Media

In Spanglish, the beautifully observed comedy/drama from acclaimed multiple Oscar-winning writer/director/producer James L. Brooks (As Good as it Gets, Terms of Endearment), Flor (Paz Vega), a beautiful, native Mexican woman becomes the housekeeper for the affluent, yet troubled, Clasky family (headed by Adam Sandler and Téa Leoni). The result is a wittily perceptive collision of cultures and values, and a refreshingly honest look at such life-altering commitments as marriage, parenting and devotion to family.

The Dominican Baseball League, the Caribbean’s most storied winter baseball league and a forum for current and future major league stars to sharpen their skills, has a new television home in the U.S. on ESPN Deportes.

The 9th annual Hispanic Magazine’s Entrepreneur Awards luncheon will honor the outstanding achievements of Victoria Varela Negrete, CEO of San Antonio-based The Cartel Group, one of the top multicultural, independently-owned advertising firms in the U.S. Victoria is the only woman, among a select group of six Hispanic business leaders, who will be honored and garners the recognition from Hispanic Magazine itself.

A groundbreaking study involving U.S. consumers has shown that advertising presented via online streaming video is equally effective as television advertising at generating brand interest, conveying a distinctive and memorable message, and influencing viewers. The study was conducted on behalf of Pfizer Consumer Healthcare, the world’s second-largest consumer healthcare company, and MSN Video by Millward Brown.