A white rose - -for a sincere friend

Fania All-Stars
performing Guantanamera in Africa - Cheo Feliciano, Héctor Lavoe, Ismael Miranda, Ismael Quintana, Santos Colon, Ray Barreto, Larry Harlow, Jorge Santana, Bobby Valentin, Nicky Marrero y Johnny Pacheco and Pupy Pedroso.

Thankful

for this

Pa Que Suene

Cheo is tha man. Everyone knows. Dig this line up, they played in NYC last week - Johnny Pacheco conducting - duets with Ismael Miranda, Jimmy Sabater, and Marco Antonio Muñiz. Bobby Valentín on bass , Roberto Roena on drums and Papo Lucca at the piano. NYC hosted a glorious tribute to the man. The NY Times had the story last week by the great Jon Parles and this great pic by Julieta Cervantes. Wish we coulda been there.

Celia The Queen Premiere at Tribeca Film Fest - NYC

Celia played on sat night and Sunday afternoon where it screened at the Tisch School where they film inside the Actor's studio. Here's some pics from the premiere from Getty Images. Below, The films producers Antonio Gijon & Gabriel C. Mena with Co-Director Joe Cardona - Mr. & Mrs Johnny Pacheco - Pacheco (The Coolest Man of All Time) and Celia Co-Director Joe Cardona share a laugh - American Idol star Christina Christian and Co-Director Mario de Varona, (Christian plays the young Celia in a Vignette).






Below: Jose Vazquez who was the director of photography on Celia and has shot most of KIE's films, (also the man responsible for me running shirtless in slo-mo in Bro) looking pretty dapper - - Narciso Rodriguez (who designed many of Celia's dresses) does the media line at Tribeca - Celia the Queen's directors Cardona & De Varona.





You can view the small pics of afterparty at Indochine and other thumbnails at Wireimages. Both Getty and Wired offer services for downloading these pics for print or web use for media professionals or the average peep.

Our Latin Thing - It's in English!

Check it out all diverse peeps who've come upon this place. Lo tuyo, lo mio, lo de otro. Produced by the Fania Records guys - this one documented an era and a sweet sound.

Symphony Syd starts it off it great style. (Syd rules. Although Syd, if you're listening out there great one, Pacheco is Dominican, not Puerto Rican) Our Latin Thing is the doc the Fania folk put out. Get it if you find it.