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The City of Angels has long been known for its memorable characters and no location in Los Angeles exemplifies that more than the legendary Sunset Boulevard…The true heart of LA.

What defines a Good Girl? Try a perfect silhouette, expressive features, barely-there clothes, and the ability to kick major ass.

Nacional Records, iTunes, and Voto Latino have released a star-studded Voto Latino Benefit Album. The compilation (only $3.99!) features 15 songs from artists such as Don Omar, Aventura, Ozomatli, and a previously-unreleased track from Pitbull, “Across The Waters.”

In a recent CNN story, it states that in an interview with radio host Eddie “El Piolin” Sotelo, Bill Clinton remarked that “Latinos would ‘determine the nominee of the Democratic Party and the next president of the United States.’”

One question about his family’s past led author Michael Travis down an unforgettable and astonishing life changing path of discovery, history, and ultimate appreciation. In “El Gancho: A Saga of an Immigrant’s Family Journey out of Mexico,” Travis infuses family history with fiction to create a memorable book of wonder. We asked the award winning author how it all got started…

Fourteen years ago, a bloody killing spree began in the Mexican border city of Juárez. Young, family oriented, bright women were being attacked, beaten, killed and buried in the deserts surrounding the city. Amnesty International states that as of 2006, over 400 bodies have been found. Emmy award winning Univision journalist, Teresa Rodriguez, began the daunting task of investigating the bloody Juárez murders ten years ago. From incredibly sloppy police work including misidentified victims and the arrest of innocent people, what she found is haunting, heartbreaking and quite unbelievable in “The Daughters of Juárez”.

These days you’re hard press to find a celebrity who isn’t backing one cause or another. But is that really a bad thing? We don’t think so. And for those artists who actually put their money where their mouths are, we applaud you, especially when it comes to our youth.