Aventura's "Dile Al Amor" Video

This song has been in heavy rotation for a few months now and I just knew it was going to be a single from the moment I first listened to it. The video is your typical Aventura video (pretty girl, silly love story plot & random scenes of the group dancing) with a little twist. The song should be another huge hit for them as it follows in the footsteps of some of their previous smash singles.

First Runner Up...

She lost. I can't believe she lost. We were so fucking close, but hey, what can you do? And though I thought Miss Venuela was pretty, she was nowhere near the prettiest, her answer to the question she was asked was horrible, she had probably the lowest scores of the remaining 10 girls and yet she still managed to win. Rigged? Probably.

Top 5 Finalists Q&A

Coronation

I swear to you, I had a flashback to 2003 when Amelia Vega won. I was like, we so got this!

Oh well, maybe next time. One thing is for sure, us Dominicans are extremely proud of Ada Aimee and I know I'm honored to have her representing our beautiful Quisqueya. She's definitely among the most beautiful Miss Dominican Republic contestants I have ever seen. Pa' la proxima. <3

Zoe Saldana's New "Vaniaty Affair" Shoot

As she proved in this summer’s Star Trek, Zoë Saldana shines when she’s surrounded by guys. Happily, the 31-year-old actress has another high-testosterone sci-fi epic in the works: James Cameron’s hotly anticipated special-effects bonanza Avatar, set in the 22nd century. [x]

PHOTOGRAPHY BY MICHAEL ROBERTS

I love Zoe Saldana. I think she's a great actress with a lot of potential. A lot of Dominicans aren't fond of her due to some comments she made about her nationality. "Whenever she goes to the Dominican Republic, the press asks her if she's American or Dominican. She says she is a mujer 'negra', a black woman. When they tell her, 'No, you're a trigueñita (light brown),' she answers, 'No, I am a black woman.'" Unlike the few other Dominican actresses/singers (Michelle Rodriguez, Judy Reyes, Kat DeLuna, Karina Pasian) who pride themselves as Dominicans, many Dominicans were offended by Zoe's comments & felt that she claims her nationality whenever it is convenient.

I personally don't care about all this shit. I'm Dominican (and extremely proud of it) & whether someone else identifies as a Dominican or black or white or whatever, is not making me lose any sleep. I love me some Zoe and I definitely think there's some Oscar possibilities in the near future for her. That being said, to play devil's advocate a little bit, if I were ever to become famous (yea right), I would never forget where I'm from or use my "blackness" or "Dominicaness" at my convenience. =]

Aventura's "Su Veneno" Video

I got to give my fellow Dominicans some love! I've been playing this song nonstop & I think it deserves a blog post, fuck it. This is my jam! Their new album The Last has been in heavy rotation in my crib. I'm a sucker for good Spanish music. If you were to look at my music library, you'd see a lot of P!nk, some Beyonce, random R&B/Dance/Hip Hop joints and hundreds upon hundreds of Spanish songs (Bachata, Merengue, Salsa). Maybe it's because I'm Dominican, I don't know. But the point is that whenever some good music comes out, I pay attention to it; especially if it's from Aventura.



For those who don't know who Aventura are, they're a Dominican Bachata music group who've quickly become one of Latin music's premier acts. You might remember a little song called Obsession (which was sung by Frankie J) that was popular back in 2005. Well that song was originally sung and written by Aventura, years before.





They've been around since the late 90's but didn't really blow up until 2002. In the Dominican Republic, you can't go ANYWHERE without hearing an Aventura song blasting on someone's radio. I've grown up listening to them & I remember when no one outside of D.R. knew who the fuck they were. Almost 10 years later, they're this big international award winning music group, with #1's all over the world. Not bad, not bad at all.