Dec 29th, 2008 · Dora the Explorer has a new voice: Twelve-year-old Caitlin Sanchez has taken over the title role of Nickelodeon's bilingual animated adventure series. The Fairview, N.J., resident plays jazz piano and likes John Coltrane and Thelonious Monk.
Dec 4th, 2008 · Guatemalan singer and songwriter Gaby Moreno left her Central American home for Los Angeles in 2001, where she proceeded to immerse herself in the local music scene. 7 years later, she's finally released her debut album, Still the Unknown. Although it mostly consists of uncomplicated acoustic guitar pop, there's something charming about Moreno's gently swaying music and bilingual lyrics.
Dec 3rd, 2008 · Wait Think Fast is one of the current standouts in a burgeoning scene of ethnically and musically diverse Los Angeles-based bands. Fronted by Argentinean-born vocalist and pianist Jacqueline Santillan, the quartet adds distinct flavor to its atmospheric, post-punk sound by utilizing both Spanish and English for its bilingual lyrics.
Nov 3rd, 2008 · Road signs in Wales are bilingual. But somebody making those signs apparently does not speak Welsh. The person needed the Welsh translation. And emailed a request to an interpreter. Some kind of message bounced back. And without further checking, that message was applied to the road sign. Which explains how Welsh drivers looked up to see a road sign that reads: "I am not in the office at the moment. Send any work to be translated."
Jun 19th, 2007 · Singer Vicente Fernandez has long been Mexico's king of mariachi music. A new, bilingual boxed CD set celebrates four decades of his work, just as he makes his biggest U.S. tour ever.
Jun 20th, 2006 · Bids are expected to top $11 billion in the sale of Univision, the dominant Spanish language media outlet in the United States. But the network's next owners will face big challenges. There is more competition than ever from newer Spanish media. To keep its dominance, Univision seeks to attract and keep, younger, bilingual Latinos.
Nov 1st, 2005 · Mexico celebrates the Dia de los Muertos ("Day of the Dead") holiday on Tuesday and Wednesday, when many families honor their ancestors with outings to cemeteries. Maria Elena Fernandez, Chicano studies professor at California State University, offers a bilingual primer of all the things needed for an altar to guide the dead to the celebrations.
Oct 6th, 2005 · Commentator Jose Gonzalez admits that his personal preference for English over Spanish means that his daughters are incompletely bilingual. He is the co-editor of Latino Boom: An Anthology of U.S. Latino Literature.