What Spanish Speakers are watching: Funny commercials

Posted on November 13, 2010 by cottonkandydiamonds

If you tune in to the Spanish tv stations, chances are you’ve seen this commercial. For those who have not, glad to share it with you guys. It’s a Degree ad featuring Andrés Guardado from team Mex/ left midfielder with Deportivo La Coruña, Spanish League.

(For more info on Andrés: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Guardado , http://www.goal.com/en/teams/spain/127/deportivo

The commercial’s storyline is simple, yet very silly & entertaining : Some crazy fans break into Andrés’s home and snatch his deodorant. Andrés swears by his Degree & can’t do without it, so… The chase begins! Throughout the commercial the whole city unites for one goal: Successfully play keep away with Andrés’s deodorant xD Why? Because the products slogan is : “Players should sweat, fans shouldn’t”

ORIGINAL COMMERCIAL

BEHIND THE SCENES :

Lol at Andrés driving the forklift. His driving it has nothing to do with the ad, but I bet he asked the director if he could and of course, how could they refuse? =)

ANDRES’S STUNT DOUBLE

Ha! The stunt guy has a twin, so Andres says, “so now there’s 3 Andrés Guardados” Funny.

Soulful Mexicans

Posted on October 26, 2010 by cottonkandydiamonds

Just heard on Twitter that the 1st song “Besame” (Kiss Me) is doing really well on the charts & I had heard talk about it before, but just hadn’t gotten around to listening to it. I finally listened to it and it’s really good, very romantic song. Once again Camila makes it on to the blog with this live performance of the song. These guys are so talented! They’re brilliant composers and awesome musicians. Song number two is a song I found and knew instantly I had to share. This girl’s got some killer vocals. She’s classy, she’s jazzy what a mellow and soulful vibe. Hope u have a romantic evening & ENJOY!

Galan of the day (Mexican Eye candy)

Posted on September 26, 2010 by cottonkandydiamonds

Sebastián Zurita

(born November 22, 1986 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal) is a Mexican actor. The eldest son of actors Humberto Zurita and Christian Bach, Sebastián Zurita Bach made his acting debut as a child, appearing in Cañaveral de Pasiones (1996) as young Pablo Montero. After several years, the then twenty-one year old actor made his television return in En Nombre del Amor (2008) as Emiliano Saenz. A year later, Zurita joined the cast of the 2009 remake of the telenovela Corazón Salvaje inspired by the original 1956 novel by Caridad Bravo Adams. He also starred in the 2009 filmÁngel Caído, along with his father and younger brother Emiliano Zurita.^{[1] – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebasti%C3%A1n_Zurita}

^WORK:

^{En Nombre del Amor (In the Name of Love) – Novela}

^{Angel Caido (Fallen Angel)- Film}

^{Mujeres Asesinas- Series}

^{Cañaveral de Pasiones -Novela}

^{Corazon Salvaje (Savage Heart) – Novela}

^{Thanks to agressive way in which YT takes down vids I had a hard time finding a good SZ vid. Found this “En Nombre del Amor Promo” with… I they’re Romanian subs =P}

WEBSITES:

http://sebastianzurita.blogspot.com/

http://zurita-bach.com/

Sebastian in period drama “Corazon Salvaje”

[photo credits: all rights & credits go to respective owners]

Mexican Galan of the Day: David Zepeda

Posted on September 11, 2010 by cottonkandydiamonds

The word “galan” refers to : a leading man, hero, A gallant & handsome man.

NAME: David Zepeda (Actor/Model)

Birthdate: September 19 1974

Birth Place : Nogales, Sonora, México.

Education:Earned a degree in Civil Law at Sonora University (UNISON), Hermosillo- México. As for acting, he received training at Centro de Formación Actoral de TV Azteca.

Fanclub/Official Webpage :http://www.zepedafansclub.com/ Twitter: @dzepedafansclub

Achievements & Credits:

Second Place in Manhunt International 2000 (an international male pageant.)

Novelas

Knows for his villainous roles : His characters are deliciously hypocritical, sensually slimy, you love to hate him yet can’t get enough of this sexy bad boy.

Production: Soy tu dueña – Role: “Alonso Peñalvert”
Production: Sortilegio – Role: ” Bruno Albeniz”
Production: Acorralada – Role: “Maximiliano Irazabal”
Production : Amores cruzados -Role : “Diego”
Production: Los Sánchez , Role :”Omar”

Movies & Theather

“DESNUDOS” (2004)

“4 EQUIS”

“Descalzos En El Parque” (Barefoot in the Park)

Hosting

“Riesgo Total “ on TV Azteca

“Mente y Movimiento” on TV Azteca

Hobbies

His an Avid Tennis player since youth and still competes in tournaments

DAVID VIDS =D

“Soy Tu Dueña” = “You belong to me”, promo

On the set of “Soy Tu Dueña”

Commercial : David inviting fans to be part of “Sortilegio on Stage” the novela Tour

“Sortilegio On Stage” excerpt, poor David gets slapped! =S

David wins best Antagonistic Actor award from Premios TeleNovelas

Fan made video for David’s character the sly and evil “Bruno” from the novela “Sortilegio” = A spell

PHOTO CREDITS: my.opera.com

forum.acasatv.ro

elorbe.com

gacetadulceparaiso.blogspot.com

esmas.com

Celebrating one of Mexican Comedy’s greats

Posted on September 2, 2010 by cottonkandydiamonds

Today celebrated comedian/actor Ramon Valdez’s(1923-1988) 87th bday is commemorated. When speaking of the greats in Mexican comedy you just can’t leave his name out. Ramon Valdez was in deed a grand talent. His projects were wide and varied, but Mr. Valdez is greatly remembered and admired for his iconic role of “Don Ramon” on the Mexican TV classic “El Chavo del 8” He was also known for working along side his brother Tin Tan( fellow actor/comedian) on the silver screen .

RAMON VALDEZ’S BIO

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramon_Valdez

Ramon Valdez with his brother Tintan in the movie “El Rey del Barrio” (King of the Neighborhood)

Ramon Valdez with Teen heart throb, now world renowned: singer, producer and songwriter Luis Miguel.

Sketch with comedian/writer/producer Chespirito(Roberto Gomez Bolaños) playing amateur burglars, petty thugs “Chompiras & Peterete” (pronounced : Chohm pee-rahs & Peh-teh-reh-teh)

Playing Don Quixote on the show by Roberto Gomez Bolaños, “El Chapulin Colorado”(The Scarlet Grasshopper)

From the “Chespirito” show, playing an old man who wants to be a movie star, featuring a cute song and montage of characters he played on he show.

Mexican Pop Culture Icon to Cross Over

Posted on August 18, 2010 by cottonkandydiamonds

The iconic Mexican classic, a show near and dear to Mexicans, a total household name “El Chavo del Ocho” franchise is set to expand yet again. It all started with a live action comedy show back in 1971 , in 2006 an animated series ” El Chavo Animado” was released. The cartoon was produced by Roberto Gómez Fernández, son of writer/creator of “El Chavo del Ocho” Roberto Gómez Bolaños. Gómez Fernández decided on the project as an homage to his father’s famous work, also he wished to pioneer one of the first animated series made in Mexico, based on a TV program.

The series consists of 100 episodes, and on August 26 will be entering its 4th season. It is on the top 3 list for channel 5 on which it airs, competing with top contender Sponge Bob who has one of the best ratings among children’s programs. Now, an English version of animated “El Chavo” is next on the horrizon. 52 dubbed episodes are in the works, set to premier next year. The show’s staff are hard at work with colaborating voice over talents, and writers in figuring out just how to transmit that special, unequivocal “El Chavo” magical brand of entertainment. Due to cultural differences the staff is working on how to modify jokes, and adapt them for their new audience.

Lots of great stuff in store for the thriving franchise, the wide and positive response from the animated series gives way to an upcoming video game, set to be releases sometime in December. Along with an the release is an El Chavo musical show set to open in December as well. The video game will be a Nintendo DSi title with 52 mini games or “missions”. For the upcoming season: the show started with episodes based on storylines from the original live action series; the new season promises never before seen episodes and in HD.

New to El Chavo? Get to know this Mexican TV Classic. More Info about el Chavo

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Chavo

http://www.chavodel8.com/

Follow El Chavo on Twitter : @chavodel8com

To watch episodes of the live action series simply look up “Chavo del Ocho” on YouTube

LOL of the Day

Posted on August 6, 2010 by cottonkandydiamonds

Ta da! The Chicharito mobile. Cuteness overload or what?!! This is just…. lol I’m speechless this is the funniest, most adorable thing I’ve seen in a long time. xD

Team Chivas’s Big Day

Posted on July 31, 2010 by cottonkandydiamonds

Yesterday was the official inauguration for team Chivas’s new home, Omnilife Stadium. Sparkling fireworks lit up the sky, magical theatrics preformed by graceful dancers brought splendor to the ceremony, and with intense fervor Chivas’s new anthem was introduced to the impassioned, and faithfully present fans. As spectacular as the opening ceremony was, the main event was the game that was to truly christen the field, a Chivas vs Man U friendly. Not only was the crowd excited to see a match between two awesome teams, but their favorite star “Chicharito” in a tour de force was set to play a half on each side. The first half he played with Chivas, this was a sign of him paying his respects & honoring: his former team, his home, his family, his brothers, his fans. To his people he wanted to give a most humble, gracious, and heartfelt “thank you”. He played with excitement and dedication as always , but something extra was present, because he got one last chance to run alongside his comrades, on their new majestic field, sweat with them and strive for the red and white. This was his last game as a Chiva, this was his goodbye…. And he did not leave without a goal for his beloved Chivas.

In other soccer news, “RAFA MARQUEZ L EAVES TEAM BARCELONA”. Read about it at the following link :

http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1279826.html#marquez+leave+barcelona

LOL of the day

Posted on July 21, 2010 by cottonkandydiamonds

This just in: Famous Mexican Soccer League & World cup ref Marco Rodríguez better known to many as “Chiqui Marco” will be releasing his own hair styling product “Chiqui Gel. “Chiqui Marcos?”(pronunced chee kee) Where does that come from? For those who don’t know, the nick name is an allusion to the famous Mexican pop culture character “Chiqui Dracula” (baby, little Dracula) played by child star- turned comedian/actor Carlos “Carlitos” Espejel on 1980’s children’s program “Chiquilladas”. Why the nick name? Take a look at this ref and it’s the first thing you’ll notice, there’s no missing it. Mr.Rodríguez’s extreamly slick choice of hair style is rather congruent with “Chiqui Dracula’s.” “Chiqui Marco” doesn’t mind the nick name though,he embraces it, the persona born from it, and the celebrity that comes along with it. The gel is a hair product aimed at children, but he says he hopes that a wide range of people will enjoy his product. Mr.Rodríguez has confessed to using it himself. Those working on the product hope to have it in stores all over the country (Mex) very soon. This begs the question: Will the “Chiqui Marco” hairstyle become a fad??? Lol seriously doubt it. Cool idea for the kiddies though. If I had kids I’d buy them Chuiqui gel, but we’d use it with discretion and measure of course xD So there it is, your daily scoop of Mexican Pop Culture, and now you’re in the know.