LATIN TIMES MAGAZINE | Page 17

and the Ugly

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Marc Anthony performs with a clear , stirring voice and great passion – pero most people agree , El Cantante is a bit of vanity project . The main complaint was simple , many of us grew up listening to the Fania Allstars , and of course many of us know about the many tragedies of Lavoe ’ s life , we waited for the movie to show us more , to go behind the scenes and make us react like “ wow – I didn ’ t know that !”

Selma Hayak becomes a mom ! Hayek and fiancée Francois Henri Pinault welcomed baby girl Valentina Paloma Pinault on Thursday , September 20th . In March this year , Salma Hayek announced her engagement with French business executive Francois- Henri Pinault , the CEO of Pinault-Printemps-Redoute , which owns fashion houses Gucci , Stella McCartney and Yves Saint Laurent .

Jennifer Lopez Gets Pregnant with Twins ?! Lets wait and see ! To be Continued …

In Music

For the first time , the entire scope of Santana is presented together on one volume – from the Woodstock era rock and blues band that single-handedly brought West Coast Latin rhythms into the progressive-FM stream in the 1970s , up through their mega-platinum Grammy Award-winning years .

‘ Ultimate Santana ,’ a career-spanning celebration of an artist and their music , is highlighted by three brand new , previously unreleased collaborative tracks with Chad Kroeger , Tina Turner , and Jennifer Lopez featuring rapper Baby Bash , and will arrive in stores mid October 2007 on Arista Records .

In Sports

Lorena Ocha Top ranked female golfer in the world is a Latina !

It takes a special person to achieve such great things , but it takes something beyond that to handle the pressure of representing pride for an entire country . Lorena Ochoa has become a national icon for Mexico at a very young age and she accepts the responsibility such a status requires . The 25-yearold Mexicana is the top-ranked woman in the world . Read more about Lorena at : LorenaOchoa . com

Tony Romo The starting quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys is a Latino !

Antonio Ramiro Romo is third-generation Mexican- American who was born in San Diego , California . Tony Romo was signed by the Dallas Cowboys in

2003 and attended the 2003 NFL Scouting Combine . Eventually , Romo took over the starting quarterback role for the Cowboys during the 2006 season . After only his first season as starter , Tony attended the 2007 Pro Bowl .

Jeff Garcia Tampa Bay Buccaneers starting quarterback is a Latino !

Jeff Garcia ’ s father was born to Mexican immigrants . With nine years in the NFL , Jeff Garcia was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a two-year contract on March 3 , 2007 . The deal is worth $ 7 million , according to the St . Petersburg Times .

In Politics

J . P . Losman The Starting quarterback for the Buffalo Bills is a Latino !

Bill Richardson William Blaine “ Bill ” Richardson III ( born November 15 , 1947 ) is an American politician , and the current Governor of New Mexico . He is a candidate in the 2008 United States presidential election . He has previously served as a U . S . Representative , Ambassador to the United Nations , and as the U . S . Secretary of Energy . He was chairman of the 2004 Democratic National Convention as well as Chairman of the Democratic Governors Association in 2005 and 2006 , overseeing the Democrats ’ re-capturing of a majority of the country ’ s governorships .

Jonathan Paul “ J . P .” grew up in Venice , California , the son of an American father and a Mexican mother , J . P . played quarterback at Venice High School . Losman ’ s parents divorced when he was 5 . His mother juggled for a full-time job as well as a customer service representative and a part-time job as an usher at the Great Western Forum .

Bill Richardson was born in Pasadena , California . His mother , María Luisa López-Collada Márquez , is Mexican . His father , William Blaine Richardson Jr ., was a naturalized American ( being the son of an American father and Mexican mother ) banker who grew up in Nicaragua .

¡ En Escandolo !

Biggest Scandal of the Year : Alberto Gonzales Attorney General Alberto Gonzales left the scandal-scarred Justice Department , after 2 ½ years at the department amid investigations into whether he broke the law and lied to Congress . He has denied any wrongdoing .

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales quietly left office on August 27th , 2007 , after more than nine months of controversy . He was given a standing-room-only Justice Department farewell ceremony attended by , among others , Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice , Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and former White House chief of staff Andy Card .

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