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  Entretenimiento 2008  
 

Carla's Corner
Por Carla Soto

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Sopa de Letras


MOVIE:Wanted
JAMES McAVOY (Atonement, The Last King of Scotland), MORGAN FREEMAN (Batman Begins, Million Dollar Baby) y ANGELINA JOLIE (Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider) nos traen la historia de un don nadie ignorado por todos que un día se convierte en un justiciero inigualable en Wanted.  


Carla's Corner
Por Carla Soto

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Movie Review: `Kung Fu Panda' a bright surprise
Ah, the panda. There's no cuter member of the animal kingdom, so why has he taken so long to land a starring role in Hollywood? The truth is, we like our cartoons to be the less attractive eccentrics: mice, rats, whatever Gonzo is. 


Carla's Corner
Por Carla Soto

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Madonna to show film at Moore's festival
By JOHN FLESHER, Associated Press Writer
TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan, May 23, 2008 (AP): Madonna's new film on the impoverished nation of Malawi has wowed another maker of documentaries: Michael Moore. 


Indiana Jones and the computer-generated jungle
By DERRIK J. LANG,
AP Entertainment Writer

May 22, 2008 (AP): In these hallowed halls, Indiana Jones almost seems out of place. 


Carla's Corner
Por Carla Soto

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‘That ‘70s Show’ star will pay tribute to Desi Arnaz

May 12, 2008 (AP): “That ‘70s Show'' star Wilmer Valderrama will pay tribute to Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball as part of a festival devoted to the comedy legends.


Studios file lawsuits alleging illegal movie distribution
COLUMBUS, May 9, 2008 (AP): Three film studios have sued four Ohio residents to stop them from illegally sharing movies online, part of a string of similar lawsuits filed around the country in recent years.


‘In the Heights,’ with 13 nominations, heads the list of 2008 Tony Award nominees
By MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP Drama Writer
NEW YORK, May 13, 2008 (AP): “In the Heights,” a lively snapshot of Latino life in Upper Manhattan, received 13 Tony Award nominations Tuesday, more than any other show.  

Carla's Corner
Por Carla Soto

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Carla's Corner
Por Carla Soto

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Los mejores chistes de la semana  


O'Farrill: el latin jazz está en punto crítico
MEXICO, el 1 de mayo del 2008 (AP): No sólo se trata de un homenaje a su fallecido padre, el famoso trompetista Chico O' Farrill. El álbum ``Song for Chico'', del pianista Arturo O'Farrill junto a la Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra busca mezclar las raíces y los sonidos tradicionales del latin jazz con lo más vanguardista.


La Traviata at Michigan Opera,
May 10-18

DETROIT: Michigan Opera Theatre concludes its 2008 Spring Opera Season, sponsored by Cadillac, with Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata, a tragic tale of forbidden love, May 10 – 18, 2008 at the Detroit Opera House. A time-tested classic and one of the world’s most popular operas, La Traviata is a grand tragedy of forbidden love and deception exposed. 


Carla's Corner
Por Carla Soto

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Flamboyant Puerto Rican astrologer seeks crossover success

 MIAMI, April 12, 2008 (AP): If the late Texas Gov. Ann Richards and the musician Liberace ever had a Spanish-speaking love child, it would be Puerto Rican astrologer Walter Mercado.


Carla's Corner
Por Carla Soto

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“Leatherheads” takes years to move from writer's idea to screen

In 1986, Duncan Brantley fell in love with Johnny Blood, mesmerized by the tales of the Duluth Eskimos star from the early days of professional football: ``He was a drunk, a womanizer and a poet.''


Carla's Corner
Por Carla Soto

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Bat Boy: The Musical April 11-13, and April 16-20 at UT  


The University of Toledo Department of Theatre and Film presents Bat Boy: The Musical Friday, April 11 through Sunday, April 13, and Wednesday, April 16 through Sunday, April 20. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays and at 2 p.m. on Sundays.


Carla's Corner
Por Carla Soto

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Grammy winner Emilio Navaira critically injured in Rio’s bus crash

HOUSTON, March 24, 2008 (AP): Grammy-winning Tejano singer Emilio Navaira was critically injured Easter Sunday, March 23, when his band’s bus crashed on a highway in the metro area..

Update on Emilio's condition
Update on Emilio's condition 4/13/08


Carla's Corner
Por Carla Soto

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Sopa De Letras


Complete list of TMA winners, March 6, 2008
Song: “Elida’s Medley,” Elida Reyna
Male singer: Jay Pérez
Female singer: Elida Reyna
Entertainer: Jay Pérez


Alvin and The Chipmunks Coming to DVD

On April 1, 2008, Fox Home Entertainment will proudly release the $208+ million blockbuster family comedy sensation Alvin and the Chipmunks on DVD and Blue-ray disc.


Carla's Corner
Por Carla Soto

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Sopa De Letras


Complete list of TMA winners, March 6, 2008

Song: “Elida’s Medley,” Elida Reyna
Male singer: Jay Pérez
Female singer: Elida Reyna
Entertainer: Jay Pérez


Carla's Corner
Por Carla Soto

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Ganadores de Premio Lo Nuestro

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Sopa De Letras


Javier Bardem hace historia en los Oscar
Por SIGAL RATNER-ARIAS
LOS ANGELES Febrero 24 2008 (AP):  Javier Bardem hizo historia en Hollywood el domingo, cuando la Academia de las Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas le otorgó el primer Oscar a un actor español por su papel de reparto en ``No Country for Old Men''.

Destinadas: Cuatro mujeres jovenes que toman por ciudad de residencia Chicago, Illinois. De sangre Chihuahuense, Zacatecana, y Guanajuatense entran a el mundo de la música Regional Mexicana por consecuencia de una pasión y entrega a ese genero.


Carla's Corner
Por Carla Soto

Lo mejor de la semana 

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Sopa De Letras


Carla's Corner
Por Carla Soto

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‘No Country for Old Men’ dominates weekend awards
By DAVID GERMAIN
AP Movie Writer

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 28, 2008 (AP): Labor strife has been topping the bill in Hollywood of late, yet you wouldn't have known it from the weekend's awards shows: The town's elite seemed more interested in celebrating, and ``No Country for Old Men'' emerged as the movie to beat at the Academy Awards.


Carla's Corner
Por Carla Soto

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Grammy Latino: Un gran éxito
Por NESTOR IKEDA

WASHINGTON, el 22 de enero de 2008 (AP): El Latin Grammy, la primera división de su tipo de los premios Grammy, ha resultado tan exitoso que ``no vemos razones para que no continúe así'' en el futuro, dijo el martes Daryl P. Friedman, vicepresidente de la Academia Nacional de las Artes y Ciencias de la Grabación que está celebrando sus 50 años de creación.


Toledo Museum of Art Explores Mexican Modernist Photography Exhibit, February 8-June 2, 2008:
On Feb. 8, the Toledo Museum of Art opens the Lola Alvarez Bravo and Her Circle Exhibit. This free exhibition presents photographs from Throckmorton Fine Art in New York, along with TMA photos, that explore the intellectual and artistic ferment in México in the 1930s and 1940s.  


Carla's Corner
Por Carla Soto

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Toledo Museum of Art Explores Mexican Modernist Photography Exhibit, February 8-June 2, 2008:
On Feb. 8, the Toledo Museum of Art opens the Lola Alvarez Bravo and Her Circle Exhibit. This free exhibition presents photographs from Throckmorton Fine Art in New York, along with TMA photos, that explore the intellectual and artistic ferment in México in the 1930s and 1940s.  


Carla's Corner
Por Carla Soto

Lo mejor de la farándula  


Los mejores chistes de la semana


Latin Colors:
Latin Jazz Review for 2007

By Fritz Byers, Special to La Prensa

 

Latin Jazz is, if possible, more vibrant, more fertile than ever.  During 2007, some great new releases joined the permanent canon of this rich branch of the diverse music we call jazz.


Department of Music presents the 2008 Vocal Arts Series

The University of Toledo Department of Music has added four accomplished vocalists to its Vocal Arts Series: John and Catherine Nix, Margaret Mack, and Tim Shew. According to a UT press release, each of the vocalists will provide a master class for students, as well as a recital that is free and open to the public.


Carla's Corner
Por Carla Soto

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Movie review: Denzel Washington’s ‘Great Debaters’ a solid if formulaic feel-good tale

NEW YORK (AP): It could have been overly sentimental and feel-good, this movie about a pioneering black debate team in the segregated South. But Denzel Washington, as director and star, manages to find the right tone much of the time in “The Great Debaters.” 


Recommended Multicultural Books for Niños in 2008