nurseries. What will Yeni do for an encore? These spoiled brats aren’t even born and they’re having money thrown to them and at them.

I think we can look forward to the consequences in years to come. Think when these ninos grow up instant gratification will be the norm for them. Gird up your loins Yeni.

Christina Aguilera, Designer’s Muse

ChrissyAgui has dropped that baby and she’s wasting no time. Even with that million-stash for selling the pics of her Baby Max to People, ChrissyAgui ain’t resting.

 

 Her latest venture? Not really hers, but she’ll get some stash out of it I’m certain. Well, turns out she inspired jewelry designer [and celebrity suck-up] Stephen Webster. The price tags on these babies? About $343-3528. My advice to you hissipers: drive yourself to your nearest Walmart and get some imitations.

Hissip Tube: What Perez Sez About Divas

If you were among the ones who missed the premiere of “What Perez Sez About Divas: Act 1″, consider yourself very unfortunate.

 

Didn’t your abuela get a charm bracelet for you? The show featured Perez’s encounters with all sorts of divas: Pink, Tori Amos, Dolly Parton, Janet Jackson, and oh, Gloria Estefan. Turns out that Mariosito had a suprise for her at the end of her segment of the show. He staged a gay wedding for her (’cause every diva needs a gay husband’, according to Perez), complete with effete groomsmen, and a customized cake with Gloria and Perez pics.

What will Mario think of next?

Cameron Diaz: The Waxed Edition

Cameron Diaz has gotten a new honor. She now has her own doll in the famous Madame Tussaud Museum along with pal Drew Barrymore.

 

Wonder if her wax gemela can do the Scooby-Doo like her character in Charlie’s Angels? And I wonder who is the next Latina to be given the wax treatment? Yeni wouldn’t be a good idea, but The Butt might prove a challenge to the waxers.

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Eva Mendes Getting Professional Help

Some people will stop at nothing to get some piece of mind. La Mendes, fresh out of rehab, confessed that she’s seeing a shrink. Let me correct my verb usage. She’s been seeing a shrink. For 2 years, now.

“When I started to become recognizable and somewhat famous, that was really hard for me to deal with. It was either I quit acting or I get some help, some tools to help me deal with fame and all that weirdness.”

Atta, chica. Get that ayudo. Evasita, you might want to get a price reduction, since that psychiatra didn’t prevent your Cirque Lodge admission, and all.

Presenting Daddy Yankee, El Mogul

Guess Daddy Yankee has a lot of gasolina in his game.  The reggaeton rapper just brought shares into the Puerto Rican basketball team. Commenting on his new venture:

“Since I support the talent here, I feel like I have to support the sport. These guys, these great athletes, give 100 per cent on the court. It makes us happy to see them win, and we hate to see them lose. I hope I can attend a lot of the games next season. There’s nothing like being there and watching your team win.”

Guess all those news reports about a recession are really getting to Latino celebridades. Everybody’s trying to get a back-up hustle.

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Castro Has Stepped Down

After decades of ruling Cuba, Fidel Castro has stepped down. He wrote this statement for  online Cuban newspaper Gama:

“My wishes have always been to discharge my duties to my last breath. That’s all I can offer. But it would be a betrayal of my conscience to accept a responsibility requiring more mobility and dedication than I am physically able to offer. This I say devoid of all drama.” 

This of course has set off a lot of hissiping.

While everybody’s politicking, I wish they would ask the real questions:  will hermanito Raoul Castro’s dimunitive little body fit into Fidelito’s leopard camouflage uniforms, or is it call for some major alterations by a Havana seamstress? Or perhaps yet, will Raoulito override the style of the man Hugo Chavez called the most stylish world leader, and initiate his own style? Developing…

Raquel Welch, A Vieja Who Rocks

Raquel Welch is one of the original Glatinas, and she’s still giving a lot of Glaminas a run for their money at 67.  She was recently considered for a role in “Desperate Housewives”, but…

“There was talk, but nothing materialized. I’ve often thought that I would like to play a relative of Eva Longoria, but it’s fine.”

Raquelita is still a winner, though. She stars in ”Welcome to the Captain”, a sitcom.

On the show, she plays a 52-year old actress trying to make a comeback:

“A couple of times, people have wanted me to really lay it on thick,” Welch says of earlier offers to satirize herself, “but I already would have been doing the whole ‘vampy’ thing with the costume and hair and makeup. I just pray I have the same restraint as I go forward with this. I want to keep Charlene within bounds, but fun and likable as a human being. You can see she’s possibly deluded a little bit. I’m working in this medium. We’re all in this together, and I’m really enjoying it.”

No Engagement Yet for Satcha

Satcha Pretto ain’t engaged, yokay? Yet. So hold on to the rumor.

The Honduran host on the Univision network’s “Primer Impacto” denied that she’s been proposed to by her abogado novio Aaron Butler.

Girl, all I gotta say is this, when he does ask, you know that being a lawyer, he’ll try to hand you that prenup. Examine all the clauses chickita. You know with him, being in the law biz and all…

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Dulce María’s Side Hustle

The singing Glatina from the group RBD wants you to know that she’s not just some little telenovela-actress-singer-trophy with with a wig crypt soaked in hot cranberry dye, mixed with some tequila.

 

She’s an author as well, yokay? La Mexicana just came out with a book, which features a collection of songs, drawings, sketches, poems, etc. Well, officially. Fans had actually been circulating the book on the Internet, illegally; goodness knows where they got it (check the underpaid staffers at your publisher, Dulce). And unlike some Hollywood pulp, it’s not written by some ghostwriter. It’s all hers and hers alone:

“Escribir este libro es abrir mi corazón para que

Penelope Cruz, Presenting

Lopita is going to be a presenter:

“La estrella española, nominada a mejor actriz el año pasado por su trabajo en “Volver’’, de Pedro Almodóvar figura en la lista de presentadores junto a los cuatro ganadores del Oscar en los rubros actorales del 2007…

The Spanish actress nominated the year before for Best Actress for her work in Volver by director will figure in the roster of presenters alongside other Oscar winners from 2007.

It would just be something if she were the one presenting Javier Bardem the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor at the ceremony. How romantic would that be! Um, assuming that Javier gets the Oscar. But he will. Don’t say I didn’t tell you.

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Perez Hilton Changes His Mind

Perez Hilton is officially in the ‘Save Britney’ camp.

The Cubano-Americano blogger opted for a Save Britney T-Shirt At Kelly Osbourne’s Project Catwalk’s at the launch of the new H&M on Regent Street this past week. But dios mio, what’s up with that dye job. If you’re the Queen of All Media, start dressing the part, won’t you Mariosito? You can’t have La Osbourne looking better than you. 

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Zulay Henao Gets Her Acting Game On

Now that she’s done boning (or at least put her boning on pause or slow motion), Zulay Henao is ready to turn to serious biz, as in her acting career. Zulay is starring in the Charles S. Dutton-directed Lifetime movie Racing Against Time.

She plays Carmen, one of the toughest girls at most minority-inmate filled prison, who gets recruited by a kind-hearted prison guard to be part of the prison’s track team. It doesn’t get more serious than Lifetime.

[Gosh darn, these lime, hot pink tights look cutting. Bet that prison guard used putting a track team together as an excuse to get those girls wearing those pelvic squeezers.]

Attn: Aspiring Latino Filmmakers

Attention Latino and Latina filmmakers…attention.

Wanna win this T-shirt? (No, that’s not me in the photo). Wanna live La Vida Suzuki contest? Huh, huh, huh? The first three people to send me an email (that’s hissiper[at]gmail.com) with their name and address and their choice of director, actor, or producer T-shirts will be sent one. If you don’t figure among the winners, that’s okay. You don’t need a T-shirt to tell you that you’re a filmmaker anyway. But you could enter the New York International Film Festival and Cinedulce Suzuki’s contest. Remember if you wanna improve Latino images in Hollywood, that can only be achieved by being behind the scenes.

America Wins NAACP Image Award!

America went home empty handed at the Golden Globe. Her fate was different at last night’s NAACP Image Awards.

 The sometimes Glatina won for Best Actress in a Comedy for her role as Betty Suarez.

Congrats chica.

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Penelope Cruz Sighting

Mira! It’s Penelope Cruz, arriving at Madrid Airport earlier this week from the Berlinale Film Festival.

She looks a little happier than usual. Actually, lately she’s been looking quite stoked. Wonder if that laptop with those lost revealing photos (and Dios knows what else!) turned up. Or is she thinking about those scenes with Scarlett Johanssen in their upcoming movie?

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Juanes Has a Superstitious Fashion Sense

Know the term metrosexual? Looks like Juanes is one of those. The Columbian gave the UK’s The Independent fashion columnist Charlotte Philby a little insight into his fashion sense:

“How you look in something depends on your attitude. I started to choose my own clothes when I was a teenager. I discovered that I had an independent mind and was able to build my own style, which at the time came with the music I was listening to.”

And get this: Juanes has lucky boots:

“Ever since I was a teenager, I’ve worn the same style of black leather boots; they help me feel safe when I walk. They protect me both literally and metaphorically against all the dangers in life. When you begin to explore the world, you find many trials and tricks that you must be wary of. I travel so much that it’s important not to lose your way, spiritually. I feel this style of shoe can guide me when the road ahead is unclear.”

Gee, Juanesito, I hope you rotate them and don’t get attached to any particular one. With the humid weather in Columbia, I can imagine all the mildew that’s accrued in Juanesito’s boots. Remember to rotate your boots stash, querido.

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Fat Joe’s Lawsuit Threats

Earlier this week, rumors were running rampant on the blogosphere, on a supposed cover of Hop Hop Weekly claiming Fat Joe’s wife was the jumpoff of Benzino, the co-founder of The Source magazine.

 

But BraggadaJoe is cracking on everyone:

“Fat Joe and his legal eagles have sent cease-and-desist letters to websites that were posting the bogus cover art, and they’re planning to sue for defamation,” writes Miss Info, who spoke to Joe last night. “Joe says that Benzino and Dave Mays reached out to make sure he knew that they had nothing to do with it. I wouldn’t be surprised if other women on the cover take legal action too.”

 If the threat of legal action isn’t forcing all the gossip mongers to stop spreadin’ the rumor, maybe the idea of being sat on by Fat Joe will.

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Who’s That?

Who is this girl, trying to hide her face. Hint: She’s a serial face coverer. Want to know who she is? Huh, huh, huh?

The Reign of Perez Hilton

Hollywood’s most hated Cuban (surpassing Castro?) wore this get-up during fashion week.

While Radar’s Sarah Horne compared his get-up to a tent, I think Mario was really trying to channel Sherlock Holmes. He must have the pipe in the limo. Elementary, querido.

LaLa Vazquez in Sports Illustrated

Mira! LaLa Vazquez is featured in Sports Illustrated as part of a Athletes Wives photo shoot and spread. She looks every inch the Glatina in that Juicy Couture bathing suit.

 

Funny, I didn’t know that Carmelo Anthony and LaLa were locked up in holy matrimony. Last I heard, they were in fiancée status. Does Sports Illustrated know something I don’t? Oh, do tell SI.

Christina Aguilera and Child

Looks like People Magazine won the bidding war for first pics of ChrissyAgui’s creatura.

Max looks so cute. He reminds me of those little babies in those Anne Geddes book in the album and picture frame aisle at Ross. A month old and counting, Maxito is certainly bringing out the motherly side of ChrissyAgui:

“I can’t stop staring at him, studying him. You can’t believe you created this. Me and my husband couldn’t be happier.”

[this image CB via DL]  

International stardom, platinum-selling CDs and hot DVDs aside, ChrissyAgui is convinced that Max is her most wonderful accomplishment:

“You think you’ve accomplished all these

Out of the Mouth of a Little Latina Babe

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Exclusive: Jimmy Smits Sounds Off About “Cane”

Now that the writer’s strike is winding down, or gosh near over, does this mean “Cane” will continue to survive? Lots of gente would miss seeing Jimmy Smits and Co. Jimmy, who plays Alex Vega on the show sounded off to Metro San Juan about his character.

He had a lot to say as well about television business  and ratings politics:

“I think that there are adjustments, but [networks] are involved in a business and they have shareholders to report to and all of that.So they are adjusting their –at least from what I see–they are trying to adjust their strategies and realize that they need to be a little bit more supportive on the long-term basis. So we’ll see. They’ve been very positive, but without the… I don’t know if two months from now, if we level off and continue to have a following that can have a little bit of, you know, move a little bit upward then we’ll continue. If we drop to a significant number that they decide on, then it won’t be financially to their benefit to keep going.”

 

Mariah Carey Returns With a Diss (?)

Have you heard Mariah Carey’s first single from her upcoming That Chick album?

 

It’s called “Touch My Body” and djs across the country have it on repeat play.  At this time, I would like to bring your attention to a little line she has in the song, in which she chides a lover, saying:

… if you run your mouth and brag
About this secret rendezvous
I will hunt you down
‘Cause they be up in my bidness
Like a Wendy interview

Some are speculating that this is a diss to radio personality Wendy Williams, but

Don Omar’s Love Confessions

To reggaeton artist Don Omar, love is a wonderful thing. The artist recently performed as part of the El Concierto de Amor at Madison Square Garden. Here’s his take:

“Love is the feeling that makes you smile, be passionate, and caring,” Don Omar said. “It is the power that shows your humanity.”

Will you be showing your humanity anytime soon Don, towards the children you have with your baby mama? Start with a little child support payment, won’t you?

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Christina Milian’s Beauty Secrets

Want to know why Christina Milian looks greasy some days and looks gorgeous the next? Get a hand on her beauty secrets.

La Milian let the chihuahua out of the duffel bag:

“I call up makeup artists and hairstylists and say “fix me, please!” No, I’m regular. I’m a very simple person. I moisturize my face. But other than that, I kind of just get creative. I pick out a magazine and pick out what my look is going to be that day.”

So, you mean to tell me Chrissy that when you look all glowy on the red carpet, it’s all due to your moisturizer? Maybe she was born with it. Maybe it’s Maybelline.

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Mayra Veronica’s Got a Plan

Could Mayra Veronica be shepherding herself into classier territory? The video vixen showed up at this week’s Grammys looking quite presentable. Could she be mistress-minding a career into respectability?  

 

That’ll be something to see.

Prodigal Daughter Jessica Alba

Now that being Latina is in style, Jessica Alba wants to join the band wagon.

The star is reclaiming her roots, roots she claims she never denied. Ooh, and she wants the fetus growing within her to be dark. Like her. And about reports that she’s said she didn’t consider herself Latina:

“I  never said that. Cut loose from what? Why would I want to cut loose from the only family I know? I always took pride in being Latina, it’s something I always embraced. But when I got shunned, it made me feel really bad, like maybe I’m not.”

La Alba closed out by saying that Latinas are, well, quite hot, so much so that they’re spawning imitators:

“I like that I look different; I like having flavor. I think it’s funny that women get their lips injected, butt implants – everyone wants to look like us now.”

Making it so much easier for you to say you’re Latina, huh, Yessy?

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Roselyn Sanchez for PETA

Roselyn Sanchez has joined Eva Mendes as one of the many stars who’d rather go naked than wear fur.

 Hope she, like, Evasita doesn’t get in the rehab line.

Mariah’s Aging Blues

Mariah is turning 40 in 2010, and she’s already panicking. A no-good friend told the London Mirror:

“She kept having to raid old closets for bigger clothes or buy new stuff. Finally, she just said to herself: ‘You’re stronger than this – you can be any size you want.’”

 All the self-talk, though, didn’t stop the panic. So, La Riah hit the diet circuit. The frienemy continued with her snitching, saying that Me!Me! was quite happy with the results she got, telling her friend:

“I’m muscular and have a butt and thighs, so I’ll never be as skinny as Paris Hilton.But I think I look good and I feel good, too. I hope I’m turning a few heads for a while to come.”

You will querida. Comfort yourself with these thoughts Me!Me!: at least you’re not turning 50 in two years.

Who’s That?

This is where this mystery woman spends her down time? Who could it be?

Want to know? Want a clue?

Christina Aguilera’s Penis-themed Baby Christening

We all know that ChrissyAgui is on the edgy side, but I really thought that motherhood would mellow that chica out. Turns out that Chrissy had penis balloons all over little Max Liron’s nursery to welcome him from his Jewish circumcision.

“It was a very sweet experience; we had a lot of close friends come over and experience the bris with us. We’re such a non-conventional couple, we had a lot of penis balloons everywhere.”

I’m speechless. For once.

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Grammy’s Latino Style: Shakira + Winners List

Why is Shakira looking like a mess here? Here she is arriving at the Grammys in a Caroline Herrera gown. She must have thought she was going on a makeover show and was trying to look as shabby as possible as to make the makeover all the more spectactular.

She doesn’t look like a glamina at all. Even if she wasn’t going to do anything with the hair, she could’ve at least worked the outfit . Tsk, tsk. Want to read the list of the winners ( like Best Tejano album. Little Joe and La Familia) we actually care about and see more pics?

Grammys Latino Style: Christina and Juan Luis Guerra

It was a bad night for ChrissyAgui. While she looked like a Sabine woman in her gorgeous dress, she wasn’t a winner in any of the categories she was nominated. Like her duet with Tony Bennett from the Duets: An American Classic album. And she lost the Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Grammy for “Candyman” to Narcotics girl Amy Cokehouse for the Best Female Vocal Performance.

 

Who needs a Grammy anyway, though, when you can look this good in a Ungaro, in less than 6 months after dropping baby?

Oh, mira: it’s Juan Luis Guerra, winning yet another award. Juanito, get yourself a stylist, okay. Get a trim on that hair. For a minute there, I thought this was a file photo of Pavorotti.

Javier Bardem Nabs a BAFTA

Javier Bardem won a BAFTA award for his role as Anton Chirugh in No Country for Old Men.

 

Javier has already won a Golden Globe and the New York Critic’s Circle Awards for this role. Javier gave this perspective on his role as Anton recently:

“…he has an internal struggle: ‘the world is corrupted, the world needs some kind of punishment, and I’m here to remind them that.’ He doesn’t have any pleasure in what he does; he almost has pain in doing it.”

And a few words about what the role meant for him as an actor:  

“There was a challenge, which is how to bring the symbolic side of violence into human behaviour, so that people see a human being and not a terminator machine, otherwise we don’t feel for him, we just think, ‘Oh, here comes the machine.’ But at the same time, he has to have this unstoppable machine attitude.”

Wipe what little space you have left on your credenza Javier, ’cause you are going to get an Oscar as well. Don’t say I didn’t tell you, Javiercito. Penelope must be proud.

Out and About

Mira! It’s a quite voluptuous ChrissyAgui at the the Broad Contemporary Art Museum opening at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art over the weekend.

Guess little Max is at home, whinning and crying with the well-paid nanna.

 

She looks good that ChrissyAgui. This, I gotta say. And that rack of hers looks a little swollen. Did Little Max have a feeding, right before this outing?

A Glamina in Tech Geek’s Court

Jessica Alba might want to wipe herself with some drool disinfectant after guesting at the  Academy of Motion Picture Arts kept its Scientific and Technical Awards dinner. Said an adoring techgeek:

“For a computer geek like me, it’s really sexy to hear Jessica talk about stable, semi-Lagrangian fluid flows.”

Ooh, and look. She’s really showing. But, where was Cashito? Probably at home plopping up those pillows in preparation of sleeping on the couch again tonight.

What’s Eating Eva Mendes

Eva is in rehab at Cirque Lodge in Utah. No, she’s out. Now, she’s heading back in.

 Steve Carafelli, La Mendes’s heralder told E!:

“Eva is attending to some personal business in Los Angeles and intends to return to complete her treatment shortly.”

Just head to the dollar store Eva, and get yourself one of those $1 notebooks, and start writing. I’ve read that writing your thoughts out real help you clear out your head. Please cut that cocaine habit. Addictions get expensive, not mention cut out work. At least, you’ve wrapped up production on The Women and those Calvin Klein commercials.

Shakira Strips Off Her Clothes for a Good Cause

Not literally now. Guys, don’t you wish. Shakira is auctioning off all her get ups from her Oral Fixation tour via Ebay Giving Works, and is doing it all in the name of charity, her Bare Foot Foundation to be more exact.

A sample of the  40 outfits that will be auctioned off:

 a shiny lavender skirt with turquoise and coral beading

 a bright red dress with a plunging neckline and huge, winglike sleeves

 a blue tank top emblazoned with the slogan “For Those Who Love to Rock”

The proceeds will benefit children in Northern Columbia. Oh, such a generous heart.  Wish Yeni would give away some of her pre-pregnancy clothes, with me as sole beneficiary.

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Whore No More

Now that he’s two years away from turning 30, Wilmer Valderrama wants to leave whoring behind.

The one time 70s Show actor now turned clothing designer and every now and then club harlot told the Associated Press:

“You want the media to focus on what you are creating. For me I had to go back to the drawing board to reformulate my priorities. I played enough, and decided, OK, now it’s time to work.”

Oh. Sounds like a rewritten version of Paris Hilton’s I-learned-my-lessons-image-PR campaign.

Billboard Latin Award Nominees Are In!

Cuban drum roll please…Billboard Latin nominations have been announced.

Yeni received a nod for her album “Como Ama Una Mujer”. About time Mrs. Marc Anthony got herself some sort of industry validation for that album.  Wisin y Yandel copped noms as well. As if they needed any more reasons to get full of themselves. The Miami Herald had listings in other categories:

Hot Latin Song of The Year: Mi corazoncito — Aventura; No te veo — Casa De Leones; Dimelo — Enrique Iglesias; Me enamora — Juanes [No more drama for Juanes and more awards!]

Latin Album Of The Year (New Category): Todo cambio — Camila; El cartel: The Big Boss — Daddy Yankee; Como ama una mujer – Jennifer Lopez; Wisin vs. Yandel: Los extraterrestres — Wisin & Yandel

Latin Pop Album of the Year, Male: Quién dijo ayer — Ricardo Arjona; Papito — Miguel Bose; Viento a favor — Alejandro Fernández; La vida . . . es un ratico — Juanes [ooh, Juanes again. Congrats compadre!]

Tropical Album Of The Year,

Duo Or Group: Kings Of Bachata: Sold Out At Madison Square

Garden — Aventura; La llave de mi corazón — Juan Luis Guerra Y 440; [Juan Luis Guerra again! Oh, well good for this papacito; Los 4 fantasticos — Karis; United We Swing – Spanish Harlem Orchestra

Could Camila supplant RBD in the music biz? All they have to do is get a girl or two to join.

Congrats to all.

Rapper Gives His Father a Beat Down

The apparently more violent half of the reggaeton duo Wisin y Yandel, Wisin gave his father a culo whupping in Puerto Rico during a tamales-hot argument over roosters they’re raising for cockfighting.

 Wisin released this sheepish statement to the press:

“Blood runs thicker than water, and my family is part of me. Please understand this and give us space to deal with this matter privately.”

Generous Papacito decided not to press charges for the beat down. But, what about the cock-fighting? Um, like, doesn’t PETA have a branch in Puerto Rico?

A Jennifer Lopez Sighting!

Where’s Yeni? There’s Yeni! She was accompanied by Markitos at last night’s Madonna-hosted and Gucci-sponsored UNICEF benefit for Malawi.

  

Could this be her last public appearance before she gives birth to Marcia and Jeno?

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Vida Guerra Got a New Job

So Vida Guerra is going to be the host of the Speed network’s “Livin’ the Low Life”. And it’s not a reality show based on her life, as you might have surmised from the title. It’s actually an auto-themed show about lowriding culture. La Guerra gave out a statement about her new gig:

“With ‘Low Life,’ I’m just being myself … hanging out and having fun. If there was something new for me it was that I had to learn about the cars by asking a lot of questions. So, I’m actually speaking for the audience. From my questions I hope that people will learn to appreciate not only the cars but also the people who build them.”

Oh, brother. What’s next for her: hosting a show on the history channel, so people could appreciate D-Day?

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Out of the Mouth of the Padre

Jennifer Lopez’s dad David let the chihuahua out of the duffel bag, revealing to Escandalo TV that his daughter and Marc Anthony are indeed expecting twins. The abuelo gushed out to the entertainment show:

“The thing is in my family, my sister also had twins, so it’s a hereditary thing. I’m very proud. Jennifer has yearned to be a mother for many years.”

Abuelo Lopez, not suprisingly, looks forward to grandpaping J.Lo’s gemelos and is already quite protective, adding:

 ”In Puerto Rico it’s custom to buy an azabache bracelet for babies to protect them from the evil eye, it’s part of our culture.”

 We don’t need any better confirmation than this. Thanks, abuelito.

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Maribel Guardia the Mogul

Maribel Guardia is turning herself into a beauty mogul, and will be launching her own lipstick line, and of course, the celebrity enterpreneur staple…a perfume.

Don’t expect her perfume to stink up all of Mexico, though.

“Me encantan los colores vivos. El rosa para los labios se me hace muy sensual. Quiero un cosmético discreto, pero que distinga la personalidad de cada mujer y un perfume de acuerdo a tu personalidad. Me gustan los aromas florales discretos”.

“I love lively colors. Roses for the lips make me feel very sensual. I want a subtle cosmetics line, but the kind that brings out the personality of every woman and a perfume that goes with the personality. I love flower scents that are discreet.”

We’d like it like that too, Maribel. If it’s another thing we don’t need it’s  another stinky celeb perfume.

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Aracely and Luis Miguel as Tight as Ever?

Aracely Arámbula is standing by her man Luis Miguel. Despite the fact that there has been wide reports that Miguelomaniac had a jumpoff—none other than Luciana Salazar–Aracely told Univision TV host Rodner Figueroa, that the two of them are doing okay, thank you.

 The tv personality summarized his interview with the star during an encounter in New York recently:

“Ella no quiere perder su tiempo en aclarar rumores, está enfocada en su vida familiar. Me dijo que Luis Miguel, Miguelito y ella están conectados por un cordón umbilical.”

She didn’t want to waste any time addressing rumors. She’s very preoccupied with her family life. She told me that Luis Miguel, Miguelito [that'll be her 1 year old son by Luis Miguelomaniac] are connected like an umbilical cord. 

And you can’t get any connected that. But umbilical cords can get caught off, Aracelita. Bet you the minute your new Televisa contract puts you to work, Luis Miguelomaniac will start acting up, resume and/or increase in his collecting jumpoffs. Pobre Aracely.  One day, she’ll see the light and leave this perro for good.

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Christina Back to Business

Could it be? Si, Senora, es ella. Christina Aguilera promoting her Back to Basics DVD at Best Buy. She was giving birth…it seems only yesterday.

Jennifer Lopezisms

While waiting for those twins to pop out, why don’t we benefit from a little bit of Jennifer Lopez wisdom. While promoting her newest perfume Deseo to the British press, Yeni had a few interesting things to share:  

“People ask me, ‘Do you think you can have it all?’ and you know what? “I am like, ‘I don’t know, I would like to think so. We will have to wait and see. I think as a person you have to be true to yourself – nobody can tell you what is right for you.”

In this sexist mundo, women can’t win it all. Yeni’s perspective:  

“I think the problem for women is that we are used to pleasing people, and always wanting for everybody to be happy around us, and sometimes we forget about ourselves. It’s important sometimes to think, ‘I know what’s good for me’.”

The columnist who interviewed Yeni felt she was a little colder than usual, but J.Lo’s next words seem to explain it all: 

“I am at the beginning of a huge change. I think everyone is constantly changing and evolving, new things are becoming important in our lives all the time – and never more so than for me now. The whole growing-up thing, maturing…it’s difficult, but everyone has to do it.”

Yes, Yeni do your thing.  

Mariah Carey Don’t Like “Ugly”

Who’s afraid of a tad bit of ethnicity in their realms? According to a hissiper on the set of Mariah Carey’s new movie Tennessee, La Riah was a bit uncomfty about getting her nose beefed up:

“Mariah is the nicest person to work with; everyone loves her. But she was uncomfortable being uglied up for the part. When she saw the nose, she called her people and decided against it.”

She said yeah to cornrows, but I guess the nose would make her a little more too ethnic. Girl, what’s wrong with you? That’s what getting into character is all about, or do you want Tennessee to be another Glitter?  

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Conjetura

What are these little boys and girls doing down in Florida?

Can you guess…

Oscar De La Hoya Prime

Boxer Oscar De La Hoya turned 35 yesterday. That’s a senior citizen in boxing age.

For De La Hoya, the work never stops. A few years ago, he told Boxing Insider:

“I work very hard in everything I do. Every time I step inside the gym, I give it my all. I train hard. I am a very dedicated fighter. When everything is fine and dandy and you are throwing good combinations and it looks beautiful, it looks really nice and it sounds good. You do not think about whether you are learning or not, stepping up to the next level.”

3 Latinas Make Vanity Fair’s Hollywood Issue

Not a token, but three Latinas made Vanity Fair’s annual Hollywood issue. The three that made it wasn’t really much a surprise: America Ferrera, Zoe Saldana, and Alice Braga.

One question though…where was Dania Ramirez and Selena Gomez? Oh well, for next year’s issue. Anyway, congrats mujeres.

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Will Eva Mendes Lose her Calvin Klein Endorsement Deal?

With Eva Mendes checking herself in rehab, wonder if those wonderful gente at Calvin Klein are getting nervous?

You know how companies are. When you’re doing good, they’re all up on you. They want to use you to push and peddle their stuff. And when you’re having some image challenge, you look right and left and can’t find ‘em. She is suppose to be the face of their  Fall advertising campaign for their fragrances line. They’ve already given the “We-support Eva-during-this-difficult-time-and-respect-her-decision to- seek-professional-help” statement release…

But, who knows what they’re really thinking?

For Aging Latinas, Telenovelas is the Place to Be

Look at a telenovela these days and it’s hard to see any jovens. . Practically all of the women playing leads are over 40 or so. Yep, It’s viejas right and left. Don’t American actresses wish they could have it like that?

There’s Victoria Ruffo in the remake of “Mirada de Mujer” entitled ”Victoria”, born in May 1962.

And there’s Susanna Gonzalez…born in 1973. Oh, wait, ‘73 would make her about 35. So, she only looks old. My bad.

 And Laura Flores? She’s the lead in “Al Diablo Con Los Guapos”. She’s an August of ‘63 nina.

Laura Zapata, Jacqueline Andere  (“Amor sin maquillaje”and Lupita Ferrer (“Pecados Ajenos”) do not have lead roles, but they’re still rocking the pasion.

Lucia Mendez, of Ama de “Casas Desesperadas” was born the year 1955.

What could be inspiring this agelicious trend? Could there be a lack of young actresses in telenovela land?

Nah. It’s ’cause Latinos don’t abandon their aging hags. That’s what.

El Rey Del Acordeon Gets the Key to the City

If you don’t know who Ramon Ayala is, you better ask somebody. El Rey, the architect of norteño, cantina and tejano style of music and master manipulator of the accordion, will turn 63 next month. He was recently given the key to the city of Coacherella, CA.  

Jessica Gets an Early Baby Shower from Tyra Banks

Talk show host Tyra Banks gifted expecting mamacita Jessica Alba about $6k in baby gifts while the actress was promoting her movie The Eye on her show last week.

 

There’s something peculiar about celebrities gifting celebrities. Why couldn’t Tyra donate those gifts to some Guatemalan orphanage? And shouldn’t gifting be a private affair? Oh, unless some sleek product placement is involved.

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Laura Flores in “Al Diablo con los Guapos”

Some divas never lose it.

 

Laura Flores is one of them. She’s currently starring in the telenovela “Al Diablo con los Guapos” with César Évora. She can sing and she can act. Some women have it all.

Eva Mendes in ‘hab

Eva Mendes. In ‘hab. Who would have thought? But sure enough, word came through her publicist:

 ”Eva has been working hard for the past year and made a positive decision to take some much-needed time off to proactively attend to some personal issues that, while not critical, she felt deserved some outside professional support.”

 Only last year, La Mendes was running her mouth to Gotham magazine about the out-of-control Hollywood townfolksgals:

“You know [who they are]—pick up Us Weekly and they’re there. I feel bad for these girls. I don’t look down on them. I think they’re in a really hard situation. It’s out of control. I look at them with sympathetic eyes because I just can’t imagine how it is to deal with that.”

Well, Eva is dealing with that. But only at a smaller extent (as far as we know anyway). Some people sure know how to keep up appearances.

Guess the point is, she realized she had a problem and took the steps to remedy it. Wishing her a speedy recovery. Girl, hurry, there’s movies to shoot, Sexiest of Lists to top. If you’re locked up in some rehab suite, who am I going to dish on? Come on, now.

Shakira Turns 31!

Besides behind the second day of a really short month, this February 2nd is also the dia that Shakira turns 31. She was born today back in ‘77.

Here’s a look at the chica over the years.

Ama de Casas Desesperadas Rakin’ it in for Univision

It’s more good news for Univision and for the hard-working folks working on “Ama de Casas Desesperadas”. The ratings are in and Univision figured #4 in the 10 P.M. timeslot at 1.4 million viewers, only after NBC’s “Chuck,”  the CBS show “Without a Trace,” and ABC’s  ”Big Shots.”

You just know a lot of those ratings have to do with Gabriela Vergara. Wow, what an actress.

Univision, hope you pay her well. Telemundo can snatch her up for their next production and catch up, you now.

Cameron Diaz Wants a New Vencindad

Cameron wants to get the heck out of Hollywood and word is, she’s eyeing West Chelsea, New York.

Back in Hollywood, Cameron lived in a neighborhood not too far from Paris Hilton, perhaps you’ve heard of her.  Cameron describes the hell of it all:

“She [talkin' about Pareez] just has to get it [her whereabouts] plastered all over the world and have 10 helicopters around her house, which I live not too far from – I was like, ‘Can you keep it down?’ So we all suffer when Paris suffers.” And added:

“Hollywood is a funny place. It offers so much, but it can also take a lot away from you.”

Like your right to privacy, huh, Cameronita, especially since you are rumored to be romancing former Felicity actor Scott Speedman, with whom you were in the Bahamas recently. West Chelsea is the perfect assylum. But if the paparazzi follow, you can always manhandle them. For a look at La Diaz’s man portfolio…

The Year of America

I’ve said it before and I’m going to say it again. The ‘08 is going to be the year of America Ferrera. She might share the honors with Dania Ramirez, but man, America has the star game on lock.

 I see her as my generation’s J.Lo with even more curves. Don’t know how far she is into her search for a Skeletor husband. If I think of someone, I’ll send her a suggestion.

I can see her coming out with her own fragrance, in a red sensuous bottle with a name like The Beautiful. Ooh, ooh, and a clothing line…a clothing line tied in with the Traveling Pants franchise. This girl has got so much game. Sigh.

Latinas on AskMen’s 99 Sexiest Women Countdown

AskMen.com did their annual 99 Sexiest Women countdown and not suprisingly, a lot of Latinas made the list. Those who made the list? I’ve filtered everyone else, so here’s the Latino-friendly list:

#79 Ana De La Reguera. Not a bad choice. According to the website, the sultry Mexican actress earned a 91% on her sexiness report card. 

The site drooled: “engaging brown eyes, perfect complexion, cascading locks, and unforgettable figure… ole”

But how did #78 Nadine Velazquez get a 93% from readers against Ana’s 84%. Go fig. Click on to read the see the other ladies who topped the countdown.

Eva’s Motherhood Hopes for Jessica

Jessica Alba is going to be a great mother.

 

 At least that’s what Eva Longoria’s mommy radar senses. During a gushfest that had people me wondering whether E.Lo was the newly appointed publicist for the relationship of La Alba and Cash Warren, Evasita said:

“She’s going to be amazing!She has to be one of the most compassionate, loving people you’ve ever met, and she is going to raise the most awesome human being in this world!”
Oh, brother.

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Pobre Ninel Conde

Ninel Conde is living a life full of plot twists that a Telemundo telenovela writer won’t think of. The man she married this past December in Acapulco, turns out, is still legally married to his beauty queen wife María Sol Corral.  And that ain’t all of it.

Her man was also previously incarcerated back in 1998 for some, er, pecuniary issues. Ninel, at 37, don’t think there’s a lack of good men out there for you. You are a good catch girl. And do some reference checking  and cross-reference checking next time.

Kat DeFugly

I am so NOT feeling this misplaced damaltion-patterned outfit. What was Kat DeLuna thinking when she put this on? Wait, a better question…what stylist would let a star under her guidance go out with this getup? Kat’s 9 Lives album may be tight, but she needs to work on her dressing game. Dios mio. And look at her smiling, like she got it going on. Pobrecita.

Adriana Lima Gets a Hosting Gig

Adriana Lima is on to better things. She’s fit for more brainy stuff than shaking her moneymaker on the catwalk okay…like hosting E!’s upcoming countdown.

The countdown show Victoria’s Secret: What Is Sexy? 2008 airs on February 9th 5/4c. This is going to be a busy year for Adriana La Virgen. She’s also going to be in Victoria Secret’s superbowl ads.  

Is David Bisbal Crushing on Rihanna?

Is David Bisbal crushing on R&B/pop superstar Rihanna? The two recorded a song, and David sounds muy smitten:

“It was great. It was really a pleasure. She sings her version in English, and I sing mine in Spanish. Honestly, one of my dreams right now would be to share a stage with her. That would be amazing, and I hope we can make it happen in the future. “

Ahem, sounds like more than a musical admiration to me. You can get under her umbrella…la..la…la, eh…Ooh, David.

Laura and Thalia Bury the Hatchet

When it comes to family drama, ain’t no family in the world who had anything on half-sisters Laura Zapata and Thalia Sodi. They’ve made up, then stopped speaking again. Repeat cycle. But the sisters are taking steps to making up gracias a Dios.

 

The hermanas have a lot to catch up on. Laura’s never actually seen Thalia’s daughter Sabrina Sakaë. Laura told People en Espanol:

“I already received the address where I can send Sabrina gifts, and that makes me happy. I told [Thalía] that now that she’s a mother she’s going to understand a lot of things, and she agreed, saying ‘I already understand a lot of things as a mother, and I also understand that I love you.’”

Aw.

All that reconcilation stuff stops at Thalia, though. Laura says that she’s not taking steps to making up with her mother Yolanda Miranda Mange. Go figure. You ought to start your reconciliation game on your mother and then your half-sister. God knows life is short.

I can already hear the sisters’ first conversation together, with Laura swapping plastic surgeon references with Thalia. Oh, the love.

Zoe Saldaña Does “Blackout”

Can’t wait to see Zoe Saldaña in the upcoming Star Trek movie? You can watch her in the meantime. Zoe plays Claudine in BlackOut, premiering on BET this Friday at 8 P.M. E/T. The movie’s storyline centers upon the 2003 electricity outage and how it restored the connection and blotted out the despair in an inner city neighborhood. Watch your favorite Dominicana do her stuff.

Shakira, Christina, and Mariah Got Mucho Lanita

 

Shakira, Christina Aguilera, and Mariah Carey have yet another thing in common. They’re the only three Latinas to make Forbes magazine’s list of highest grossing female musical artists for the fiscal year of 2007.

 

Spanish Gov’t to Antoni Banderas: Bring Down the House…You’ve Got Eight Weeks

The wonderful government officials in the country of Republic of Spain want Antonio Banderas to bring down the house. And we’re not talking about in the slangy way.

According to The Telegraph, part of the beachfront million dollar vacation mansion in the exclusive town of Los Monteros was built illegally by the previous owner:

“Neighbours have long argued that Banderas, who bought the property 11 years ago, is the victim of corrupt town hall officials who issued planning permission after illegally reclassifying green belt land in return for backhanders.

Is Jennifer Lopez About to Deliver Those Twins?

She’s at Northshore Hospital, according to Newsday, as I’m typing this. Could  Skeletor’s spawn be going through that canal right about now?

Jennifer Lopez’s Bordertown on DVD

 

A scene from the Jennifer Lopez, Gregory Nava-directed film Bordertown, out on DVD today. The film also stars Antonio Banderas. This movie will be our only movie look at Yeni for some time. Unless a script comes up for the role of a wealthy and pregnant Latina, with a spoiled fetus, a Skeletor for a husband.

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Juanes the Mogul

Juanes now has his own music label. 4J’s, he calls it, after the first initial of the men in his family. Juanesito promises to bring Columbian talent to the forefront saying:

“We [he and his record label associates] get information from everywhere – the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. And the young, because of our reality, are curious and have lots to say. We’re not waiting for time to pass us by.”  

That reality includes national profiling at international airports:

“It’s hard for Colombians,” he says. “Every time you’re in an airport, they think you’re a narco-trafficker. “

Chill, Juanesito. It could be worse. ‘Tis better to be harassed for being a national from a narcotics-happy country, than to be fashion policed for being a fug.

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Gloria’s Passing on the Torch

Gloria Estefan is ready to pass on the musical torch, to none other than her daughter Emily.

 

The Cuban-American pop star introduced her daughter on drums at a concert in India. She told the Miami Herald:

”She’s focused on that and she’s very good,” Estefan said. “But she knows she has to study and then decide. I am not going to push her, or prevent her from developing herself. It’s a matter of time.”

Don’t think Emily look like star material? Remember that’s what they said too about the Clinton girl Chelsea Clinton. And now she’s a swan.

   

Go Emily! Run with that torch.

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HISSIP RADAR: Dania Ramirez

Just look at her. Ain’t she a dream. That’s Dania Ramirez on the Hissiper’s radar over the weekend in Beverly Hills. In addition to her role in NBC’s “Heroes”, Dania Ramirez will be getting her movie game on pretty soon. Her slate is pretty much filled up: she’s starring in her fiancee’s Jesse Terrero’s film The Fifth Commandment, Ball Don’t Lie (with Harold Perrineau, Rosana Arquette and Nick Cannon) and the thriller Brooklyn to Manhattan. This Dominicana is sure going places.

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Jessica Alba on the Today Show

Jessica Alba looked quite glowing as she spoke to Matt Lauer ealier today on “The Today Show.”

 

The actress discussed her newest movie The Eye as well as her pregnancy. Of impending mamahood, Jessy told Lauer:

“You definitely have to go with the flow. You definitely have to surrender. But it’s a shock to a system. Again, I’ve never been one to emphasize anything on my looks or anything. It was just the polls, the magazines, they do it. It was never my thing. So I really don’t care.”

Girl, you trying to tell us that the fact that your body is blowing off and that you will be off those sexy package polls won’t bother you? Jessy, please. Whatev.

The Messy Triumvirate

Why does everyone in this pic look a mess? Paulina Rubio should know better than to put that on. Alejandro could have used a grease wiper. I’ll spare Angelica Aragon. She’s entitled to a senior moment, after all.

pic: Ernesto Sanchez

More SAG Awards Fashions

I think I’ve figured out what happened.

 

The memos from the respective stylists of Sara Ramirez and America Ferrera ended up being the victim of the old switcheroo stuff, which explains why America looked like an old lady and Sara looked as if she were going to her prom.

Does this chica look good or what? Whereas America…

Ooh America…Ooh…

Something’s just not right with this outfit. The Monique L’lullier dress is just fine really, but I think I have a problem with the color. It’s just doesn’t say America. England maybe. Dress makes America look like an old lady. What’s worse than her choice of color? Her choice of hair style. That do makes it look as if she’s being seen in an aging mirror that ages her about 20 years. 

Man of the Hour

 Javier Bardem won a SAG award for his role as Anton in No Country for Old Men. JB, I’m totally feeling that humility ish, but it’s time to upgrade that wardrobe. Tell your assistant to get you some pomade to tame down those unruly strands of hair. A little vaseline and castor oil goes a long way.

Pic credit: (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)

Eva Longoria Rocks the Red Carpet at the SAG Awards

Ooh, E.Lo’s looking great. The hair and jewelry I mean. That dress looks like it’s just hanging. The fabric reminds me of those rectanble tablecloths my grandmother puts on her dining room table on Palm Sunday. That sleepy vixen pose and gaze looks good and the dress makes the best of her back rack… at least.

    

Jessica in “The Eye”

While Jessica Alba is waiting for the writer’s strike to end so that Fantastic 3 can start filming, she’s getting her movie game on with the film The Eye.

In the film, Jessy plays a blind violinist who gets an eye transplant, and then afterwards starts to get haunting visions. Hmmm. Interesting. Movie’s out this Friday.

   

After getting those multiple Razzy nominations, let’s hope this will be a start to getting Jessy some serious acting awards.

Anaís Does Some Music Therapy

Anaís has found the perfect way to recover from the loss of her fetus of a devastating miscarriage.

 She’s working on the follow-up to her last album Así Soy Yo.  Wish her the best, in all her future endeavors: musical production and procreation.

Eva Longoria Baby Bump Shopping

Eva Longoria was caught buying baby clothes. No, they’re not for her, but for her amijita Jennifer Lopez. As if Yeni needed any more baby stuff.

 

Speaking about her own eventual plans for motherhood with husband Tony Parker, E.Lo told the British press:

“We’re so happy if we get pregnant, and if we don’t, we’re okay.  We’re just letting God decide it.”
In the meantime, guess she’s getting some good training in baby clothes shopping.

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The Latina Preggers Club: Inaugural Meeting

The Latina Preggers Club is now in session and is abuzzing.

 

Club treasurer Jennifer Lopez is worried sick about pregnancy weight gain. Club President Salma Hayek hooks her mamalas to a breast-feeding pump, even when she’s not breastfeeding. It’ll help her lose weight…she thinks. And now…now junior member Jessica Alba…wait…let’s hear it from the lady herself:

“breastfeeding … is the only thing I’m paranoid about. More than giving birth.”

So what excatly are you afraid of Jessy? That little Junior Warren is gonna suck those teetays right off your chest? Or worse yet, that they’ll sag. Hee, hee. Then you’ll have to slid right off those Maxim and AskMen.com countdowns, huh?

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George Lopez Spits Out in Dune

George Lopez is in the latest issue of Dune Magazine. His sitcom The George Lopez Show may be cancelled, but the comic is finding all kinds of ways to keep his little self occupied (subtext: keeping his name out there) and is letting it known to the world that he’s still holding a grudge against talk show host Jay Leno over that little debacle in which Leno mistook Paul Rodriguez for him.  

“If you shoot, expect to be shot at. (Leno) takes shots at people every night. So why can’t he withstand some?… I think he’s a person that cannot be ‘unliked.’ I think he has to feel like he’s liked at all times. And I think that’s a little disturbing.  I mean, I know people don’t like me, and I’m cool with that. But he’s called TV stations to take on reporters and things when somebody says something that’s unkind. It’s a little bizarre.”

But G.Lo, he’s reached out, apologized to you and offered to make amends. Let it go, G.Lo. Forgiving will do you some good. Or, at least that’s what I’ve heard folks say.

P.S: Look at how those toes are sticking out on the cover. His toes look suspect, eczema suspect.

Salma’s Secret Post-Partum Diet

After being told by her more experienced friends in motherhood that breast feeding your baby helps you lose pregnancy weight, Salma Hayek is trying to lose all the pounds she gained while pregnant with Valentina in a quite an unusual, ahem, way. A friend let the chihuahua out of the bag on Salma’s diet:

“Salma has been pumping and freezing endless amounts of breast milk. When she’s not feeding Valentina, she’s hooked up to an industrial-size breast pump.”

Some friend.

Unfortunately despite Salmaita’s best efforts, the pregnancy weight seems to remain. Pobre, Salma. Susan Condon, a breastfeeding expert has some advice for Salmaita, though:

“After you have your baby, if what you eat is varied and well balanced, breastfeeding can help you lose your pregnancy weight without compromising either your health or your baby’s by dieting. And you naturally burn calories to make breast milk every time you nurse. The best way [to] losing weight is to work toward a gradual weight loss, eat when you’re hungry, and make sure you get enough fluids. It’s the best way of losing weight easily and safely!”

Salmaita, I will give you the same advice I gave Jennifer. Don’t worry about that pregnancy weight. There’s just more of you to love, that’s all, comadre. And those size 6 designer gowns…send them my way. I will gladly dispose of them for you.

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Eva Mendes Gossips About Will

Eva Mendes had some off-the-set gossip to dish on Will Smith, with whom she co-starred in the matchmaking romantic comedy Hitch:

 ”Will literally takes three sips and he’s buzzed. It’s not even like three sips of whiskey; it’s literally a pina colada or a daiquiri – he loves girly drinks – and he’s down.”

He couldn’t hold his liquor, huh, Eva? But you couldn’t hold your teetays. Guess, nobody’s perfect.

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Oscar Nom for Javier; Razzy for Jessica

What I told you? Told you that Javier Bardem would be nominated for an Oscar for his role as Anton in No Country for Old Men.

 

Oscar noms are in, and sure enough my boy is on the list. Hope the strike is over by Oscar time, or hopefully the organizers can get themselves a waiver from the Writer’s Guild. There’s no way Javier is going to be deprived of his Oscar glory and any of those post-show fests.

In the other corner, we’ve got La Alba who got nominated for a Razzy for her roles in Awake, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer and Good Luck Chuck.

Mario Cimarro Gets Betrayed

 The musclelicious actor Mario Cimarro will be starring in yet another Telemundo production with fellow Pasion de Gavilanes alum Danna Garcia called La Traición (The Betrayal).  

 

Telemundo is no doubt hoping that the chemistry of the two actors will reignite for this new production.

Goodness knows they need the ratings. Pobre Telemundo. Always getting Univision’s leftover viewers. Like Telemundo’s recent hit Zorro:La Espada y la Rosa, La Traición is set pre-20th Century. The novela also stars Sandra Echevarría and Gabriel Porras. Even with this period costume, pretty sure the script will find a way to have Mario remove his shirt.

HISSIP EXCLUSIVE: Shoot Down Documentary Premiere

Here’s La Cubanita Cristina Khuly at the Miami premiere of her documentary Shoot Down.

Shoot Down chronicles the 1996 Cuban government-ordained shooting down of volunteer planes that were helping Cuban refugees who coming to Florida in rafters.  Cristina explained the motive behind making the film:

      

“My goals in making the film are two-fold. First my Uncle was one of the men killed that day, so I feel personally motivated to make sure people understand the facts about the incident.  Also I’m Cuban-American and I feel we as a community are misunderstood.  I have heard people refer to us as “right-wing nuts” or the “Cuban Mafia” and that kind of rhetoric is hurtful and untrue.”

And about her reaction about how the movie’s received so far:

“I guess I feel that I have done my community proud not just by making the film but by getting it into a situation where it has the opportunity to be  a theatrical success. The film is opening January 25th on over 20 screens, thus bringing an extremely important story to a mainstream audience.  I think Cuban-Americans have not had many such opportunities and I’m thrilled to be blazing this trail for other filmmakers.”

Latinas are doing it for themselves, thank you very much.  

[pics: doc stills Claudia Raschke-Robinson, CrissyK pic Gayle O]

Mario Lopez in Texas

It seems that Mario Lopez is everywhere these days. Since his “Dancing with the Stars” bit, it seems that there’s no escaping the dimpled one. And the latest Mario Lopez sighting? In the Lone Star Sate of Texas.

 The actor was at the San Pedro Playhouse this past weekend, and at ACC’s Rio Grande Campus Main Stage as part of a workshop for aspiring entertainers.

Who better to show the novices the ropes than someone who was “it”, then went into oblivion, and then came back?

[Source: TMG Entertainment]

HISSIP RADAR: Moises Arias

As Rico on TV’s Hannah Montana, he’s everyone’s favorite annoying little brother. But shorty cute actor Moises Arias has got swagger.  

He’s making some moves career-wise. The thirteen year old is set to appear in Dadnapped, a Disney TV-movie with Jonathan Keltz and David Henrie.

                     

I bet he’s going to be the next Frankie Muniz. At least if he falls in the traps of teenybobby drama, he’ll have his brother to fall on. The teen star said his 12-year  old brother is his best friend.

[pic creds: Wire Image, Variety, tv.com]

Making it Rain at Sundance

 Jessica Alba and Warren Cash were at Park City, Utah over the weekend attending Sundance. The expectant mama has been photogged looking quite discontent lately, but fortunately was in a good mood during the film festival.  She even got chummy with a festival attendee.

Of course papacito Cash Warren was there, at her side. I’m so feeling that Eskimo getup.    

[Source ; pics GG via Splash News]

HISSIP EXCLUSIVE: Jimmy Smits Does Metro San Juan

Puerto Rico has a new magazine.

 

Who better to make its premier cover than Puerto Rico’s own native son and Cane star Jimmy Smits?

[pics: Metro San Juan]

Selena Gomez on the cover of Girl’s Life Mag

 

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Baby Shower for Jennifer Lopez

Yeni had a baby shower over the weekend at the exclusive Park Hotel in New York City. The blue and pink theme makes her a mother-of-twins suspect. Word is, the shower took place on the hotel’s rooftop. Wonder if Marky hauled her off on a wheelchair to the elevator. Or did she walk up those long flight of stairs and got some mommy exercise?

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Pic: Showbiz Spy

BraggaJoe

You know a rapper is about to have an album out when all over sudden he’s trying to open beef scabs. Ahem, Fat Joe’s album “The Elephant in the Room” is set to drop in March from Virgin Records and the blitz has begun.  

 The rapper taped an appearance this week on BET’s Rap City and bragged host Q-45’s head off:

“Do you know the life span of an artist? Artists don’t last no more than two albums. He come out, he a new sensation, he got a hot record. When he come out with the second album, he don’t even have a hit, he’s gone, similar to a Young Buck/Lloyd Banks situation. That’s real talk, they outta here. I’ve been in the game for 14 years. I’ve been dropping so many hits. Do you know how hard it is for a guy to make a hit record every single time? This record right now is about to be #1 in the country. It’s killin’ them. You can’t stop me. So my thing is why not give credit where credit is due?”

While going on with his bragging rhapsody, Fatty Joe took a little time to take credit for the success of many artists:

“If a dude keep bringing out number one records ‘Make It Rain,’… ‘Lean Back’ made them ‘Lean Wit it, Rock Wit It,’ made em ‘Shoulder Lean,’ matter fact blame me for ‘Pop, Lock and Drop It’ cause ‘Lean Back’ started that. ‘Make it Rain’…”Rihanna” had to talk about it, she had to get an umbrella. How many people you seen make it rain after a song like that? But they don’t want to talk about Fat Joe like he’s top ten. Elephant is in the Room, the Room is hip-hop!”

Por favor, hermano.

[Transcription Credit: SOHH)

Guess who Likes Eva Mendes…

Someone’s got a crush on Eva Mendes.

Guess who?

Cuban Link Disses Fat Joe

Used to be a time when Cuban Link and Fat Joe were the best of friends. As members of Terror Squad, the amigos drank Cristal together and held it down, all while representin’ the Bronx.

 

Now all these sweets memories have been thrown in archive. Cuban hasn’t been a part of Terror Squad for some time due to some irreconcilable differences. Thought it was left at that…but obviously not. Cuban Link actually has come out with a diss record, called “You’re Not Hood”.

On it, Cuban raps:  “N*gga you’re not hooooooooood/ You wear your pants above your waist yous just a gangsta on Myspace, that’s gonna make you catch a case/ You’re not hoooooooood…”

He also has some hard words for Fat Joe’s new BFF’s Miami-based radioman DJ Khaled…:

(“Aye yo Khaled, you a f_ _ _ _ _, you about to get your mothaf*ckin shit tossed/ like a salad, Ima let you have it”)

…and teetaylicious rapper Rick Ross:

“f*ck you and a mothaf*ckin Rick Ross/ …Yall should just really ‘listennnnn’/ before yall come up missinnnn…”

 It’s like that huh, Cuban? Look for a rebuttal diss from Fat Joe on a remix from his newest album “The Elephant in the Room.” What’s that quote from the 18th Century French composer? “It is better to decide a difference between enemies than friends, for one of our friends will certainly become an enemy and one of our enemies a friend. “

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Tom used Penelope and Sofia?

Tom Cruise basically used Penelope Cruz and Sofia all in the name of Scientology expansion…if you believe passages from Andrew Morton’s explosive unauthorized biography of Tommy.

public knowledge: Tom Cruise and Penelope fell in love on the set of Vanilla Sky.

 But according to Morton: the Scientology church approved of Penelope because of ulterior motives: “It didn’t hurt that Tom’s love interest Penelope Cruz came from Spain, a market that Scientology was looking to exploit.”

And La Vergara:

public knowledge: Sofia Vergara and Tommy briefly dated.

But According to Morton: After being zealously courted by Tommy (flowers, romantic text messages, and some good Scientology books), Sofia was put off by Tommy’s bossy possee. She told her comadres that she found out that she was being recruited as a bride for Tommy, only so the Scientology church could use her in recruiting little armies of Scientologists in Latin America.  

Oh, brother.

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Jaslene Gonzalez does Metrostyle

Jaslene Gonzalez is on the cover of the clothing catalog Metrostyle.

I don’t see this chica enough. She made history by becoming the first Puerto Rican model winner on the show and she deserves more magazine covers. Visibility, I say for Jaslenita. Somebody please refill the Starbucks coffee cup of her agent at Elite.

Jennifer Lopez in Cosmo

Marc is changing Yeni. Not the way around. In the UK edition of Cosmopolitan Yeni lets it out.

 “What I know is that after I married Marc, I wanted to take stock of my life and make my marriage work. ‘J Lo the diva’ made a conscious effort to become ‘Jennifer the wife’.”

Could there be some truth to the claims that celebrity manager Irving Azoff dumped J.Lo because her hubby Marc Anthony was constantly butting in, in career decisions? What do I get the feeling that after this chica drops that baby, she’s going to be a whole different person, and I’m not talking about the three extra butts she’ll have in post-pregnancy baby weight.

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Another Award Nom for Javier Bardem

Each day I’m more convinced that Javier Bardem will end up winning an Oscar this year for his role as Anton Chirugh in the Coen Brothers film No Country for Old Men.

 

My lastest convincer? My boy actually got nominated for his role in No Country for Old Man for the BAFTA awards, the British equivalent of the Oscars. Go head on, Javier.

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Rosie Perez’s Green Wish

Rosie Perez co-hosted the Urban Wheels Awards last night in Detroit with Kevin Frazier and didn’t make it a secret that she wants to go green.

 

 She’s undecided between a Toyota and a Ford Escape (subtext: bigging up the car industry or supporting the environment):

“Toyota is a great company, but I would love to see Americans have jobs and prosperity. I believe we’ll have prosperity, and we won’t have layoffs if we go green.”

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America Campaigns for Hillary

It’s official. “Ugly Betty” estrella America Ferrera is in Hillary’s corner. 

According to UK’s The Independent, this is a milestone for the presidential nominee formerly known as Hillary Rodham Clinton. Ferrera joining her camp:

“generat[es] instant appeal among Hispanic voters – a key swing vote in the 2008 US presidential race.”

America had this to say:   

“This election is too important to stand on the sidelines, especially for my generation. I look forward to rallying young people to use their voices and get involved. I believe that Hillary Clinton can turn this country around. I am confident she will be a champion for young women and men across the country.”

Wonder what Latino Obama plans on pulling in his corner? The Independent made this remark:

“In Nevada, Mr Obama has been saying he transcends the bitterness that often exists between blacks and Spanish voters. “My history is excellent with Latino supporters back in Illinois, because they knew my record,” he said, “Nationally, people don’t know that record quite as well. So it’s very important for me to communicate that.”

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Roselyn Wants to Play Lupe

If Roselyn Sanchez has her way, she will play Mexican-born screen legend Lupe Velez, who after a turburlent life killed herself in 1944. Roselyn has option a biography of the actress and wants to make it her baby project, telling writer Josh Getlin:  

 

“Velez was a talented and free-spirited person, very sexual, and it was incredible what she could do in Hollywood with such a thick accent, especially as talking films began . If I had a magic wand, I would do for her what Halle Berry did for Dorothy Dandridge, in her movie for HBO.”

Roselyn went on:

“Hispanics have become the ‘it’ demographic these days, but Hollywood hasn’t really catered to our demographic. I want to show people that we already had a presence in the ’20s, ’30s and ’40s, and that we didn’t just come out of nowhere. This is important history.”

Hope it becomes a reality. If HBO won’t make it, take your stuff to Showtime girl. Showtime tells you no? There’s Oxygen.

Mariah Carey on “American Idol” Judge Album

Mariah Carey is one the many artists featured on American Idol Judge Randy Jackson’s upcoming Dream Merchant album compilation “Randy Jackson’s Music Club, Vol. 1″.

 

The Riah makes the musical appearance on the song “I Understand” along with Bebe Winans, Kim Burrell, Rance Allen,  and Hezekiah Walker and his The Love Fellowship Tabernacle Church Choir. MeMe is obviously warming us softly for her own album later on this Spring.

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Wilmer’s Calavena

Wilmer joined JLo as a celeb designer some time ago with his clothing line Calavena.

It’s supposed to be a man’s line, but I came up with this outfit, which would cost me about $250.00 before shipping and handling.

  

Could easily complete it with some maroon boots. The virtues of virtual shopping.

Grammys Face Cancellation

If the Grammys end up getting the Golden Globe treatment because of the writer’s strike, the winners at this year’s Grammys will not get to walk across the stage in all their Grammy-winning glory come this February 10th. Here are the Latinos who are nominated this year’s awards:

In the Best Latin Rock Or Alternative Album we have No Hay Espacio by Black: Guayaba; Adelantando by Jarabe De Palo; Amantes Sunt Amentes by Panda; Kamikaze by Rabanes; and Memo Rex Commander Y El Corazón Atómico De La Via Láctea by Zoé.

In the Best Latin Urban Album category, nominations went to E.S.L. by Akwid; El Abayarde Contra-Ataca by Tego Calderón; Residente O Visitante by Calle 13; El Cartel: The Big Boss by Daddy Yankee; and Vacaneria! by Fulanito. And of course Mike Elizondo was nominated for Producer of the Year.

Too bad J.Lo’s album “Como Ama Una Mujer” did not figure in any of these categories. It was released in time to be eligible. She’s done some of her best vocal work on this album.

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pics: Batanga

If at First, Second, You don’t Succeed…

…try again and again til you get it right.

Christina Milian’s singing career has a new home. Milian has  signed on with  MySpace’s new recording label in a collaboration with Interscope Records. Def Jam, ChrissyMili’s previous label gave her the boot. Reports the BV Buzz:

“Milian currently dates producer Dre of the producing duo Cool and Dre . The production team produced the majority of her last album on Island Def Jam and reports claimed that since Milian only wanted her boyfriend to produce the album, the label decided to drop her once it performed poorly.”

Let’s hope that the tide turns for Christina’s next album, and that she makes more fruitious decisions about her career. She actually turned down the song “S.O.S”. , which eventually became a big hit for fellow singer Rihanna.

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Is Jennifer Lopez the Dumped or the Dumpee

Did Jennifer Lopez fired her manager Irving Azoff? Or was it the other way around? It all depends on whose publicist you believe.

The Jennifer Lopez side: Yeni parted ways with the manager.

The Irving Azoff side: During a heated phone call with J-Lo, Azoff told Yeni that she made it impossible for her to be managed and that he didn’t appreciate Marc Anthony’s undesirable advice and meddling. He then send her off her dumping letter.

Scotland Yard, we need your help on this one.

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Bianca Marroquin on Broadway

You’ve never seen anything until you’ve seen a Mexican’s take of the character of Roxie Hart the character in the musical ”Chicago”. Your chance is via the vivacious actress Bianca Marroquin who broke a barrier as the first (as far as we know) Latina actress in history  to come from Mexico to a leading role on Broadway. 

The actress, we’re told, returned to the stage last night at the Ambassador Theatre and rocked it.  Good for you BiBi.

Nely Galan and Tito Ortiz in “Celebrity Apprentice”

Say what you will about reality shows, but “Celebrity Apprentice” is somewhat of an interesting watch if only for  Nely Galan.

This chica used to be a Telemundo executive, and wrote a makeover book ( The Swan Curriculum) but these days she’s rocking it solo via her own production company in Venice, Cali. Unlike other reality show contestants, don’ t think she’s gonna fall off the radar if she ends up being eliminated. This chica’s got swagger. She’s putting together “The New You,” a daytime  health and wellness series set for NBC and has big screen plans for the novel “The Dirty Girls Social Club”.

Watch out for boxer Tito Ortiz too, who has his Team Punishment clothing line out. The show airs on NBC Thursday 9 Central time.

Adamari Lopez Comes Back to Telenovelas

The beautiful and kittenish Puerto Rican actress Adamari Lopez  is coming back to TV with another Roberto Gomez Fernandez production the telenovela Alma de hierro (Iron Soul).

The actress played a bad girl in her last telenovela outing Bajo Las Riendas del Amor and looks forward to playing another vixen:

“My character’s name [in the new telenovela] is Rita. I’m going to play the role of the villain, so I’m really happy, always the villain. I love wreaking havoc on other people’s lives.”
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A Golden Globe for Javier Bardem

Javier Bardem won a Golden Globe as Best Supporting Actor for his role as Anton the psychopath in the film  No Country for Old Men. Javier released a statement:

“It is a great honor to have been recognized with this award in a time when there are so many outstanding performances in this category.” 


Due to the writer’s strike, the winners were announced via a live press conference. I had to resort to mentally picturing the fashions for the night. So, I will tell you what everyone wore. Best Actress in a Comedy or musical nominee America Ferrera wore a green toga-like Elie Tahari gown with Shemera eyelashes and a sweeping hairdo. Shakira, best song nominee? A fitting gown that showed off her belly dance-flattened abs.

Eva Longoria Building a Nest?

Tony Parker wants to have a few juniors and juniorettes with his wife Eva Longoria.  Says Eva:

“Tony wants his children to be able to see him play… and I’d like lots of little TP juniors.”

Meanwhile, Eva is giving the hand to pregnancy rumors.

“We’ve [the TV writing world] been on strike, so I’ve been home in Texas. I’ve gained 10 pounds just cooking and eating.”

It’s cooking fat, okay. Not baby (bump) fat.

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Rosario and Jessica for Better Treatment of Women

 Rosario Dawson and Jessica Alba were among the celebs who showed up in support of the decade-old V-Day, a world-wide effort to stop the violence against women.

Jessica told the crowd: “If you guys don’t know, I’m pregnant. You’re all women. I think you understand your breasts are engorged and your stomach is getting bigger by the second.”

Being pregnant has also brought Jessy’s awareness of women’s treatment around the world to a new level.

Rosario read a poem she wrote for the occassion, and was quite passionate about the cause:

“It literally started from one woman’s voice … and it’s exponentially grown. It’s about embracing being a female and reclaiming that.”

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A Baby Boy for Christina Aguilera

ChrissyAgui gave birth yesterday via a C-section at Cedars Sinai Hospital. Aguilera and her music executive husband Jordan Bratman  welcomed baby boy Max Liron Bratman. The baby boy arrived just a few minutes after 10:00 p.m. 10:05 and weighed about 6 pounds. ChrissyAggui (or maybe a well-paid epublicist) wrote this message on her website:

“Today is a very joyful and special day for Jordan and I as we welcome our first son into this world.”

As a bonus to friends, Chrissy put together a mini-music video for the song Save Me From Myself from the Back to Basics album with plenty of footage from the couple’s wedding video.

The song’s lyrics calling for patience, compassion and perseverance in a relationship (“It’s not so easy loving me/It gets so complicated/All the things you gotta be/Everything’s changing”) were obviously written as a sort of love hymn for Bratman, but with little Max arriving, it carries deeper meaning.
Congrats Chrissy Agui.

Ana Claudia Talancón’s Skin Politics

Mexican actress Ana Claudia Talancón, who starred alongside Javier Bardem in Love in the Time of Cholera, has another movie coming up Arráncame la vida (Take Away my life) sounded off recently to reporter Francis Rodríguez about the treatment Latinos get in Hollywood:

“I’ve received some support, but there still are some directors stuck in stereotypes. They organize everything in boxes and, of course, Latinos have their own box. But they need to know that some of us are güero (white) and blue-eyed.”

Huh? What is this suppose to mean, Anita? Should fairer skinned Latinos be the only ones representing Hispanics in Hollywood? If you’re mad about Hollywood’s bigotry, shouldn’t you be attacking Hollywood and not be making tart little comments about your darker-skinned fellow Latinos?

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Jessica Alba to Perez Hilton: I’m Proud to be Latina. Thank you.

Jessica Alba had enough of Perez Hilton blasting her on his website about being ashamed of being a Latina/of Mexican heritage and she’s not gonna take it anymore.  

According to Jessica, Perez Hilton has been dogging her out because she refused to take photos with him at a club once. Here’s her Perez Hilton diss:

“It would probably be smart for me to hang out and kiss up to what’s his name, Perez. Of course I’m proud of my heritage. That’s all I know. I only know a Mexican-American upbringing.”

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Spanish “Desperate Housewives” a Big Winner

When you take the saucy storyline of ABC’s phenomenal hit “Desperate Housewives” and you transplant it into a telenovela, and you recruit telenovela/s biggest beauties/actresses—Lucia Mendez, Scarlet Ortiz, Lorna Paz, Ana Serradilla, Gabriela Vergara and Julieta Rosen—what do you get? A big hit, that’s what. Only in its first week and

Univision’s new telenovela “Amas de Casas Desesperadas” is already giving Telemundo a run for its money.

It wasn’t much of a gamble. All the right elements were there. Isn’t Univision glad it didn’t take the dubbed route?

Cirque du Salma

Salma Hayek has signed on to play the facial-hair laden Madame Truska in the Paul Weitz  movie Cirque du Freak opposite John C. Rilley.

We bet every guy on the block will holler at this bearded lady. She’ll make the sexiest freak ever.

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Shakira’s Secret Admirers

Former James Bond Roger Moore finds Shakira a bit appealing.  He’s had a chance to work with her one-on one during her stint as a UNICEF ambassador.

And it’s not just her hip work that the 80-year old finds impressive. “I know Shakira and her great work. She’s a very talented lady,” the knighted actor told the British media.

Shakira inspires, um, admiration in the other sex too.  Nora Jones has got a love jones for La Columbiana:  “She’s hot. I like that she’s this pop star, but she’s also kind of unique and weird. I always sing Shakira when I do karaoke with my friends.”

Drawing drool lust from an 80-something and another female. Guess Shakira is that kind of chic.

Series of Unfortunate Events for Paulina

Things haven’t been going too well for Paulina Rubio lately.

 

 Last year, she and her husband Nicolas tested positive for marijuana use and had their visa request denied in Mexico. Then her papa-in-law passed. And now her pooch a Pomeranian she named Miranda Rubio Dosamantes has died. Just how close were Paulina, mistress and Miranda pet? Let’s look at this excerpt from a press release and get an idea:

“Wherever Pau went, Miranda went. Let’s not forget her barks from the super song from the Pau-Latina album, and let’s remember that Miranda starred in a bunch of Pau’s videos.”

Aw. Here’s to the Hissiper wishing Paulina better days.

[pic credit: enfoque/jpistudios.com]

Who Let this Girl Out?

The question of the day is in: who let Michelle Rodriguez out?  Apparently the wonderful folks at  Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood, California due to overcrowdedness. 

The actress was supposed to have completed a 180-day jail term, but was released after serving 17. Let’s hope she’s learned her lesson.  

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Will “Cane” Weather out Writer’s Strike?

It was too good to be true from the beginning.

A non-stereotypical drama about a Latino family (Cuban to be precise) on prime-time. But the future of The Sopranos-Dyansty hybrid “Cane” starring Jimmy Smits, the legendary Rita Moreno, acting veteran Hector Elizondo, Michael Trevino, Lina Esco, Nestor Carbonell, Paola Turbay, Eddie Matos—could be in jeopardy. Oscar Torre told the Miami Herald:

“We don’t know yet with the whole strike thing. Luckily we were able to get the 13 [episodes]in. It’s completely up in the air. If the writers’ strike gets settled soon, we should know right after. The fact that they haven’t canceled us yet is good news, but . . . I’m just trying to remain positive.”

Keep being positive. And let’s hope things work out just fine.

Kat De Luna Has Family Dysfunction to Thank for her Musical Career

Latina diva Kat De Luna owes her divorced parents some flowers, for unwittingly pushing her into music. During the De Lunas arguments and following their divorce KD would find refuge in music:

“My mum and dad fought a lot when they were together. With all the difficulties around me that time, music gave me peace.”

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Ana Ortiz Reveals “Ugly Betty” Casting Secret

Ever wonder how Ana Ortiz maximed her chances of getting the role of America Ferrera’s sister Hilda Suarez on “Ugly Betty”?  Wonder no more. The actress simply dressed the part.

 ”I was super plain. I just put on some glasses and kept my hair kind of flat and layered on the clothing. I knew that the role was really wrong for me. My objective was mainly to go in there and give a really good audition because I was so excited about the project. I just wanted them to remember me, so that I could be involved in the future.”

Ana also teased the press about whether her character Hilda will get together with Daniel:

“I don’t know. They’ve never given us much of an inkling of that. We had the one episode where I sort of just (kissed him) to torture Betty. That makes me giggle. It definitely would be fun and interesting.They’ve never said anything to me about it, but they have talked about Hilda’s dating, so something is in the works.”
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Jose Gonzalez Goes Green

Going green is the thing to do these days in celebrityhood. 

 

Some cynics (and no: cynics isn’t a noun replacement for The Hissiper) might wonder whether they’re doing it for the publicity or for the good of the environment, but you can count on having a sincere earth lover in Jose Gonzalez. Being green is not just about showing up at the latest paparazzi-infested event for a photo op. For him, it goes on when he’s out of the public eye too.

Gonzalez’s road touring staff will be handing out reusable water bottles as part of the singer’s green  effort. The singer has also teamed up with the organization Reverb to calculate the CO2 footprint of the undertaking–from venue energy use to transportation emissions–and work to neutralize it by supporting green alternative solutions on the tour. Tickets for the outing–which will hit 26 cities throughout March–will include a 50-cent surcharge to help offset Reverb’s environmental efforts, according to one report.

But don’t think the album is going to be about leaves and grass. The singer said:

“The lyrics are far from biological. It’s mainly the theme that interests me.”

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Mariah Carey: I Never Dissed J.Lo

Mariah Carey says that reports that she referred to Jennifer Lopez as “a pig” is so untrue.

“This is just some internet gossip and it’s pathetic that people actually entertain the thought that this could be real. This is another sad example of two strong women being pit against each other.”

So the pig part wasn’t true, diva…can we still hope for a duet? [Source]

Mariah’s Final Resort: Speed-dating

Mariah Carey reportedly wants to give speed-dating a try.

“I like the idea of 15 mini-relationships each lasting three minutes and then you go home alone!”
Gee, didn’t know MeMe was that disillusioned. She said she found the format of speed-dating appealing:

 ”What is a date supposed to be like in the 21st century? It’s a bit old-fashioned and formal for me. I mean, I dont need to know if the guy can afford to buy me dinner, do I?”

And if speed-dating doesn’t

Could Kat Von D Have Something in the O

Kat Von D seems to be getting a little plumper. Could there be something cooking in her oven. And we’re not talking about arroz con pollo? Maybe the next time she visits the tattoo parlor she’ll have the artist draw a sonogram.

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Jennifer Lopez in Harper’s Bazaar

Look who’s on the cover of the newest Harper’s Bazaar. None other than my best friend Yeni.

Yeni is all drama inside the magazine’s covers.

Commenting on her recent preggers-on-the-hush-hush: “I kind of feel like everybody knew anyway. I was on tour with a bubble gut!”

Of her skeletor marido Mark Anthony she said:

“He made me realize you can be an artist, and have credibility and success, without your life being on public display 24 hours a day.”

And looks like once she gets her bun out of the oven, she’s gonna get extra private:

“I’m just feeling too protective to open that door right now. It’s a Pandora’s box. It’s a destructive lifestyle to be out there. I know because I’ve lived it. Being on the cover of the tabloids every day for two years – it’s hard. You start forgetting who you really are inside.”

She looks good, though. Got to admit it.

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La Alba to Paparazzi: I’m Boring, Now Go Away

Alba let the paparazzi have it in the latest issue of Elle, for which she graces the cover:

“They do this [follow] to me every day. And every day there’s no story. I’m not doing drugs. I’m not running over people. I’m not going to clubs. I’m not dating anyone famous. I’m not doing anything interesting! I don’t get it. I’m the most boring chick ever.”

The most boring chick ever? In whose universe Jessy?

Mariah Carey Says Hell No to Jennifer Lopez Duet

At some point, your overworking brain has probably thought about how great it would be if Mariah Carey and Jennifer Lopez, two great Latinas would do a song together. File this fantasy under ‘Dream On’, ’cause it ain’t gonna happen. When asked about the possibility, Mariah, while being interviewed by “Inside Hollywood”, The Riah said:

 

“I’d rather be on stage with a pig! A duet with Jennifer Lopez and me just isn’t going to happen.”

Ouch. Sounds like a little bit of resentment to me. Yeni doesn’t have half of the pipes, but she gets as much fame and attention. This must be getting on Mariah’s nerves.

According to a source, this rivalry goes waaay back, when J.Lo sampled two of the songs that would eventually be on soundtrack to Mariah’s soundrack to her movie Glitter.

“Mariah was so paranoid about the music getting out that we had another singer sing the temporary versions before the film was released.”

We all know the rest of the story. Glitter tanked, and J.Lo’s album blew up. But surely, there’s enough room for everyone.

Rosario Dawson’s Secret to Losing Weight is…

Want to lose a pound or two? A few inches, maybe? Try The Rosario Dawson method.

To lose weight Rosario gets her yaz on. It’s an exercise that combines spinning and yoga and is the workout of the moment in Hollywood.

“It’s not only great that I’m feeling strong, but because of Yaz my butt is looking much better these days.”

See, The Hissiper is into saving you money and time too. That’s $15 for The Black Book of Hollywood Secrets. We read or rather someone else reads so you won’t have to.

Eva Longoria Laxing with Exercisin’

Not that she has the ring on her finger and is known in social circles as Mrs. Tony Parker, Eva Longoria has been neglecting the treadmill:

“Now that I’m married, I don’t have to try so hard,” The Times of India quotes Mrs. Parker as saying.

 

Girl, you still got some of those New Year’s Eve martinis-vodka cocktail streaming in your cerebrum?…You better work it.

 Just ’cause that whole Alexandra Paressant story turned out to be fallacious does not mean you have to let go of the b-o-d-y.

Eva says that she never exercised to look good for her man in the first place.   “I grew up as an athlete, so I wanted to be strong and healthy, not so much thin and beautiful. So that’s not what I work out for.”

Shocker: Eva Mendes Wanted to Be a Nun

As a child, Eva Mendes wanted to be a nun…you know those self-denying ladies, with huge crosses hanging around the necks and with the long robes (in varying colors as grey, black, and blue). But she opted for Cal State University and not the convent.   

So, what exactly made La Eva drop her rosary?

“My sister told me: ‘You know, Eva, nuns don’t get paid.’ And I said: ‘Forget it!’ I’ve always wanted a better life, financially.”

Looks like there’s still a little nun left in Eva. So her parents wouldn’t see the sex scenes she has with Joaquin Phoenix in the movie We Own the Night, she had them wait in the lobby at the movie’s premiere for a good 15 minutes.  [Source]

NY Critics Circle Award for Javier Bardem; Golden Globe on the way; Oscar later.

 Javier Bardem attended the New Yorks Critics Circle Award and walked off with a trophy for his role  as Anton, a psychocrazy in the film No Country for Old Men.

While at the award show, the actor known for his laidback style, verbally stated his support for the writer’s strike:  “We have to support people who protest for just causes, and this is obviously one of those cases that we must support.”

 Penelope was not by his side, but was really present during the couple’s beach romp over the weekend.

 

Guess there’s a time to play, and a time to work.
[pics VIA Gossipgirls]

Christina Aguilera’s C-Section Opt Under Scrutiny

Christina Aguilera is opting for a C-Section, although her pregnancy doesn’t warrant one. ChrissyAgui is opting for the procedure to make her labor pangs as painless as possible, but it may do just the opposite, says a labor expert:

“women report longer, more grueling recoveries and more lingering abdominal pain following a cesarean. This makes sense when you think about the fact that surgeons have to create an alternative birth canal in your belly, which requires cutting through several layers of skin, fascia, muscle, and your uterus — way down low at the top of the cervix — and then sewing it all back up. You’re also going to lose more blood during surgery — twice as much as you would with a normal birth.”

 

Guess Chrissy Agui is so loaded, she’s choosing to ask for surgery she doesn’t need.

Hugo Chavez and Naomi Campbell

Model Naomi Campbell interviewed Venezuelan  leader Hugo Chavez for GQ. Among Naomi’s discoveries: “If he wasn’t the president, he’d be a very successful Latin singer.”

Who would ever thought?

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Wisin Y Yandel Inflated Heads

Is success going to the head of reggaeton duo Wisin y Yandel, best known for their hit “Rakata”?

 “We’re beyond reggaetón,” Wisin told a NY Daily News reporter recently. “We are aiming at Europe and Russia first, and we know we have the potential to enter these markets hands-down.”

Continuing with his braggadacio rhapsody:

“There are lots of people who approach us and collaborate with us because they believe in our music: Franco De Vita, Juanes, Gloria Estefan. There’s a long list that proves that we are not only part of the urban movement, that what we do transcends the boundaries of reggaetón. We are Latin music superstars.”

 A little humility please amigos. In the fickle world of music, today’s hottest flavor could be declared stale the next.

Gloria Estefan on “Dancing with the Stars”

Gloria Estefan  was recently interviewed by Shaun Robinson of “Access Hollywood”. Gloria was on the show to promote her upcoming appearance on “Dancing with the Stars.”

Gloria has been holding it down, in spite of her mom’s illness.

Carlos Santana to Start His Own Church

Carlos Santana knows what the world needs. Another church. The guitarist, whose wife recently filed for divorce, told World Entertainment Network News:

“It will be non-denominational and purely about spirit, where everything merges… We won’t leave anybody out.”

Wonder what the first commandment of the Church of Santana will be? Thou Shall Not Cheat on Thy Wife maybe?

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After Baby, Movie

She may be preggers, but Christina Aguilera is not planning on being some house decoration or putting herself on career punishment, once she gives birth.

 

The singer will be taking up the next echelon of her superstar career: acting. The film, reportedly entitled Humboldt Park will have ChrissyAgui starring alongside John Leguizamo and preggers alumni Katie Holmes. The movie is set for ‘09 release. Let’s hope Chrissy gets better reviews than Mariah Carey did for Glitter.

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Who Wants to Be A Telenovela Star

So, VH1 will have a reality show in which the winner will get the chance to star in a steam telenovela? No, it’s not called “Telenovela Idol” or “Sleeping with the Telenovela Stars”. It’s entitled “Viva Hollywood”, and will premiere this spring, and will be hosted by the singer-actress Maria Conchita Alonso and songwriter-actor Carlos Ponte (“Dame Chocolate”). A dozen contestants will be schooled on the Seven Deadly sins of Telenovelas (that’ll be passion (ooh), lust (ah), charisma (ooh), drama (hmmh), fire (hahh), seduction (ooh)and scandal (ah).

 

The winner will get…get this…a spot on a Telemundo show, a representation contract from Latin World Entertainment, and a $100,000 in cash (or whatever amount it comes to after the IRS has their share of the dough).

Telemundo had its own version a few years back. VH1’s version will no doubt give the eventual winner and participants additional exposure in the English-speaking market.

Strange twist: astrologer Walter Mercado will give the contestants guidance. The fraudista. If he’s so clairvoyant, why doesn’t he just predict the winner and spare us all?

[Source: Vh1]

Jennifer Lopez’s sonogram is in: it’s a boy, and a girl

While it was no secret that Jennifer Lopez is expecting twins, the sex of the Marc Anthony and Yeni babies have been a mystery. Until now. JLo recently got a sonogram, and it revealed that that it’s gonna be a boy and a girl. The singer has had monogrammed Princess and Prince at celeb baby bump haven Petit Tresor. Wonder what their names will be..

JLo has also admitted in an interview that her preggers status has turned her into a big cry baby:

“Anything that is touching makes me cry – any commercial that is sappy and silly. Things about dads make me cry, maybe because of my relationship with my own father. But anytime I see anything about a dad with his little girl, and I’m over tired, I’m gone!”

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Pic: Splash News

Penelope didn’t kiss Mónica; she kissed Mia

It turns out that all that clamor about Penelope Cruz kissing her sister Mónica  in her brother singer Eduardo’s music video wasn’t true.

   

She’s actually lip-locking with another girl, a Ms. Mia Mastro. Got it.  

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Juanes on love

Juanes is the king of the Latino love song, some would say. Check out what he had to say about his craft.

 Interviewer:  ”Why are love songs and songs about falling out of love so popular?”

Juanes: “They’re very much alike. It’s like the moon is dark on one side and light on the other – it’s the same thing. Love and sadness are the same thing. The only way to understand one is to know what the other means. When we’re in love we’re human – it’s part of life. When you love you have to assume that you have to suffer, that love hurts. When your daughter falls you know it will hurt you, because it’s such a powerful love. It’s a love that’s so great that it hurts.”

Guess we can expect his reunion with his wife Karen Martinez after their separation  to be permanent. And if not, maybe it’ll serve as some inspiration for a jam.

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Gabriel Iglesias on the road

Latino funnyman Gabriel Iglesias (“BET Comic View”, “My Wife and Kids”, “Comedy Minutes”) is on a comedy tour, which will take him to South Florida January 10-13th at the Improv in Hollywood.

 

Look forward to hilarious banter and jaw-curving jokes.

Tila Tequila Searching for Love

Real love is out there. Tila Tequila is sure of it. The folks at MTV are apparently just as convinced. They’re giving the reality star another stab at love, with a second season of the show “A Shot at Love”.

 

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Sebastian Rulli Weds

Sebastián Rulli wed his on and off-again live-in girlfriend TV host Cecilia Galeano.

The telenovela star and his bride said their vows in front of a judge and a few family members (about 27). In this recessiony economy, it’s great to know that the Rullis will have to buy only one can of mousse and only one can of hairspray, from now on. No sense in going to shop for two sets of everything.

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Roselyn Sanchez…engaged.

Start racking up things to stuff in that trousseau Mama Sanchez. Your daughter Roselyn Sanchez is engaged to actor Eric Winter.

 

The happy engagement was officially sealed in Sanchez’s commonwealth home of Puerto Rico, on the romatic island Vieques. The Rush Hour 2 star and her man haven’t announced a date yet. [Source]

Christina Milian Splashing it Up & Mariah Counts it Down

Here’s Christian Milian looking quite dapper on New Year’s Eve in Miami.

And my girl Mariah Carey at Tao’s in Vegas…waiting for the New Year to clock in.

Here’s a better view of her slamming outfit.