In just two days, the calendar will jump to the year 2012. 
And while some people plan their year festivities, others worry of doomsday scenarios and point at the Mayan calendar’s ancient prophecies on the end of the world. Independent Producer Maria Martin reports from Guatemala, the land of the Maya, to see what people are saying about 2012.
If you’ve never heard the music of Los Tigres Del Norte, chances are you’ve at least heard their name. The Norteño super group gained popularity among Mexican immigrants by giving them a voice through their songs. But their music has also defied musical boundaries, extending their influence beyond their frontera roots. In 2005, Brenda de Anda profiled Los Tigres Del Norte, and today, we bring you a re-airing of that piece.
For the last show of the year, we break away from the headlines into the world of music. Perhaps Calle 13, Romeo Santos and DJ Geko Jones ring a bell? Maria Hinojosa talks to Jasmine Garsd, co-host of NPR’s Alt.Latino, for an overview on the happenings in Latin music and entertainment of the past year.
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María Emilia Martin is a pioneering public radio journalist with over two dozen awards for her work covering Latino issues and Latin America. She started her career at the first community public radio station owned and operated by Latinos in the U.S. She has developed ground-breaking programs and series for public radio, including NPR’s Latino USA, and Despues de las Guerras: Central America After the Wars. A recipient of Fulbright and Knight Fellowships, she has extensive experience in journalism and radio training, in the U.S., Mexico, Guatemala, Bolivia and other countries.
Alt.Latino co-host Jasmine Garsd is an Argentine journalist living in the United States. She grew up in Buenos Aires, on a steady diet of Latin rock music. She’s worked on NPR’s Talk Of The Nation, Morning Edition and Tell Me More as a producer and editor, and has reported for Latino USA. Although she loves doing hard news reporting she’s thrilled to be getting six precious hours of sleep a day, and to be able to focus full time on her passion for music. If coaxed with enough red wine, she will occasionally sing in Felix Contreras’ band.
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Las Christmas
The Green American Dream
After the Earthquake
The Price of Intolerance
Connecting to Nature: From One Generation to Another
Young Latino Men: Sex, Health & Empowerment
Turning Farm Workers into Farm Owners
EL Dia de los Muertos and RadioNature
Nicaragua: Women, Violence and Elections
The Evolving Occupy Wall Street
From the Fields to the Operating Room
Protesting for Diversity
Working for Change
The Latino List: Behind The Scenes
Bone Marrow
Memorias of 9/11
Hispanic Republicans of Texas
Immigration Enforcement… and a Taste of Cuban Rhapsody
Autoras
RadioNature
Los Congueros
Las Rockeras
Kidnap Radio
La Nueva Onda of Latin Music
Arturo O’Farrill and Tats Cru
The Latino Problem
Honduras
Say Her Name
Mayan Migration
Sergio Mendes
Mentoring, Music and Mexico
The Grammy Controversy and Latin Jazz
Tears of a Ghetto Klown
Actions and Consequences
Los Grandes de Mexico
Unintended Consequences
From California to Cuba to the Cosmos
After the Earthquake
Immigration Reform on the Local Level
Growing Up Gay and Latino
Democracy in Latin America and a Play about Immigrant Mothers
Not Politically Correct
Planned Parenthood on Trial
Invisible
Some Unsung Heroes… and a Grammy Award Winner
Bridging The Gaps or Quite The Opposite?
All Eyes on Egypt
Vikki Carr
Scene of the Crime
Tucson Shooting Aftermath
The Latino Decade Ahead
Girl in a Coma
