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]