Don't forget - The 2nd Two parts of Latin Music USA -

- air tonight! - including ñ pal Joe Cardona's episode Divas & Superstars - so maybe we skip Monday Night Football and spend a lil time with PBS. Or we DVR this? Either way - don't miss it.

Take home Celia on DVD

Dear readers, it gives us incredible pride to announce that the ground-breaking, breathtaking artistry of Celia: The Queen, the documentary of Celia Cruz's life starring Celia, David Byrne, Quincy Jones, Willie Colon, Wyclef Jean and Gloria Estefan is now on DVD and available on Amazon.com , just click on the link for the page. Directed by ñ BFF's Joe Cardona & M. De Varona - (and associate produced by ñ's own billy teck. Ahem! Excuse me.) This is a source of joy, pride and damn it's a great movie. Get yours now by clicking on the pic. The toast of The Miami Film Fest (5 sold out shows!) it also appeared at the Tribeca film fest (3 sold out shows), Sao Paolo, Rio, Los Angeles, Madrid and Tokyo film fests. Below: A trailer

A voice for those that have none, Joe Cardona tells it like it is.

It's about time a voice like Joe Cardona's was heard in Miami's local media. Measured, knowledgeable, current, with the pulse of a people - and an urgent message. Today's Miami Herald has a great op-ed piece on Human Rights in Cuba - and how certain folk choose to ignore basic abuse time after time - we urge you to look at it and applaud Joe and everyone standing up for Human Rights - because people deserve the dignity to govern themselves, assemble publicly, and print and read what they will - and to deny them that - is criminal. Cardona is right, those who aid in denying free speech - should be called out for it.

Freedom Flights: A new Cardona Doc airs on Channel 2 Thursday

Joe Cardona's new doc on the Freedom Flights airs on Thursday the 28th. 8pm on Channel 2 - It's hard to believe that in the telling of the various stories of Cuban Exile, we've never told this touching and important one through video. Click on the pic for a preview, or just click here.

Joe brought us Cafe con Leche, Adios Patria and this year's Celia: The Queen.
My Suitcase Full of Hope , his new documentary on the freedom flights which brought 265,000 Cubans and many of our parents to freedom airs this Thursday at 8pm on Channel 2.

Celia premiere on ñ life and on the mainpage

A few more pics of that great night. A party at YUCA - 5 sold out shows, as co-director & KIE founder Joe Cardona addresses the crowd.