Latinos are very sensitive to different accents. I sort of lost my Mexican accent, and that's what they were looking for in this case — some sort of neutral accent that could be understood on both coasts and in different Hispanic communities: Puerto Ricans on the East Coast, Cubans in Fort Lauderdale and Mexican-Americans in Los Angeles. |
Often [our non-native Spanish-speaking listeners] are nervous about being on the air, worried that they might make a mistake. But we receive plenty of e-mails from English-speaking soccer fans who listen to us regularly. |
Our program's emphasis is on Latin American, especially Mexican, soccer, |
The restaurant business is definitely exciting, with lots of energy that goes way beyond what's on the plate, ... I do a lot of behind-the-scenes stuff. My forte is financing and numbers. |
We still have a long way to go, but the commitment is there. |
What is surprising, ... how little attention [the memo] has received in some of the most important news media in the United States despite its being an official document that contradicts the North American version of the beginning of the war. |
When you look at a plate of food it has to be equally appealing to the ownership as to the customer, ... You want a great product, but you can't compromise the profit. |