Category Archives: Univision

Which TV Network is the ‘Hispanic Hollywood’? Executives Managed to Confuse this Blogger

Hispanic upfront week is a wonderful thing, especially when you get the chance to hear all kinds of wonderful pitches by competing TV networks. Tuesday morning I learn from Univision’s President César Conde that Televisa is the Hollywood of Hispanics. Barely five hours later, Telemundo’s COO Jacqueline Hernández came up with this… WTH? I mean, it’s [...] Read More »

Should We Be Called ‘Hispano Latinos’? Univision [And Myself] Really Want to Know

I don’t always watch TV on Sunday, but when I do, I watch Al Punto… Yeah, yeah, this phrase just sounded like a Dos Equis commercial, but it isn’t. I did watch this morning and, among other very relevant information (i.e. that Quadri thinks he can become Mexico’s next president and he likes pot,) I [...] Read More »

You Don’t Need to Dress Like This to Get Ahead

In the latest celebrity/fashion trend, weather woman extraordinaire Jackie Guerrido has launched her own line of jeans, which according to MTVtr3′ Blogamole: “… are designed for every occasion and for women like me, who work every day to get ahead.” I think that’s just fantastic, especially because I always thought that to get ahead like Ms. [...] Read More »

Sheriff Arpaio is a Pretty Nice Guy, Says Arpaio

This is plain hilarious.
Watch Sheriff Arpaio tell Jorge Ramos he is actually a pretty nice guy, because he has lived in Mexico City, Texas and South America.
P.S. I also love the way Ramos says the word findings… it makes me want to squeeze his… Read More »

Romney is NOT Mexican, But He Wouldn’t Mind Univision Spreading the Word Out

As everybody knows by now, Univision’s Jorge Ramos this week sat down with both Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney to discuss some issues relevant to the Latino voter, for example, when and how are they going to bomb Cuba and kill the Castros. However, this blogger’s favorite moment came when Romney denied being Mexican-American, but [...] Read More »

9.11.11: The Day the World Met the Jorge Ramos of the General Market

I had always heard about this guy who, for some reason, Hispanic media kept calling the Jorge Ramos of the general market.
Today, on the 10th anniversary of 9/11 I finally understood why.
And you thought this date had any other meaning!

Hat tip: Uni… Read More »

Univision’s Randy Falco Faces Tough Job Ahead

You should always trust this blogger when she tells you someone is onto something. Not sure you remember this, but Univision’s COO Randy Falco was hard at work May 19th posing for the cameras and showing Univision’s owners he was not only fit for the top job, but could easily hang out with some of [...] Read More »

Tom Hanks Does Univision’s ‘Despierta América’… Proves Gringos Can’t Dance

…And speaking of Hispanic media and Chiquinquirá Delgado, watch as Tom Hanks spices up Univision’s weather segment during a fleeting visit to the network on June 21, the longest and most caliente day of the year.

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Here’s Your Chance to See Jorge Ramos in Tanga! Well, Maybe Not

As soon as I heard the news of Univision launching a summer campaign featuring its entire talent, I grabbed a mojito and a good pair of reading glasses, ready to see for the first time a scantily-clad news anchor…man. Alas, while there’s plenty of skin shown by the likes of Chiquinquirá Delgado, Patricia Espinoza, Karla Martinez [...] Read More »

Univision’s Nastassja Bolívar is Proof that You Can be Beautiful and Read Books, Consult Dictionaries

Nastassja Bolivar, the winner of Univision’s Nuestra Belleza Latina 2011 contest is proof that no matter how statuesque you are, there is always time for literature and language learning. Throughout the competition, Bolivar had to grapple with a huge obstacle: Her lack of fluency in Spanish. But she is doing something about it, holding books and [...] Read More »