Lupita is a multimedia content writer, TV hostess, journalist, storyteller, social media and community manager. @Lupitanews.com is an online magazine about travel, culture, the single life. She is passionate about multiculturalism and social media. Contact her via Lupitanews@gmail.com
Content by Lupita Peimbert. (Cinema) – Look at it simply, and it appears like a drag queen’s story. Look at it a little more deeply, and you’ll see a story about love as it affects men, their dreams and conventions. Director Paddy Breathnach brings to life a set of powerful, emotional, and very real situations … More Of love and men: VIVA.
(Film, International) – A estrenarse el próximo 6 de Mayo en San Francisco, la película VIVA, del director Paddy Breathnach, producida por Benicio del Toro y con un elenco buenísimo, muestra las emociones de los hombres. El contexto es controvertido, por demás interesante, y muy sexy. En Cuba, un joven (Hector Medina) que quiere actuar en … More Por fin, una historia de hombres.
By Lupita Peimbert (Culture) – Another enchanting event took place at the Alliance Française de San Francisco Thursday night to celebrate countries where the French language is first or predominant, or where French culture abounds; in this occasion it was dedicated to Switzerland. La Francophonie, as it is known around the globe, is composed of … More An evening for La Francophonie, Jazz, and Camaraderie.
By Lupita Peimbert. (Culture) While thousands of farm workers in California and elsewhere continue a seemingly never ending struggle to achieve better working conditions, their visibility as a group has increased. The public has an awareness of what farm workers bring to the table, and why it is extremely important to protect their rights as … More A powerful legacy, and the leadership many wish to have.
Por Lupita Peimbert. (Cultura) – En el garaje de su casa desde hace siete años, mes tras mes y sin faltar, Jorge y Lourdes se reúnen con otros practicantes de los sones jarochos que tanto ama… Source: Rasgan y taconean una noche al mes, y los vecinos se preguntan de dónde son tales sonidos.
Por Lupita Peimbert. (Cultura) – En el garaje de su casa desde hace siete años, mes tras mes y sin faltar, Jorge y Lourdes se reúnen con otros practicantes de los sones jarochos que tanto aman, y a la fiesta le llaman fandango. El “son jarocho,” es un estilo musical y una tradición popular en … More Rasgan y taconean una noche al mes, y los vecinos se preguntan de dónde son tales sonidos.
“Every actor is right for Hamlet, because there is something of Hamlet in every human being.” – Steven Berkoff, theater legend. (Berkeley, CA) – Shotgun Players begins the Spring season with William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, directed my Mark Jackson. “We begin with a radical production of the world theatre’s most enduring classic. Every actor of the … More A Radical Production of Hamlet.
I write on big yellow legal pads – ideas in outline form when I’m doing stand-up and stuff. It’s vivid that way. I can’t type it into an iPad – I think that would put a filter into the process. -Robin Williams
The City of Parking Horror. Posted by Lupita Peimbert (This was originally posted on September 25, 2014) – San Francisco is one amazing city… and one of horror, for those of us who have to use street parking. People who lack access to a garage suffer the consequences of a city government’s lack of empathy and … More Towing and Parking Issues in SF
By Lupita Peimbert. (Travel) – It was still dark when I arrived at one of Istanbul’s airports at 4am via Turkish Airlines. As a member of Couchsurfing, I had arranged my stay at Altay’s home in the Asian side of Istanbul. For those who may not be familiar with Couchsurfing, this is a community for … More In Istanbul I Stayed with a Man I had Never Met Before.
Happy Valentine’s Day! Freedom, Spontaneity and adventures, Independent, Peace, Finding Oneself. Just a friendly reminder to singles who also do not have a Valentine’s! – Remember: Life is Good! Source: 5 Things Unmarried and Single People Appreciate.
#TreeLover #Sempervirens #Redwoods Photo by Lupita Peimbert.
Por Lupita Peimbert (Cultura). Turista en tu propia ciudad. ¿Cuánta gente lleva años viviendo en cierta área, pero no se ha dado el tiempo de conocerla? – El Distrito de la Misión es el corazón Latino del Norte de California y sin embargo, es un sitio desconocido para miles de personas. Les presento “Dos … More Dos murales y un café.
It looks like a mural observing you and other passers-by; painted in 1994 by Carlos, Emmanuel, and Joshua. It is Carnaval everywhere in the Mission. Carnaval and the spirit of Latinos and those who love the Latino culture Regardless of changing times. On 19th and Harrison. #StreetsofSanFrancisco. #Lupitanews Content by Lupita Peimbert. @Lupitanews.
By Ngobesing Suh Romanus. There’s no magic wand That’ll hand you all you demand There’s no magic man That’ll give you everything in a pan. Peer into the magic mind And no truth you shall find If you give them a little dime They will promise big magic time But it all boils down to … More There Is Not Magic Wand
By Jose R. Padilla and David Bacon (Life). Protect Female Workers. Oakland, California. Across the country, some 400,000 mostly immigrant women work in agriculture, toiling in fields, nurseries and packing plants. Such work is backbreaking and lowpaying. But for many of these women, it is also a nightmare of sexual violence. In a 2010 study from the University … More A nightmare of sexual violence for farm-working, immigrant women.
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