Trilingual multimedia journalist with 20-plus years of experience in legacy and new media, as well as social media. Founder and CEO of Life a la Latina, a bilingual community celebrating the Latino experience. Before, I relaunched the U.S. Latino edition of Selecciones, the Spanish version of Reader's Digest, and was the founding editor of EFE´s Hispanic News Service. I have also worked at The Wall Street Journal and Reuters. I love show business, politics, traveling and home-making, but above anything, I'm proudly mamá.
Los Angeles. The Recording Academy announced the 2026 Grammy nominations and confirmed what the industry already suspected: Kendrick Lamar is the frontrunner with nine nominations, while Lady Gaga has seven, and the Latin music movement is strong in both the general categories and the Spanish-language music categories. Bad Bunny is competing in all three major categories with his album DeBÍ Tirar Más Fotos and the song "DtMF," a landmark hit for the Spanish-speaking market.
Avengers star Jeremy Renner is facing explosive new accusations from Chinese filmmaker Yi Zhou, who alleges the actor threatened to "call ICE" during a heated confrontation, sent her explicit images without consent, and verbally harassed her while intoxicated, claims that have rocked Hollywood and reignited debate about power and abuse in the entertainment industry.
The Cuban actor talks with The Latin Times about his weight loss journey, the stereotypes about fat men, and how being a girl dad changed his performance in Sarah's Oil.
A shocking incident has reignited debate over presidential security in Mexico after President Claudia Sheinbaum was harassed and inappropriately touched by a man during a brief public walk in downtown Mexico City.
Democrats celebrated a clean sweep in Tuesday's elections across Virginia, New Jersey, New York City and Cincinnati, powered by a dramatic shift among Latino voters who have turned sharply against Donald Trump's immigration and deportation agenda.
The Miss Universe 2025 competition has erupted into crisis after a confrontation between Thai host executive Nawat Itsaragrisil and Miss Mexico Fátima Bosch triggered an international outcry and a mass walkout of contestants in Bangkok. Late Tuesday, Mexican businessman Raúl Rocha Cantú, the new owner of the Miss Universe Organization, broke his silence, condemning the incident as "humiliation and abuse" and announcing swift measures to restore order.
After more than four decades shaping the world of beauty pageants, Osmel Sousa, known across Latin America as "El Zar de la Belleza," has officially announced his departure from the Miss Universe Organization. The Cuban-Venezuelan missologyst confirmed his exit in a heartfelt letter shared with fans and industry peers, explaining that his resignation marks "the closing of a cycle" rather than a conflict.
Global music icon Laura Pausini is mourning a devastating personal loss after her beloved uncle, Ettore Pausini, was killed in a hit-and-run accident in northern Italy.
The Miss Universe 2025 controversy that began with a confrontation between Thai pageant executive Nawat Itsaragrisil and Miss Mexico Fátima Bosch has entered a new chapter. After sparking global outrage and a walkout by several contestants in Bangkok, Itsaragrisil appeared on social media Tuesday night (Thai time) to issue a public apology for his comments during the November 4 sashing ceremony.
Rumors swept across Mexico overnight after a violent federal operation left thirteen alleged gunmen dead in the Sinaloan municipality of Guasave, long known as the stronghold of Fausto Isidro Meza Flores, the drug lord better known as "El Chapo Isidro."
Tensions within the Miss Universe 2025 competition escalated Tuesday after Thai pageant executive Nawat Itsaragrisil confronted Miss Mexico, Fatima Bosch, during a livestreamed event in Bangkok, sparking a walkout by several contestants and a social media firestorm that has quickly gone global.
After months of public fighting through social media, Emiliano Aguilar, the eldest son of regional Mexican superstar Pepe Aguilar, has surprised fans by setting aside his family feud to release a powerful tribute to his grandfather, the legendary Antonio Aguilar.
Puerto Rican TV host and model Catherine Castro, known for her time on Nuestra Belleza Latina and the Televisa telenovela Hijas de la Luna, worried her followers after revealing she was rushed to the hospital due to a mysterious illness that doctors have not yet been able to identify.
Halloween 2025 has turned into a full-scale Latin entertainment takeover. From Mexico City's glitter-drenched Beliween bash hosted by Belinda to the star-studded TV spectacles on Telemundo and Univision, this year's celebrations have blurred the line between fright night and fashion week.
Netflix's new four-part documentary Juan Gabriel: Debo, Puedo y Quiero (I Must, I Can, I Will) offers the most intimate look ever at the life of Mexico's most beloved artist. Through more than 2,000 hours of personal footage, handwritten notes, and recordings, Juan Gabriel tells his story in his own voice, a voice that seems to return from beyond the grave to prove, once again, that "El Divo de Juárez" is eternal.
While President Donald Trump declared that he isn't considering attacking Venezuela, the United States has concentrated a rare mix of naval, air, and special operations power across the southern Caribbean and the approaches to the Venezuelan coast, what the photos show.
Lilith Curiel, Juan Daniel García Treviño, Lizeth Selene, Iván Martz, and Max Peña talk about Prime Video's newest Latin series, 'Cometierra,' or 'Unburied' (in English), a hypnotic fusion of crime investigation of feminicides and disappearances and realismo mágico latinoamericano.
Twenty-two years after her death, the unmistakable cry of "¡Azúcar!" is spinning again, this time from a gold vinyl that crackles like memory. Éxitos Eternos, a new LP from Amazon Music available this fall, gathers some of Celia Cruz's most iconic recordings in a single, limited-edition release that coincides with the centennial of the woman who changed Latin music forever.
The regional Mexican music scene is in mourning after the violent death of Juan Luiz Martínez López, the beloved vocalist of Grupo Dorado de Abasolo, who was fatally shot in front of his family during a private gathering at his home in Abasolo, Guanajuato.
he man once known in Mexico as the "El Chapo of tax fraud" did not move tons of cocaine or wage bloody battles against rivals. Instead, Víctor Manuel Álvarez Puga allegedly built a billion-peso empire through fake invoices, phantom companies, and money-laundering schemes that reached the highest levels of government.
The multifaceted Mexican singer and actress Belinda will open the doors to her behind-the-scenes world with an exclusive experience created in partnership with Airbnb. On November 8th, a very select group of fans will have the opportunity to tour the backstage areas of Mentiras, the series, and the stage show Mentiras: All Stars, experiencing firsthand the magic, secrets, and glamour of one of the most successful productions on the Mexican stage.
The Latin Recording Academy announced today that Colombian singer Maluma and actress, producer and Latin GRAMMY Awards nominee Roselyn Sánchez will host the 26th annual Latin GRAMMY Awards, which will take place on Thursday, November 13 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
What do Lionel Messi, Rafael Nadal, Donald Trump, Will Smith, María Corina Machado, and JP Morgan's Jamie Dimon have in common? They'll all be under the same roof in Miami for the America Business Forum, a one-of-a-kind event with a lineup worthy of Davos or the Oscars but with a price tag that starts at just $100.
Mexican businessman Víctor Manuel Álvarez Puga, husband of former TV host Inés Gómez Mont, was arrested on September 24, 2025, in Miami, Florida, by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) due to his irregular immigration status, and not directly for the crimes that had him a fugitive in Mexico.
The case against 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk on the campus of Utah Valley University, took an unexpected turn when a judge issued a ruling that could influence how jurors perceive him.
A New York City police detective died in the Colombian city of Cali, a week after traveling to the South American country and undergoing cosmetic surgery on her buttocks. Now, Alicia Stone's family is demanding justice.
Brazilian influencer Melissa Said, known for promoting cannabis use on social media, was arrested in Salvador, Bahia, accused of leading a drug trafficking and money laundering network. The arrest was part of the police operation known as Erva Afetiva, carried out by the Bahia Civil Police.
Elena Rose's name appears in the songwriting credits of dozens of Latin music hits. Few have been her own so far, as the Venezuelan artist released her debut studio album this weekend, giving it a title that evokes as much light as the one she projects: Bendito Verano. "It's an album made for everyone to receive and interpret as best suits them."
Peso Pluma and Kenia OS were the couple of the night at the 2025 Latin Billboard Awards. The Mexican music stars shone like never before, illuminated not only by their love, but also by the diamonds and jewels they wore, which cost close to a million and a half dollars.
