LATIN TIMES MAGAZINE- 1st Qtr; 2008 Volume 7 No. 1 | Page 20

Horoscope highway
By : La Chic A ’ Divina | Note : Written in Spanglish
America Georgine Ferrera
( born April 18 , 1984 ) is a Latina actress . She is perhaps best known for her Golden Globe , Screen Actors Guild , and Emmy Award-winning role as Betty Suarez on the ABC television comedy-drama series Ugly Betty , and for her roles in the films Real Women Have Curves and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants .
America is the youngest of 6 siblings , born in Los Angeles , California , to Honduran parents . She was raised by her mother , and started acting at the age of 8 in school plays and community theater . Ferrera has noted the contrast between the image of the “ typical Latina ” experience and her own childhood , where growing up in a mostly Jewish , non- Hispanic neighborhood , she attended 52 bar mitzvahs and not a single quinceañera ”.
In 2006 , she landed the lead role in Ugly Betty , an adaptation of the Colombian hit telenovela Betty La Fea , in which she portrays a girl whom her peers find extremely unattractive , thus the series title . As Betty Suarez , Ferrera wears fake braces on her teeth , bushy eyebrows and a disheveled wig , and make-up and clothing intended to downplay her own looks . Ferrera ’ s famous smile is reportedly insured by Lloyd ’ s of London for $ 10 million .
For her role in Ugly Betty , Ferrera won a 2007 Golden Globe for her performance , beating out fellow nominees Marcia Cross , Felicity Huffman , Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Mary-Louise Parker . As a result of the award , she was congratulated by the U . S . House of Representatives as being a role model for young Hispanics . In January 2007 Ferrera won the prestigious Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Female Actor in a Comedy Series .
In 2007 , Time Magazine chose Ferrera as one of the top artists and entertainers in their “ Time 100 : The Most Influential People In The World ” issue . In July 2007 , America Ferrera also won Imagen Foundation ’ s Creative Achievement Award . In September 2007 , Ferrera won a Primetime Emmy Award for her role of Betty Suarez on ABC ’ s Ugly Betty .
20 LATIN TIMES MAGAZINE | February - april 2008
Aries ( March 21 – April 19 ) Your work figures strongly en el 2008 ! This is the year you reap what you sow ! Continue sowing , there will be lots y lots of great oportunidades ! Your energy y confidence increase dramatically at the end of January . This is a gradual process that begins then y builds through February y March . El Romance se calienta en Mayo y your strongest financial period en el 2008 is April and May !
Taurus ( April 20 – May 20 ) What awaits you in 2008 ? Travel y aventura look for you and you feel very inquieto / a ! Your 2008 highlights ? Lots of opportunities to travel , or to study will expand your horizons , and to meet Nuevo y exciting people . Your strongest financial period en el 2008 will be in May and June . Make that dinero work for you !
Gemini ( May 21 – June 21 ) Big learning year is ahead for you , as learning to share on financial and intimo levels brings you mucha felicidad . A bigger drive for reorganizing your home and domestic life comes into play . Other people ’ s dinero may come your way or you might secure some real estate . This is a year in which you develop and enhance your sexualidad on a deep level . Septiembre brings the strongest period for romance and fun to you .
Cancer ( June 22 – July 22 ) 2008 brings you un nuevo personal cycle , and you feel fresh and re-energized . It ’ s all about you now , so es tiempo to put your best piez forward . Some people find themselves feeling restless , discontented , or in an emotional state , or that there is mas on their plato than they expected or wanted . If this is you , remember that these feelings are there por que you need to make a change , however grande or small . Use it to stimulate activity and positive change .
Leo ( July 23 – Aug . 22 ) 2008 is certainly going to be an easier año than 2006 or 2007 were for you . This year , you find joy in even your daily routines . A move towards working out of your casa is likely for many of you . If you have been trying to land a dream trabajo , this is more likely to occur in 2008 . Avoid over-analyzing your personal relaciones , or treating them more like businesses . Finances are a serious matter for you this year , and you could take pleasure in building your resources and analyzing your dinero flow .
Virgo ( Aug . 23 – Sept . 22 ) A beautiful trend occurs for you in 2008 ! Virgos are learning to let their cabello down and have some serious fun this year ! You will enjoy tremendous energía , and feel like you could move montañas . Getting your vida completely on track is also a strong theme , but you are able to find a healthy balance between el trabajo and play . The strongest month for money is in September .
Libra ( Sept . 23 – Oct . 23 ) An energetic transformation of your vida personal is in the works for you in 2008 . You could be making dinero from home , acquiring new items for the home that involve networking , and devoting much energy to building and maintaining your “ nest ”. You are likely to be making money from your home , and there is certainly mucha actividad on the home front . September is an exceptionally busy and prospero mes en 2008 for you .
Scorpio ( Oct . 24 – Nov . 21 ) Communications , learning , y social contact are areas de tu vida that are undergoing a major transformation in 2008 . You are becoming more conservative y cautious with your finances . At the same time , your ability to communicate and get your mensaje across is enhanced . October is an exceptionally busy , romantic , and dynamic month for you in 2008 , when love , partnership , and work seek you out and find you .
Sagittarius ( Nov . 22-Dec . 21 ) 2008 starts an año-long trend towards greater abundance of personal income . At the root of your focus this year is your deseo for increased freedom , and you instinctively feel that taking care of your practical affairs will help you to eventually enjoy mas freedom of movement . Amor finds you most easily in April and from mid-November to the end of the year .
Capricorn ( Dec . 22 – Jan . 19 ) 2008 es excelente for personal popularity and influence , as well as for getting your personal initiatives off the ground . You have special charisma y magnetism this year . You tend to be mas helpful to others and spiritually inclined now , and a healthy perspective on your vida helps to keep everyday stresses from getting to you too much . Love finds you more readily in the first half of Febrero and in the first half of May .
Aquarius ( Jan . 20 – Feb . 18 ) Your intuition is heightened to grande levels this year . While 2008 is a contented one on many levels , you enjoy an increasing feeling of hope , optimism , and spiritual protection . You are building your resources , getting your finances straightened out , and learning mucho about what makes you , and the people around you , tick . In 2008 , you are working on perfecting el arte of intimate bonding with another persona on a deep level . An especially active period for career matters occurs in octubre .
Pisces ( Feb . 19 – March 20 ) Networking and branching out brings you mucha felicidad en 2008 ! Your business income looks fortunate , and benefits come from friendships and group associations . La vida is a little more challenging when it comes to closer personal connections con otros . This is a year when partnerships come under scrutiny , and it may not always be pleasant . In fact , for some of you , this year and next are “ make or break ” in this area of your vida . In the past 4-5 years you have been hell-bent on expressing yourself freely , and this trend continues en 2008 .

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