Posted by Elena del Valle on July 6, 2007
Fonda San Miguel cover
Photo: Fonda San Miguel
South-of-the-border salads, tapas, and mixed drinks that won’t keep you locked up in a hot kitchen for hours is the promise of a Fonda San Miguel: Unique South of the Boder Recipes for Summer Celebrations (Shearer Publishing, $34.95). Tom Gilliland and Miguel Ravago, owners of Fonda San Miguel restaurant in Austin, Texas with the help of food writer Virgina B. Wood put together a collection of their favorite easy-to-prepare restaurant recipes in the hardcover book, a 2006 International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) award-winning cookbook.
Recipes include Tequila-Cured Salmon Tostadas, Ceviche Veracuzano, Tostadas de Cochinita Pibil, Quesadillas de Hongos, and Albondigas en Chipotle from the Mexican regions of Vera Cruz, Yucatan, Chihuahua and Mexico City that the authors have served at their Texas restaurant.
“We had a grand dream, little experience, and a lot less cash when we began,” said Gilliland. “I love it as much today as the first day we opened. The title of our cookbook captures the dual focus of Fonda San Miguel, food and art. Distinctive Mexican art and décor is the best complement to authentic Mexican food.”
Gilliland and Ravago also share Mexican summer cocktails in the book. Some of the original concoctions included on the restaurant’s bar menu and in the cookbook are Fresh Lime Margaritas, Mango Margarita, Palomito (Grapefruit Soda Margarita), Sangría Fonda San Miguel, Agua de Sandía (Watermelon Water), and Cazuela Guadalajara (Tropical Tequila Punch).
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The large and colorful book is filled with photographs of the appetizing dishes and the restaurant’s interior. There are photos of the tropical courtyard, custom made punched-tin light fixtures, some of the hand-painted stuccoed walls of the hacienda-style restaurant, furnitute and distinctive artwork.
Gilliland is a graduate of the University of Nebraska and the Law School of the University of Texas at Austin. He studied law at the Universidad National Autónoma de México in Mexico City, as well as at the American Institute of Foreign Trade (now the Garvin School of International Management) in Glendale, Arizona. A co-founder of San Angel Inn and Fonda San Miguel, Gilliland oversees the front of the house staff and directs the interior design and art collection.
Ravago first learned to cook from his grandmother, a native of Sonora, Mexico. A co-founder of San Angel Inn and Fonda San Miguel, he has specialized in regional Mexican cooking for more than thirty years. Ravago co-authored Cocina de la Familia with Marilyn Tausend in 1997. The book won a Julia Child cookbook award in 1998, and was later published in Spanish.
Wood, a native Texan and a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, began her professional cooking career as the first pastry chef at Fonda San Miguel restaurant in 1977. She went on to operate her own wholesale dessert and catering company for many years before becoming a food journalist. She is the food editor at the Austin Chronicle.
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Posted by Elena del Valle on July 5, 2007
“Codigo Astral” co-hosts Mauricio Puerta and Carolina Perpetuo
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Miami, Florida – Mega TV Channel 22 began airing “Código Astral,” an astrology show, Thursday, June 14 at 9 p.m. Each episode of the program will feature three different astrology cases highlighting special guests and real-life situations. The show is co-hosted by Mauricio Puerta and Venezuelan Carolina Perpetuo of Venevisión network.
Like its predecessor, “Puerta Astral,” “Código Astral” will begin every show by giving an astrology chart reading to a member of the studio audience. Puerta will analyze the reading and give that person advice on what to expect in the years ahead and how to cope with their predicted future.
“The birth chart is the navigation manual to a person’s soul,” said Puerta. “A person’s birth month determines their astrological sign, the year they were born indicates the role the planets will play in their life, and their birth place sets the scene for their story. I’m looking forward to sharing my astrological readings on ‘Código Astral.’”
The show’s main focus is on the audience, their personal stories and their birth charts interpreted by Puerta, who believes that everyone’s destiny begins on the hour, date, and place of their birth and the only tools Puerta needs to read a person’s life story.
Born in 1950 in Bogota, Colombia to an affluent family Mauricio Puerta considers himself an anthropologist and archeologist with a keen interest in astrology. Puerta began hosting the station’s previous program, “Puerta Astral,” in 2006.
According to promotional materials, he became known during the 1980’s after forecasting the assassination of Luis Carlos Galán, a candidate to the presidency of Colombia at the time. He also forecasted the downfall and death of drug czar Pablo Escobar and Ernesto Samper’s rise as the next leader of the South American nation.
Puerta graduated from the University of the Andes in 1973 majoring in anthropology. He was a professor at the school of Education at the University of Los Andes where he founded one of the first schools of higher learning in astrology in Latin America. Puerta has authored 27 anthropology and archeology publications and more than 30 astrology books.
Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. is one of the largest publicly traded Hispanic-controlled media and entertainment companies in the United States. SBS owns and operates 20 radio stations located in Hispanic markets such as New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, San Francisco and Puerto Rico. The Company also owns and operates Mega TV in Miami.
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Posted by Elena del Valle on July 3, 2007
Hispanic Enterprise magazine cover June/July 2007
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Beginning with the June/July 2007 issue Hispanic Trends magazine is changing its name to Hispanic Enterprise magazine. Editorial Televisa executives decided to take the official plunge following positive responses from a trial run of the April/May 2007 issue with the name Enterprise. The magazine had been published under the name Hispanic Trends since 2002.
“We were going to wait until 2008, but we could not ignore the great feedback we received from readers to the new name. We have received more letters to our editor than for any previous issue and more new subscribers are calling in signing up for the magazine,” said Mariano M. Faget, publisher of Hispanic Enterprise.
Hispanic Enterprise magazine will continue publishing six times a year. The magazine has a circulation of 125,000. Billed as the “only magazine targeting Hispanic entrepreneurs,” its editorial focus is on tips to grow and manage businesses. The magazine also features success stories, follows the progress of corporations diversifying and getting involved in the Hispanic market and examines Latino culture from a business perspective. Hispanic Enterprise plans to continue its two annual events, the Hispana Leadership Summit and Best in Business Awards.
“Back in 2002 when the magazine started, Hispanic entrepreneurs starting their own businesses were a growing trend. Today, with over 2 million of them and over 120 billion in annual revenues, it’s no longer about the if but the how. We believe the new name will more accurately reflect the editorial content and direction of the magazine,” said Carlos Alfaro, editor of Hispanic Enterprise magazine. “We will continue to serve the needs of our readers by providing beginners with ideas and inspiration, current business owners with tools for managing and growing their companies, lessons from the most experienced professionals in business and advice and courage for those seeking a second chance.”
Hispanic Enterprise, supported by a partnership with the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC), is owned by Editorial Televisa, a Hispanic publishing company. The magazine is produced for Editorial Televisa by Page One Media. Mexico based Editorial Televisa is a division of Grupo Televisa, one of the largest Spanish-language media companies in the world.
“Latino Media and Hispanic Media Training” audio recording
Presenters Federico Suverbi, Ph.D. and Elena del Valle, MBA
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Posted by Elena del Valle on July 2, 2007
Piñata album cover
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Mexican Institute of Sound’s follow up album to the successful 2006 debut “Méjico Máxico” album will be released to the public by Nacional Records July 24, 2007. Described as an “infectious pastiche of electronica, dub, cha cha, spoken word and musical surprises,” Piñata’s first single is “El Microfono.” The track will also be featured on the upcoming EA Games release “FIFA 2008.”
Guests in the new album include members of Tom Tom Club, Cornelius, and Babasonicos. According to promotional materials, in the past year, MIS has received widespread acclaim from outlets like Spin, The New York Times, and Urb, as well as radio support from KCRW (Los Angeles), Indie 103 (Los Angeles), KEXP (Seattle) and KUT (Austin). MIS music has also been featured in a recent episode of ABC’s sitcom “Ugly Betty” and the Dos Equis national advertising campaign.
Camilo Lara, the one-man musician behind Mexican Institute of Sound, hails from Mexico City. He channels his inner rock star while holding down a day job as head of a major label. He creates his music with only the help of his computer, his imagination, and his collection of vinyl.
Lara’s talent is described as his ability to select and blend diverse musical references in his music. Lara’s hobby to compile the year’s best tracks led him to collaborate on remixes, under the moniker of Mexican Institute of Sound, for bands and friends like Placebo, Le Hammond Inferno, Gecko Turner, and Babasónicos.
With “Piñata” Lara hopes to continue the vision he launched with his debut album, which was meant to serve as a collage of musical influences that combine to reflect his impression of life in busy Mexico City.
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“Latino Family Dynamics” audio recording
Brenda Hurley and Liria Barbosa
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Posted by Elena del Valle on June 29, 2007
The Power of Business en Español cover
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Jose Cancela, a Miami businessman and marketing consultant, discusses his thoughts on the importance of marketing to Spanish-language consumers in the recently published title The Power of Business en Español: Seven Fundamental Keys to Unlocking the Potential of the Spanish-Language Hispanic Market (Rayo, $19.95). The 199-page book outlines the importance of becoming aware of and targeting Spanish speaking Latinos in the United States.
Cancela, owner of Hispanic USA Inc., outlines in seven chapters the concepts he believes will help marketers understand Latino consumers. He focuses on similarities between Latinos, the size, importance and location of the markets, Hispanics’ love for the United States, Latino voting power, religion, family values and buying power, and why he feels it’s essential to reach out to this market segment in Spanish.
He also discusses briefly the Latino baby boom, hypergrowth markets, Latino versus Anglo values, Spanish speaking population estimates, top 10 advertisers on Hispanic websites, favorite websites for Spanish language surfers, and businesses likely to grow among Latinos.
For his insights he relies on 25 years of experience working with Spanish dominant Latinos in the top 50 U.S. Hispanic markets; and on behalf of brands like Proctor & Gamble, Toyota, Verizon, Kellogg’s, Pepsi, ING, Group 1 Automotive, ABC Radio en Espanol, ESPN Deportes Radio, King World Productions and US Century Bank.
In 1979, Cancela began his career as a sales trainee at the Univision station in Miami, WLTV/Channel 23. He went on to run a TV station in Phoenix at the age of 27 and later managed station groups for the Univision and Telemundo television networks. Subsequently he launched a start up, National Hispanic Radio Network, and ran for mayor of Miami-Dade County.
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Posted by Elena del Valle on June 28, 2007
Raul Lopez, president, Phoenix Multicultural
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In an effort to help its clients develop complete insights about the unique characteristics of the burgeoning Hispanic community in the U.S., the Nielsen Company and Phoenix Multicultural will launch a national Homescan Hispanic Consumer Panel with a research sample of 11,000 households. Phoenix Multicultural will field and maintain the panel households.
According to promotional materials, Nielsen will expand its existing Homescan Hispanic Panel in Los Angeles from 1,500 to 2,500 households to provide Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) manufacturers and retailers detailed views of the needs, preferences and shopping habits of Hispanic consumers.
“We have worked with Nielsen since the original Los Angeles panel was established and we are very proud and honored to be Nielsen’s partner for this national expansion as well,” said Raul Lopez, president of Phoenix Multicultural.
The Hispanic population is expected to reach 50 million by 2010 and to continue growing in influence and purchasing power. Important to the FMCG market space, the Hispanic population should yield 18 percent of all U.S. households with children by 2010. Consumers who elect to join a Homescan Consumer Panel scan their purchases across all shopping outlets on a continuous basis. Panel expansion activity is underway and due to be completed by December 31, 2007. The first client deliverables are expected to be available May 2008.
Tim Kregor, president, Nielsen Homescan & Spectra, North America
“With this expansion, the Homescan Hispanic Panel becomes the only available national Hispanic scanner-collected longitudinal purchase panel,” said Tim Kregor, president, Nielsen Homescan & Spectra, North America. “Now marketers will be able to measure detailed purchase patterns within the Hispanic population, and translate those insights into brand specific plans. This $1 trillion market is an undeniable opportunity that demands unique strategies for all leading brands.”
The Nielsen Company is a global information and media company with brands in marketing information (ACNielsen), media information (Nielsen Media Research), business publications (Billboard, The Hollywood Reporter, Adweek), trade shows and the newspaper sector (Scarborough Research). The privately held company, with headquarters in Haarlem, the Netherlands, and New York in the United States, has more than 41,000 employees and is active in more than 100 countries.
Founded in 1999, Phoenix Marketing International is a United States marketing services firm and partner to many large companies in the financial services, consumer package goods, automotive, healthcare, and travel and leisure industries.
“Search Engine Marketing to Hispanics” audio recording
Presenter Matias Perel, founder and president, Latin3
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Posted by Elena del Valle on June 27, 2007
L’Bel Paris Libertage
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L’Bel Paris, a French cosmetics company which relies on home sales techniques, first approached United States consumers in late 2006 on the West Coast. This month, the company launched a South Florida and national bilingual campaign. With operations in 14 countries in Central, South, and North America, Belcorp launched L’Bel Paris U.S.A. Hoping to build on the brand’s reputation as a skin care line in Latin America under the name of Ebel; L’Bel Paris is making South Florida a priority market in the U.S.
Initial efforts will focus on Libertâge, one of the company’s top wrinkle creams, with an April to June 2007 television and print campaign. A second campaign for Resurgie, a mild exfoliator, will run on television, print and online from July to November 2007. The company will run a recruitment radio campaign concurrent with the product campaigns. Ads will appear in the following media outlets Latina Magazine, Vanidades, Cosmopolitan, Enlace, Selecta, People En Español, El Sentinel, El Nuevo Herald, Kena Magazine, Telemundo 51.com, Radio Mambi, Radio Recuerdo, and Radio Amor.
“In addition to a Hispanic and general market advertising campaign, L’Bel Paris is hosting several small scale events, July through September to build awareness of the brand,” said Claudia Gavidia, South Florida divisional sales manager, L’Bel. “These bilingual Espace Beaute gatherings, will pamper up to 15 attendees at a time with facials and make-up applications while they learn about the L’Bel Paris luxury line. Both Latina and general market consumers will be invited to participate in these events.”
The 35 year old L’Bel Paris manufactures skin care, cosmetic and fragrance products for women and men around the world. Products are developed at the Centre Biodermatologie des Laboratoires Sérbiologiques in France. A subsidiary of Belcorp, a private, multi-brand, international corporation, L’Bel Paris U.S.A. is headquartered in San Francisco with offices and consultants across the country. L’Bel Paris relies on 500,000 independent beauty consultants worldwide. In the United States, L’Bel products are available through independent beauty consultants and online.
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Identifying and characterizing the booming Hispanic online market
Joel Bary, Alex Carvallo and Matias Perel
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Posted by Elena del Valle on June 26, 2007
Marisa Rivera-Albert, president, NHLI
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The National Hispana Leadership Institute (NHLI) will offer a morning leadership seminar, “Latina Empowerment Conference,” for Hispanic women in Orlando June 27, 2007. Admission to the half day event costs $30.
NHLI President Marisa Rivera-Albert will open the program with “Preparing Latinas for Leadership Positions,” a discussion about the National Hispana Leadership Institute. Zulma X. Barrios, L.H.D., a presenter from The Gallup Organization, will dedicate two hours to “The Seven Demands of Leadership.” She will discuss leadership demands she believes are essential for Latinas to master: Visioning, Maximizing Values, Challenging Experience, Mentoring, Building a Constituency, Making Sense of Experience and Knowing Self.
Lizette Valarino, assistant, Orange County mayor
Following her presentation there will be a panel discussion, “Latinas Sharing Their Secrets of Success.” Panel members are: Betty Lowery, manager, Minority Business Development, Walt Disney World; Mercedes McCall, Florida Region executive, Banco Popular; Milce Snyder, agent, State Farm Insurance Companies; and Lizette Valarino, assistant to the Orange County mayor. The conference is sponsored by State Farm, Wal-Mart, and Walt Disney World.
Founded in 1987, the National Hispana Leadership Institute promotes leadership for Hispanic women. Its mission is “to develop Hispanas as ethical world leaders through training, professional development, relationship building, community and world activism.”
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Presenter Roger Selbert, Ph.D.
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Posted by Elena del Valle on June 25, 2007
Ernesto Caravantes, author, Clipping Their Own Wings
Photos: Ernesto Caravantes
A podcast interview with Ernesto Caravantes, author, Clipping Their Own Wings is available in the Podcast Section of Hispanic Marketing & Public Relations, HispanicMPR.com. During the podcast, Ernesto discusses his book with Elena del Valle, host of the HispanicMPR.com podcast.
Ernesto Caravantes is a native Angeleno who grew up in Lakewood, California. He was the only son of Mexican immigrant parents who instilled a deep sense of wonder and pride in his Mexican roots and had a profound impact on the choices and accomplishments in his life. They emphasized the value of education in the United States for those who want the best life possible, even the American Dream.
As a boy he visited the meat markets of Los Angeles and saw firsthand how beleaguered and unassimilated the Hispanic population had become in California. Latino immigrants were living in Los Angeles as if they had never left their native country. They remained poor, uneducated, and laboring at menial low-wage jobs with a stubborn resistance to learn English.
Ernesto’s parents were bilingual and spoke Spanish at home until he reached the second grade. His teacher told his parents, “Teach this boy English or go back to Mexico.” As a result his parents began a long crusade of English immersion. Although his early struggles to learn English as a first-grader along with subsequent remedial English classes, challenged his confidence they fueled a determination to succeed. As an adult, he expanded his skills, completing a Masters’ Degree in Counseling from the University of La Verne, hosting an educational cable television show, and becoming committed to lifelong learning.
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In Clipping Their Own Wings The Incompatibility between Latino Culture and American Education, Caravantes describes how the Latino culture itself is the culprit for Hispanic underachievement in the United States. He explains how Hispanics can advance themselves in society, without necessarily having to give up the beauty, spirit and lyricism that have given so much richness to Latin American culture.
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Presenter Roger Selbert, Ph.D.
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- About Latino buying power growth in the future
- How Latino market growth compares with other markets in the U.S.
- What drives the rise of Latino economic clout
- Who should target the Latino market
- What is the size of the Hispanic affluent market
- If the luxury Latino market is growing
- About Hispanics who earn more than $100,000 annually
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Posted by Elena del Valle on June 22, 2007
A scene from “Ladron Que Roba A Ladron“
Photos: Dan Austin, Richard Azurdia
Los Angeles, California – “Ladron Que Roba A Ladron,” a heist caper movie in the tradition of “Ocean’s Eleven” pulled off by a group of immigrant workers who team up to rob an evil, wealthy entrepreneur, is scheduled for release in 300 theaters nationwide August 31, 2007. Named for a Latin American proverb that means a thief who steals from a thief will receive 100 years of forgiveness, the Lionsgate movie features a motley crew of underdogs, undertaking an impossible task, with improbable odds.
The 98-minute Spanish language comedy follows two crack thieves, Emilio and Alejandro, who get together to rob the biggest thief they know, Moctesuma Valdez. Valdez, a TV infomercial kingpin, made his fortune selling worthless health products to poor Latino immigrants. Although the millionaire’s empire is next to impossible to infiltrate, Emilio and Alejandro decide that getting hired as day laborers they can rob Valdez.
Actor Richard Azurdia
To overcome their fear they decide on a practical solution: use real day laborers. They form a team of criminal amateurs including Julio, a TV repair shop employee and electronics expert; Rafa and Rafaela, a valet and his mechanic daughter in charge of transportation; Miguelito, a Cuban refugee actor and master of disguises; and Anival, a metro-sexual ditch digger who plays the token heavy.
Cast members include Fernando Colunga, Miguel Varoni, Julie Gonzalo, Gabriel Soto, Ivonne Montero, Saul Lizaso, Richard Azurdia and Sonya Smith. The Jim McNamara Ben O’Dell project was written by Jojo Henrickson and directed by Joe Menendez.
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Presenter Martha E. Galindo
Translation company owner Martha E. Galindo explains
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Ins and outs of translations issues
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How to select a translator
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What to expect
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How to save on translation costs
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Much more
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