This post is sponsored by Al Punto Advertising. The opinions contained are all my own. I recently wrote all about how excited I was to be attending the Opening Night for the Emilio and Gloria Estefan Broadway Musical, "On Your Feet!" I mean, of course I had expectations going in because who doesn't love Gloria Estefan and her music? But the ...
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May The 4th Be With You
It was May 1977 and I was turning 22 years old. I celebrated that birthday enjoying dinner with friends. After which we decided to go see a new film called Star Wars. Back then we knew nothing about the phenomenon it would turn out to be, of course. And, to be honest, the posters that advertised it looked a little hokey. You know the rest of the ...
Esta Es Tu Cuba
In November I had the distinct honor of viewing a wonderful film that had already won multiple awards including a Studet Academy Award. The title is Esta Es Tu Cuba and it's the very personal story of Director Brian Robau's father, who left Cuba as a Pedro Pan. That tragic and yet hopeful part of our history brought 14,408 unaccompanied Cuban ...
The Rhythm is Gonna Get You
This post is sponsored by my friends at Al Punto Advertising. The opinions contained in this piece are all my very own. At the end of 2015 I began to hear rumors of a new Broadway show. It was the story of Gloria and Emilio Estefan (with their music as the soundtrack, of course) and how they rose to fame. It was fittingly called 'On Your ...
Solo: A Star Wars Story Review
When I first heard that Solo: A Star Wars Story was being made, I wasn't quite sure how I felt about it. My first question was: Is this really a story that needs to be told? My son, Jon and I were discussing this very thing as we drove to the screening of the film - about an hour and a half away. (In California we measure distances by drive ...
The Solo: A Star Wars Story Junket Was Out of This World
A long ago, in a galaxy far, far away... When I first saw those words crawling across a screen back in May of 1977, I didn't realize that the film, Star Wars, would have such an impact on my life for years and years to come. That first viewing cemented my relationship with the characters, Luke, Leia, Han, Chewie, Obi-wan, and Darth Vader. I would ...
Happy International Panda Day (who knew?)
{This post is in cooperation with IMAX and Warner Bros. Pictures. I was not compensated for this, although Warner Bros. sent me a cute little plush panda for Sebastian - thanks, WB! - but all the opinions stated here are my own.} It's International Panda Day, people! I never know about these things, do you? Years ago, my family visited the ...
5 Things I’m Loving Right Now
There are things I like and there are things I love. (I'm not talking about the obvious, like husband and kids and grandsons.) Right now there are a few things in my life that have I more than love. Truthfully, I'm a little obsessed with them. I know you'll appreciate these as much as I do, because you have excellent ...
L-love for L-loyd – The Lego Ninjago Movie on Blue-Ray & DVD
This post is in partnership with Warner Bros. Pictures I often say that I love living at this time in history for many reasons. One of my biggest loves is technology. Let me be more specific: I love that I have access to any and every movie on DVD and Blu-Ray. Today all that love goes to my friends at Warner Brothers Home ...
Thor: Ragnarok Review
If you are hungry for some real entertainment, get yourself to your local movie theater and go see Thor: Ragnarok! That was going to be my entire review because 1) I don't want to give out any spoilers and 2) I really mean it. It has the four main elements a movie - especially a Marvel movie - needs to be super entertaining. 1) ACTION It ...
All the Fun From The Thor:Ragnarok Press Junket
A few weeks ago I was delighted to be able to attend the Thor:Ragnarok pre-screening and press junket. I'll tell you all about the film on Friday, but right now I want to share my take-away from the press junket. Jon and I had seen the film the night before and couldn't stop talking about it for days. "That scene in Hulk's room! LOL!" "The ...
La Sombrilla Roja – A Giveaway
It's always a great pleasure for me to share about a Cuban author whose voice I genuinely love. Let me introduce you - if you don't already know her - to Christina Diaz Gonzalez. A few years ago I met Christina in Miami and read her beautiful book, The Red Umbrella. ABOUT OPERATION PEDRO PAN Some background for the story that's not very well ...
Abuela Vs Chef or When Buzzfeed Calls
The whole thing began when my son Jon's manager sent me an email. "I have a project that I think you'd be perfect for." I took a moment and said in my best Dr. McCoy voice from Star Trek, "Dammit! I'm a blogger, not an actor!" Okay, maybe I didn't really say that. In fact, what I did say, was, in the vernacular of the kids today: "YOLO!*" (*You ...
“Feel The Ninja Within Ya” – The LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE
This post is in partnership with Warner Bros. Pictures "THE LEGO NINJAGO MOVIE" is coming out in theaters Friday, September 22nd. Trust me when I tell you that you will want to see it immediately. But wait. Let me tell you about what I did last week. I get invited to some pretty fun events. And I also get to see some pretty sweet movies so that ...
Elvis Crespo, Abuela, and Me
My real life consists of making meals, doing laundry and dishes, changing sheets and playing with my grandson. During the summer we also entertain quite a bit and do the normal hot weather stuff, like swimming and taking treks to the beach. I still maintain that it's a charmed life, but it's a very typical life in our very typical bedroom ...
