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      	  <title> April is Child Abuse Awareness Month</title> 
          <description><![CDATA[ Behind any child abuse statistic are heartbreaking child abuse stories. The reality is that even today, child abuse remains an “uncomfortable” subject in our society even with the rates of child abuse increasing. Child abuse reaches across all cultures, socio-economic lines, religions and educational levels.

Child abuse statistics are available to the public to make anyone aware of how common it is. We wanted to remind people that during this month of April, please educate yourself more on]]></description> 
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      	  <title> TONY BENNETT: VIVA DUETS to be released worldwide October 23rd </title> 
          <description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK, NY - Legendary performer and 17-Time GRAMMY winner Tony Bennett, who celebrates his 86th birthday on Friday, August 3rd, releases his latest CD, TONY BENNETT: VIVA DUETS, worldwide on Tuesday, October 23rd on Columbia Records.  

VIVA DUETS, is the singer's third duets-themed project, following the platinum selling and critically praised DUETS and DUETS II CDs. 

Featuring many top names in the Latin recording industry, VIVA DUETS finds Bennett performing his greatest hits with a]]></description> 
      	  <link><![CDATA[http://hola-arkansas.com/news/881/tony-bennett-viva-duets-to-be-released-worldwide-october-23rd]]></link> 
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      	  <title> UALR signs academic exchange agreement with the Universidad Aut&amp;#243;noma de Hidalgo, Mexico</title> 
          <description><![CDATA[ HIDALGO, MEXICO -- The Mexican Consulate of Little Rock, Arkansas, organized a trade mission visit to Mexico to hold high-level meetings with executives of public and private sectors in order to raise awareness of business opportunities between Mexico and Arkansas.  The visit took place June 22-27.<p><p>Among the highlight of the visit was the signing of the agreement of academic exchange between the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, UALR, and the University of Hidalgo (Universidad]]></description> 
      	  <link><![CDATA[http://hola-arkansas.com/news/517/ualr-signs-academic-exchange-agreement-with-the-universidad]]></link> 
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      	  <title> Latino “In The Heights” wins 2008 Tony Award for Best Musical</title> 
          <description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK, NY-- For the first time ever, a Latino themed musical scored big at the 2008 Tony Awards. In the Heights took home the Best Musical, Original Score for Music and Lyrics, Choreography, and Orchestrations Tonys Awards on June 16. <p><p>I hope all of you got to watch Lin-Manuel Miranda rapping his acceptance speech for Best Original Score, it was amazing. <p><p>At his rapped acceptance speech, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Best Score, In the Heights said, “I used to dream about this, now I’m in]]></description> 
      	  <link><![CDATA[http://hola-arkansas.com/news/507/latino-in-the-heights-wins-2008-tony-award-for-best-musical]]></link> 
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      	  <title> U.S. citizenship not required for tornadoes disaster assistance</title> 
          <description><![CDATA[ LITTLE ROCK, AR -- People who are not U.S. citizens may be eligible for disaster assistance for damage from natural disasters like tornadoes, floods and snow storms. 
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<p>Disaster assistance is available to residents and businesses in the all counties declared disaster areas.  
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<p>The aid is available to U.S. citizens, non-citizen nationals and qualified aliens. Qualified aliens include those with legal permanent residence (shown by green cards).  Their status will not be jeopardized]]></description> 
      	  <link><![CDATA[http://hola-arkansas.com/news/486/u-s-citizenship-not-required-for-tornadoes-disaster-assistance]]></link> 
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      	  <title> AMERICAN GANGSTER: Showcased new latina talent
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          <description><![CDATA[ LOS ANGELES, CA - - It’s always a great occasion when a new Hispanic actor makes their debut. It’s even more impressive when the film is a major feature. We have just such a case this week when Lymari Nadal stars in the role of a former Miss Puerto Rico and Denzel Washington’s wife in American Gangster. <p><p>Edward James Olmos exclaims, “Lymari Nadal is explosive in her first feature. A great start for a classically trained artist. We deserve this kind of young artist’s in the Latino]]></description> 
      	  <link><![CDATA[http://hola-arkansas.com/news/475/american-gangster-showcased-new-latina-talent]]></link> 
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      	  <title> Arkansas Red Cross promotes preparedness during September</title> 
          <description><![CDATA[ LITTLE ROCK, AR -- September is when the American Red Cross urges everyone to “Be Red Cross Ready” and to be prepared for emergencies. The Red Cross responds with blood, food and temporary shelters to events where people’s lives are interrupted by tragedies, but there are things families can do to help themselves.<p><p>The Red Cross urges people to donate blood, have a first aid kit, make a plan, and be informed. More information is at http://www.redcross.org.<p><p>The Red Cross also]]></description> 
      	  <link><![CDATA[http://hola-arkansas.com/news/463/arkansas-red-cross-promotes-preparedness-during-september]]></link> 
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      	  <title> The Arkansas Repertory Theatre to honor Luis Valdez and Lynn Nottage during Voices at the River</title> 
          <description><![CDATA[ LITTLE ROCK, AR --   Arkansas Repertory Theatre (The Rep) has announced that Lynn Nottage and Luis Valdez will be honored at an awards ceremony August 16, 2007, during The Rep’s inaugural Voices at the River. The playwrights’ residency program is designed to support Latino- and African-American playwrights nationally and in Arkansas. Plays to be developed during the residency include new works by Vanessa Garcia, Javon Johnson, Guillermo Reyes, and Ajene D. Washington. Free public readings will]]></description> 
      	  <link><![CDATA[http://hola-arkansas.com/news/459/the-arkansas-repertory-theatre-to-honor-luis-valdez-and-lynn]]></link> 
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      	  <title> GO, DIEGO, GO LIVE! </title> 
          <description><![CDATA[ LITTLE ROCK, AR - Join Diego, Nick Jr.'s action adventure hero, in his brand new live show, GO, DIEGO, GO LIVE! THE GREAT JAGUAR RESCUE!  Diego, along with his sister, Alicia, and cousin, Dora, are off on an action-packed special mission to get Baby Jaguar’s growl back from the Bobo Brothers. They'll need the audience's help to rescue animals, navigate through the rainforest, and bypass a giant waterfall to get to the Animal Carnivale.  <p><p>GO, DIEGO, GO LIVE! THE GREAT JAGUAR RESCUE hits]]></description> 
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      	  <title> Inter-American Development Bank presents Latino art collection in Little Rock</title> 
          <description><![CDATA[ LITTLE ROCK, AR – Arkansans will have the rare opportunity to enjoy an exhibition of famous Latin American artist.  Organized by the Inter-American Development Bank Cultural Center and the Arkansas Arts Center from July 6 – August 19, 2007 at the Townsend Wolfe Gallery. This exhibition features work from the collection of the Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, D.C. <p>In celebration of United States Hispanic Heritage Month, the works were on view in a show organized by General]]></description> 
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      	  <title> Inter-American Development Bank presents Latino art collection in Little Rock</title> 
          <description><![CDATA[ LITTLE ROCK, AR – Arkansans will have the rare opportunity to enjoy an exhibition of famous Latin American artist.  Organized by the Inter-American Development Bank Cultural Center and the Arkansas Arts Center from July 6 – August 19, 2007 at the Townsend Wolfe Gallery. 
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<p>This exhibition features work from the collection of the Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, D.C. 
<p>In celebration of United States Hispanic Heritage Month, the works were on view in a show organized by]]></description> 
      	  <link><![CDATA[http://hola-arkansas.com/news/424/inter-american-development-bank-presents-latino-art-collection]]></link> 
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      	  <title> Be My Neighbor</title> 
          <description><![CDATA[ Around the world, children live in neighborhoods—from remote villages in Canada to small towns in France to bustling cities in Japan. Neighbors may have different cultures, customs, ages, ethnicities, or beliefs, but they all share a place where they feel at home. Sometimes neighbors can also be people who live far away. Be My Neighbor celebrates the many different ways children live in a community with others and features words of wisdom from Fred Rogers, a beloved neighbor to children]]></description> 
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      	  <title> Cosmopolit&amp;#225;n en espa&amp;#241;ol and Terra Networks create partnership to meet demand of modern latinas      </title> 
          <description><![CDATA[ Coral Gables, FL.  For several generations of women worldwide, Cosmopolitan has been the primary source for the latest in beauty, fashion, entertainment and relationship content, with editions in 26 languages and 100 countries. Cosmopolit&#225;n en Espa&#241;ol became the Latina woman’s best friend as a source of culturally relevant information and inspiration with its U.S. launch in 1973.   <p>                                                                      <p>Now, Cosmopolit&#225;n en Espa&#241;ol is]]></description> 
      	  <link><![CDATA[http://hola-arkansas.com/news/366/cosmopolit-amp-225-n-en-espa-amp-241-ol-and-terra-networks]]></link> 
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      	  <title> Arkansas to visit historic Mexico through a living event at the Old State House Museum</title> 
          <description><![CDATA[  LITTLE ROCK, AR – The Old State House Museum’s exhibit, Try Us: Arkansas and the U.S.-Mexican War, details Arkansas’s role in the war between Mexico and the United States from 1846 to 1848. “Since the exhibit’s opening last June, the Old State House has explored the topic through a variety of related programs and events including scholarly lectures, presentations, and living history events,” said Amy Peck, the museum public relations director.<br><br>Saltillo, Mexico, was one of the towns]]></description> 
      	  <link><![CDATA[http://hola-arkansas.com/news/301/arkansas-to-visit-historic-mexico-through-a-living-event-at-the]]></link> 
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      	  <title> Ricky Martin tapes videos for internet safety campaign sponsored by Microsoft</title> 
          <description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK, NY -- Ricky Martin stars in videos for the Navega Protegido campaign, a regional effort to promote online safety for children, sponsored by Microsoft Latin America and the Ricky Martin Foundation. <br><br>As part of this historic partnership, called Navega Protegido, the Goodwill Ambassador to UNICEF, taped three educational multimedia videos (each one in English, Spanish and Portuguese). The videos aim to provide minors, parents and teachers useful tools to protect themselves]]></description> 
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      	  <title> Jennifer Lopez lands on the cover of People en Espa&amp;#241;ol's ‘50 Most Beautiful Issue’</title> 
          <description><![CDATA[ NEW YORK, NY-- Jennifer Lopez lands on the cover of People en Espa&#241;ol's annual “50 Most Beautiful” issue, hitting newsstands nationwide on May 1.  With exclusive interviews and photography, the “50 Most Beautiful” celebrates today’s most-talked about Hispanic celebrities including actress/singerNEW YORK, NY-- Jennifer Lopez lands on the cover of People en Espa&#241;ol's annual “50 Most Beautiful” issue, hitting newsstands nationwide on May 1.  With exclusive interviews and photography, the “50 Most]]></description> 
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      	  <title> The Lost Reels of PANCHO VILLA </title> 
          <description><![CDATA[ Directed by Gregorio Rocha. (2003, 49 min.)
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<br>Intrigued by the legendary Mexican military leader Pancho Villa's little-known relationship with Hollywood, filmmaker and sleuth Gregorio Rocha goes on a search for lost footage that Villa commissioned from the American Mutual Film Company in 1914, allowing cameramen to follow him into war.  
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<br>The footage includes some of the first battle scenes captured in "moving pictures." Rocha documents his encounters as he scours the film]]></description> 
      	  <link><![CDATA[http://hola-arkansas.com/news/272/the-lost-reels-of-pancho-villa]]></link> 
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      	  <title> No Turning Back </title> 
          <description><![CDATA[ Directed by, written by, and starring Jesus Nebot; with Lindsay Price, Chelsea Rendon, Vernee Watson-Johnson, Susan Haskell. (2001, 99 min., rated R for language)
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<br>After losing his pregnant wife and home during a catastrophic hurricane, Pablo (Jesus Nebot), a hard-working English professor from Honduras, immigrates with his 5-year-old daughter to California, where he begins working in the fields. But sometimes trouble follows a man and, after another tragic accident, Pablo hits the]]></description> 
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      	  <title>  Ozark Foothills FilmFest : ¡Viva el cine Mexicano!</title> 
          <description><![CDATA[ BATESVILLE, HEBER SPRINGS, LITTLE ROCK -- This year's the Ozark Foothills FilmFest festival celebrates it’s 5th Anniversary with cinema, art, and music of Mexico with an incredible selection of films ranging from the long unavailable documentary RIVERA, OROZCO, SIQUEIROS: WALLS OF FIRE, a stirring account of the work of the three most influential Mexican muralists. 
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<br>The festival Ozark Foothills FilmFest will be celebrated from March 24 to April 9.  The filmfest started in Batesville]]></description> 
      	  <link><![CDATA[http://hola-arkansas.com/news/279/ozark-foothills-filmfest-viva-el-cine-mexicano]]></link> 
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      	  <title>  Morristown - Work-in-Progress </title> 
          <description><![CDATA[ Produced by Anne Lewis. (in-progress, 60 min.) 
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<br>Working-class people in Mexico and eastern Tennessee are caught in the throes of massive economic change, which challenges their assumptions about work, family, nation, and community. The film chronicles nearly a decade of change in Morristown, Tennessee through interviews with displaced or low-wage Southern workers, Mexican immigrants, and workers and families impacted by globalization. 
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<br>This program is supported in part by a]]></description> 
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      	  <title> A Silent Love </title> 
          <description><![CDATA[ Directed by Federico Hidalgo; with Vanessa Bauche, Noel Burton, Susana Salazar. (2003, 100 min., Bilingual with English subtitles). 
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<br>Norman, a quiet, middle-aged college teacher from Montreal, embarks on the adventure of his life when he goes to Mexico to propose to Gladys, a young woman he met through an Internet agency. Gladys, played by Vanessa Bauche (AMORES PERROS, EL PATRULLERO) accepts Norman, but impulsively requires him to bring her widowed mother, Fernanda (Susana Salazar -]]></description> 
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      	  <title> UALR Hispanic Law Students Association held immigration reform panel</title> 
          <description><![CDATA[ LITTLE ROCK, AR --  On Thursday, February 9th the Hispanic Law Students Association at UALR Bowen School of Law provided a lunch and panel discussion on a hot topic in Congress right now -- immigration reform.  <br><br>The panelists covered current legislation, its problems, and why comprehensive reform is much necessary. <br><br>Guest panelists included, Steve Patterson, Senator Lincoln’s Chief of Staff.  Patterson presented policy issues driving the immigration reform debate and the need]]></description> 
      	  <link><![CDATA[http://hola-arkansas.com/news/262/ualr-hispanic-law-students-association-held-immigration-reform]]></link> 
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      	  <title> The Bandits from R&amp;#237;o Fr&amp;#237;o, Part I, by Manuel Payno</title> 
          <description><![CDATA[ <br>After decades and decades of waiting, literary genius Manuel Payno’s Bandits from Rio Frio (Los Bandidos de R&#237;o Fr&#237;o) has now been made available to the English speaking public for the first time ever in a translation that captures all the warmth and vitality of the original Spanish.<br><br>This coveted book has been read and shared in Mexican households for hundreds of years and should now be shared with the rest of the world.<br><br>No study of the nineteenth-century Mexican]]></description> 
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      	  <title> Maria Elena De Avila shines at Oval Gallery </title> 
          <description><![CDATA[ LITTLE ROCK, AR – On December 2nd Maria Elena De Avila’s art exhibition show opened at Oval Gallery.  A spectacular ethnic and religious art show of metal and wood crosses and modern icons is available for viewing to the public from December 2, 2005 through January 6, 2006.  <br><br>Peper Peper, Oval’s owner said, “in 2004 Maria Elena won the number one place in our gallery out of 83 art pieces.  Her art is very unique.”<br><br>The local Mexican artist, Maria Elena de Avila said of her]]></description> 
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      	  <title> McDonald’s owner Richard Castro named Hispanic Business Man of the Year 
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          <description><![CDATA[ OAK BROOK, IL -- McDonald’s Owner and Operator Richard Castro of El Paso, TX, has been named 2005 Hispanic Business Man of the Year by the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, USHCC at its recent Convention and Expo in Milwaukee, WI.  The USHCC convention is the country’s largest networking venue for Hispanic businesses and Fortune 1000 corporations.<br><br>"We congratulate Richard on this prestigious award that recognizes not only his business acumen, but also his unprecedented commitment to]]></description> 
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      	  <title> The White House celebrated for the first time Colombian Independence Day</title> 
          <description><![CDATA[ WASHINGTON, DC  -- The Colombian musicians Mauricio&#38;Palodeagua and Fonseca were be part of the listing of guests to celebrate the Independence of Colombia, at the White House on Wednesday, July 20.  The event, named appropriately, “Haciendo Patria” (“Building your Patriotism”), marked the first time the United States White House honored the Colombian Independence Day.  
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<br>The celebration was a ilustrativa sample of the Colombian culture and also counted on the participation of other]]></description> 
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      	  <title> Celebrate America's Rich Cultural Diversity </title> 
          <description><![CDATA[ Why learn about any heritage? Especially if it's not your own? The truth is, America is truly the sum of its parts -- From Ireland to Africa, nearly every culture in the world has played a role in building this country from its earliest beginnings to what it is today. Learning more about the contributions of Hispanic-Americans and the cultures from which they come will be the focal point in many communities as people across the United States recognize and celebrate National Hispanic Heritage]]></description> 
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      	  <title> The 5th Annual Latin GRAMMYs will air TODAY 
Sept. 1, 2004, at 7 p.m. on TODAY'S THV CBS</title> 
          <description><![CDATA[ LOS ANGELES, CA -- The Latin Recording Academy® today announced that the winner of the 4th Annual Latin GRAMMY® for Best New Artist and current nominee David Bisb&#225;l and multi-platinum recording artist Jessica Simpson will electrify the stage with an amazing opening duet on the 5th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards Sept. 1 airing live on the CBS Television Network from 7-9 p.m. 
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<br>SINGING STARS UNITE CULTURES AND VOCAL TALENTS FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY

<br>Hosted by actor/comedian George Lopez, the]]></description> 
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