Latin Trends: Rocsi Diaz Covers Latin Magazine Dropping Oct 1st

Here's my first cover story for a magazine.


Dropping October 1st.

Rocsi, spoke with the magazine about relationships, fame and being a role model.

I’ve definitely tried, to the best of my abilities, to keep a positive image for young women. This is not to say I haven’t made my mistakes or anything, but I try to carry myself with the utmost respect.”

“Relationships are such a fail. It’s hard because most men are either intimidated to approach you because you’re in this industry, or because of the people you hang out with. A lot of them don’t know that it really ain’t like that.”

“When I’m in public, I’ve decided to adapt to the fact that I’m ‘Rocsi.’ No matter if I’m eating dinner with my family, or if I’m at Walgreens trying to buy ice cream late at night. No matter what, in public, I’m Rocsi.”

LatinTrends.Com: Mariah Carey: New “Idol” Judge?

by: Carl Lamarre

Writer, LatinTRENDS.com

After weeks of speculation in regards to Jennifer Lopez being cast as the new judge on American Idol, new rumors have circulated. Because of excessive demands, it has been reported by E! that the show has ousted Lopez, and have found another songstress to occupy the judge’s chair for this upcoming season. That songstress comes in the form of Mariah Carey.

According to a source, Carey is vehemently vying for a spot on one of America’s most celebrated TV show. “She wants it,” says the source. “She’s seen what America’s Got Talent has done for [hubby Nick Cannon] and thinks it will be a good career move.”

Though Carey’s reps have neither denied nor confirmed these reports, they were able to comment to the media by bluntly saying: “There is nothing to report.” Still, despite that comment, many have already boasted about the possibility of developing such a trio of judges consisting of Randy Jackson, Steven Tyler, and Carey, especially because of the established chemistry between Jackson and Carey. “Randy and Mariah have great chemistry,” says the source.

Only time will tell if Carey chooses to step onboard. As many have seen in past, singers – like Lopez – have snubbed the chance of replacing Simon Cowell and Paula Abdul for numerous reasons.

http://www.latintrends.com/2010/08/23/mariah-carey-new-idol-judge/

Pics: From Interview W/Rocsi

LatinTrends.Com: Happy Anniversary, Dora the Explorer!

By: Carl Lamarre

This past weekend, the creators of the children’s classic TV series Dora the Explorer celebrated their 10th Anniversary on Nickelodeon with an hour long prime time movie entitled Dora’s Big Birthday Adventure.

The show, created by Valarie Walsh Valdes, became a perennial hit a decade ago when it first originally aired on CBS. The show, which ran for six years on CBS, would later move to Nickelodeon in 2006. The scintillating series’ – which has been highlighted by a young and spunky animated Latina – original purpose was to find a character suitable to the needs of the younger Latin generation, according to Valdes in her interview with Latina.Com. What many may find bemusing in regards to the origin of Dora is the fact that before she was birthed as a Latina, she first was molded as a Caucasian character. “Dora was Caucasian originally. She was white, and had Auburn, reddish hair and green eyes. One of the executives at Nickelodeon, Brown Johnson, came to us because she had just come from a conference about how few positive images of Latinos there were on TV, and they were asking producers and networks to address that.,” said Valdes.

“So she came to us, and said, ‘Do you think you could make this girl Latina?’ None of us were from that background, so we hired a Latino writer and many cultural consultants to help us navigate that. The consultant said, ‘You know, you really should try to make her look more representative of Latinos, because even though we have redheads with green eyes in Latin America, it’s more the exception rather than the rule.”

As for Dora possibly considering retirement, the creator snubbed all possibilities for the animated star’s departure by saying: “Dora is perpetually seven years old. [Laugh]. We’re just premiering a sixth season and we’re still as excited about it today as we were when we first started making it.”


http://www.latintrends.com/2010/08/16/happy-anniversary-dora-the-explorer/

LatinTrends.Com: Famous Latinos Fight for Respect

Famous Latinos Fight for Respect
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by: Carl Lamarre

Writer, LatinTRENDS.com

For the past couple of weeks, influential Latino figures – Ozzie Guillen (manager for Major League Baseball’s Chicago White Sox, no relation to our publisher Juan Guillen) and actress Sofia Vergara – found themselves entangled in the media’s web of controversy as their displeasure for the treatment of their adored Latino culture surfaced within national tabloids and prominent publications.

Former baseball player, and now manager, Ozzie Guillen, found himself in defense mode as he was tackled with an array of questions in regards to his outlook on America’s national pastime. The ever so effervescent Guillen rhapsodized with the media for 25 minutes, highlighting his disappointment within the treatment of Latino players in contrast to Asian players after a victory nearly two weeks ago. “I always criticize why Japanese players have interpreters and Latinos don’t have one. Very bad,” Guillen said to reporters. “I always say that, why do they have that privilege and we don’t and we have more Latino players suffer. He would further voice his anguish towards the issue by saying: “Don’t take this wrong but they take advantage of us. We bring a Japanese player and they are very good and they bring all these privileges to them. We bring a Dominican kid, and it’s, ‘(The heck with) you, you go to the Minor Leagues, good luck. Good luck.’ And it’s always going to be like that. It’s never going to change. But that’s the way it is.”

Sofia Vergara approached the media differently, as she purported to Esquire Magazine that Hollywood had developed certain physical expectations for Latina women. “They have this stereotype that Latin people have to look like Salma Hayek,” she told the magazine. The actress who originally surfaced into Hollywood as a naturally breed blond, found herself having to defend her Latino roots, because many perceived her as one of different descent. “If you see my family, you wouldn’t believe it,” the Latina starlet said. “Everyone looks like they’re Polish. Blond with blue eyes. But I wasn’t getting any jobs in L. A. They were confused.” Once she made the jump from blond to brunette, the actress started noticing an immediate change. “The minute I made my hair dark, then they believed that I am Latina.”

http://www.latintrends.com/2010/08/13/famous-latinos-fight-for-respect/

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Latin Trends: WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: “The Other Guys” tops “Inception”

By: Carl Lamarre

Actress Eva Mendes – who was featured in the star studded movie The Other Guys, starring Mark Walbherg, Will Farrell, Samuel Jackson, and The Rock – received brilliant news this weekend when her movie toppled Leonardo DiCaprio’s oeuvre Inception with a whopping $35.1 million take-home receipts.

The Latina starlet – known for her incredible acting fervor and immaculate figure – plays the wife of Will Farrell which certainly served as a huge contrast from her previous intimate counterparts in Denzel Washington in Training Day & Will Smith in Hitch. Either way, Mendez helped oust arguably the movie of the year in Inception, which had dominated theaters for the past three weeks at the top slot.

The success of her newest endeavor comes in timely fashion as earlier this week, it was speculated that Mendes had a sextape expected to leak on the net. But for those that actually prayed on the tape coming into fruition, Mendes slyly created a dummy tape on Will Farrell’s comedic website Funnyordie.com which was made to poke fun at the infamous Paris Hilton exposé.


http://www.latintrends.com/2010/08/09/weekend-box-office-the-other-guys-tops-inception/