You dabbled back into spanish with your track for the film Casa De Mi Padre, what was that like, and did it inspire you to possibly do more in spanish music soon?

I embrace my Latino fans. Since my first Spanish album I have really wanted to make another one.  They have been with me since the start and are so loyal. I hope to make another album for them soon

What song that you have done do you consider your most personal?
Most of my songs were written or chosen from a place of personal interest. I think the best music comes from a place within, a place with meaning. And I know fans find a connection with that. Be it from a darker past experience, to the joys of being a new mom and a “superhero’ to just songs that express myself. I think for every song there is a story & it can speak to people in so many different ways. That is important to me.

What song from another artist do you most relate to or always feel connected to when you hear it?
It’s so hard to pick just one. I appreciate all different types of music.

What can we expect from your new material? Do you have a personal deadline for your new music?
The new album is going to be very introspective. I had some great ups and downs in the past few years and my album will really reflect all that. I am really excited for the album

What 3 artists would you like to one day collaborate with down the line or in upcoming releases?
I love working with my fellow coaches. I feel they are all great musicians in their own right and I always welcome crossing over into other genres be it rock with Adam, country with Blake and R&B with Cee Lo.

What would you consider your greatest accomplishment in your artistic and personal life?
After having Max I was changed as a person. I started to get involved with helping children and I became an ambassador for the United Nations World Food Programme. The work and travels have become something that I strive to do more every year. We have helped so many hungry kids and have so many more to feed.

You are looked up to as a strong woman, balancing love, family and a successful career… Is that something your mother instilled in you? Do you have any mottos?
My motto has always been to stay true to who you are. Don’t let others change you. Never forget what your goal is and where you came from and follow that goal until the end.

Tell us something people might be surprised to hear about you (a hidden passion, talent, quirk, etc)?
I love being creative and scrap booking. During my down time I love to sit on the floor and create books and scrapbooks, holiday memories for Max to cherish as he gets older.

Enter to win a Dark Shadows prize pack!

How to enter: Unscramble the words to reveal the actress in Dark Shadows who has Spanish heritage:  EEHANL MABNOH RCATRE. Email us the answer at Cartas@paratodos.com. The winner will be selected at random on May 15th.

The prizes: 

(For two)– DARK SHADOWS Hollywood Movie Money

Hollywood Movie Money is a free admission voucher to see a predetermined film (Dark Shadows) redeemable nation wide starting 5/11/12 through Thurs., 6/14/12 in any theater excluding AMC Theaters.

Dark Shadows Charcoal Collinsport T-shirt

Dark Shadow Disco Ball Key Tag (TBD)

Dark Shadows Poster

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‘Avengers’ Opens to Record-Shattering $200.3 Million; $641.8 MILLION GLOBALLY

The Walt Disney Studios announced today that Marvel’s The Avengers posted an estimated $200.3 million in its domestic debut May 4-6, shattering previous records and positioning the film as the highest-grossing domestic debut of all time. The film’s cumulative global box office gross is an estimated $641.8 million over 12 days in release.

In just three days, Marvel’s the Avengers is the fastest movie to reach $200 million domestically. The domestic debut kicked off Friday, May 4 and marks the second highest single day take of all time at $80.5 million. Saturday’s box office gross of $69.7 million is the highest Saturday take of all time. Moviegoers gave Marvel’s The Avengers a rare and perfect A+ CinemaScore.

Marvel’s The Avengers began opening internationally April 25 and crossed the $600 million mark globally May 6 after just 12 days in release.

International box office highlights include:

• Opened May 3 in Russia with $17.9 million, the biggest Marvel opening weekend ever
• Opened May 5 in China with $17.4 million
• Biggest opening weekend of all time in Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Ecuador, Peru, Central America, Bolivia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand, and Philippines

Marvel’s The Avengers has now opened in all major markets except Israel, Poland, and Japan.

The film’s success comes a month after Marvel and Disney announced that a sequel to 2011’s Captain America: The First Avenger will be released April 4, 2014. A sequel to last summer’s Thor is scheduled for release November 15, 2013, and the third installment of the hit Iron Man series, which has earned over $1.2 billion worldwide, will arrive in theaters May 3, 2013.

Marvel’s The Avengers is the first Marvel Studios film to be marketed and distributed by The Walt Disney Studios.

Check out Juanes rocking Balmain at the 2012 Latin Billboards in Miami. The latin king of rock has the current #1 song on the Billboard Latin charts with his new single “La Señal”.

The Walt Disney Studios has announced a U.S. release date of March 14, 2014, for Maleficent, starring Angelina Jolie in the title role as Disney’s ultimate villain. The live-action film explores the origins of the evil fairy Maleficent and what led her to curse Princess Aurora in Disney’s animated classic Sleeping Beauty. Leading a team of visionary filmmakers known for creating and transporting audiences to new and exciting worlds, Academy Award®-winning production designer Robert Stromberg (Avatar, Disney’s Alice in Wonderland and Oz The Great and Powerful) will direct with a script by Linda Woolverton (Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, and Alice in Wonderland). Maleficent is produced by Joe Roth (Disney’s Alice in Wonderland and Oz The Great and Powerful).

The Colombian beauty and star of Modern Family will be hosting tonights brand new episode of SNL.

The actress joins the few elite group of latinos that have hosted the program that include Antonio Banderas, Jennifer Lopez, Jessica Alba, Eva Longoria, Salma Hayek and Christina Aguilera.

Check out William Levy on our April 2012 cover. The latino actor poses in Gucci exclusively for our cameras. The full interview will be released friday.

The photoshoot took place at Luxe Rodeo Drive.

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The swallows are returning to San Juan Capistrano, California this weekend! The town will be celebrating this weekend with a parade and festival. For more details on the festival visit the official website www.swallowsparade.com

Check out this first image of The Carrie Diaries starring AnnaSophia Robb as a young Carrie Bradshaw coming of age in the 1980s.

Photo Credit: Eric Liebowitz