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Was J-Lo Imitating the Original Rump Shaker?

May 26, 2011 by Raul Colon

For those of you who watched American Idol last night, you were able to experience the presentation by Marc Anthony, Sheila E., and Jennifer Lopez.

This performance and a comment of one of my Facebook friends, Elisamaris, brought me memories of when I was a kid.

An 80's Icon, Iris Chacon

In the 80's almost every household tuned in to see a performer similar to what you saw JLo do last night. Yes, I am talking about what Puerto Rico's ultimate female artist would have done, Iris Chacon.

Iris Chacon Number 1 Fan

I remember my neighbor, who was around the same age as my grandfather at the time, would call me over to view Iris Chacon's show every week. Everyone's excitement intrigued me, and I made sure not to miss out.

What I enjoyed was listening to Spanish music presented to a primarily English speaking audience. Recently Ricky Martin sang in Spanish on Jay Leno as did @calle13oficial on the Jimmy Kimmel show.

American Idol and all these other mainstream shows who bring in performers to sing in another language are brilliant. It allows the right kind of energy to be conveyed about Latino culture.

Puerto Rico's Mainstream Ambassador

Iris Chacon was an  Ambassador of our culture who broke barriers and was able to make it to mainstream American television programs way before Jennifer Lopez, and Marc Anthony was known. She appeared on shows like Merv Griffin Show and David Letterman.

For those of You who don't know who Iris Chacon is... I have included a few videos of her performances and you can get the idea where JLo's was inspired to get her rump-shaking moves from.

Imitation as a Form of Flattery

They say an imitation is a form of flattery and you will see why Iris Chacon was the best at this body movement.

To keep up with the traditional introduction of Iris Chacon, I will switch to Spanish.

Peligrosa ♩ ♪ ♫ ♬ Fabulosa ♩ ♪ ♫ ♬ y con su movimiento.... ( OK just watch the videos).

Iris Chacon's Show

Iris Chacon's Coolant Ad

Iris Chacon On Late Night

Filed Under: Featured, Puerto Rico Tagged With: Authenticity, Calle 13, Community, Entertainment, Latino, Music, Puerto Rico, Quality, Video

No Crossover but @calle13oficial’s Message Was Powerful

May 11, 2011 by Raul Colon

Screen-shot-2011-05-11-at-3.16.31-PM No Crossover but @calle13oficial's Message Was Powerful

Here I go again with another post dedicated to the Musician and Artist that I mostly admire for his commitment with getting a message from his community to the masses.

Last night @lucymfel indicated that @calle13oficial was going to be on Jimmy Kimmel. Lucy who really initiated my love for @calle13oficial’s music is always watching out for me when he is making an appearance.  I stayed up to watch Jimmy Kimmel and to my surprise Good Old @calle13oficial was able to surprise many by tying his efforts towards things that are very dear to me and to some of his fans of Chile.

I think many of us with blogs can learn a thing or too on how to get our communities voice out.

Yesterday an article was posted where I collaborated along Mr. Nelson Alcantara from Eturbonews.com to facilitate an interview with the Director Of Tourism. The main purpose of the collaboration was getting to share some of the issues that have been pointed out from the real and online communities I participated directly to  the Puerto Rican Tourism Company management.

“Pal Carajo La Couta”

As I have written previously, the Puerto Rico Government imposed higher fees on students and it has been issue after issue where the government has violated Human Rights.

For those of you that saw his t-shirt that read “Pal Carajo la Cuota” (which translates into hell with the Tuition fee) that is the clear explanation.

“No al Gasoducto”

The next message was geared towards the Gas Line that the Puerto Rican Government wants to construct with the resistance of the people that live near where the line would be constructed. The government has tried to use social media and traditional media to make it look attractive but overall we can clearly see it only benefits the Puerto Rican Electric Authority and poses many environmental risks.

“Patagonia Sin Represas”

The last message he had written on himself was “Patagonia Sin Represas” which goes in line with the official twitter account of that effort @sinrepresas if you want to learn more on the effort feel free to go to the Official Website.

Once again Rene shows he is loyal to his followers and how he makes sure to use the platform he has to give his international community a voice. I would call him an expert in building and maintaining community.

Once again a big applause to @calle13oficial. And if you where not able to read his messages he made sure to scream them out during the performance that I have enclosed in the video below:

Video no longer available

Filed Under: Community, Featured, Politics, Puerto Rico Tagged With: Authenticity, Calle 13, Community, Entertainment, Latino, Music, Puerto Rico, Quality, Video

Stay Up to date on Entertainment News with Vórtice Online

March 29, 2011 by Raul Colon

Screen-shot-2011-03-27-at-11.49.39-AM Stay Up to date on Entertainment News with Vórtice Online

A good friend of mine @joeprog has used one of his passion for entertainment to create a central repository of opinions and interesting information in mostly areas of the entertainment industry. There are many sites similar that are in english but very few are in Spanish and continuously updated.

The main page will take you quickly to recent news, conversations on twitter related to Vortice, latest movie trailers, reviews and essays. If you are like me that wants to keep up to date on the latest movies then going by Vórtice Online will help you with staying up to date very quickly.

Vortice’s areas are divided by subjects or type of content in which I really enjoy the navigation and the user experience of getting what they need in various organized ways.

Screen-shot-2011-03-27-at-11.49.51-AM Stay Up to date on Entertainment News with Vórtice Online
By Subject
  • Film – Cine
  • TV
  • Comics
  • Animation – Animación
  • Internet
  • Books – Libros

Type of Content

  • News – Noticias
  • Essays – Ensayos
  • Podcast
  • Reviews – Reseñas
  • Links – Enlaces

So if you are looking for a spanish based entertainment site including all the above mention topics feel free to visit Vortice and stay up to date.

Feel free to follow them on Facebook (Facebook.com/VorticeOnline) or Twitter @vorticeonline
Any other sites that are spanish based that serve a detail niche like Vórtice Online?

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Entertainment

Good Vibes (@buenavibrapr) & Awesome Content

February 14, 2011 by Raul Colon

Screen-shot-2011-02-14-at-3.24.16-PM Good Vibes (@buenavibrapr) & Awesome Content

Yesterday while I was watching the Grammy’s I was interacting with the folks at @Kolapse when I found out of the BuenaVibrapr.com launch. Although I was very curious as to what it was I ended up not waiting till midnight for the launch.

Today I visited the site and was very impressed by the layout of the site and content featured. I was able to fin the “Baile De Los Pobres” video.
Being a loyal @calle13oficial fan won me over to return to this site so I can stay updated on the latino entertainment scene.

Thanks to the @kolapse team for creating awareness of the site and good luck to the @buenavibrapr.

With “Buenas Vibras” I share the video of my Favorite Song From @calle13oficial’s latest album.

What other sites do you recommend that entertain and/or emit good vibes online?


Filed Under: Random Thoughts Tagged With: Entertainment, Latino

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