Latino Rebels

The death of beloved legend Roberto Gómez Bolaños (Chespirito) no doubt resonated with millions and millions of people, especially all of you who grew up with “El Chavo del Ocho” or “El Chapulín Colorado.” To many, it was losing a huge part of childhood. Not surprisingly throughout the weekend, the news of Chespirito’s death dominated […]

Several Spanish-language outlets have confirmed that legendary actor/writer Roberto Gómez Bolaños, also known as Chespirito, has died from heart failure today in Cancún. He was 85. Chespirito will forever be known as the genius behind “El Chavo del Ocho” and “El Chapulín Colorado,” two iconic characters known throughout Latin America and the United States. Chespirito’s […]

On December 3, #USTired2.

So this happened this week. A public Facebook post is calling attention to what Mucho Burrito, a Mexican fast food company based in Canada, decided to promote. This is what Tania Aguila-Way posted on November 25: Soooo… Mucho Burrito has done it again. Their latest promotional materials make use of one of the most hurtful […]

UPDATE: December 5, 2014: FRANCE 24 has now retracted this story. Yesterday, FRANCE 24 published a new report sending shock waves throughout Mexico. For more, visit here.

This week, right before the country’s Thanksgiving break, a group of 14 U.S. Senators wrote a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry about the missing Ayotzinapa students in Mexico. The November 25 letter was signed by the following senators: Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Sens. Richard Durbin (D-IL); Ben Cardin (D-MD); Tom […]

In case you missed any of the REBEL REPORT episodes this month and have 10 minutes (yeah, just 10 minutes!) to spare this holiday weekend, we posted the first four REBEL REPORT episodes, with host R.J Aguiar. Catch them here below or just go to Flama’s Facebook page (Ebola Freak Out, Mexico, Pointergate, CNN’s Anchor […]

Unlike what some non-Latino reporters might tell you (seriously, you have to see who is criticizing this poll), the following poll conducted by Latino Decisions pretty much confirms yet again what anyone in the Latino media space has been telling you all along: immigration still matters to U.S. Latino voters. National Poll of U.S. Latinos […]

Happy Monday!

Here is what “Rebel Report” host R.J. Aguiar had to say about the whole “anchor baby” fiasco from last week, before President Obama weighed in on immigration and before the media sensationalized it all. Wait, the media always sensationalizes it all. Anyway, here’s what R.J. has to say about CNN’s gaffe. (When defining why “anchor […]

In case you missed it, this is what VICE News released on November 20.

The fallout from the Indy Start editorial cartoon has been intense, and rightly so. Yes, this is what a major U.S. newspaper thought was a good idea to have published and to also promote: Gary Varbel’s cartoon is no longer on IndyStar’s Facebook page, and yesterday the newspaper’s executive editor issued an “apology” that only […]

We are thinking that the Breitbarts of the world are now writing skits for Saturday Night Live, since it is obvious from this skit that even when it comes to satire, few are even realizing that in the end, President Obama’s executive action didn’t magically turn millions of people into instant citizens. Or that it […]

So just 26 hours after the Indy Star published this editorial cartoon on its Facebook site…. …the social media backlash was so harsh (are you surprised?), here is what the newspaper’s executive editor wrote this afternoon: On Friday, we posted a Gary Varvel cartoon at indystar.com that offended a wide group of readers. Many of […]

As long as Republicans do little to condemn what Sarah Palin and her neo-nativist friends say with no fear of reprisal or consequences, this country will never heal and we will never get beyond the insulting notion that if you are a brown immigrant, you are a criminal. Or a terrorist. Yes, this is what […]

This dropped today on Calle 13’s Facebook page. It is a video of mexicanos toasting for a better Mexico, as Calle 13’s “El Aguante” plays in the background. Post by Calle13 oficial.

In case you missed it. By the way, the #ImmigrationAction hashtag was the top U.S. trend on Twitter tonight.

[View the story “#TodosUnidosPorAyotzinapa: A Global Storify” on Storify]

This past Monday, our group tweeted the news about #USTired2, a new grassroots movement created by organizers to promote a series of December 3 in 43 U.S. cities for the 43 missing Ayotzinapa students. That tweet made the rounds, with over 300RTs in just a few days: 43 US Cities for 43 #Ayotzinapa students. New […]

Last night on the floor of the Senate, Louisiana’s Mary Landrieu gave her final pitch to get the Keystone XL passed. The embattled Democratic senator is trying really hard to make sure she is re-elected, but her efforts to get Keystone through the Senate failed. During her speech, the Democrat (yes, Democrat) said this. Hooray! […]