During her promotional trip in Mexico, Eva Longoria admitted that she was treated as the ugly duckling in her familia. Although the actress is known for playing the very sexy Gabrielle Solis on the television drama, Desperate Housewives, she never felt pretty as a little girl.
She stated,
“En mi casa me dicen la ‘prieta fea’. Mi familia dice eso. Yo creía que era fea cuando crecía porque mis hermanas eran rubias y de ojo azul; yo era la única morena. Entonces yo crecí como la ‘prieta fea’, nunca me sentí sexy o bonita.”
“In my house I am called ‘the ugly dark one.’ My family says that. I thought I was ugly growing up because my sisters had blond hair and blue eyes; I was the only dark skinned one. So I grew up being ‘the ugly dark one,’ and I never felt sexy or pretty.”
Racial ideologies form part of la cultura, but should ‘prieta fea’ be considered a term of endearment or a racist form of speech?
Bella, Salma Hayek juggles motherhood and work life with ease. The actress and producer was photographed carrying baby Valentina on set of her latest movie, ‘Cirque du Freak.’
Salma plays a bearded lady named Madame Truska who forms part of a traveling freak show.
This chica probably has the freak role down to perfection, but hopefully she takes of the fake beard in front of her baby girl.
Judging by her baby’s evil eyes, being on set has already harmed her psyche!
Daddy Yankee and Jaslene Gonzalez hit-up Harvard University on Saturday, and received props for their work in the Latino community. La flaca appeared extra hyped for being awarded the, “Latino Rising Star Award.”
Her gigs are adding diversity to the modeling industry, but the true champion dedicated to social change is Daddy Yankee. He was awarded the, “Latino of the Year Award” for his foundation, Corazón Guerrero, which helps educate former inmates in order for them to succeed in society.
The student organization at Harvard definitely earns props for reppin’ successful Latinos in the entertainment industry, but which two celebs would you have picked to receive these ‘prestigious’ awards?
We all know Mario Lopez is a major rompe corazones, but despite recent break-up rumors the fly papi chulo remains off the market. Bueno, at least for now.
According to US Weekly, his novia and Dancing With The Stars pro bailarina, Karina Smirnoff admits that the two have been going through some relationship drama. Despite their recent ‘issues,’ she denies rumors that she moved out of his place.
Karina states,
“[Mario] is a great guy, and I support him 100 percent, I know he supports me.”
It sounds like someone is holding on real tight! We feel you girl, those dimples and killer abs must be really hard to walk away from, pero you should play nice and share the sweetness.
Who doesn’t deserve a little taste of his azucar?!
Motherhood is fast approaching for knocked-up actress, Jessica Alba. She has been preparing quite nicely and was caught dropping serious cash for her baby girl ‘Honor’ at Neiman Marcus in California yesterday.
The star is looking forward to motherhood and having a nice glass of wine or scotch after her due date next month.
Her website states,
“I’ve always wanted to be a mother so it’s a dream comes true. I’ve known since I was a little girl. I’m the oldest of 15 cousins. I’ve babysat them, changed diapers, fed them their bottles and burped them since I was about six.”
“Sometimes I want a few glasses of wine. I get half a glass maybe once a week and I don’t even like it. It tastes different. My taste buds are different. I miss Scotch, too.”
This lady deserves 9 shots of scotch for every month of her pregnancy. Salud!
Ricky Martin was captured lookin’ real fly at the Inter-American Development Bank launch of The Anti-Trafficking Campaign in Washington, D.C. yesterday.
The Boricua star was singing to a political beat, and was responsible for unveiling a toll-free hotline for victims (1-888-NO-TRATA). According to the pop star’s statistics, about 2 million people worldwide are victims of sex slavery or forced labor.
Ricky states,
“Once you have all this information, if you do nothing, it’s like allowing it to happen.”
“We’ve saved many lives,” he said. “That’s going to happen here in Washington, D.C.”
Mr. Ricky is shopping for office space in Washington D.C., and plans on continuing his fight for human rights here in the U.S.
As one of the highest paid models, Gisele Bundchen knows a thing or two about the selling game. The Brazilian hottie has resurfaced from a mini-vacation, and was spotted promoting her new Ipanema sandals collection in Berlin, Germany.
We give her props for getting back to work and leaving her novio, Tom Brady behind! This chica might be overpaid, but she is definitely taking care of business.
Do you plan on picking up a pair of Gisele’s jellies?
Talented Mexican musician, Aleks Syntek offers fans a heavy dose of funky retro rhythms in his latest multilingual single featuring Kylie Minogue titled, “In My Arms.”
Although the song was recorded separately, Aleks is super excited about performing with Kylie in the near future.
He states to People En Espanol,
“I’m trying to achieve a mutual exchange. I love her music. I would like to support her here with my fan base and get her to promote my music in Europe.”
Aleks plans on conquering the English speaking market soon. Make sure you keep a look out for his golden touch!
