William Levy & Pepsi Next Giveaway
What’s the point of getting nice things if you can’t share them? So remember the other day I told you about Pepsi Next and their new spokesman – the one and only Mr. William Levy?…
¿Qué Onda With The Funny Rims?
So y’all know I don’t know much about lowriders and rims, spinners, spokes, etc. My brother did have an Impala back in the day that well, pretty much qualified as a lowrider. Although in those…
The Sound Was Brown At Pachanga Fest in Texas!
FROM JUAN: Friends, today I’m welcoming another amiga to the Juan of Words familia. I know you will embrace Byrdie Franco as a contributing writer and a fresh new voice on Juan of Words. This…
When Something Goes Wrong ¡Nomás Echale La Culpa A Pancho!
FROM JUAN: Today I’m really quite excited to introduce the first of many friends who have signed on to give Juan of Words a breath of fresh air by sharing their own unique and very…
Modesty Above All Else Means Saying No In Order To Say Yes
¡¿Pero para que van a gastar tanto dinero?! Pero si aquí hay comida. Acabo de poner un arroz y frijoles. Nombre van a gastar bastante y a mi ni me gusta la comida en esos…
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Because My Mexican Mother Said So: Ballet Folklórico Is Beautiful!
So this weekend we got to see the Leyenda Dance Company perform in Houston for Cinco de Mayo. It was really quite…
Musica De Vara – The Music Of My Mexico!
Actually it’s called a huapango arribeño. In my neck of…
Happy Cinco de Mayo… NOT Mexican Independence Day
So y’all know today is NOT Mexican Independence Day verdad?…
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Edgar Chose Selena Quintanilla Perez For His Social Studies Project: We’ve Got Material For That!
Se los prometo that he made the selection entirely on his own! En serio. For reals. No, but like for reals. Yesterday when I got home the first thing Edgar told me when I got off the truck was “guess who I picked for my…
Mexi-Vocabulario: ¡Chorro!
As in a lot. No, not just a little bit of a lot. But a lot of a lot. ¡Un chingo! Some might say. ¡Un chorro! To be more color de rosa with our choice of words. Not that you have to be of course.…
Latino Filmmakers Shined At Hispanicize 2013
So besides Filly Brown, this year, Hispanicize 2013 featured a slew of Latino films that dealt with everything from immigration to brujeria, even a little rockabilly and technological singularity. There were so many films premiering as part of the official Hispanicize Film Festival portion of…
Sometimes We All Need An “¡Ey Guey, No Mames!”
I’ve been reading my posts lately, honestly with a little disgusto. Not because I’ve repented of the things I’ve written in the past. They were in me and they needed to come out. En su momento they have all been my truth and therefore despite…
¡No Pues Guau! Again With My Little Piece Of Mexico On YouTube
¿Quién lo iba pensar? All of the sudden with the advent of social media and the internet my little piece of México – Cerritos, San Luis Potosi to be exact – is all over the net and I’m feeling more and more ganoso to reconnect…
Because My Mexican Mother Said So: When You Eat, You Eat Everything On Your Plate!
And well, what else can I say? We NEVER disappoint. This was just yesterday at my mother’s house. We weren’t really celebrating anything. We were just having dinner. Our meals are never meals. There more like feasts on a regular basis. Hey, somebody’s got…
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