Latino Leaders articles from April 2002

Latino Leaders archives from April 2002

"Of course, I never go to the Oval Office without my jacket.".(Publishers' letter)
April 1, 2002... It was 9:45 a.m. on a cold February 13, 2002. I managed to retrieve my ID from my inner jacket pocket, after digging through layers of coat and scarf--it wasn't easy. The security guard on the other side of the glass waited patiently and...

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
April 1, 2002... Le saludo cortesmente en esta ocasion por el exito alcanzado en la calidad de los articulos en la revista y la calidad del logo nuevo e impresion. Hace dos anos vengo leyendo su revista yes muy provechosa a mi persona. Miguel A. Tejera ...

Hooray for Hispanic Hollywood.(Editor's note)
April 1, 2002... In defiance of the paucity of Hispanic actors, directors, and scriptwriters honored at the recent Academy Awards in Los Angeles, Latino Leaders has chosen to dedicate this issue to Hispanic Hollywood, to the many creative and talented Latinos...

The silver screen's Love Goddess.(Leader of the Past)
April 1, 2002... Margarita Carmen Dolores Cansino began to dance about the same time she learned to walk. When she was born in New York City on 17 October 1918, her parents, Volga Hayworth and Eduardo Cansino (she of Irish descent and he a Spaniard from...

Edward James Olmos: Los Angeles, California.(Proust questionnaire)
April 1, 2002... Los Angeles, California Currently starring in the hit PBS series American Family, Edward James Olmos is considered by many to be the "Olivier of the Latin world." An award-winning actor, producer, and director, Olmos is absorbed in his...

An enchanting of Shakespear's A Midsummer Night's Dream by the multiethnic East LA Classic Theater.(Gallery)
April 1, 2002... Tony Plana Executive Director East LA Classic Theater Carlos Mendoza Choreographer East LA Classic Theater Eleanor Han Actor Peaseblossom Kevin White & Sarah Ripard Actors Oberon & Titania

Kung Fu-kicking good: Hector Echavarria: actor: Los Angeles, CA.(Face)
April 1, 2002... Every time Hector Echavarria enters a room, he's the toughest guy there. You can trust us on this. Ask any one of the hundreds of guys Echavarria brawled with as a kid on the tough streets of Corrientes in Argentina, where fighting was a way of...

Anger ain't the way to go: conversing with Hector Elizondo is akin to witnessing a poetic dissertation on the issue, of race. He peppers the conversation with quotable remarks. For the writer, no heavy lifting is required.(Cover: Hector Elizondo)
April 1, 2002... "Nothing changes when you don't have challenges," he says over the phone, responding to questions about some of his early career hurdles. For the veteran actor, challenges would appear to have become almost commonplace. With over eighty movies...

Telling tales: Gregory Nava wants to tell a wonderful story.(Q&A: Gregory Nava)
April 1, 2002... Q. How has the general public reacted to American Family? A. We have had an overwhelming response. In fact, it has been the biggest PBS has ever had--it's incredible--from both Latinos and non-Latinos alike, in emails and letters. Latinos...

The animated life of Phil Roman.
April 1, 2002... If we were to ask people to list the ten most influential films of the last century, that century whose name is still tightly locked ha the big blocky letters of 20th Century Fox, it would be interesting to see how many lists would include the...

Someone to lean on.(Cover: Luis Guzman)
April 1, 2002... Luis Guzman Actor Burlington, VT There is a time Luis Guzman remembers. He's pushing 30 and lying in an intensive care unit. He spends four weeks there recovering from flu gone wild, compliments of freebasing. The flu attacks his heart,...

Esai Morales: more than just a pretty face.(Main cover: Esai Morales)(Cover Story)
April 1, 2002... Esai Morales Actor Los Angeles, CA In a private room of Tamayo's restaurant in the predominantly Latino neighborhood of East Los Angeles, Esai Morales has no difficulty in absorbing our attention, not to mention that of other diners in the...

Tuning in to the Hispanic market.
April 1, 2002... Walter Ulloa Chairman and CEO Entravision Communications Santa Monica, CA Who would you call if you wanted to reach 80% of the Hispanic television, radio, and print consumers in the United States? Easy. Walter Ulloa, Chairman...

A Simple Habana Melody.
April 1, 2002... Oscar Hijuelos Release date: June 2002 Published by: HarperCollins Publishers $24.95 hardcover 288 pages ISBN: 0-06-017569-9 What's in a name? Destiny it would seem. The gargantuan Israel Levis has always thanked God...

Tania Maria: and the Viva Brazil Quartet Live at the Blue Note.
April 1, 2002... Release date: January 2002 Distribution: Concord Picante Produced by Tama Maria The spontaneous essence of Brazilian-born pianist and vocalist Tania Maria has been formidably captured on this new release recorded live at the...

Son of the Bride.
April 1, 2002... A Sony Pictures Classics Release Release date: March 22, 2002 Duration: 124 minutes Language: Spanish with English Subtitles Directed by Juan Jose Campanella Rafael Belvedere is a 42-year-old man in crisis. In Juan Jose...

TV or no TV? No question in her mind.
April 1, 2002... Nely Galan President & CEO of Galan Entertainment Los Angeles, California Interviewing young media magnate Nely Galan is like being swooshed up by a tornado--and loving every minute of it. True, you can hardly get a question in...

Preventive care is for everybody.(Healthcare & Well-being)
April 1, 2002... Many Latinos believe "health" is the absence of pain. Latinos often believe that you should only go to the doctor if you are not feeling well, and then only after trying what your grandmother, your neighbor, your comadre, and the "healer"...

Preventive health: changing our personal health behaviors long before disease develops.(Healthcare & Well-being)
April 1, 2002... If we think about it, most causes of death today are self-inflicted--in one form or another. They include smoking, lack of exercise, obesity, stress, automobile fatalities, abuse of alcohol and drugs. The leading causes of death in the...

Take care of yourself.
April 1, 2002... While the Physician is Often the Key Figure in the Treatment of Acute Illness and Injuries, the Principal Agent in Primary Prevention is the Patient. Although the frequency and the content of periodic health examinations should reflect the...

The growing problem of obesity in young people.
April 1, 2002... The US Surgeon General considers childhood obesity the biggest public health problem facing Americans today. More and more doctors are discovering that obesity in children is a major health problem, particularly among Hispanic American, African...

Johnson & Johnson launches recruiting campaign for nurses.
April 1, 2002... That boom of babies born between 1945 and 1960, and soon dubbed the baby boomers, continues its cascading roar through American society, a demographic tsunami unbalancing and skewing everything in its path--day care, public schools, the...

The Women's Health Data Book: a Profile of Women's Health in the United States.(Healthcare & Well-being)
April 1, 2002... Edited by Dawn Misra As the field of women's health evolves and grows more complex, the body of information needed to understand its many dimensions is now greater than ever. In response to the demand for more accurate information, a new...