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Cutie mark? Check. Over sized twinkling eyes? Check. Sparkly pony hairbrush? Check. Trash bag? ……Not so much. If you’ve got more plastic pony paraphernalia than you have friends, it might be time to heed Twilight Sparkles’ kind advise,

 “ Friendship is magic”. Go find some.  In order to begin your quest for non-plastic playmates, you will need:  self-control, a trash bag or lightly decorated canvas tote and some tissues.  

Note, before launching yourself into the following…

César Chavez, is a revolutionary who lead the National Farm Workers Association in the 1960’s. Diego Luna, a Mexican American actor/director had high hopes when taking on the honor of to capture Chavez’s story on the big screen. For critics the film has several things that just didn’t work.  Did ‘Cesar Chavez’ do the man behind movement justice?

‘Cesar Chavez’ is Diego Luna’s first time directing an English film. Diego’s previous credits as an actor include starring in “Y Tu…

A challenge I have faced in being a Latina is that I am both I am a Mexican American but I am also a Caucasian American. In most social situations my Latin aspect is not fully apparent because of my appearance and that I only speak English.  When I am auditioning for roles for teens of color casting directors may not consider me a woman of color because it’s not always evident in my skin tone. On the other hand, roles that require Caucasian actresses may not always hire me either because I…

Tis the season! Today in America our Christmas trees are up glimmering in our windows. We are busy gathering gifts for one another as we prepare to celebrate the birth of Christ on the 25^th of December each year.  While I have always noticed the Virgen de Guadalupe displayed on the walls of homes and churches year round, it is this Christmas that I have personally been affected by her story and her kindred spirit which has its own unique festivities to commemorate the…