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Letter from La Editora in ChiefBy: Jolie Gonzalez-Padilla………..Pg 6

Latino News BitesFlorida Community News……Pg 8-13

Meet Some of Florida’s TOP Latino Chef ’sBy: Victor and Jolie……………Pg 15, 18-22

On The Cover: Roselyn Sanchez Exclusive Interview…….Pg 16 - 17

The Holy Place…………………………Pg 24 Community News...................................Pg 25 Bochinche Blvd…….................................Pg 28 - 31

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Los HeadquartersJolie R. Gonzalez

Publisher / Editor In Chief

Victor PadillaVP / Executive Editor

Roberto RodriguezExecutive Manager

Felix “Nikko” GonzalezPublishing Assistant

Tess HippAdministrative Assistant

Marketing & Advertising Consultants

Carmen SantiagoOrange & Osceola Counties

Claribel Levinson South West Florida

Regional Marketing Director

Gabriela Guerrero South Florida

Regional Marketing Director

Georgina Martinez Florida: Business Development

Other Florida Counties (813) 407-6866 Office

or [email protected]

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Luigi Martinelli

3rd Quarter 2014 Cover: Designed by Jolie Gonzalez-Padilla

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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month! Saludos Floridians y welcome to another edition of Latin Times Magazine!

GET OUT AND CELEBRATE HISPANIC HERITAGE THROUGHOUT FLORIDA! It’s Hispanic Heritage, followed by los holidays and there is lots going on for Latin Times Magazine with all the great Hispanic Heritage fiestas y cel-ebraciones.

I love this time of year because we get to see our beauti-ful Hispanic culture celebrated in so many different ways throughout the state of Florida! We are really lucky to be Floridians…. Que estado tan lindo, from the beauty of His-toric Ybor City to the beaches of Clearwater, St. Petersburg, to Walt Disney World to North & South Miami Beach, Flori-da! As we travel throughout Florida developing new relation-ships with our community, we have meet many wonderful people in Orlando, Kissimmee, Ft. Lauderdale, Hollywood, West Palm Beach, Hialeah and Miami!

FLORIDA’S HISPANIC BUSINESS COMMUNITY! When I first started Latin Times Media and Magazine over 13 years ago, there were many people that did not think that there was a true bilingual audience in Florida, and that the idea of a Hispanic/Latino –bilingual media company was not a via-ble business. I remember it like it was yesterday that every time someone would say that to me I would feel more and more determined to prove them wrong, for me that was all the ammunition I needed in order to work extra hard just to make sure I proved them all wrong. Along this journey I found out that I had to learn to work really hard, and adapt my marketing strategies according to what was happening in the world.

Today’s entrepreneur has to wear so many hats, and each of those hats has to “fit” you. It’s tough, I’m not going to say it’s not tough, however if you have a dream –you should pursue it. For those of you in the midst of a struggle, let me just remind you are on a journey, and you may be closer to reaching your destination than you think, so don’t stop now and don’t slow down. Pray for strength, have courage and if you are afraid don’t let that stop you, just do it afraid. The most important piece of advice is to believe in yourself and

in your dream, even in the face of impossibilities, have faith that God will see you safely to your destination and that only he knows the best way to get you there, I can testify that there were many times that I saw absolutely no way to reach my goal, and yet I chose to trust the path that God had put me on, and he never let me down. If you work hard and be-lieve, he won’t let you down either.

DO YOU HAVE A DREAM? We want to tell YOUR STORY! Email me and tell me about it at: [email protected]

DO YOU NEED TO REACH FLORIDA’S HISPANIC/LATI-NO COMMUNITIES? Learn more about Latin Times Media, Inc., As the President and CEO, of this family run business, we encourage you to consider utilizing one of our services to help your company affectively reach Florida’s thriving His-panic/Latino communities. As a decade old established mi-nority and woman owned company, Latin-Times Media, Inc., is committed to our clients and to our community, we take great pride in helping YOUR business grow and we host many tools for you to choose from, including, web, print, edi-torial, email, social media, video, and special events!

BILINGUAL RECRUITMENT: Are you looking to hire bilingual people for your business? We can help! Email us TODAY to find out how!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Bilingual Business and Career Networking Expo, scheduled for Wed, Sept 24th @ HCC –Ybor City Campus

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See you soon! Shalom, God Bless you ALL!

Jolie Gonzalez-Padilla

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Letter From La EditoraThis issue’s Blast from

the past picture!Jolie Gonzalez-Padilla (ME) with

“Florence from the Jeffersons”Actress Marla Gibbs in 2006!

Latino News Bites


I hardly watch Television in Spanish, but you can find me switching from one Span-ish radio station to another in my car. I am usually with my children sitting at our local Colombian restaurant picking up Nuestra Ciudad Weston, a local community paper in Spanish and English that tells me what is going on in my city or checking to see what the latest Tweet is sent by Miamidiario.com. I am a concerned and dedicated voter, but I have never seen a candidate advertise in these local papers. Hopefully, this article will help campaigns change their mind.

I remember being 22 years old and being the campaign manager for a state house in-cumbent in a prominent Hispanic district in Tampa, Florida. There was a consultant who would come weekly to inform me what I needed to do in the week with our team. I still remember the media outlets in Spanish that he picked for the campaign were: La Gaceta Newspaper, Univision and a couple of radio stations in Spanish. Now, Tampa as well as the rest of Florida’s Hispanic popula-tion has grown and the media outlets have grown with it, but the question is: are con-sultants continuing to advise campaigns to use the same media outlets in Spanish that were used in 2002? Are the consultants ig-noring the rest of local community media outlets that currently exist? Do they not understand the value of the Hispanic media outlets and the local community papers in Spanish? Is it time to update the Rolodex?

It is likely that whoever attracts the Hispanic vote in this upcoming 2014 Florida guber-natorial election, will be the winner of the race. The objective of consultants should be to attract the vote of over 1.6 million Hispan-ic registered voters that exist in Florida. If you want to be the winner in your race, this is what you need to do to win the Hispanic vote:

1. Hire a Bilingual communications consultant.2. Do not ignore local com-

munity papers in Spanish.3. Advertisements in Spanish for Tele-vision is important, but very ex-pensive. Try radio and print also.4. Print papers reach different distribution points in Florida and have a longer shelf life Jolie Gonzalez, owner of Latin Times magazine and also a community leader who is currently the president of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Tampa Bay, has a statewide publication where her strongest distribution points are Metro Orlando, Tam-pa Bay – I-4 Corridor, and South Florida. She distributes: 25,000 Print Editions. She also has her e-Magazine and Mobile maga-zine, same as print, but longer shelf life and typically ends up with 50,000-75,000 readers.

“It is important to build relationships with the media outlets targeting Hispanics, because we are small business owners, and we are spe-cializing in communicating and reaching this niche market in specific. If you are looking to reach and communicate with the Hispanic/Latino community -then you should be utiliz-ing the media tools that they read.” Jolie said.

Albert Einstein once said: “Insanity is do-ing the same thing over and over again, and expecting different results.” The strategy that is being done over and over again is not working, but could change if campaigns hire a good consultant who knows the Hispanic leaders, the media outlets in Spanish and their community. It is time to stop ignoring the Hispanic media outlets.

How to win the Hispanic voteBy Evelyn Perez-Verdia

Latinos and the 2014 Elections: Latinos Need to VOTE in November!

Across the Nation, this November, Amer-icans will choose governors in 36 states including Florida! But did you also know that we will also elect the entire U.S. House of Representatives and one-third of the U.S. Senate, plus select a great majority of their state legislators, and decide who will represent us in hundreds of local elections. The decisions these elected officials make will impact the lives of Latinos in Florida AND across the country on issues ranging from the quality of Latino children’s edu-cation to the ability of Hispanic families to access health care, obtain quality jobs, own their own home, and pursue the American Dream.

Get out and VOTE!

Latino Business News


Latino Business News


DID YOU KNOW? The number of Hispanic-owned busi-nesses in the United States is expected to grow 41.8 percent in the next six years to 4.3 million, with total revenues surging 39

percent to more than $539 billion

Meet Guillermo BetancourtLatin Times Magazine: How did you get started in your career as a CPA?Guillermo: My parents encouraged me to enter a pro-fession where my math and numbers aptitude would be best used. I have always enjoyed working with num-bers. In college I found calculus and trigonometry to be a challenge and loved the problem solving aspect of the subjects.

Latin Times Magazine: What kind of people can you help with your services?Guillermo: My tax services and for those needed pro-fessional services. My clients include students, single and joint filers ranging from a simple to complex tax returns. Also, my accounting and consulting services are for those small to medium size business owners that need professional business management and adviso-ry services. I am proud to have business ranging from small businesses to those with nearly $10 million in sales, each receiving the same level of professionalism.

Latin Times Magazine: What is the difference between a CPA and a tax preparing service like Liberty Tax or HR Block?Guillermo: CPAs are governed by strict licensing re-quirements and must adhere to professional code of ethics and conduct. To obtain a CPA license it is a re-quirement to complete 150 semester hours of education and pass the rigorous uniform CPA exam administered by the American Institute of Certified Public Accoun-tant (AICPA). Furthermore, as a licensed professional we are required to have 80 hours of continuing every two years. These hours include taxation, accounting and auditing. A CPA is prepared to offer professional tax services ranging from simple to complex returns ensur-ing that each return prepared is accurate. A seasonal tax preparer may not have advanced training or education. Most likely they are seasonal employees trained prepare only basic returns.

Emilio MoralesLatin Times: What do you enjoy most about you what you do? Emilio Morales: I have a strong passion to be involved in the com-munity, to help educate my clients and future clients in the process of my industry.

Latin Times: What special commu-nity programs does State Farm run for the community?Emilio Morales: This year, for the third year we are reaching out to all the High Schools in the nation. Last year in the State of Florida there were over 250 schools that were involved in this campaign, Celebratemydrive.com. 100 High Schools with the most commit-ments will be awarded a total of $3.25 million in grants. Two (2)

schools will receive a $100,000 grand and a Grand Prize concert by a chart-topping musical artist group. Eight (8) schools will receive a $100,000 grant, and the re-maining 90 schools will receive a $25,000 grant. This is a serious commitment to our communities, the families and nation’s children.

Latin Times: How can your services help people? Emilio Morales: We protect them and their family, retirement planning, educa-tion planning for college and much more.

Latin Times: How do you like your Cuban Sandwich? Emilio Morales: Hot and pressed good with garlic and REAL Pernil.

Latin Times: Who is a hero/role model that you admire (living or deceased) and why do you admire them? Emilio Morales: With no question this would be my parents, I stopped work for a period of time and put my office at home in order to take care of my mother for a period of 4 years until she passed away. You see I was the only child. Our family had a strong bond, funny to say when you were growing up the old fash-ioned way.

Latino Business NewsWRMD Telemundo Tampa Launches Telenoticias Tampa!WRMD Telemundo Tampa announced today the premiere of Telenoticias Tampa, which will air at 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. Monday through Friday. Telenoticias Tampa aims to be the main source of news, weather, sports and entertainment for local area Hispanics. The newscast debuted on Tuesday, September 9.

Telenoticias Tampa is led by News Director Javier Palmera, who brings over 15 years of news experience. "Our main goal is to give a voice to the Hispanic community of the Tampa Bay area," said Palmera who is committed to providing viewers with a high-qual-ity news product. "We will be 'Trabajando Para Tí' (Working for You), as our slogan suggests," he added. The on-air Telenoticias Tampa team consists of Anchor Cristina Puig, who brings years of news experience at both the local and national level to Tampa; Weather and Entertainment Presenter Raengel Solis, co-host of Telemundo Tampa's local news magazine, holaciudadteve!; and Angel Morales, who will provide viewers the "Maquina Deporti-va" (Sports Machine) sports segment. Video Journalists Francisco Flores, John Sarmiento, Javier Cervantes and Natalia Rodríguez are the dedicated unit covering the local stories. For info contact José Ibal, 813-319-4949 ext. 238.

TAMPA HISPANIC HERITAGE, INC. ANNOUNCES the 2014 Hispanic Man and Hispanic Woman of the YearThe Board of Directors of Tampa Hispanic Heritage, Inc. proudly announces the selection of Evelio Otero as the 2014 Hispanic Man of the Year and Maria del Pilar Ortiz as the 2014 Hispanic Woman of the Year. Tampa Hispanic Heritage, Inc. will honor the con-tinuing contributions of Evelio Otero and Maria del Pilar Ortiz to our community during the 27th Annual Tampa Hispanic Heri-tage, Inc. Gala at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 4, at the Hilton Tampa Downtown, 211 N. Tampa Street, Tampa.

The gala is part of the festivities that will take place during His-panic Heritage Month, and it unites important people in the com-munity with the purpose of raising funds towards scholarships for deserving and financially needy Hispanic students.

For more information call Dr. Luz P. Lono, Gala Committee Chair at (813) 949-9271 or Aileen Rodriguez, Co- Chair at (813) 789-4661. Visit our web site, www.tampahispanic.org.

BRIGHT IDEAS STEM FROM TODAY’S YOUTH!Do you have what it takes to create the next big idea? Is your cre-ative genius aspiring to unfold? Bright House Networks is proud to present Bright Ideas STEM from Today’s Youth, a multi-state competition where high school students dream up the coolest inventions to make their own life, community or even the world, more awesome… and show how STEM – that’s science, technol-ogy, engineering and math, can bring their idea to life. The new Bright Ideas STEM from Today’s Youth program will award one student (or team of students) the opportunity to work with a lead innovation firm – which means this student’s dream or idea could potentially be realized and fulfilled!

Bright Ideas STEM from Today’s Youth is open to all high school students who are at least 14 years old as of the date of entry and who attend a public, private or parochial high school within a Bright House Networks service area. What will students win? Six lucky finalists will be chosen, one from each of Bright House Networks service areas. These students will travel to Orlando, Fla., where they will compete head-to-head on TV, in front of a studio audience. To access the most up-to-date information visit www.brighthouse.com/brightideas.

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EXCLUSIVE Interview

El Original “El Jefe”

Chef Doug RodriguezLatin Times Magazine: Tell us about your family and your backgroundChef Rodriguez: Both my parents are from Cuba, I was born and grew up in New York City, started my culinary career in Miami. I am a father of three, nineteen year old son and I am actually grandfather, a fifteen year old Daughter, and 10 year old son. A beautiful wife and two dogs.

Latin Times Magazine: Have you seen the movie “CHEF” that came out recently and how can you relate to this movie?Chef Rodriguez: I felt a very close con-nection to this movie, it can very well be about my life with the food critics, and it shows the real restaurant world of a chef. Let me tell you something funny about this movie, the Actor Oliver Platt who played the food critic in this movie, has a brother named Adam Platt who was a Food Critic in a New York Magazine for fifteen years and he looks just like him, almost like twins and when I had my restaurant in New York both Adam and Oliver Platt came to visit. The cool thing is “EL JEFE” is my Chef name.

Latin Times Magazine: We just Inter-viewed Actress Roselyn Sanchez and she is on the cover of this issue, do you know her?Chef Rodriguez: I gave Roselyn Sanchez her first Job in my restaurant in New York City, she was stunning then as she is today and a very beautiful person.

Latin Times Magazine: Tell us about a dish you created and your favorite Latin dish to make?Chef Rodriguez: I make this excellent French Onion Soup and Egg Plant Parme-san that is tremendously good, and when it comes to a Latin dish I love the Cuban sandwich and it was created in Tampa, I like it with UN Batido (Shake) de Mamey MMM.

Latin Times Magazine: How do you like to make your Cuban sandwich?Chef Rodriguez: Thick, very thick, with lots of meat, very thick and pressed hot en la Plancha.

Latin Times Magazine: What advice can you give to young aspiring Chefs trying to make it big?Chef Rodriguez: A lot of times people look at these famous chefs, but you have to make sure this is what you really like and want to do, it’s hot and gritty, long days being in the kitchen because you have to have the desire to do it and now there are different types of Chefs today, but it takes hard work and effort to be a really good Chef.

Latin Times Magazine: Who has been the biggest inspiration in your life?Chef Rodriguez: Julia Childs by far was my greatest inspiration and then there was the first famous Latino Chef who was Felipe Rojas Lombardi who wrote a book called “The Art of South American Cooking”, he had a restaurant called “The Ballroom”. When he got sick and passed away, they had an auction and I bid on this painting of him, so I won the Bid and now have it and look at him every day in my restau-rant. He was Peruvian and the first Chef to Bring Tappas to New York City restaurants.

“El Jefe”

Chef Douglas Rodriguez, the globally acclaimed Godfather of Nuevo Latino

Cuisine, has been taking the nation by storm, opening award winning restaurants

across the United States. His culinary creativity has changed the image of Latino

food in America. His restaurants are featured in some of the most cosmopolitan

cities including his hometown Miami, Philadelphia, Arizona, and the most recent,

D. Rodriguez Cuba at the Astor Hotel in Miami Beach.

Scan The QR Code to check out all the complete interviews of these great chef ’s!


Latin Times Magazine: Tell us how you got started in your career and what motivated you to pursue acting?Roselyn Sanchez: My mom was instrumental, at four I was in Ballet at six I was playing piano, eleven I was modeling then there was a Miss Puerto Rico Petite Pageant, then American Petite Pageant, I studied theater acting in Europe, started in a couple of shows called “As the world turns” CBS and The remake of the famous show “Fame” I was working hard and being super blessed to get to where I am today.

Latin Times Magazine: Tell us about this new project you are working on?Roselyn Sanchez: It’s called “Familia en Venta” Family for Sale, I just had my baby Adela and remember reading the script and Laughing so hard, getting so excited to do this project. Also for years I have been wanting to do something in Spanish so I am doing it.

Latin Times Magazine: You are a very successful Latina who has done so many things from modeling to acting what advise do you have for young Latinos who are trying to make it as actors?Roselyn Sanchez: The Main thing is getting use to rejection and people saying no and don’t take it personal, hold on to your dream and pursue it, be secure within yourself and keep moving forward. Persevere.

Latin Times Magazine: Tell us about your family and growing up in Puerto Rico?Roselyn Sanchez: My mother a teacher and my father was an accountant both Puerto Rican. I grew up in a normal family life, my father wanted me to follow his footsteps in business, but it wasn’t what I wanted to do so, I was very lucky to have a mother who was very influential for me in pursuing acting, so I appreciate her for standing behind me and it has motivated me and family that got me to where I am now.

Latin Times Magazine: Tell us, do you like Cuban Sandwiches?Roselyn Sanchez: Claro Que Si!

Latin Times Magazine: Who has been your biggest inspiration?Roselyn Sanchez: My mother, who has been through a lot, because of her faith in God is a cancer survivor and who has survived to see my baby girl Sebella, her granddaughter, she has been my biggest inspiration.

Ingrid Hoffmann (www.in-gridhoffmann.com), profes-sional eater and host Top Chef Estrellas (Telemundo), Simply Delicioso (Cooking Channel) and Delicioso (Univision) is passionate about food and en-tertaining and spends each day sharing her enthusiasm and talent with an international audience. Her goal is to spread the joy of cooking to her many followers via her own cook-ware line, cookbooks and the media. 2014 promises to be a year of new challenges for In-grid, as she sets out to launch her food brand, which will be available in fall 2014 and focus-es on easy, delicious and healthy meal solutions for the family.

Ingrid’s fascination with food, cooking and style began as a lit-tle girl. She started cooking with her mother, a Cordon Bleu chef, at such a young age that she needed a stool to reach the stove. She discovered not only a love of cooking, but a flair for enter-taining, and in no time devel-oped her own distinctive style.

E X C L U S I V E I N T E R V I E W !Latin Times Magazine: Thank you for taking the time to speak with Latin Times! Please tell us about yourself. Ingrid Hoffman: Columbia born, raised in the Caribbean, grew up in my mother’s kitchen, and my mother started her ca-tering company when I was very little, she started it first from my house and then eventually bought a restaurant, and so I have always been in the food in-dustry, I grew up in a restaurant and it’s what I live and breathe, eating is my passion, more than cooking, eating is my passion, and that is where it comes from!

Florida’s Top Latino ChefsLatin Times Magazine: What is your favorite dish to make, and what is your favorite dish to eat?Ingrid Hoffman: It really is everything, if I would have to pick something for sentimen-tal reasons, I would have to say that it’s my dad’s brandied shrimp. It’s something that connects me to him. To eat and make –for emotional rea-sons, not for any other reasons.

Latin Times Magazine: What has been your biggest obstacle, and how did you overcomeIngrid Hoffman: What is my biggest challenges, more than anything, people in America people thought that Mexi-can Food was the only Latin Food, and I think that was an obstacle because I was like, lis-ten there is different types of Latin Foods, and I make food from 22 countries including Spain, Mexico, Columbia, and everywhere, and then I make it my own, and I think that people didn’t understand that in the beginning. My name was also an obstacle, people would say you are not Latin!

I was the first Latin on an English channel and that too was a huge challenge as well.

Latin Times Magazine: So tell me what about the Cuban Sandwich, do you know how to make a Cuban Sandwich?Ingrid Hoffman: I LOVE Cuban Sandwich, and I make a mean one, and of course I do my own spe-cial twist! A Cuban Sand-wich with an Ingrid Twist!

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Florida’s Top Latino Chefs


Latin Times Magazine: Tell us about your family, and your backgroundChef Lui Arango: I’m from Colombia, South America native and have been in the food industry one way or another all my life. I grew up in a small grocery store that sold fresh meat and fish. I knew from an early age that I wanted to be near food and kitchens for the rest of my life. I have worked for several luxu-ry hotels and successful restaurants until we built the Black Palm Restaurant almost 10 years ago.

Latin Times Magazine: When did you know you wanted to be a chef?Chef Lui Arango: I was little and remember enjoying watching my mom cook. Every time I could I would stand next to her and asked a lot of questions about the dish she was making. Before I was 10, I made my first Sancocho (Colombian soup) and it was quite a hit.

Latin Times Magazine: What is your most favorite dish to create?Chef Lui Arango: I enjoy cooking anything that makes people happy. I enjoy cooking anything that makes people dance, as they taste my food. That brings me the biggest joy.

Latin Times Magazine: What advice can you give to young aspiring Chefs?Chef Lui Arango: Food is the best gift you can give, nothing sounds better that hearing someone say: “This is the best food I ever had” Technique is important but when you cook with pleasure, your food will bring gratification others.

Latin Times Magazine: Do you know how to make a Cuban sandwich?Chef Lui Arango: I always put my own twist on everything; but a good Cuban must have roast pork, ham, Swiss cheese, mustard, mayo, butter, pickles and a of course a good Cuban bread.

Latin Times Magazine: When did you know you wanted to be a chef? Chef Ze Carlos: As a young boy in Mexico

Latin Times Magazine: What is your most favorite dish to create? Chef Ze Carlos: Chiles Rellenos

Latin Times Magazine: What advice can you give to young aspiring Chefs? Chef Ze Carlos: Cooking is an art that requires 100% of your creativity and inspiration – only get into the kitchen when your heart is into it

Latin Times Magazine: Who is YOUR favorite Latino Chef?

Chef Ze Carlos: Mi Compatriota: Aquiles Chavez

Latin Times Magazine: Do you know how to make a Cuban sandwich? Chef Ze Carlos: Yes I can…and love them…they are a staple here in South Florida

Did YOU Know?Latin Times Media, Inc., also has a food and Restaurant

Website where you can check out delicious cultural Recipes, read about Florida Restaurant Reviews, find a Restuarant in the growing Florida Restaurant Directory,

and MORE! Visit us at: www.Latin-Restaurants.com


Latin Times Magazine: When did you know you wanted to be a chef?Doreen Colondres: I studied marketing and public relations first and I worked in that field for a few years but food was always my hobby since I was very little. I was always cooking for friends and sending them emails with markets and restaurants I visited around the world. But about 7 years ago I realized that to be happy you need to do what you love, you have to fight for your dreams and wake up every day loving what you do in life because it’s all about passion. I did some TV in the past so I knew I wanted to go back, but it was an idea from my friend and amazing professional photographer Omar Cruz who told me “why you don’t do on TV, what you do with me and all your friends all the time, there is no one like you on tv”. I was shocked at the beginning but it only took me a month to create La Cocina No Muerde. That’s how I started sharing my stories and recipes with new friends around the world. Then, I knew I had to go back to school to become a professional cook!

Latin Times Magazine: What advice can you give to young aspiring Chefs?Doreen Colondres: The best advice I could give would be to respect the ingredients, never stop studying and never stop growing in your career and travel as much as you can. If you can’t travel read, read and read so you really understand any type cuisine before cooking it and “selling” it as “x or y” country. This world is huge, there are no limits and there is an opportunity for each talented and creative person, work hard and do it!


Latin Times Magazine: When did you know you wanted to be a chef?Chef Tony Duen: Since I was 11 year old, that was the first time I cooked a full meal for my family. Since then I have been cooking and traveling. Learning everything that I could along the way with different chefs and styles.

Latin Times Magazine: What is your favorite dish to create? Chef Tony Duen: I like Chinese cuisine with a Latin fusion, with so many different styles. Plus I like to use the smoking system that brings out new flavors and styles.

Latin Times Magazine: Who is YOUR favorite Latino Chef? Chef Tony Duen: Chef Jose Garces. When I saw him on Iron Chef, it gave me more will to continue my career and aim to get to the top.

Latin Times Magazine: Do you know how to make a Cuban Sandwich?Chef Tony Duen: The Cuban Sandwich is my favorite sandwich, the classic Cuban sandwich!

Latin Times Magazine: When did you know you wanted to be a chef?Oscar Funez: It is interesting because my dream was not being a chef, I wanted to be a lawyer. I was in college when I decided to quit my career and move to this country without knowing absolutely anything about food besides what my mother had taught me. When I moved to Tampa from Los Angeles, I started working at The Columbia Restaurant then I knew that my real career was to be a chef because I felt the passion for this.

Latin Times Magazine: What is your most favorite dish to create?Oscar Funez: In my country we have a traditional dish, it is called "Sopa de caracol " which is sea snail with bananas, yucca or cassava, platanos and coconut milk so that's my favorite dish to make because it reminds me of home.

Latin Times Magazine: Who is YOUR favorite Latino Chef? Oscar Funez: I could say that my boss Chef Jerry Bayona, he has taught me how to discover flavors, techniques and the art of cooking that I didn't know existed, I am who I am now, because of him.

Latin Times Magazine: Tell us about your family, and your backgroundFernando Rosado: I was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico of a Puerto Rican father and my mother is originally from Spain. Growing up was fun since I was the fourth out of 5 children. My mother taught cooking classes and I loved pitching in and helping out. We grew up in an upper class family, so I was exposed to great restaurants. My mother’s side of the family was all pride in their cooking and they all catered parties. My grandmother taught me how to cook the best flan in the world when I was 10 years old!

Latin Times Magazine: What is your most favorite dish to create?Fernando Rosado: I have to say that my favorite dishes to prepare are the typical Puerto Rican and Spanish dishes but I do a fusion between both cuisines and there's a twist, I make them healthier.

Latin Times Magazine: Who is YOUR favorite Latino Chef? Fernando Rosado: My favorite Latino chef at the moment is Chef Jimmy Carey, chef, owner and creator of JimmyZ Kitchen, in Miami he was just added to the Zagat Book of restaurants. I admire his ethic and his accomplishments.

The Holy Place


Church, where did “Church” originate? What did Yeshua (Jesus) mean when he said “You shall do these things but greater?” Why is the Church today weak and lacking the supernatural power of God? These questions should be asked of the church today and Pastors should be challenged by these questions. What is a big concern is that some Churchea have been compromising the word of God, leaving out the fun-damental roots of God’s true plan for his church. To under-stand what the church actually is you must dig deep into its roots from where it originated. Yeshua (Jesus) said to Peter in Mathew 16:18 “And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” Peter was one of Yeshua’s (Jesus’) most faithful Dis-ciple even though he did deny him, he repented and it was on him that the church was founded.

The true and original church was established through the Disciples of Yeshua Hamashiach (Jesus Christ) through the Jews first then the gentiles, they gathered in homes, places where they would break bread and fellowship, miracles were performed daily, signs and wonders. All being taught through testimony of each disciple and their relationship with Jesus Christ. It is by the word of their testimony that people both Jew and Gentile were won to Christ.

The Church today has become a show of words so often given

to tickle the ears of its members, to become a place without disci-pleship but to overlook and miss the fundamental essentials that the church was based on, it’s Hebrew roots. Every one of the disciples walked in the constant flow of the supernatural power of the Holy Spirit, sadly enough the church has become dead, powerless, stag-nate, and blind. Who was the foundation of the church, was it Jesus Christ, it was Peter, his name meaning The Rock. Peter was a Hebrew Fisherman who was chosen with the other disciples to spread the message of our savior throughout the world, it wasn’t the gentiles, it all started with the Jews, yes the church’s roots, the very foundation is the inheritance of what we are grafted into. Romans 11:17 says...” But if some of the branches were broken off, and you, although a wild olive shoot, were grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing root of the olive tree.” You see God brought us back into our inheritance of the blessings, the roots, and the essence of the Hebrew heritage.

This deception all began in the Roman Catholic Church where as many truths were taken out and changed for the convenience of their teaching of Christianity. The great reformation beginning with Martin Luther once believed that the churches true roots must be maintained but eventually through Calvin and other reformist it was changed by making the Jews the enemy of the church and blaming them for Christ’s death, therefore the deception began not only through the Roman Catholic Church but all the Organized Churches that broke away from the Catholic Church. Jesus never once said to abolish his people, he never turned from his roots as a Jew, he never said that after him there was no need to adhere to the knowledge of the Hebrew people, in fact he stated “"Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill..” (Matthew 5:17). Jesus also stated that he was going to return to the same place he ascended to the father. In reality all the promises to Israel remain in place and the greatest thing about this is now through Jesus we have the right to be a part of this inheritance. In these times there are Messianic Jews who are Jews who have accepted Jesus as their savior and Messiah.

The True Roots of the Church


For YOU and those special moms, aunts, grandmothers, daughters, granddaughters and AMIGAS in your life! Gentlemen are invited!

Ladies Tea Party and Spa Party: Sunday, October 12th, 2014: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM @ Empress Tea Room @ Carrollwood Area of Tampa. Show the special mom/lady in your life that you still love to talk and spend time with her…! Join us at this charming Victorian Room, where you will be awed by the formal setting and beauty of the room. Feel spoiled, as you are served with Crystal, Linens and Bone China. Talk and get to know other local women in an atmosphere designed to make you unwind and relax. Develop new friendships or business relationships; afterward enjoy a delicious Champagne Mimosa and a Chocolate fountain with delicious fresh fruits. Relax and unwind in the Garden Spa we create, while enjoying the firm hands of our massage therapists, featured spa service, beauty consults and more from one of our exhibitors! Speakers: Motivational Speaker & Entertainment, A beautiful bonding experience, empow-ering and fun. Sponsorship opportunities are available. Info: [email protected] or call (813) 407-6866.

Community Events

4th Annual Cuban Sandwich Festival!March is Cuban Sandwich Month –By Official Proclamation! this year, Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn issued an official proclamation –March is Cuban Sandwich Month, and for the next Cuban Sandwich Festi-val. The 4th Annual National Cuban Sandwich Festival, a time when some of the biggest names in Florida and VIP’s from around the nation re-unite and join efforts in celebration of the Cuban Sandwiches Rich Culinary and Cultural History! An exciting FREE COMMUNITY event the Cuban Sandwich Festival is an exciting festival and contest to find THE BEST Cuban Sandwiches in the Nation! In preparation for the more “national” feel the Cuban Sandwich Festival has taken on, each year there will also be a South Florida; Semi-Finals. Nominated Restaurants have the opportunity to compete FOR FREE if registered before January 1st, 2015. The top 3 winners of the Semi-Finals will be automatically registered in the Nationals which will take place in His-toric Ybor City, Florida. The South Florida; Semi-Finals will take place on Saturday, January 31st, 2015. The 4th Annual National Cuban Sand-wich Festival will now be a weekend filled event! The event is sched-uled to take place on the weekend of: Friday, March 20th Thru Sunday, March 22nd, 2015 in Historic Ybor City, Florida! For more info please contact: (813) 407-6866 / [email protected]

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ACTOR RICARDO CHAVEZ LANZA

LIBRO Por Gabriela Guerrero

Tu Vida No Tiene Que Ser Una Novela es la primera obra literaria del talentoso y reconocido actor mexicano, Ricardo Chávez. Después de muchas novelas, películas y obras de teatro, Ricardo aún conserva sen-cillez, pasión por la vida, amor por su familia, y agradecimiento a su público. El libro es una guía a un descubrimiento personal y espiritual respondiendo a preguntas como ¿Quién soy? ¿Cuál es el propósito de mi vida? ¿Por qué estoy aquí? ¿A dónde voy? ¿Por qué no soy feliz? ¿Por qué sufro? ¿Qué es el amor a primera vista? ¿Hay vida después de la muerte? ¿Por qué hay desastres naturales? ¿Qué significan los sueños? ¿Qué son los espíritus?

Por medio de este libro, el autor provee las herramientas necesarias para alcanzar la felicidad. Al preguntarle sobre sus inicios con el tema de la espiritualidad, Chávez relata que “desde muy niño era muy sen-sible a estas cosas. Tuve una gran suerte, mi madre me inició, cultivó

todo mi lado espiritual”. Un ávido lector con más de diez mil libros en su biblioteca personal, añadió “Yo crecí más o menos solo porque mis hermanos me llevaban muchos años, y yo estaba solo todo el tiempo. Mi padre siempre viajando, mi madre en sus cosas, y eso, si bien no es lo ideal, para mí fue muy importante porque mis amigos eran los libros. Entre la lectura, entre la imaginación y el preguntarme cosas, fui poco a poco entendiendo todo eso [espiritualidad]”.

La decisión de escribir este libro la tomó cuando fueron sus pa-labras las que evitaron que una seguidora de su página social en el internet se suicidara, “Yo siempre estoy en contacto con la gente, me gusta mucho escribir en las redes sociales. El tratar de ayudar a la gente en lo que pueda es algo que disfruto mucho”. Su genero-sidad y amor por al prójimo es evidente cuando nos dice “Todo lo que se saque del libro, y de cualquiera de sus productos, conceptos y demás, es para caridad, porque yo no puedo cobrar por algo que no es mío. Es decir, yo no estudié como escribir este libro para escribir el libro. Un medico sí estudia medicina, por lo tanto puede cobrar.

La gente que tenemos la fortuna, ó la misión de esclarecer a algunas personas, no tenemos derecho a cobrar un centavo, porque [lo que sabemos] no es nuestro, esto viene de algún lugar, mucho más elevado que nosotros. Por eso es que no puedo cobrar” El objetivo de Tu Vida No Tiene Que Ser Una Novela no es sólo revelar todo lo que ocurre en el plano espiritual, sino también promover la caridad por medio de Una Caridad Por Día, un concepto que explica en su libro.

EL MUY ESPERADO DISCO DE CHAYANNE Por Gabriela Guerrero

Después de más de cuatro años de ausencia, el talentoso y carismático Chayanne lanzó su último disco: En Todo Estaré. Esta muy esperada producción discográfica cuenta con una versión original y una versión deluxe. La versión original, donde aparece el artista con los ojos cerrados en la

caratula, cuenta con once canciones inéditas como: “Madre tierra” (Oye), “Humanos a Marte”, “Tu respiración”, “Bailan-do dos corazones”, “Mareaito con tu amor”, “En todo estaré”, “Quiero Bailar Contigo”, “Dímelo”, “De todas”, “Infinita tú” y “Tubuduru”. En la versión deluxe, Chayanne luce una mira-da cálida en una fotografía en blanco y negro. Esta versión, además de las once canciones presenta versiones acústicas de los temas “Tu respiración” y “Dímelo” así como una remezcla urbana de su éxito internacional “Humanos a Marte” junto a Yandel.

La fanaticada de Chayanne tuvo la oportunidad de conoc-erlo personalmente en la tienda Brandsmart de Dadeland Mall como parte de la gira promocional del album.

Después de una larga espera, entre gritos y lágrimas de emoción, todos los fans abrazaron y se tomaron fotografías con el artista. Chayanne, con una sonrisa de oreja a oreja, se mostró muy emocionado, atento, cariñoso, y muy agradecido por el afecto y apoyo del público.

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PLAY GOLF FOR A GOOD CAUSESouth Florida will bring awareness to kidney disease during The Na-tional Kidney Foundation NFK Golf Classic on September 26, 2014 at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables.

The National Kidney Foundation is the leading organization in the U.S. dedi-cated to the awareness, prevention and treatment of kidney disease for hundreds of thousands of healthcare professionals, millions of patients and their families, and tens of millions of Americans at risk.David Perez, South Florida’s Regional De-velopment Manager, said that funds raised during this event will be used to benefit patients of kidney disease through support groups, health screening, dialysis treat-ments, medication, and transportation.

The winning foursomes of this presti-gious amateur golf tournament for chari-ty will receive an invitation to participate in the NKF Golf Classic National Finals at the magnificent Pebble Beach Resorts in Monterey, CA. The NKF Golf Classic at Biltmore Golf Course is one of over 30 qualifying tournaments held throughout the U.S. All proceeds benefit the National Kidney Foundation of Florida, an affili-ate of the National Kidney Foundation.Perez invites our community to be part of this fundraiser by sponsoring a hole or purchas-ing a foursome to play in the tournament. For more info contact the Nation-al Kidney Foundation (305)648-9004.

MIAMI SAYS STOP CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECTAmigos For Kids, a Miami-based non-profit organization dedicated to preventing child abuse and neglect, hosted Miami’s most popular and anticipated annual fundraiser, the 2014 Voya Mi-ami Celebrity Domino Night, on Saturday, June 14, at Jungle Island with more than 1,800 guests. Devoted to strengthening families and educating communities, Amigos For Kids once again partnered with title sponsor Voya Financial and major corporate sponsors Bac-ardí U.S.A., Walmart and The Lincoln Motor Company for the highly anticipated event. “Amigos For Kids is extremely fortunate to once again have celebrated an incredibly success-ful Voya Domino Night,” said Rosa Maria Plasencia, Amigos For Kids President & CEO. “I’d like to take this opportunity to extend our appreciation to Voya Financial, for their 10-year title sponsorship and their great collaboration over that long period of time. We also take this opportunity to extend our appreciation for the giving spirit of our community leaders, celebrities and media and restaurant sponsors. With your help, we exceeded our fundraising goals and raised $400,000, our most successful Domino to date! It is all thanks to the contin-ued contributions of those Amigos that believe in our mission and the work we do for South Florida’s children and families.” For more information please visit www.amigoforkids.org

TELEMUNDO’S PREMIOS TU MUNDO CELEBRATED FANS VOTES Telemundo’s live broadcast of the third annual “Premios Tu Mundo” (Your World Awards) from the Amer-ican Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida, celebrated fans’ votes for favorite actors, singers and TV moments through a selection process that combined the power of television, web, mobile and social media platforms. Music and Television stars attended the event hosted by Gaby Espino and Aaron Diaz, which featured thrill-ing performances and appearances by renowned artists, including Juanes, Lucero, Gerardo Ortiz and David Bisbal among others. Top honors went to lead actors Rafael Amaya and Gaby Espino who received Favorite Lead Actor awards. On the music side, the Ortiz brothers walked out with an award each, with Gerardo Ortiz taking Favorite Norteño Artist and Kevin Ortiz taking Favorite Banda; while Favorite Pop Artist went to Enrique Iglesias, who also won Party-Starting Song for his summer hit “Bailando.” “Santa Diabla” was awarded Novela of the Year and Best Bad Luck Moment. Fans all over the world voted from 26 competing categories, among them: Best Reality Momento: Caso Cerrado, Best Villain-Male: Carlos Ponce and Best Villain-Female: Ximena Duque. For a complete list of winners visit www.PremiosTuMundo.com

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LOS MISERABLES DE VICTOR HUGO AHORA UNA TELENOVELALa novela francesa de Víctor Hugo, “Los Miserables,” es un clásico el cual ha sido adaptado al teatro y a la pantalla grande con mucho éxito. En septiembre, Tele-mundo trae este épico drama francés narrado en un contexto contemporáneo, a la pantalla chica para el deleite de los amantes de telenovelas.

“Los Miserables” es una historia de perse-guidores y perseguidos, en la que todos los personajes van tejiendo nudos de suspen-

so, acción y muertes en un mundo que los obligará a sacar las garras para poder defenderse de sus enemigos, aunque la lu-cha más dura le tocará justamente a Lucía Durán “Lucha”. Lucía, es una mujer perse-guida por la ley pero inocente, que tiene que resistir, luchar y ocultarse tenazmente y con astucia, hasta demostrar su integ-ridad ante su perseguidor, Daniel Ponce, jefe de detectives del departamento de narcóticos y quien es también el hombre al que ella ama. La novela es grabada en su totalidad en Mexico y cuenta con con un elenco estelar: Aracely Arámbula, Erik Hayser, Aylín Mujica, Gabriel Porras y con la actuación especial de Aarón Díaz. Para mayor informacion visite www.telemundo.com

Tiempo LibreIn honor of Hispanic Heritage Month 2014, the Straz Center for the Performing Arts Sat, Oct. 11, at 7:30 p.m., in Morsani Hall.

This Cuban-born but Miami-based en-semble creates a joyous mix of traditional Cuban timba with classical training and an ear for new sounds emerging in the U.S. Their “addictive, rhythmic concoc-tion” (Creative Loafing Charlotte) of horns, percussion, guitars and warm, chocolatey vocals emerges from a deep enthusiasm for music’s ability to free the spirit. Raised during Castro’s Cuba, the members of Tiempo Libre clandestinely channeled Miami radio stations after hours, and, in the nights of their youth, absorbed the forbid-den sounds of Earth, Wind and Fire, Chaka Khan, Michael Jackson and Gloria Estefan. Electrifying and supremely talented, Tiem-po Libre brings a hip-shaking, foot-tapping, hand-clapping hybrid of the heat of Havana & Miami and the cool tones of American funk, jazz and R&B. Tickets: 813.229.STAR.

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