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Things to do EVENT CALENDAR APRIL

April 1-4: Spring Fling Geneva, OH (800) 227-6972 April 1-30: Mexico’s Toledo Toledo, OH (419) 255-8000 information@toledomuseum.org April1- May 9: Mexico’s Toledo Toledo, OH (419) 255-8000 http://www.toledomuseum.org/ April 4: Spring Fling Geneva, OH (800) 227-6972 April 17-18: Sixth Annual La Fiesta Latina at the I-X Indoor Amusement Park Cleveland, OH (216) 961-2970 juliadeburgos.org

April 26: Gallery Talk in Spanish by Dr. Raquel Ortiz Lorain County Community College Elyria, OH 11:30 am – 12:00 pm (440) 366-4013 April 26: Puerto Rican Folkloric Bomba and Plena performance, Ritmo y Raza Dance Company, Lorain County Community College Beth K. Stocker Theater Space 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm (440) 366-4013

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April 29: Gallery Talk by Artist María Domínguez Lorain County Community College Elyria, OH 11:00 am – 12:00 pm (440) 366-4013

May 1: Cinco De Mayo Mansfield, OH (419) 522-2726 http://www.mansfieldtickets.com

April 29: Talk by Artist María Domínguez and Informational Workshop about the Center for Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter College, Dr. Raquel Ortiz (440) 366-4013

May 2: Toledo Zoo Cinco de Mayo Celebration Toledo, OH (419) 385-4040 toledozooinfo@toledozoo.org http://www.toledozoo.org/

April 30: Cinco De Mayo Mansfield, OH (419) 522-2726 http://www.mansfieldtickets.com

May 1-9: Mexico’s Toledo Toledo, OH (419) 255-8000 information@toledomuseum.org

April 30: Gallery Talk in Spanish

by Artist María Domínguez Lorain County Community College Elyria, OH (440) 366-4013

May 22: Around the World at the Toledo Zoo Toledo, OH (419) 385-4040 toledozooinfo@toledozoo.org http://www.toledozoo.org/

April 20 – May 2: Maquettes (small scaled paintings) and photos of these and other community murals designed and directed

by Nuyorican artist María Domínguez Lorain County Community College Beth K. Stocker Theater Space Elyria, OH Monday – Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Additional hours for classes and groups by appointment. Please call 440-366-4140

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June 25-27: Lorain International Festival Black River Landing Lorain, OH (440) 244-6808 http://www.loraininternational.com/

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contenido

Latinos Magazine abril 2010 Director Robert Romero Editor Vladimir Rodríguez

Vida y Cultura 3 Things to Do (events calendar) 6 ‘Beisbol:’ Game of the Americas 12 If These Walls Could Speak: Nuestras Indentidades in and on the Streets 18 Day Trip: Great Lakes Science Center 22 Cinco de Mayo

Belleza y Moda 26 Moda 28 Zapatos para primavera

Enretenimiento 30 Chismes de los famosos 31 Sofia Vergara: una mamá muy moderna

Gerente General Josh Guttman Director de ventas Richard Romero Mercadeo y Ventas Ricardo Guilfu Ken Wiley Colaboradores Priscila Rivere Dra. Beatríz Porras Cristina Serrano Ricardo Colon Ken Wiley III Marta Lucia Rodriguez Director de arte Brian Taylor diseño Mark Gilsdorf Sandra Vazquez

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‘Beisbol’ AMERICAS GAME OF THE

By Ken Wiley III

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ver the past few years, it has become clear that Latin America is producing some of the best baseball talent in the Major Leagues. Before the 1950s, most Latin American players came from Cuba, but because of American baseball’s color barrier, Afro-Cuban players were banned, as were players who looked to have African heritage from other countries. It was not until 1948, when Minnie Miñoso played for the Cleveland Indians, that the barrier was broken – following Jackie Robinson (Dodgers) and Larry Doby (Indians).

However, baseball had a long heritage in Latin America before the 1950s, beginning when it was introduced to the Cuban culture in the 1860s by Cubans who studied in America and by American sailors who were ported in the country. The first official match in Cuba was in Pueblo Nuevo, December 27, 1874.

The match was between Club Matanzas and Club Habana, the latter winning 51 to 9, in nine innings. It was about that time that Estaban Bellan became the first Latin American player in the major leagues. In late 1878, the Cuban League was organized consisting of three teams. The SpanishAmerican War brought with it increased opportunities to play against American teams.

The sport grew from there. It expanded into the Dominican Republic in the 1870s, when Cuban sugar planters fleeing the Ten Years War arrived on the island. 1897 saw the game played in Puerto Rico. The sport arrived in Venezuela at the end of | LATINOS abril

Roberto Clemente statue at PNC Park, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates

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Panama, Dominican Republic, and Venezuela. If a proposed expansion takes place, Nicaragua and Spain will be added to the field along with another eight teams.

Latino players make up approximately 25% - 28% of the MLB players. The Dominican Republic has the most players in the MLB with 79 while Venezuela is second with 45 (as of April 2004). Puerto Rico is third with 36.

There are eleven Hispanic Hall of Famers. Roberto Clemente is the best known.

He was a 12-time All-Star who won four National League batting titles. In addition, he is only the 11th player to reach 3,000 career hits. Tragically, Clemente’s life ended at the young age of 38 in a plane crash while flying relief supplies to Nicaraguan earthquake victims. The normal five-year waiting period to be considered for the Hall of Fame was waived, and Clemente became the first Latin American

St. Louis Cardinals star Albert Pujols

the 1910s and at the beginning of the 1920s, when American immigrants and workers from the exploding oil industry began to play. Currently, there are twelve leagues, in the different countries in the Caribbean, Mexico, and South America.

The Caribbean Series (Serie del Caribe) is affiliated with the Winter League programs of the majors, which features MLB players and prospects from four different leagues, including the Dominican Winter League, Mexican Pacific League, Puerto Rican Professional Baseball League, and Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. Each team represents the best In addition, the Mexican League or Liga Mexicana de Beisbol is the only Major League Baseball sanctioned Triple-A league outside of the United States. It is one of three leagues playing at a Triple-A level. It has sixteen teams and was founded in 1925. It starts play in mid-March and goes through until the playoffs in mid-August.

The World Baseball Classic, which has been held in 2006 and 2009, is an international baseball tournament sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation (IBAF) and created by Major League Baseball, the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA), and other professional baseball leagues and their players associations around the world. Made up of twelve teams, the tournament is held in locations in the US, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Canada, and Japan. 37.5% of the teams are from Latin American countries. They are Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, | LATINOS abril

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The other Hispanic Hall of Famers are Alfonso Ramon Lopez, Lefty Gomez, Martin Dihigo, Juan Mariachal, Luis Aparicio, Rod Carew, Orlando Cepeda, Tony Perez, Jose Mendez, and Cristobal Torriente.

The Cleveland baseball club has not only benefited from talented Latino players, but the also provided some “firsts” for Hispanic players and for baseball. For example, Alfonso Ramon (Al) Lopez was the first Hispanic major league manager and led the Indians in the early to mid-1950s and to the World Series in 1954. He is the only manager who kept the Yankees from sweeping the 1950s.

The year 1954 also brought another first when Indians second baseman Bobby Avila, known as Beto in Mexico, won the American League batting title, the first Latino to win a batting title in the majors. He beat out Ted Williams and former teammate Minnie Miñoso (See above for another first).

Cleveland fans have had the opportunity to cheer for players more recently who have a real chance to make the Hall of Fame. Players like Manny Ramirez, Roberto Alomar, and Omar Vizquel are among the best of their generation. Cleveland and four of its minor league affiliates are located in Ohio, and close enough to go watch them play. Last year these teams had over 30 Latin players on their rosters.

From the Mahoning Valley Scrappers (Niles), Lake County Captains (Eastlake) Akron Aeros, and Columbus Clippers to the Cleveland team, opportunities are there to follow local teams and young Latino talent from Class A to the Majors.

Rafael Betancourt (top) warming up for the Cleveland Indians

Other Major League Firsts

by Latin American Players: First Hispanic All-Star – Chico Carrasquel 1951 First Hispanic Rookie of the Year – Luis Aparicio 1956 First Hispanic MVP – Zoilo Versalles 1965 First Hispanic Cy Young Award – Mike Cuellar 1969 10 | LATINOS abril

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“Fantasy”

IF THESE WALLS COULD SPEAK: Nuestras Identidades in and on the Streets

By Raquel M. Ortiz Rodríguez. Ph.D.

Community murals designed and directed by Nuyorican artist María Domínguez are spaces of puertorriqueñidad. She creates art that helps us celebrate as we learn about ourselves and our culture.

Domínguez began her artistic career as a muralist with Cityarts in New York City in 1982. For the past twenty-eight years she has dedicated a great part of her artistic work to public art.

To date, she has created twenty-two community murals.

Each mural that Domínguez helps to create resonates with the community. Her goal is for the art to make an impact, that they be works of art for the members of the community where they are created and that they engage and maintain a dialogue with that community. María defines herself as a visual narrator and art educator. She helps people who do not think they are artists to imagine, create, and communicate their stories in a visual language.

Baile Bomba

María created her first work of public art in 1983 for the housing advocates Pubelo Nuevo: two fifteen by twenty-five foot murals titled Baile Bomba (Dance Bomba, Lower East Side, 1983).

Her goal was to communicate the Puerto Rican community’s resistance against the Gentry Art that was invading the Lower East Side, or Loisaida, in search of cheap housing. The theme of bomba sings out the artist’s message: “Bomba!... a dance of spiritual renewal, Bomba!... introduced by African slaves, Bomba!...

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“To Our Homestead”

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Baile Bomba (Dance Bomba, Lower East Side, 1983)

a dance of the people, Bomba!... the people want to dance Bomba!”

On the first wall a smiling dancer, dressed in a traditional Afro-Puerto Rican bomba outfit, floats on a Caribbean blue background. Her dress fans out about her, creating the shape of the island of Puerto Rico. She is poised to twirl to the rhythm of the loud and clear voices of the community that screams, in unison, their desire

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to preserve their neighborhood and space. Cupped in the open hand of her outstretched arm is a flamboyán. She offers us the flower as a symbol of hope for a new space un pueblo nuevo.

On the second wall, the bomba dancer proudly lifts her full skirt and petticoats with two hands to allow us to see the Nuyorican neighborhood that she is protecting. She is custodian of a community full of light and promise. The dancer is the Loisaida community, and she dances bomba to battle against the beating drums of gentrification, poverty, and drugs. The mural of this communal dance of resistance demands a healthy, safe space for the Puerto Rican community of Loisaida to grow and prosper.

“SueÑo”

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El Pueblo Cantor (A Singing Town, Bronx, 1994)

El Pueblo Cantor

The mural El Pueblo Cantor (A Singing Town, Bronx, 1994) is a twenty by ninety foot artistic manifestation that captures the celebration of a song. The mural transports the spectator from a gritty, gray New York City street to a colorful voyage through the Caribbean Sea, the tropical rain forest El Yunque, a rural mountain town, and the celebration of a bombazo in Old San Juan. The mural draws the viewer in as he or she becomes a participant in sentiments of pride and celebration of Puerto Rican culture.

The incredibly realistic image of a vejigante –a carnival personality– dominates the mural.

This figure is part of the patron saint celebration of Saint James in Loíza on the northeast coast of Puerto Rico. Its mask, made from a coconut shell, is painted in the traditional

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colors, yellow and red: El vejigante está pintaó y de amarillo y coloraó.

This vejigante is ready to leap off the wall and dance through the streets, playing pranks and hitting people with a vejiga full of water, celebrating life.

Embodied in a mask, the vejigante in this mural represents the vibrant Nuyorican community. He or she has the freedom to question authority to the rhythm of plena.

Conclusion

El Pueblo Cantor and Baile Bomba capture the celebration of song and dance of Puerto Ricans in New York. Like the vejigante, the Puerto Ricans in New York, as well as in Cleveland and Lorain, are ready to jump off the wall and play active, vibrant roles in their communities.

Maquettes (small scaled paintings) and photos of these and other community murals designed and directed by Nuyorican artist María Domínguez will be on display at the Beth K. Stocker Gallery at Lorain County Community College from April 20th – May 2nd , 2010. Gallery hours are Monday – Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and during many Stocker Arts Center events. Additional hours for classes and groups by appointment. Please call 440-366-4140

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Day Trip:

Great Lakes Science Center

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he Great Lakes Science Center is one of the nation’s leading science and technology centers and home to Northeast Ohio’s NASA Glenn Visitor Center. Its mission is to stimulate interest in and increase understanding of the sciences, with a particular emphasis on the interdependence of scientific, environmental and technological activities in the Great Lakes region. The Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland is one of America’s largest interactive science museums. Visitors can see, touch and explore hundreds of hands-on exhibits, watch breathtaking OMNIMAX® films and enjoy daily demonstrations.

They can discover exciting educational programs that demonstrate the interdependency of science, environment and technology, particularly in the Great Lakes Region.

Among the hundreds of hands-on exhibits are the Bridge of Fire and Indoor Tornado. You can lift a crushed car all by yourself or journey through space with 14 amazing experiences in the

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Return to the Moon exhibit. At the Polymer Funhouse, young visitors can bounce in the ball pit and steer the paddlewheel steamship Polymer II. The Center also has special exhibitions that are on loan from major institutions from around the world.

The Center staff holds several daily demonstrations that are designed to entertain, educate, and inspire audiences.

At the BioMedTech exhibit one can learn about advances in modern medicine and learn what doctors are doing to stay ahead in the field of biomedical technology, a major focus of the Northeast Ohio region. There are also renewable energy exhibits, including the 150-foot wind turbine, which has become a landmark along the lakefront, and a 300-foot canopy at the entrance to the Center, which is an array of solar panels. Each contributes to powering

Bug Nebula as seen through the Hubble Telescope

Bridge of Fire Exhibit

the Center daily.

Shipping along Lake Erie was a major factor in the development of Northeast Ohio as an industrial center.

The steamship William G. Mather is an example of the types of ships that sailed the Great Lakes in the early 20th century. The ship was restored as a museum and is open to the public as an exhibit of the Science Center. A tour of the 618-foot steamship, built in 1925, lets the visitor see what daily life was like on board and has many what were “engineering firsts” at the time she was built. Because the Mather is an outdoor exhibit, its visiting hours are seasonal. She opens to the public for weekends only in May, and then seven days a week from June through August.

In a new and exciting arrangement between the Science Center and NASA Glenn, the Science Center will serve as Glenn’s Visitor Center promoting and educating a regional and national audience about the importance of aeronautics, science and space exploration through NASA exhibits, educational tours, special events and outreach activities. Beginning this spring, approximately 20 exhibits from Glenn’s on-site Visitor Center will be transported to and installed within the Great Lakes Science Center. The collection of exhibits to be moved in this first phase will include rocket models, a flight simulator and a solar array segment that was tested in a Glenn vacuum chamber.

Additional exhibits will be transferred in phases as the Science Center expands the NASA Glenn galleries with a major opening of a new exhibition space in 2011. The Science Center will serve as Glenn’s Visitor Center promoting and educating a regional and national audience about the importance of aeronautics, science and space exploration through NASA exhibits, educational tours, special events and outreach activities.

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galaxies billions of light years away. At the Great Lakes Science Center’s OMNIMAX Theater, audiences can now blast off alongside the Atlantis STS-125 crew, witness up-close some of the most challenging spacewalks ever performed, and experience firsthand Hubble’s awe-inspiring imagery, from the heart of the Orion Nebula to the edge of the observable universe. Narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio, “Hubble” recounts the amazing journey of the most important scientific instrument since Galileo’s original telescope.

The Great Lakes Science Center is located at 601 Erieside Avenue, at Cleveland’s North Coast Harbor, between Browns Stadium and the Rock and Roll

Hall of Fame.

Parking is available at the 500-car indoor attached parking facility.

Science Center guests receive a parking discount.

For information on tickets and show times, please call 216-694-2000 or visit the website at www.GreatScience.com.

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Cinco de Mayo C

inco de Mayo is primarily celebrated in the state of Puebla and is a regional holiday in Mexico, with some limited recognition in other parts of Mexico.

It commemorates the Mexican army’s unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of Mexican General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín.

The Battle was important for at least two reasons. First, although considerably outnumbered, the Mexicans defeated a much better equipped French army. This battle was significant in that the 4,000 Mexican soldiers were greatly outnumbered by the well-equipped French army of 8,000 that had not been defeated for almost 50 years. Second, it was sig-

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nificant because since the Battle of Puebla no country in the Americas has been invaded by an army from another continent.

Cinco de Mayo is not “an obligatory federal holiday” in Mexico, but rather a holiday that can be observed voluntarily. While Cinco de Mayo has limited significance nationwide in Mexico, the date is observed in the United States and other locations around the world as a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride. Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico’s Independence Day, which actually is September 16 and is the most important national patriotic holiday in Mexico; nor is it The Day of the Dead, which occurs on November the 1st and 2nd.

In the United States, Cinco de Mayo has

taken on significance beyond that in Mexico.

The date is perhaps best recognized in the United States as a date to celebrate the culture and experiences of Americans of Mexican ancestry, much as St. Patrick’s Day, Oktoberfest, and the Chinese New Year are used to celebrate those of Irish, German, and Chinese ancestry respectively. Similar to those holidays, Cinco de Mayo is observed by many Americans regardless of ethnic origin. Celebrations tend to draw both from traditional Mexican symbols, such as the Virgen de Guadalupe, and from prominent figures of Mexican descent in the United States. To celebrate, many display Cinco de Mayo banners while school districts hold special events to educate pupils about its historical significance. Special events and celebrations highlight Mexican culture, especially in its music and dancing.

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tions on May 8 at the Mexican Mutual Society at 1820 East 28th Street in Lorain. The Cinco de Mayo Parade will open the festivities at 4 or 4:15 p.m; starting at St. John’s Catholic Church, at 2143 Homewood Drive near Route 57 and proceed through various South Lorain streets ending at the Mexican Mutual Society The parade will be followed by the Pageant’s Crowning at 6 p.m. at the Mexican Mutual Society.

The Pageant is an annual selection of the Cinco de Mayo Little Queen and her court. The court consists of the Queen, Princess and two Duchesses. Four girls are vying for this year’s honor.

Entertainment will be provided by a mariachi band, a D.J., and the Alma de México group. There will be Mexican food, piñatas, and snow cones. The event is free and open to the public. There is a raffle with three prizes, including the first prize of $300; winners will be announced on May 8.

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legó la primavera y con ella todos los colores radiantes que puedan resaltar tu figura y el renacimiento de tu ser en esta nueva temporada.

Latinos Magazine te trae las tendencias perfectas para esta temporada.

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La primavera 2010 será una temporada donde se muestra una moda fresca, donde las piernas serán lo que más se destaquen. Shorts largos o bermudas clásicas con pliegues si tu lugar de trabajo te permite lucir una moda casual.

Nada mejor que colores clásicos y neutros para combinarlos con accesorios de colores vibrantes y ZAMMM. Perfecta para cualquier ocasión en esta temporada.

Flores, flores y más flores

Este diseño de Cynthia Steffe, tanto la blusa como la falda con ruffles y diseños florales son la combinación perfecta de colores y materiales para la primavera 2010. La colección la puedes encontrar en Bloomingdales y el precio de cada pieza no supera los $120 dólares.

Combinaciones clásicas

En esta temporada el bolso corto de mano es esencial y nada mejor que esta muestra clásica china de Vivienne Tam inspirada en el concierto clásico de amor “Butterfly Lovers”. La combinación de la falda o vestido a la rodilla en tonos pasteles con unas sandalias o plataformas te harán lucir radiante y lista para cualquier ocasión.

Esta combinación que fue expuesta en el Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week fue toda una sensación y la puedes conseguir en Neiman Marcus.

Colores

La tendencia de esta temporada es resaltar los colores primaverales, esta combinación de H&M puedes usarla como ejemplo cuando adquieras tus prendas de esta temporada. Este almacén te ofrece precios asequibles con las últimas tendencias de la moda.

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os diseños son de impacto y podrás pensar que son absolutamente incómodos de llevar, pero las plataformas con las que están hechas y otro tipo de ajustes, permiten que puedas caminar con ellas y lucir de impacto sin tener que quitártelos a los cinco minutos.

Los diseñadores ofrecen en esta muestra diseños coloridos que llaman la atención de inmediato cuyos detalles no pasan desapercibidos en ningún sitio donde te encuentres. Estos diseños son frescos, juveniles y que enmarcan la temporada de primavera en todo su furor.

Inspírate y adquiere modelos parecidos sin gastar una fortuna y verás que cantidad de comentarios positivos obtendrás.

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¡Soltera de nuevo!

La ex presentadora cubanoamericana Myrka Dellanos, luego de su separación de Ulyses Alonso, tiene pensado retomar su carrera y darle nuevas oportunidades al amor.

Ahora, con 44 años, Myrka está al frente de los micrófonos en su programa radial en Miami en CVC La Voz, una estación cristiana que transmite por satélite y llega hasta 22 países y dicen que dentro de poco, volverá a la pantalla chica con un programa “encantador” y también empezará a dictar clases en su alma máter en la Universidad de Miami. ¡Bien por ti Myrka!.

¿Cuál divorcio?

Manuel Mijares y su esposa Lucero dicen que ya están “hartos” de tantos rumores sobre su divorcio.

“No nos vamos a divorciar. No sé si en 20 o 30 años...

Pero ahora no”. Dice Mijares.

Los rumores empezaron luego que se dijera que Lucero tuvo una aventura con el actor argentino Marcelo Córdoba de 36 años. Los comentarios al respecto vinieron de la periodista radial Maxine Woodside y encendió más el fuego la declaración de la suegra de Lucero, Pilar Morán, donde alude: “Yo no sé porqué Lucero le hizo eso”, en referencia a Mijares.

Chismes o no, sin duda alguna la pareja sigue su vida normal, se ven muy en familia y por ahora no han circulado buenas fuentes de separación. Así que “Dejen de inventar chismes”, como bien lo dice Lucero.

Regresa

La despampanante actriz colombiana Catherine Siachoque regresa a la pantalla chica como protagonista de la nueva novela de Telemundo, ¿Dónde está Elisa?, en donde interpreta a Cecilia Altamira, una mujer impredecible que vive al cuidado de sus dos hijos y su apellido es su mejor carta de presentación.

“Ella usa su apellido siempre de soltera antes que el de casada, Altamira, para ellos, es como ser una Kennedy. Cecilia es un personaje que hace de todo, nunca sabes que va a pasar con ella. Cuando estoy haciendo una novela la estudio tanto, estoy todo el tiempo viendo como es el personaje, lo analizo, pienso, vuelvo y leo, soy apasionada con todos mis personajes y eso finalmente lo acaba sintiendo el público a quien no se puede engañar. Esta novela es muy buena, ágil y diferente. Estoy segura que los mantendrá con el ojo abierto todo el tiempo”, declaró Catherine.

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las presiones de arraigadas en su educación católica, aceptó “el reto” sólo cuando sus maestras le dieron luz verde para continuar.

A sus 18 años contrae nupcias con su primer novio Joe González y de cuya relación nace su único hijo Manolo, quien ahora tiene 18 años, va a la universidad y es su relacionista público de cabecera ya que él se ha encargado en las redes virtuales de socialización de promocionar la carrera de su mamá.

El matrimonio sólo duró dos años y Sofía decide volver a la universidad para estudiar odontología, carrera que fue truncada por las ofertas de modelaje y participación en televisión que sucedieron en esta época.

Su llegada a Estados Unidos fue en 1995 cuando en Miami recibe la oferta de presentar un programa llamado “Fuera de Serie” al lado del reconocido presentador Fernando Fiore en la cadena Univision, programa que se mantuvo al aire por casi cinco años y también fue presentadora del programa “A que no te atreves”.

Ya en la década del 2000, esta barranquillera que mide 5.7 de alto, decidie diversificar su carrera en el mundo anglo y parti-

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n la pantalla chica o grande, cantando o bailando, la colombiana Sofía Vergara es una de las artistas verdaderamente polifacéticas que se dan el lujo de ir en cualquier campo y triunfan sin problemas.

La “Toti” Vergara como le conocen cariñosamente en su familia y en su tierra natal, nació en la ciudad de Barranquilla y dio el salto al mundo del entretenimiento a los 17 años cuando fue descubierta por un fotógrafo reconocido en su país, caminando por una playa. De esta forma, Sofia se convirtió en la figura balnearia de un comercial de Pepsi que fue visto en toda América Latina.

Sofía, quien admitiera en una edición de la revista Maxim en 2002 que dudó mucho la participación en este comercial por

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cipa en una variedad de series y películas incluyendo “Chashing Papi” (2003), “Lords of Dogtown “ (2005), “Four Brothers” (2005), “Entourage” (2007) y “Dirty Sexy Money” (2007).

Su apretada agenda sigue cuando decide tomar el papel de Alicia Oviedo en la versión argentina de la serie “Amas de Casa Desesperadas”y se convierte en productora de esta serie en su natal Colombia. Recientemente la televisión en español la vio en la telenovela mexicana “Fuego en la Sangre” (2008) y entra de nuevo al mercado anglosajón al filmar “Meet the Browns”.

Sofía confesó recientemente en su aparición en el programa “The View”, que su cabellera rubia natural no le ayudaba a conseguir paples, así que decidió teñirse el cabello para poder verse más latina y de esa forma empezó a llamar más la atención de productores y esto le facilita participar en series de la cadena ABC como “Hot Properties” y “the Knights of Propserity”.

En el 2009, debuta con éxito en la famosa Broadway al participar por cinco semanas como “Mama” Morton en el musical Chicago.

Su rol actual como Gloria Delgado en la sensacional comedia “Modern Family” la cual los grandes niveles de sintonía la han catalogado como una de las figuras latinas más reconocidas en los Estados Unidos.

Su su amor infinito por su hijo manolo, la pasión y entrega por su carrera combinadas con su gran sentido del humor ante la vida son su mejor argumento que con un trabajo arduo le han dado sus buenos frutos, claro, sumados a su belleza y esbelta figura, sin duda alguna Sofía seguirá siendo una artista que seguirá cultivando triunfos por muchas décadas más.

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