Saludos!
Happy 15th Anniversary to Latin
Times Magazine!
my dad and everyone that has in some way
helped to shape Latin Times into what it is
today!
16 Years ago, I moved to the areas of Tampa
& Orlando, Florida (I couldn’t decide where I
wanted to live, but eventually settled in Tampa) – less than 6 months later, I was starting
my first publication – a bilingual publication
that would cater to the then growing bilingual
communities in Tampa and Orlando.
As I set my gaze upon the distance - yes
toward my 20! years? With each goal that
we reach, we have to climb higher, reach
further – I just don’t know where the time has
gone, my son Nikko was a child of 5 years
old when I started this magazine, and he is
now he is a man of 21 years old…..
When I started my magazine, 15 years ago,
I never dreamed that 15 Years later, I would
still be publishing the “same” magazine, my
goal was 1 year, and then it 5 years, and
then I dreamed of 10 years, but 15 years,
this is an emotional moment knowing that
impossible goals can be reached, by working
really hard, staying focused and never giving
up, all of which can be summed up in just
one word: Faith! (thank you GOD!)
What beautiful moments and memories I
have stored up to reflect upon as I greet my
next challenge, the people I have met, the relationships we have developed, the ups, the
downs -peaks and the valleys, I can only of
say one thing: Thank you God for letting the
Chitown boricua experience that which only
God could have made happen, for allowing
me to live a dream and to achieve heights no
one every would have expected.
Fast forward, 15 years later, that little publication, now known as Latin Times Magazine
is known world-wide, and we are STILL at it!
To have met and interviewed so many
famous people, including President Barack
Obama, the former president of Hunduras,
“El Lobo” and to have photographed former
president George W. Bush and former president Bill Clinton, government officials, world
leaders, world famous actors and performers, community leaders and more. Thank
you to our readers for being so loyal through
the years. Thank you to my husband Victor
and my children, Nikko, Michaela, Zion and
Victoria for putting up with my workaholic tendencies, and for helping me get it all done.
You are the most precious gifts that God ever
gave me.
This issue is about gratitude to all those
that made it possible for us to still be here,
alive and kicking after 15 years of up’s and
down’s, wins and the losses, defeats and
celebrations!
By far, we are ahead!
First and foremost, I thank God, for making
the dreams of a young single mom real for
walking with me and never letting go of my
hand. I thank him for removing the obstacles
and deceitful people out of my path, and I
thank him for the ideas, the opportunities,
and the people he has put in my life. Thank
you Jesus for the sacrifice you made for us,
and a special thank you Ѽ