The lack of representation and negative, reductive portrayal of Mexicans and Chicanos in American film and television has been a longtime concern for Jose Luis Ruiz, a Southern California dentist, entrepreneur and community advocate who hails from Mexico City. To address the problem, he recently launched a program to help fund film and television projects

Blair “The Flair” Cobbs serenades audiences with pro wrestling great Ric “Nature Boy” Flair’s “Wooooo!” every chance he gets. For as much as he can talk with the best of them, his fists work just as well inside the ring. Boasting a 14-0-1 record, the welterweight is again ready for action after more than a

Journalism is a job that has the power to influence and inform the masses. But it also carries certain risks and responsibilities. In Mexico and the rest of Latin America, the work means reporting on sensitive topics or asking tough questions — something that creates enemies for journalists. In some parts of the world, journalists

COVID-19 safety measures forced many places to close down for over a year. In the port of Veracruz, Mexico, the Boca Forum is waiting to reopen. The Forum is ready to return to its usual activities once the health sector officials allow it. “It is a shame that something as characteristic as the Boca Forum

“Hey, you can’t rip that off. It’s information!” A shop assistant in a popular neighborhood in Caracas tried to prevent a young man from removing a piece of paper from the wall. The young man said, “Sir, I’m a reporter. I am just changing the flip chart for one with new information.” A group of

Video shows a photographer flying over the Colorado River Delta in Mexico in his powered paraglider as part of his mission to tell stories from the air in a more personal way, rather than using an “impersonal” drone. His aerial photographs capture some of the most spectacular places in the world. Joe Orsi, who is

Playing a bad guy is nothing new to Juan Pablo Raba. But playing opposite one of Hollywood’s biggest action stars, the Colombian-born actor believed he had to do something special. So he auditioned in character as a drug cartel lord. And he nailed the part. Raba co-stars with Liam Neeson in the action thriller “The Marksman,” a Voltage Films

SAPIRANGA, Brazil — The pandemic brought massive isolation for elderly adults around the world. To combat this in Brazil, a couple of capoeira practitioners practice their technique in the city of Saparinga, in Rio Grande do Sul. The therapy they give is called capotherapy, a variation of capoeira that uses music and dances in physical and

Jennifer Lopez and Ricky Martin will be among the first stars featured in Paramount Plus’ revival of “Behind the Music,” the TV series that for more than a decade and a half chronicled the story of America’s pop music on the cable channel VH1. The re-imagined series will debut on July 29. “The groundbreaking and prolific music