THE LATINA BOOK CLUB

    There's a new Latina on TV and she is a hit!     Cristela Alonzo made history this past Friday, October 10, 2014, by being the first Latina to create, produce, write and star in her own primetime comedy show.   "Cristela" (the show) debut to 6.6 million viewers and rave reviews from audiences of all backgrounds.   It's a funny, loving show about family, fulfilling your dreams, getting ahead and being a strong modern woman.   We are very excited about this new show and its portrayal of a modern Mexican family living in the heart of Texas.   But Cristela isn't the first Latina on television, and certainly not the last.   Below is a fun list of 14 other Latinos on television.   How many do you know?   We welcome additions to this list.   --mcf                       LATINOS ON TELEVISION Desi Arnaz   1.   ...

     There are so many good, memorable, inspiring memoirs that it was difficult to choose only 14.   Please feel free to add your favorites to this list.---mcf 1)       RITA MORENO: A MEMOIR by Rita Moreno 2)       HANDBOOK FOR AN UNPREDICTABLE LIFE by Rosie Perez 3)       TAKE THIS MAN: A MEMOIR  by Brando Skyhorse 4)       A CUP OF WATER UNDER MY BED by Daisy Hernandez 5)       CONFESSIONS OF A BOOK BURNER by Lucha Corpi 6)       THE CLOSER by Mariano Rivera 7)       SHATTERED PARADISE:   MEMOIRS OF A NICARAGUAN WAR CHILD by Ileana Araguti 8)       WHEN I WAS PUERTO RICAN by Esmeralda Santiago 9)       DOWN THESE MEAN STREETS by Piri Thomas 10)    ALMOST WHITE: F...

  It's Memoir Week here at The Latina Book Club . Do let us know which memoirs/biographies you would add to our list. Happy Reading.   “She looks like a Spanish Elizabeth Taylor.”                              -- Louis B. Mayer of MGM    Woman.   Actress.   Legend. Rita Moreno’s memoir is fascinating and full of juicy details.   She has written a vivid tell-all book about her childhood in Puerto Rico, her move to El Barrio in New York and her rising star during Hollywood’s Golden Age.   She tells us about her discovery by Louis B. Mayer, dancing with Gene Kelly and acting with Gary Cooper and Yul Brynner.   Rita is frank about the racial and sexual discrimination in the film industry, and about her many lovers, including Elvis Presley and “bad boy” Marlon Brando.      ...