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roi

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About Me


Read my blogs and you'll know what I think.... ;-)

My Interests



FAVORITE ARTISTS:

-Martha Rosler
-Cindy Sherman
-Francisco Goya

I'd like to meet:



I filmed this video on a trip to Mexico with my parents while visiting relatives a couple of years ago. I was VERY bored with nothing to do, so I got my cousins, niece and sister to appear in it. :-)

It's a parody based on a Mexican soap opera called "Mujer de Madera." The parody is called "Mujer de Madera, California" because there is an actual city in California called Madera, California. The title is a play on words in Spanish. "Mujer de madera" (original title) means, Wooden Woman. "Mujer de Madera, California" means Woman from Madera, California.

My favorite part is when "Marisa Santibáñez" takes off her bandages. :-) Enjoy.

"Mujer de Madera, California"
With English Subtitles

Music:



FAVORITE BANDS/SINGERS:

-WAKAMOLE
(They're GREAT! Checkout their music at www.myspace.com/wakamolewakas )

-MOENIA
-MORBO
-FANGORIA
-FASE
-PULP
-DEPECHE MODE
-PET SHOP BOYS
-TÉLÉPOPMUSIK
-BELANOVA
-MIRANDA
-LA OREJA DE VAN GOGH
-MIKEL ERENTXUN
-MECANO
-MÓNICA NARANJO
-CAFÉ TACVBA
-ELY GUERRA

Movies:



FAVORITE MOVIES:

-SiCKO (by Michael Moore)

-PERFUME DE VIOLETAS ...NADIE TE OYE...

-À TOUTE VITESSE (Full Speed)

-EN LA CIUDAD SIN LÍMITES (The City of No Limits)

-EL LABERINTO DEL FAUNO (Pan's Labyrinth)

-PROFUNDO CARMESÍ (Deep Crimson)

-LA MALA EDUCACIÓN (Bad Education)

-PERDONA BONITA, PERO LUCAS ME QUERÍA A MÍ

-REINAS (Queens)

-PLATA QUEMADA (Burnt Money)

-OFFICE SPACE

-REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES

-FRIDA: NATURALEZA VIVA

-VOCES INOCENTES

Television:



FAVORITE TV SHOWS:

-UGLY BETTY

-COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMAN

-HE-MAN (Best GAY animated series EVER!!!!!)

-ANDERSON COOPER 360º (Only because he's cute. I hate CNN, but I love to stare at him.)

FAVORITE RADIO STATION

-KPFK 90.7FM - Pacifica Radio (BEST non-corporate media around)... Stream Live at www.kpfk.org

Books:



FAVORITE BOOKS:

-SIMULACRA AND SIMULATION (by Jean Baudrillard)

-POSTHUMAN BODIES (edited by Judith Halberstam & Ira Livingston)

Heroes:


-MICHAEL MOORE
-HUGO CHÁVEZ

My Blog

CESAR AND RUBEN (César Chávez Play): Just ANOTHER Glorification Story

I recently saw a live musical called "Cesar and Ruben," which pays homage to César Chávez's life and the United Farm Workers union (the UFW).  I heard about it on a radio station, so I got curio...
Posted by roi on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:55:00 PST

SiCKO: The Cure For Our Lack Of Awareness

As most of you know, I watched Michael Moore's "Sicko" about a week and a half ago.  To put it in the simplest terms, this documentary is VERY exciting.  It exposes many aspects of the U.S....
Posted by roi on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 11:57:00 PST

HUGO CHÁVEZ & FREEDOM OF SPEECH: The RCTV drama

In the last couple of weeks, the Western mainstream media has made a big deal about the non-renewal or RCTV's (Radio Caracas Television) 20-year broadcasting license in Venezuela. According to them, i...
Posted by roi on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 11:04:00 PST

IMMIGRANT MARCHES: Their One Year Anniversary & Their DISSAPOINTING LEADERSHIP

Next month will be the first year anniversary of one of the most important protests/marches in the history of L.A., and perhaps of this country.  On March 25, 2006 close to one million people mar...
Posted by roi on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 06:34:00 PST

GUADALUPE - awful movie... A setback for Mexican culture.

last month), I totally do not recommend it.  I suppose I'm the least adequate person to give an opinion about it, since I am atheist (many biases are involved).  However, I think it's impor...
Posted by roi on Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:59:00 PST

The Mexican Flag Controversy

    Hey Everyone,..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />   Check out this article I found in Hispanic (Who's panic?) Magazine.  It's very interes...
Posted by roi on Sat, 18 Nov 2006 03:33:00 PST

KUDOS to everyone who attended the May 1st Immigrant Marches!!!

KUDOS to everyone who attended the May 1st marches!!! I went to both marches in L.A. (Downtown L.A. & McArthur Park) and it was great to see these people stand up for themselves. Prior to the...
Posted by roi on Wed, 03 May 2006 10:19:00 PST

UNIVISIÓN traiciona a su público inmigrante. / UNIVISION betrays its immigrant audience.

  Univisión, la cadena en español más grande de EE.UU., le ha dado la espalda al activismo inmigrante, el cual se ha manifestado en los últimos dos meses.  Hace algunas semanas en el notici...
Posted by roi on Thu, 27 Apr 2006 09:35:00 PST