Dramatic smackdowns are to telenovelas what a bowl of frosted flakes with leche condensada is to breakfast. In other words, they are the epitome of everything that is good in this world. And they make you slightly nauseous for...

La Charreada, a Mexican restaurant in Greencastle, Indiana was closed for two days after health inspectors found a half-butchered deer carcass in the kitchen. The headless, gutted, skinned deer was reported to the health authorities by an electrician who...

If last weekends’ costume parties were any indication, we’re going to be up to our eyeliner in Amy Winehouses this Halloween. That’s fine by us; we love Amy. She’s talented, crazy and knows where to get the good stuff....

The chief of the Justice Department’s voting rights section offered an apology for saying minority voters “die first,” (true!), and now we’re totally dying to vote. [New York Times] The Day Of The Dead street procession in L.A. pictured...

Morrissey may have tried to steal Girl in a Coma from us, but we were able to elbow our way into having a little quality time with our three favorite comatose ladies before they opened for his Mozness at...

Tex-Mex’ bastard cousin, Chipotle Mexican “Grill”, is giving away free burritos on Halloween from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. The caveat? You have to cover your fat ass in tin foil and dress as one. According to the Detroit...

El Museo del Barrio is conjuring a freakishly good time this Friday with a Dia de los Muertos-themed fundraiser. Proceeds from the event go towards funding educational programs at the museum. In addition to Mexican-inspired food and cocktails, a...

One-time jailbird and forever crazy person Gloria Trevi stated she plans on getting married next year to Armando Gomez, the father of her son, despite her conflicting opinions on the institution of marriage. “I’ve been afraid of that, of...

Political news pundit and “Tucker” host Tucker Carlson was on “Dancing with the Stars.” Were you aware of this? That Tucker danced? On TV? As a star? Lest you’ve forgotten, Tucker offered viewers a little reminder in the form...

Speaking of Presidential candidate Barack Obama’s love for Beaner-Americans, a group called Amigos de Obama (of the Obama reggaeton fame), an organization not actually funded by Barack’s official campaign people, has created a series of mini telenovelas in an...

Fashion designer Roberto Cavalli officially confirmed to People Magazine that singerish, actress-like famous person Jennifer Lopez is, in fact, pregnant. “It is so complicated because every week she is getting bigger. Well Jennifer Lopez, at this moment, she requests...

Democratic political candidates are at a loss for how to cater to the concerns of the ever-expanding Latino voting population in Iowa without offending white people with wild talk about immigration. So far, Presidential candidate Barack Obama seems to...

While browsing Wikipedia, a favorite tool here at Guanabee for its unlimited virtual amount of accurate information, we came upon this Public Service Announcement by Jimmy Wales, its founder. Jimmy makes a very good point about the value that...

A union group called The Communication Workers of America Local 3178 distributed fliers to Hispanic residents of Miami Beach, claiming city commission candidate Luis Salom had business ties to Fidel Castro’s regime. Salom worked for Cargill Inc., an international...

English rock band Blur’s (What are those crazy gringos up to these days?) bass player and former junkie Alex James is working with the Colombian government on an anti-drug campaign called “Shared Responsibility,” which aims to raise awareness about...

French radio station Cherie FM honored Mexican pop band RBD with a “Best International Song” award for their single “Tu Amor.” RBD can thank its success to “Rebelde,” the television show that unleashed them onto the world, and to...

Some time ago, we were severely chastised over our lack of familiarity with a certain Latino slang word. A quick poll around the office revealed that almost none of us had ever heard of it. Which made us wonder...

Mexican magazine Fernanda and high-end department store El Palacio de Hierro organized a Stiletto Race on Sunday in Mexico City. The participants were given a short time to finish the 100-meter run wearing 3 to 4 inch stilettos [Ed....

After garnering nearly double the amount of votes as her second place opponent, Elisa Carrio, First Lady Cristina Kirchner is now set to become Argentina’s first ovary-carrying president. And several political commentators think that’s really cute! Although Kirchner has...

Travel writer Stephanie Elizondo Griest has traveled the world on her own. She’s also drunk many beers with us. So visits with her are always full of great stories. We caught up with her recently in the middle of...

Last Thursday was the premiere of “Making Menudo” and we missed it because, frankly, there’s only so much barely pubescent boy love we can take in one evening. But we’ve since checked it out and have a few thoughts...

The Giner Family (Ed. note: Oh. My. God!) split their time between their home in the swanky Upper Valley neighborhood of El Paso, Texas and their work and school in Juárez, Mexico. And those Giners simply can’t get enough...

Colombian pop star Juanes took a break from staring sultrily while wearing a black t-shirt and posing for statues to promote “Sync,” a gadget created by Ford Motor Co. that allows you to control your cell phone an MP3...

Hi, babydolls. I’m very excited to be a part of the glittering internet quinces that is Guanabee. As a Miami-born Cuban, my formative years smelled like agua de violetas, tasted of guayaba pastries and guilt, and looked a lot...

While your friends and neighbors are content to dress as slutty insects, slutty mammals or slutty household appliances this Halloween, you can stand apart from the candy-corn-fed masses by donning a chola costume. “But what’s a chola?” you might...

Please accept into your heart right now, next to the baby Jesus, our new Associate Editor Alex Alvarez. Alex hails from Miami where her Cuban parents weaned her on cafecito and platanos just like Jimmy Smits on “Cane.” In...

The first ever Chicago Latino Fashion Week is currently underway through November 4th, featuring designers from the U.S. and abroad. Included among the featured talent is Mexican Ximena Valero, who has dressed Paulina Rubio. And here we were wondering...

Colombian author and melancholy whore rememberer Gabriel Garcia Marquez is set to be honored next month at the XXII Festival de Cine Latinoamericano in Trieste, Italy. The homage will feature more than 40 films written and inspired by Garcia...

A site masquerading as CNN.com, under the url “http://www.cnnheadlienews.com,” claimed the recent wave of fires eating up Southern California was started by a group of radical Mexican immigrants, going so far as to claim photographic evidence of these supposed...

A phone survey conducted this week showed that people of color are less likely than White folks to let their kids go trick-o-treating. Hmmm….wonder why? A survey conducted by The Associated Press and Ipsos […] found 73 percent of...

Immigrants have a myriad of reasons for leaving their home country: lack of jobs, poverty, war, discrimination, George Lopez. Here is one of many reasons we chose to eject from our home countries. Let this be a lesson to you,...

Panama reggae “artist” Nigga (Yes, Nigga. You’d think brother wants to start some shit up or something) claims that reggaetón was stolen, appropriated, and commercialized by Puerto Ricans. He claims that reggaetón originated in Panama, influenced by the local...

This week marked the season Premiere of “Making Menudo,” the most important reality show of our time. And, yet, none of us managed to watch it. What we did do was scour the internet for what the stars are...

VIA MACHOCHIP.COM: A tipster sent us this vid of Lucha Libre gay-o-rama wrestler Máximo who is part of a sub-genre of wrestlers called “Exoticos.” Once you get passed the pink mohawk and tutu, the guy is actually exciting to watch...

This video needs no introduction except to say that the words “bitch” and “heat” and “tie me up and leave me” are plentiful....

Manhattanite Elizabeth Gibson stumbled upon something other than a hypodermic needle when on a morning walk through the city - a stolen painting by Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo, lying on a pile of garbage. The painting, “Tres Personajes” could...

We just got an insider tip from a source close to the band that Girl In A Coma is cancelling their regularly scheduled NYC shows this weekend because Morrissey himself has summoned them to open for him at his...

As a commenter recently pointed out in the latest Mexican Consulate bombing update, it seems that the “hatred people feel towards Latin Americans is magnified when it comes to Mexicans.” Mexican immigrants, regardless of legal status, are blamed for...

We’ve been sadly outbid. The lock of hair that used to adorn Che Guevara’s noggin, that we told you about earlier, has sold for $119,000 at auction. Bill Butler, a Houston-area book store owner, bought the tuft of hair...

Details are still hazy, but it seems a homemade explosive device went off sometime this morning at the Mexican Consulate in New York City. Windows were shattered and many Mexicans who lined up awaiting visas are left to crowd...

A Hoboken, New Jersey police lieutenant is facing accusations of bigotry and discrimination from several Hispanic officers who worked with him. According to their federal rights suit, the officers allege that Lt. Angelo Andriani used racial slurs at work...

Matea Gold, the television beat reporter for the LA Times enlightens us with her most recent article about television auditions, “A joint casting call speaks to them”. Them being you. Gold delves into a “crazy” phenomenon that’s taking place...

What’s the best way to stick it to your ex-girlfriend/wife if she won’t let you do it the fun way anymore? Why, in the press, of course. As witnessed by the well wishes Jennifer Lopez’s stomach tumor/non-baby is receiving...

Good morning! The Latin Americanist questions whether Phil Collins is a naco in this video. We just want to bring you a classic with a timeless message. Video of the Day: Phil Collins is a “naco”? [The Latin Americanist]...

Author Rosie Molinary wants to remind you that Latinas can be just as shallow and materialistic as any other obnoxious teen girl. In her recent book, Hijas Americanas: Beauty, Body Image and Growing Up Latina, the South Carolina native...

Thanks to a reader who sent us this clip featuring Juanes and an MTV Tr3s VJ whose Spanglish makes even us cringe. (Dude, when all you’ve got is conjunctions, best to stick to English.) In the clip, we see...

VIA MACHOCHIP.COM: Brazilian soccer referee, Ana Paula Oliveira, made a bit of a splash last June when she decided to showcase that stunning figure of hers in Playboy. People were pissed, but Ms.Oliveira didn’t really see what the big deal...

The performance line-up for the eighth annual Latin Grammy Awards has been announced and, sweet baby Juanes, are there some good ones! Or, like, one good one and the rest are just kind of ok. Or, hey, at least...

The New York Daily News did a story about the death of Jennifer Lopez’s grandmother Julia Rodriguez which brought nostalgic tears to our eyes: J.Lo’s mother, two aunts and cousins paid heartfelt tributes to Rodriguez at the memorial service,...

We never thought we would write this but chochas have never been so exhausting. In the latest installment of Noelia’s Chochathon, Topy Mamery is suing his daughter Noelia and her boyfriend Jorge Reynoso for defamation and libel for $15...