Archives for the ‘Features’ Category

Elena Garcia is Responsibly Fashionable

By Jeanette Fernandez • Aug 13th, 2008 • Category: Features

Environmentally friendly clothing hasn’t always been considered incredibly stylish. But, all that is changing with designers like Elena Garcia who has taken her love of fashion and earth-friendly fabrics to create gorgeous lines that transforms eco-friendly to eco-chic.



Natalie Morales Blows Us Away

By Jeanette Fernandez • Jun 20th, 2008 • Category: Features

So there’s this super-slim woman running around my television wearing a crisp, white button-down shirt, a black tie with an olive green blazer and skinny, black pants and belt complete with clip capabilities and I know that whatever she’s doing, it must be pretty important.



Grand Getaway

By Kristina Maury • Jun 5th, 2008 • Category: Features

Bikini season is here and you and your girls have probably been filling your closets with summer-worthy outfits and daydreaming about these happy days. This summer, make a point to take a relaxing, girls-only getaway that you won’t forget.
If you’re seeking a more sophisticated vacation, free from the rowdy college crowds, then Grand Bahama Island […]



Karli Henriquez: California Soul

By Jeanette Fernandez • Apr 24th, 2008 • Category: Features

It’s a rare, rainy day in Los Angeles but that’s not keeping a busy Karli Henriquez down. The spunky host of MTV Tr3s’ “Karlifornia” is getting ready for her other gig as radio personality, Karli from the Block, on KIIS-FM in Los Angeles. The L.A. dynamo knows her turf and doesn’t plan to let up anytime soon…



Speak English Or…

By Bianca Jones • Apr 16th, 2008 • Category: Features

It seems like speaking English has become quite a major concern for some in the United States, especially in a huge presidential election year. Is it a way to “control” the rising number of minorities in the US? Is asking immigrants, illegal or not, to speak English in order to receive food or tax information right? Or, is it fair to require someone to assimilate to living in the US as soon as possible?



La Vida Karina: Lost Libertad

By Karina Nuvo • Oct 13th, 2007 • Category: Features

Growing Up in Miami was a very interesting experience because for the most part you were surrounded by Cubans who exiled from Cuba. So you would eat Cuban food, dance to Cuban music, hear stories of how beautiful it was and how one day we would return to see for ourselves.



Culture Clash: Lessons in Laughter

By Jeanette Fernandez • Oct 1st, 2007 • Category: Features

Lasting longer than most Hollywood marriages, the members of Culture Clash have been together for an astounding 23 years! The troupe of Ricardo Salinas, Richard Montoya and Herbert Siguenza weaves history, comedy, a little drama and a lot of storytelling into unforgettable performances. Ricardo Salinas shares with us how the group came to be, their purpose and their latest work, “Zorro In Hell”…



Gina Ravera: Let Love Rule

By Jeanette Fernandez • Aug 12th, 2007 • Category: Features

I’m driving down famed Sunset Avenue on a bright, sunny afternoon in Los Angeles when I come across a massive billboard of TNT’s gigantic hit show “The Closer,” looming over the cars, pedestrians and tourists below. It features all the major players in their obligatory cop suits and sporting some very serious faces. It’s somewhat ironic as I just happen to be on my way to meet one of that show’s stars, Gina Ravera and I wonder if I should be concerned, given those stern faces looking back at me.



Alondra de la Parra: Revolutionary

By Bianca Jones • Aug 11th, 2007 • Category: Features

“We were taking so many risks,” recalls Mexican conductor Alondra de la Parra on creating the Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas. “There was something in the air that really wanted this to happen.” That something led to Alondra becoming the first woman from Mexico to conduct in New York City…And she’s only twenty-six years old.



DJ Valida: Venus & Vinyl

By Jeanette Fernandez • Jul 13th, 2007 • Category: Features

The brilliant and beautiful Valida has DJ’d for the likes of George Lopez, Salma Hayek, Penelope Cruz, and Bebel Gilberto, to name a few. She’s spun at clubs and events around the world, is the spokesmodel for Wet’n’Wild Cosmetics, has graced dozens of magazine pages, and has lent her singing voice on a number of occasions. Valida has traveled a distinct path from her home in Sarajevo to become one of the foremost DJs in the world.