Charo at 66: New flamenco guitar album and prayers for Barcelona

By Kristina Puga August 22, 2017 Stories

When asked for her full name, Charo is known to laugh in her cheerful manner and ask, “Do you have time?” The Spanish-American actress, comedian, and flamenco guitarist was born in…

Actor Ivonne Coll on playing the matriarch on ‘Jane the Virgin’ at 70

By Kristina Puga August 3, 2017 Stories

Ivonne Coll is not a mother, or a grandmother, in real life, but she plays the role of both on television. Coll, otherwise known as Alba, plays the matriarch of…

Former CEO of Telemundo now a leader for Hispanic films and students

By Kristina Puga October 15, 2014 Stories

Jim McNamara says he was often the only “gringo” in the room who knew Spanish. He was born and raised in Panama City, Panama and left for the first time…