Entertainment
The International Latino Cultural Center brings promotes Latino culture in “the United Nations” of cities.
Many years ago, I participated in a University of Baltimore leadership retreat in the woodsy…
Victoria Alonso assembles the visual-effects wizardry seen on the big screen for Marvel Studios
Selling out Maná shows and overseeing the likes of Shakira and Ricky Martin have all been part of Rebeca León’s day job. Here she shares with HE her climb to becoming one of the entertainment industry’s most powerful players.
Pablo Urquiza is scoring ¡gols! for Time Warner Cable and its new Spanish sports network, Time Warner Cable Deportes
Drawn to the challenge of joining a start-up, Mary Helen Medina’s gamble pays off
Cristina reveals how she turned her “lack of a filter” into a business empire.
Turning his love of computers into a career, global IT leader Rick Soto keeps things up and running in the entertainment industry.
Julio Garcia of nuvoTV shares his journey to the HR spotlight. “I don’t want anyone who is here to just collect a check,” says Garcia, of recruiting talent. “You have to have a drive to succeed and a desire to be a part of a bigger cause.”
Meet “consumer whisperer” Patricia Romero, who reveals the secrets behind three of Time Warner Cable’s most successful campaigns.
Erika Kennair, VP of scripted development for Syfy, nurtures otherworldly series from pitch through production and airing.
As a Latina and proud mother of two, Jennifer Ortega says she’s not always what clients expect. “More than once, I’ve been mistaken for the secretary or court reporter—and once I was even mistaken for the person delivering lunch!” says Ortega, Viacom’s deputy general counsel.
As senior VP and deputy general counsel for FOX International Channels, Ana Siegel tackles endlessly complex legal details that make the airing of American programming possible in Latin America.
Leaving his job at PricewaterhouseCoopers to be a gofer, Arturo Barquet’s willingness to take risks has made him one of the most powerful Latinos in entertainment.
With her eye on the prize and a strategy for how to get there, Melanie Montenegro blazes her own trail to the general counsel seat at Spanish Broadcasting System.
Lourdes Arocho, VP of toys and games for Nickelodeon Consumer Products, discusses the serious side of play. “The business of toys is a serious business like any other,” she says.
NBCUniversal’s Valerie Barreiro gives a behind-the-scenes peek at the legal world of reality television.
Nina Garcia of Marie Claire and Project Runway fame discusses how she channels her vibrant Colombian upbringing to offer a unique point of view
What does it take to put on a show like the ALMA Awards? One of its producers, Delia de la Vara of the NCLR, gives us an inside look at the makings of a show dubbed the Latin American Oscars.