John Orozco, U.S. Olympic Gymnast, switches to Puerto Rico
John Orozco, a 2012 U.S. Olympic gymnast who left the sport after tearing an ACL three weeks before the Rio Games, is returning as a Puerto Rican.
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Puerto Rican Chart-Toppers Wisin Y Yandel Will Be Honored With The BMI President’s Award
The GRAMMY-winning reggaetón duo has landed many hits over the past two decades and collaborated with T- Pain, Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin, Enrique Iglesias and more.
Continue ReadingPuerto Rican Wrestling Legend Hercules Ayala Passes Away
The Cauliflower Alley Club confirmed this morning that Puerto Rican wrestler Hercules Ayala passed away.
Continue ReadingRIP Carlos De Leon: Boxing legend and four-time cruiserweight world titleholder passes away
FORMER four-time cruiserweight boxing world champion Carlos De Leon has died aged 60.
The Puerto Rican legend passed away just hours into 2020 at his home in Buffalo, New York.
Continue ReadingJuano Hernández Should Have Been the First Afro–Puerto Rican Screen Legend
I was first introduced to Afro–Puerto Rican actor Juano Hernández in the uneven, treacly 1950 drama Young Man With a Horn. It may have been top-lined by icons like Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall, and Doris Day, but it is Hernández’s eyes — luminous, soulful, warm — that have singed themselves into my memory.
Continue ReadingPuerto Rican producer DJ Luian talks working with Becky G and Bad Bunny
Behind every popular Urbano track is a mastermind producer. And some of this year’s biggest hits rose to the top of the charts thanks to Puerto Rican producer DJ Luian.
Continue ReadingRedskins hire Ron Rivera, franchise’s first-ever minority head coach
In less than 24 hours, the Washington Redskins completed a massive overhaul of the organization’s structure with the hiring of Ron Rivera as its new head coach. Rivera, who is of Mexican and Puerto Rican descent, is the first minority head coach in franchise history.
Continue ReadingAmanda Serrano Named Ring 8 New York’s Fighter Of the Decade
Amanda Serrano wrapped up the decade with arguably the biggest year of her career, and with a collection of awards to accompany the ride.
Continue ReadingWiki Goes from Young Rap Star to Grizzled Veteran
In the summer of 2010, at a block party in downtown Manhattan, a sixteen-year-old named Patrick Morales did something that had become a habit for him: he charged his way to the front of the crowd and began to rap. Given his talent and charisma, the intrusion was welcome. In the audience was a Harlem producer named Eric Adiele, who later said that Morales struck him as “this kind of rapping . . . New York Bart Simpson.”
Continue ReadingCubs shortstop Javier Báez graces cover of MLB’s video game The Show
Javier Báez joins an elite group of Chicago sports athletes that have graced the cover of flagship sports video games. Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane of the Blackhawks appeared on the cover of EA Sports NHL series. Hall of famers Michael Jordan and Brian Urlacher were on the cover for the NBA and NFL games. Báez is also the first Cubs player since Anthony Rizzo to be the cover athlete for a baseball video game. Rizzo was the cover athlete for “RBI Baseball” in 2015.
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