by Alma Sandoval Betancourth | Nov 3, 2018 | Arts & Events, Featured Articles
There is a saying in Spanish that goes “El que mucho abarca poco aprieta”. It’s basically similar to the well known expression “Don’t bite off more than you can chew”. It breaks my heart to say this is how we felt about Quique Escamilla’s performance last night. Let...
by Alma Sandoval Betancourth | Oct 19, 2018 | Editorial, Featured Articles
It’s been 6 months since the worst crisis to face the Nicaragua population in the last few decades began. It all began in mid April with peaceful protests against Ortega’s plan to introduce a reduction of seniors’ pensions and social security and...
by Alma Sandoval Betancourth | Oct 4, 2018 | Community, Featured Articles
The rather cool, damp morning may not have contributed to draw a larger crowd to our first Spanish-language Alma Latina “Networking Breakfast” event last Monday morning, but the information provided by our presenters was of great interest as we enjoyed a rather...
by Alma Sandoval Betancourth | Sep 11, 2018 | Community, Discover Durham Region, Featured Articles
Alma Latina held its Second “Networking Breakfast” this past Friday at the Pickering Central Library in Pickering. The morning brought together a small group of community members, Hispanic and non-hispanic, who came together to take advantage of the opportunity to...
by Alma Sandoval Betancourth | Sep 10, 2018 | Arts & Events, Featured Articles
It’s been about three years since Mexican-American stand-up comedian, Gabriel Iglesias, “Fluffy”, last graced the stage at Casino Rama. This year the super popular comedian is celebrating 20 years of an incredibly successful career as a stand-up comic, writer and...
