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.
The 2025 Latin Grammy Awards ceremony delivered many memorable moments for the awards and Latin music. Bad Bunny and Marco Antonio Solis "El Buki" were at the center of several of them. However, none have gone as viral as the encounter the two artists had in the hallways of the MGM Theatre in Las Vegas.
During the premiere of the second installment of Disney's hit film Zootopia, Shakira walked the red carpet and brought Milan and Sasha, her sons with Gerard Piqué, onto the stage. Those who thought it was a lovely family outing, with the boys accompanying their mother, soon realized they were mistaken.
Palm Beach is back, louder, pinker, and absolutely unhinged. Apple TV's Palm Royale returns for season two, and according to the cast, the madness behind the scenes was just as glamorous and chaotic as what audiences see on-screen. Laura Dern and the cast talked to the Latin Times about what's coming and what does it really mean.
After nearly a decade of dominance in the Latin music industry, reggaeton disappeared from the Latin Grammys stage, where neither Bad Bunny, nor Rauw Alejandro, nor Karol G performed music of the genre.
Among the most anticipated guests on the Latin Grammy red carpet were Christian Nodal and Ángela Aguilar, and not just to see how the romance of the most controversial couple in regional Mexican music was progressing. The artists are also usually among those who generate the most buzz for their outfits, and this year's edition did not disappoint. And not just because of what they wore!
The 2025 edition of the Latin Grammys was an explosion of talent from the most influential artists in Latin music. It also doubled as a runway for fashion lovers and for those who, beyond trends, chose to embrace their personal style and reveal their best and worst looks.
The 2025 Latin Grammys turned into a showcase of Latin music's new power players, with Bad Bunny and Argentine duo CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso arriving as the most nominated artists of the night
Veteran Latino journalist Jim Avila, an award-winning correspondent known for his decades of investigative reporting at ABC News, NBC and local stations across the country, died at age 69 after a long illness, ABC News confirmed.
The biggest night in Latin music arrives tonight as the 26th Annual Latin Grammy Awards take over the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The ceremony begins at 8 p.m. ET and will be broadcast live across several major networks and platforms, giving fans around the world access to one of the most anticipated Latin music events of the year.
Late-night television lost a pillar of its musical backbone on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, when Cleto Escobedo III, longtime bandleader of Jimmy Kimmel Live! and childhood friend of its host Jimmy Kimmel, passed away at the age of 59. His death was announced by Kimmel in an emotional Instagram post and publicly mourned in the show's opening monologue the same evening.
Spanish singer-songwriter and now actor Pablo Alborán talks in an interview about his 'KM0', the sexy scenes in 'Respira' and his relationship with Tiktok, among other things about his liberation process.
Before the new comedy series 'Cómplices' was a hit on ViX, it was just a funny conversation between girlfriends, as its creator and star, Mexican actress Lucía Méndez, remembers it vividly: a night with singers Dulce and Laura León, full of laughter and gossip, when someone brought up Tinder. The actress and her co-stars Laura Flores and Maribel Guardia revealed all in an interview.
Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, the star of 'Predator Badlands', explains in an interview the story behind his last name, how he embodied Dek, a Predator with a soul, and all about the latest movie of the saga.
The Spanish city of Valencia made history on November 7, 2025, as the host of the 20th edition of the LOS40 Music Awards Santander. For the first time, the gala took place at the brand-new Roig Arena, and the artists who walked the red carpet dressed for the occasion, starting with the woman of the night: Spanish singer and songwriter Rosalía.
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.
