TuesdayAugust192008

Ay, you guys, que exciting! A new season of MTV Tr3s’ hit series “Karlifornia” starts tonight at 4 p.m, starring everyone’s favorite Los Angeles-based DJ / VJ / person, Karli Henriquez. The show follows her as she gets excited...

WednesdayAugust132008

You can stop holding your breath: ABC is presenting “Maid in Manhattan,” the series. Molded after Jennifer Lopez’s cinematic treasure of the same name, the series will follow the exploits of a Bronx-born Latina hotel maid as she lives...

MondayAugust042008

Because there is nothing people like more than violent, cuhrazy womenfolk, one of the most popular new shows in Latin America is “Mujeres Asesinas,” which centers around women extracting vengeance on men (and women!) who have done ‘em wrong....

FridayAugust012008

Is it possible to follow your dreams under the harsh, neon glare of a “Buy One, Get One Free” sign? Is it possible to find love in a food court? Or hope in parking lot B-7? These are the...

TuesdayJuly292008

The second season of “Brazil’s Next Top Model” is set to debut this September and we’re already totally excited to not be able to watch it. Hosted by model Fernanda Motta, the show will whittle down a group of...

ThursdayJuly172008

Imagine a world in which PBS has reached a critical low point in funding, forcing it to come up with a “fresh” and “provocative” new “edge” in order to draw in new viewers. That edginess would probably translate into...

WednesdayJuly162008

MTV and “Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx” bring you “From G’s to Gents,” a show about actors in LA “G’s” who want to become transformed into gentlemen with the help of host Fonzworth Bentley. You remember him, right? He...

FridayJune272008

Rosie Perez and Carlos Ponce’s exquisite eyebrows will appear on the second season of “Lipstick Jungle,” otherwise known as “that show we swore had been cancelled until we remembered, ‘No, that was ‘Cashmere-Mafia,’ that other show that’s basically ‘Sex...

FridayJune272008

Big Bird David Beckham and Grouch Jessica Alba are both set to star in upcoming episodes of Sesame Street. Oh, what fun! This post brought to you by the letters “R”, “O”, “F” and “L:” The seminal kids’ show...

ThursdayJune192008

Wilmer Valderrama, whom you might remember in such roles as “Lindsay Lohan’s Ex-Boyfriend” and “Greasy Creepster Person” is starring in a pilot for a series entitled “To Catch A Predator.” Joke! It’s called “The Emancipation of Ernesto:” Fox has...

FridayMay302008

Director Robert Rodriguez is shopping around a new show called “Women in Chains!” which will star the talented actress Rose McGowan, the wonky-eyed adulteress who helped break up his marriage to the mother of his seventeen children: McGowan is...

ThursdayMay292008

ABC is set to air a new reality series about border patrol units called “Border Security USA,” which will be kind of like COPS with more teeth, probably: A typical episode might jump from a border patrol in Texas...

ThursdayMay222008

Texas native Demi Lovato is getting her own show on the Disney Channel because she’s yet to pose in a bedsheet. Because everyone in the media is very concerned with the career trajectories of preteen girls, Demi is being...

MondayMay192008

The Gossip O.C. Hills Creek Show or whatever is back, complete with a token minority and a “hot” English teacher that kind of looks like your friend’s creepy dad. He will end up using a student as a personal...

FridayMay162008

If you haven’t gotten enough of Beyonce’s complete and utter lack of ability to act like anything other than a wig stand, well, you stupid masochist, you’re in luck. She’s in talks to have a role on “Desperate Housewives:”...

TuesdayMay132008

We want to touch Neil Patrick Harris’ butt, but, evidently, that privilege is reserved for famous psychotics, not unknown ones. Britney Spears returned to her groundbreaking role as “Abby” on “How I Met Your Mother.” We would suggest Brit...

ThursdayMay082008

Why look! It’s Lindsay Lohan doing some “acting” other than “acting not drunk in front of paparazzi cameras.” Here she is on the set of “Ugly Betty” with some Special Ed student that escaped from nap time. We’d almost...

MondayMay052008

“Real Housewives of New York,” a show which often features women who are neither real nor housewives, is rumored to include YouTube phenomenon and possible extra-terrestrial Tricia Walsh-Smith in their upcoming season. This. Must. Happen: “They’re approaching Trisha for...

FridayMay022008

Our favorite Lohan who isn’t Dina, Lindsay, is in talks to guest star on “Ugly Betty,” which is some show about Mexicans with bad teeth or somesuch. An overly gushy TV Guide reports: Multiple Ugly sources confirm to me...

ThursdayApril242008

Tania Gómez Ginfarre, a contestant on talent show “Operación Triunfo,” Spain’s version of “American Idol,” was recently the target of a little squabble over what the show’s people would call her girlfriend of four years, Laura. Instead of “Laura”...

ThursdayApril242008

Jennifer Lopez is getting her own reality series! Only it’s being called a “docu-series” because she’s too real. She rode the 6 train! From the Bronx! Real: The singer and new mom to twins will co-executive produce, co-create and...

TuesdayApril222008

Kelly Rutherford, who plays some old person on “Gossip Girl,” revealed the identity of the series’ gay character. It’s the butler! In the conservatory! With the… zzz. We don’t care. We just can’t get into any show that doesn’t...

MondayApril142008

Felipeh Campos and Rafael Scapucim were married on Brazilian TV show “Superpop” in front of 1,000 guests and countless other TV viewers. Made in Brazil described the ceremony as “one of the tackiest weddings” ever, which added to its...

FridayApril112008

Former singer Britney Spears is reportedly in talks to have her own reality TV series. Since when have “Britney” and “reality” made any sense together?: “She believes a reality show is a no-brainer. She can be herself and not...

MondayApril072008

Thanks to our superb knowledge of pop culture and our total inability to feel guilty about it, we guessed that Audrina Partridge’s tattoo was bogus. It also helped that our friend was able to translate the characters, which spelled...

MondayApril072008

We’ll cop to being grossly immature, which is probably why we don’t usually get the subtle wit and thoughtful social commentary that permeate most of VH1’s programming. We thought “Rock of Love” was just about Miller High Life-soaked ladies...

ThursdayApril032008

So, what’d you all think? It was mostly a lot of fluff, like looking at baby clothes they picked out and talking about family, and Oprah didn’t really get too deep into discussions on gender and sexuality - which...

ThursdayApril032008

Remember to run away from your desk or lock your children someplace where they won’t bother you or whatever to join us as we liveblog Thomas Beatie’s appearance on Oprah today at 4 p.m, Eastern. We’ll finally find out...

WednesdayApril022008

Hi friends and trolls. We’ll be liveblogging (which is kind of like regular blogging, only we’re paying attention) pregnant transman Thomas Beatie’s appearance on Oprah tomorrow from 4 to 5 p.m. EST. We do hope you’ll join us. Who...

ThursdayMarch202008

Guess who’s looking cute and healthy and funnysmartandgreat in her role as a receptionist on “How I Met Your Mother?” Hint: Her name sounds like “Sritney Bpears.” And is in the headline of this post. We’re really happy to...

FridayMarch142008

Everyone’s favorite vacuous heirhead, Paris Hilton, is starring in a new reality TV series aimed at helping her find a new best friend to make her look skinnier in comparison, especially now that Nicole Richie is pooping out babies...

ThursdayMarch062008

“Millionarie Matchmaker” is a reality series that follows professional matchmaker Patti Stanger as she hooks up rich men with hot women and smiles as rose petals, champagne flutes and pre-nups fly through the air. One of the show’s contestants,...

WednesdayMarch052008

“Desperate Housewives’ ” creator, Marc Cherry is reportedly interested in turning his show into a musical. According to Kyle McLachlan, who plays Marcia Cross’ character’s husband on the show: “I think it is a great idea. It makes sense....

TuesdayMarch042008

Alex Vega, the little ragamuffin from the Spy Kids movies, stars in a new Lifetime made-for-tv movie called Odd Girl Out. The movie follows young Vanessa Snyder as the finds herself dumped by her clique of popular friends and...

TuesdayFebruary192008

Your big, fat, stupid kids might be that way because they’re bombarded with images of delicious foods on Spanish-language TV stations and not because you buy them nothing but deep-fried Cheetos dipped in fudge: Spanish-language television is bombarding children...

WednesdayJanuary232008

The Colombian government has taken to using advertising campaigns in an effort to get guerrilla members, like those in Farc, to leave the nation’s jungles and re-enter civilian life: To reach the guerrillas, radio has proved the best means...

ThursdayJanuary172008

Univision’s latest series is “Amas de Casa Desesperadas,” which is like the U.S. shit hit series “Desperate Housewives,” except lots more stereotypey: Univision worked with Disney’s Buena Vista TV in producing “Amas,” which follows the original show in its...

TuesdayJanuary152008

Oxygen Original Movie Husband For Hire TrailerUploaded by wiredset “Husband for Hire,” a television movie brought to you the good folks at Oxygen, tells the age-old tale of an engaged woman hiring a (presumably) undocumented, Mexican day laborer to act...

TuesdayJanuary152008

Spanish-language network Univision is set to launch a prime-time animated version of “El Chavo del 8:” Somewhat like the first U.S. primetime English-language cartoon series, The Flintstones, which was loosely based on popular live-action series The Honeymooners, Univision’s new...

TuesdayJanuary152008

Chile, that mystical land where hot dogs are served with mayonnaise, is getting its own version of “The Office:” Chilecorto TV’s Canal 13 has bought the rights to remake the show from the BBC, with the new version launching...

WednesdayDecember262007

Jacqueline Bracamontes, who stars in the awesomely-named telenovela “Las estúpidas no van al cielo” (Stupid Girls Don’t Go to Heaven), has come down with salmonella: “I felt awful. I was shivering and had a headache, but I just thought...

FridayDecember212007

Finally, someone has come forth to say what no one else has dared to: Latinos are, like, on TV and stuff. That someone is Eliot Tiegel, author of Latinization of America. And who, exactly, is Latinizing this fair region?...

WednesdayDecember192007

“Viva Hollywood,” a new eight-episode, bilingual reality series airing on VH1, follows contestants as they compete for $100,000, a role on a Telemundo telenovela and a contract with Latin World Entertainment. Blah, blah, blah. We don’t care about reality...

MondayDecember172007

Spanish-language network Telemundo has teamed up with Miami Dade College to teach prospective telenovela actors how to look good in a skimpy maid’s uniform while shedding a single tear for the reclusive, ranch-owning employer they love: The acting workshop,...

FridayDecember142007

Not content to endlessly annoy solely English-speaking audiences, the Energizer has decided to add a “Latin beat” to its iconic bunny’s constant, brain-numbing drumming: Energizer Holdings Inc. of Town and Country has a new campaign to connect Spanish-speaking consumers...

ThursdayDecember132007

An ill-placed ad for Chevy Silverados, the truck used by a character in the primetime drama “Cane,” gave away a major plot point during the show: When he took off, Jamie drove the Chevy into the family cane fields,...

ThursdayDecember132007

Spain has introduced a new “American Idol”-style show featuring immigrants: TVE officials Tuesday announced their programme ‘Hijos de Babel’ (Children of Babel), which will feature artistes from different countries and musical tradition. ‘The idea is to provide an opportunity...

MondayDecember102007

Tomorrow, “The Tyra Banks Show” will feature three Miss Puerto contestants who will give their piquant and poignant take on the recent scandal swirling around Ingrid “Mace Face” Rivera. Spoiler alert: They think she’s a liar, too. And a...

TuesdayDecember042007

Yesterday, in the comments section for a post we wrote about a super klassy new reality show, we mentioned “There’s Something About Miriam.” Yet another reality dating show, “Miriam’s” surprise twist isn’t the usual “Surprise! Genital warts” but, rather,...

MondayDecember032007

A new dating show hoping to pair immigrants with temporary visas with the green-card-carrying creepsters who love ‘em shows that love isn’t only blind, it’s pretty dumb, too: A Los Angeles company is touting a new reality game show...

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