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Trump wants corrupt officials in a ‘public box?’ No problem! (toon)
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Mexican roqueros De Nalgas: ‘Con Dinero Baila El Perro’ (video)
When it comes to Rock en Español, we love De Nalgas y Molotov. In this angry new release, De Nalgas turn the standard lyrics music video upside down by spelling out the Spanish words via memes and social media. The band is sick and tired of Mexico’s hypocrisy and lies and this is their “combat anthem.” “Now more than ever we,” they emailed, “the need to rise up and fight, wave the Mexican flag in fair warning to the government we are no longer afraid.”
Since we’re pochos who can’t espeak Spanish, here’s an official translation:
Mas…Mexican roqueros De Nalgas: ‘Con Dinero Baila El Perro’ (video)
Jimmy Stewart stars in ‘Mr. Smith Goes to Washington’ (restored video)
An outsider goes to corrupt Washington, D.C. Can he drain the swamp?
Mas…Jimmy Stewart stars in ‘Mr. Smith Goes to Washington’ (restored video)
Out of the night, when the full moon is bright! America’s first superhero
“The Zorro story, invented in 1919 by pulp fiction author Johnston McCulley, tells the tale of an aristocrat in Spanish California who dons a mask to fight against corrupt colonial officials on behalf of the oppressed,” writes Marlon Bishop of Latino USA.
Mas…Out of the night, when the full moon is bright! America’s first superhero
New Enrique Peña Nieto video reaffirms shared values
El Presidente Enrique Peña Nieto supports traditional Mexican values and he wants you to know it.
Pocho Ocho top questions asked before joining a Mexican cartel
Kids these days know they have options and they want to make smart choices — and not only kids in the United Estates.
These are the Pocho Ocho top questions wannabe gangsters ask before joining a Mexican cartel:
8. Will beheading be on the final exam?
7. Soy vegetariano — is heart-eating mandatory?
6. Do I need to supply my own botas picudas?
Mas…Pocho Ocho top questions asked before joining a Mexican cartel
Now more than ever: ‘Somos Todos Guerreros de la Libertad’ (video)
This video from Bolivia’s Alma Eterna is a couple of years old but the message is timeless. In Ayotzinapa and Ferguson, we are all Guerreros for La Liberatad — fighters for freedom.
#TodosSomosAyotzinapa: We (43) are all Ayotzinapa (video)
“Estamos indignados,” 43 different people say. “We are indignant!”
Los nayaritas estamos indignados ante los sucesos de violencia y represión ocurridos en Ayotzinapa Guerrero.
Pocho Ocho reasons rogue ex-cop Dorner may be a Hollywood trope
While law enforcement officers throughout Southern California search for fugitive ex-cop Christopher Jordan Dorner, POCHO has unearthed eight key factors which tie Dorner’s story to the controversial “Magical Negro” character popularized in Hollywood movies.
8. He is similar in build to the guy from The Green Mile.
7. He deals out creepy retribution to crooked cops.
6. He fulfills the requirement of morally edifying an Anglo character, in this case by sending Anderson Cooper an explanatory letter about LAPD corruption.
Mas…Pocho Ocho reasons rogue ex-cop Dorner may be a Hollywood trope
Al Madrigal smuggles negative political ads into Mexico (video)
POCHO Migrant Editor Al Madrigal puts on his Daily Show Senior Latino Correspondent hat and rubber gloves to spice up the Mexican presidential elections with smuggled negative political advertisements.
Mexican Institute of Sound’s new ‘Mexico’ video out for elections
La Chata’s Music Box presents Mexican Institute of Sound with their new video Mexico. Elections Sunday, music today. Video directed by Jonas Cuaron (brother of Alfonso of Harry Potter/Y Tu Mama Tambien fame.)