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Myrna Kahan

Nos encantaría presentar una nuevo periodista a Wehpa. Myrna Kahan es una exitosa mujer hispana de negocios y periodista nacida en San Juan, Puerto Rico. Llegó a Canadá en 1989 y rápidamente se convirtió en una personalidad de los medios de comunicación dentro de...

Mario Funes

Mario Funes - Music Specialist Correspondent based out of Toronto Mario Funes is half of the Woke Up A Rebel DJ/Producer team.He was born in San Salvador, El Salvador, and is Salvadoran/Mexican.He relocated to Toronto, Canada, when he was almost three years old, and...
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Andres Ramirez

Andres Ramirez is the son of immigrant parents.  He grew up watching his parents...

CapitanMega Atlanta Correspondent.

We are excited to introduce CapitanMega to the Wehpa Familia. He is Wehpa's correspondent...

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La Catrina: The 100-Year-Old Skeleton Who Was Making Fun of You

La Catrina meaning: José Guadalupe Posada etched her around 1910 to mock Mexicans pretending to be European. Diego Rivera named her in 1947. Now she's the face of Día de los Muertos.

Is Día de los Muertos “Mexican Halloween”? No. Here’s the Difference

Día de los Muertos vs Halloween: one fears the dead, the other invites them to dinner. Different origins, different dates, different point. Plus the parade a Bond movie invented.

Día de los Muertos Ofrenda: What Every Item on the Altar Actually Means

Ofrenda meaning, item by item: why the marigolds, the salt, the water, the papel picado, the dog, the levels, and what goes on the altar for children vs adults on Nov 1 and 2.

Día de la Raza: Why Most of Latin America Stopped Calling It Columbus Day

Día de la Raza meaning: what October 12 commemorates, why Spain, Mexico and Argentina named it that in the 1910s–20s, and the ten different names Latin America uses for it now.