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unusual facts about Latina



Alessandro Altobelli

Alessandro Altobelli (born 28 November 1955 in Sonnino, Latina) is a former professional Italian footballer.

Alexander Treadwell

His tenure saw the election of a Republican mayor of New York City, the 2002 reelection of Pataki and Lt. Gov. Mary Donohue and the nomination of the state's first Latina candidate, Judge Dora Irizarry, who was the 2002 nominee for state attorney general.

Alfonso Rangel Guerra

From 1958 to 1959, he had a scholarship which enabled him to study French literature at the Instituto Francés de América Latina and the Sorbonne.

Alfredo Sadel

The Latina VJ Desiree Ortíz is the niece of Venezuela's most prominent tenor Alfredo Sadel.

Ana Patricia González

After weeks of competition and eliminations, she won the grand prize of USD $250,000, a contract with Univision and the title "Nuestra Belleza Latina 2010", making her the second Mexican woman to obtain the title, after Alejandra Espinoza in 2007.

Cardinals created by Innocent XI

# Stefano Agostini, datary of His Holiness, titular archbishop of Heraclea – cardinal-priest of S. Giovanni a Porta Latina (received the title on 22 September 1681), † 21 March 1683

# Jan Kazimierz Denhoff, preceptor of the Hospital S. Spirito in Sassia of Rome – cardinal-priest of S. Giovanni a Porta Latina (received the title on 30 September 1686), † 20 June 1697

Conexion Latina

Among the musicians that have played for Conexion Latina are Benny Bailey, Dusko Goykovich, Larry Harlow, Nicky Marrero, Bobby Shew and Bobby Stern, between others.

Conexion Latina is a salsa music and Afro-Cuban jazz orchestra based in Germany, which was founded in 1980 by trombonist Rudi Fuesers.

Eduardo Galeano

His best known works are Memoria del fuego (Memory of Fire Trilogy, 1986) and Las venas abiertas de América Latina (Open Veins of Latin America, 1971) which have been translated into 20 languages and transcend orthodox genres: combining journalism, political analysis, and history.

Frecuencia Latina

In the early 2000s, Beto Ortiz andGisela Valcárcel also had programs on the channel; Beto's Vidas secretas (Secret Lives) was a gossip program that revealed facts about TV personalities, including those from Frecuencia Latina.

Herlinda Sanchez Laurel

Her collective shows have been in Mexico and abroad, with foreign shows sponsored by the Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores, the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes and various Mexican embassies in North America, Europe and Asia, along with biennales such as the first Bienal de Artes Plásticas de América Latina y el Caribe in Havana and the Bienal Rufino Tamayo.

Hispanic and Latino American women in journalism

In the early 1990s Achy Obejas, a Cuban immigrate who grew up in Indiana, started writing for the Chicago Tribune, Latina, POZ, The Advocate, and reported on high profile stories such as the Gianni Versace and Matthew Shepard murders.

Il Tempo

It was founded in Rome, Italy by Renato Angiolillo in 1944 and currently publishes the Rome edition (available nationally) and other five local editions (Latina, Frosinone, Northern Lazio, Abruzzo and Molise).

Jazzmun

Latina singer Gloria Estefan hired Jazzmun to perform in the music video of her remake hit Everlasting Love after seeing one of Jazzmun's performances.

Lambdas

Lambda Theta Nu, a nationally recognized Latina based sorority in the United States

Latin spelling and pronunciation

In his Vox Latina: A guide to the Pronunciation of Classical Latin, William Sidney Allen remarked that this pronunciation, used by the Catholic Church in Rome and elsewhere, and whose adoption Pope Pius X recommended in a 1912 letter to the Archbishop of Bourges, "is probably less far removed from classical Latin than any other 'national' pronunciation"; but, as can be seen from the table above, there are, nevertheless, very significant differences.

Latina railway station

--I'VE NOT FOUND THE ORIGINAL NAME 1922-1932--> In 1932, during fascism and after the foundation of the actual city, the new station of Littoria (original name of Latina, named after the fascio littorio) was enlarged and a new building projected by the architect Angiolo Mazzoni.

Lean like a Cholo

Additionally, an animation video featuring the Latina children's TV character Dora the Explorer used clips to make Dora and other characters appear to be dancing and singing along with "Lean Like a Cholo."

Letras Latinas

An online digital archive of video interviews with Latino and Latina writers around the United States including William Archila, Richard Blanco, Victor Hernandez Cruz, Martín Espada, Valerie Martinez, Naomi Ayala, Brenda Cárdenas, Salvador Plascencia, Barbara Jane Reyes, Maria Melendez, Daniel Alarcón and John Phillip Santos.

Life Sucks

It is about a vampire who works as at night as a store clerk and is in love with a goth Latina woman who wants to be a vampire.

Lolita Ayala

Solo por Ayudar was recognized for its work by the Casa de la América Latina in Monte Carlo.

Mariano Crociata

Upon his election as pope, Pope Francis did not confirm Crociata is his CEI post and instead named him bishop of Latina-Terracina-Sezze-Priverno.

Missa Latina

Missa Latina is a classical music composition written by the Puerto Rican composer Roberto Sierra.

Mothers of East Los Angeles

Mothers of East Los Angeles (MELA), started in 1986, as a group of Latina mothers under the guidance of Monsignor John Moretta of Resurrection Church with the dedication to fight the proposed construction of a state prison in East Los Angeles by Governor Deukmejian.

Muristan

In the late 1800s, they rebuilt the Crusader church of St. Mary Latina as the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer (Erlöserkirche).

Peter Kruschwitz

Kruschwitz currently is one of the leading experts in Latin linguistics, Roman metre, Latin verse inscriptions (the so-called Carmina Latina Epigraphica), Roman comedy (most notably Plautus and Terence), and the wall inscriptions of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

Pisterzo

Classic example of a medieval town, Pisterzo is a small village in the province of Latina located in the mountainous area of the Ausoni Mountains and overlooking the Amaseno's valley from which rise Lepini mountains, at 466 m asl.

Polylogism

For example, US Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor has been accused of racialist polylogism for suggesting that a "wise Latina" might come to different legal conclusions than a white male.

Puntarelle

The name also refers to the salad produced in two municipalities in the province of Latina, Formia and Gaeta.

Radio Classica

Radio Classica is broadcast locally in the cities of Milan, Rome, Florence, Turin, Verona, Bari, Palermo, Como and Upper Brianza, Latina, Lecco and Genoa.

Rita Verreos

Verreos competed in San Antonio magazine Conexión's 2005 "Hottest Latina" contest, placing as second runner-up, and in the CMT reality television program The Ultimate Coyote Ugly Search.

Rosa-Linda Fregoso

(2009) "Lupe Vélez: Queen of the Bs," From Bananas to Buttocks: The Latina Body in Popular Film and Culture, edited by Myra Mendible, Austin: University of Texas Press.

Sociedad Latina

In 2003, The Boston Globe profiled Sociedad Latina’s Unique Rhythm dance team that performed salsa, merengue, hip-hop, and other styles, with participants receiving tutoring and additional support services.

Yolandita Monge

Roma Entertainment (2012–present)
Universal (2008)
Univision (2006–2007)
Ole Music (2005)
Warner Music (2002)
BMG (1999–2001)
WEA Latina (1992–1998)
Sony (1980–1991)
Discofono (1979)
Coco Records (1975–1978)
Tecca Records (1974)
AudioVox (1973)
Patty Records (1969–1972)


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