“like” us and win a pair of tkts to victor manuelle concert on 7/30 @ b.b. king blues club and grill

we are giving* away 2 pairs of tickets (total 4 tickets) to the victor manuelle performance on july 30!!! if you “like” us and get your friends to “like” us maybe you and your plus one can like victor manuelle up-close and personal.

*winners will be contacted on wed, july 28th

victor manuelle @ b.b. king blues club and grill

friday, july 30

doors @ 6pm, show @ 8pm

$75.00 advance // $80.00 day of show

* standing room only - limited table seating available - first come, first seated.

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open cava brunch and macondo is turning two!

saturdays and sundays, beginning July 17, macondo will host an open cava mimosa brunch. enjoy unlimited cava with fresh seasonal juices such as mora, mamey or guanabana for $7 and choose from a menu of summer estilo libre latino brunch items, such us huevos rancheros, lamb burger, isla mangu, blueberry pancakes, gazpachos and more.

on sundays, a truck sponsored by leblon cachaca will serve complimentary virgin caiprinha sorbets outside macondo while dj william spins latin beats into the evening.

macondo

157 east houston street

212 473 9900

20 free latin music downloads from the 2010 lamc on itunes latino!!!

remezcla.com has outdone themselves yet again!

20 free latin music downloads from the 2010 lamc on itunes latino courtesy of remezcla.com

get a taste of the lamc, download 20+ free mp3's of your favorite latin music artists like manu chao, los fabulosos cadillacs, los amigos invisibles, rita indiana, and remixes including julieta venegas, the pinker tones, and tom tom club.

listening to: alex ubago - mil horas

premiere brazil! 2010, july 15-29 at moma

premiere brazil! 2010

july 15–29, 2010

the roy and niuta titus theaters

A collaboration between the museum of modern art and the rio de janeiro international film festival, the annual premiere brazil!festival introduces new york audiences to original and accomplished recent work by both new and established brazilian filmmakers.

listening to: fernando villalona - cuando pise tierra dominicana (mi pueblo)

watching this video can mean only one thing at cn hq..... pa romana!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! chicas estan listas?

no, thank you boqueria!

black board eats

viewing: verano tropical at instituto cervantes this july & august

this summer, instituto cervantes partners with cinema tropical to present films from the organization's celebrated film collection, showcasing the diversity of latin american production over the past few years. verano tropical will feature eight films from different latin american countries including a wide variety of genres, from ingenious comedies to highly stylized dramas and stirring documentaries. the series will take place every wednesday in july and august, and will feature special guests to introduce each screening.

screenings at:

instituto cervantes at amster yard
211 - 215 east 49th street, new york city
(212) 308-7720 | www.nuevayork.cervantes.es

wednesday, july 7, 6:30pm historias de fútbol / soccer stories

(andrés wood, chile, 1997, 90 min. in spanish with english subtitles)
just in tune with the 2010 edition of the world cup, the 'verano tropical' film series kicks off with andrés wood acclaimed soccer film. some say in latin america, football (soccer to the us) is the center of everything. Watch the trailer (in Spanish)

wednesday, july 14, 6:30pm suite habana

(fernando pérez, cuba/spain, 2003, 80 min.)
a poetic homage to the city of havana, this breathtaking film portrays cuba's capital as no other art form has before. a loving and melancholic picture over a 24 hour period of life of this city, the film follows ten ordinary habaneros as they go about their daily routine. there is no dialogue and no need for it either;

wednesday, july 21, 6:30pm la desazón suprema: retrato incesante de fernando vallejo /
the supreme uneasiness: incessant portrait of fernando vallejo
(luis ospina, colombia, 2003, 90 min. in spanish with english subtitles)
colombian biographer, linguist, filmmaker, novelist, musician and biologist fernando vallejo came to global acclaim through filmmaker barbet schroeder's adaptation of his novel, "our lady of the assassins."

wednesday, july 28, 6:30pm el perro

(carlos sorín, argentina, 2004, 96 min. in spanish with english subtitles)
"lovely! flawlessly directed by carlos sorin" — a.o. scott, the new york times
in this warm-hearted and poignant road movie, a man and a dog embark on a delightful adventure across the stunningly beautiful argentine patagonia.

wednesday, august 4, 6:30pm mi vida dentro / my life inside
(lucía gajá, mexico, 2007, 120 min. in spanish and english with english subtitles)
"in january 2003, 21-year-old rosa estela olera jiménez, an undocumented immigrant from mexico working as a nanny in austin, texas, is brought to trial for the homicide of 21-month-old bryan gutierrez, a young boy who died under mysterious circumstances while in her care.

wednesday, august 11*, 6:30pm hermanas / sisters

(julia solomonoff, argentina/spain, 2005, 88 min. in spanish with english subtitles)
natalia and elena levin, two sisters forced to separate as teenagers in 1975, right after natalia's militant boyfriend martin was disappeared by the military dictatorship, reunite in 1984 in a country foreign to both of them. *q&a with filmmaker.

wednesday, august 18, 6:30pm hasta el último trago corazón / till the last drop… my heart
(beto gómez, mexico, 2006, 90 min. in spanish with english subtitles)

a declaration of love to mexico and its cultural roots through the women who gave their voices and essence to mexican music.

wednesday, august 25, 6:30pm días de santiago

(josué méndez, peru, 2004, 83 min. in spanish with english subtitles)
selected by over 80 film festivals worldwide and winning no less than a dozen prestigious awards, josué méndez's extraordinary debut explores the tragic impossibility of a war veteran to re-integrate into civilian life.

sale alert! carolina herrera on gilt groupe!!

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eye candy: great escapes south america

continuing its quest to seek out the world’s most unique and inspiring hotels, taschen takes on south america. this diverse selection of hotels, posadas, and haciendas highlights the most exceptional destinations on the continent.

great escapes south america

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we're obsessed! snippet & ink's orange float

because we are always looking for orange inspiration....

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