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Characters, Venezuela

The Interview You May Never See

By Jorge Ramos Avalos, March 4, 2019 March 6, 2019
The Interview You May Never See

“If the devil offered me an interview, I’d go to hell.” — Julio Scherer García, Mexican editor and journalist.

I interviewed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas recently. Unfortunately, it’s quite possible that nobody will ever see the footage. Just 17 minutes into our conversation at the Miraflores presidential palace, Maduro stood up and called the interview off.

Characters, Culture, Mexico

ROMA’ Wasn’t Built in a Day

By Jorge Ramos Avalos, February 20, 2019 February 20, 2019
ROMA’ Wasn’t Built in a Day

Time, or rather a lack of it, had always been the problem. The director Alfonso Cuarón wanted to make another film with Emmanuel Lubeski, the celebrated cinematographer and a close friend of his, known as “El Chivo,” but they wanted to do it at their own pace.

Characters, Mexico

Elena Poniatowska and the Massacre of 1968

By Jorge Ramos Avalos, October 3, 2018 October 3, 2018
Elena Poniatowska and the Massacre of 1968

The blood was still on the ground. On the evening of Oct. 2, 1968, the administration of Mexican President Gustavo Díaz Ordaz orchestrated a massacre of student protesters in Mexico City’s Tlatelolco Square. Hundreds — we will never know exactly how many — were gunned down by the army and the police.

Characters

Oriana Fallaci: A Life Asking Questions

By Jorge Ramos Avalos, April 4, 2018 April 5, 2018
Oriana Fallaci: A Life Asking Questions

Oriana Fallaci was quite a remarkable interviewer. For journalists who grew up before the era of computers, the internet and smartphones, few events were more anticipated than the one-on-one interviews conducted by this renowned Italian journalist. She aggressively confronted those in power, and her articles almost always ended in controversy.

Characters, Culture

Guillermo del Toro’s Monsters

By Jorge Ramos Avalos, February 28, 2018 February 28, 2018
Guillermo del Toro’s Monsters

Guillermo del Toro was nervous. It was a Friday night in January, and he was waiting to see the first U.S. audience numbers for his film, “The Shape of Water.”

Characters, Opinion

Dr. Q’s Hands

By Jorge Ramos Avalos, August 2, 2017 August 2, 2017
Dr. Q’s Hands

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The brain is pulsating in front of me — I never imagined that the brain could pulsate as the heart does. It’s beige, almost light brown. Purple veins and arteries sprawl like a spider web.

Characters, Columns, Immigration, International

The Angel of Sea

By Jorge Ramos Avalos, December 21, 2016 February 19, 2017
The Angel of Sea

ROME — One person with a cellphone can save so many lives.

Characters, Columns

The Many Homes of Sandra Cisneros

By Jorge Ramos Avalos, August 24, 2016 February 19, 2017
The Many Homes of Sandra Cisneros

What makes one of the most celebrated American writers — and a living legend of the Chicano literary genre — decide to pack up and move to Mexico?

Characters, Columns, Culture

Speaking With an Accent, Proudly

By Jorge Ramos Avalos, November 18, 2015 February 19, 2017

When Spanish actor Antonio Banderas made his first movie in the U.S., in 1992, he barely spoke English. In fact, in order to star in “The Mambo Kings,” he learned his lines phonetically.

Characters, Columns, Opinion, Politics

The Paths of Joan Manuel Serrat

By Jorge Ramos Avalos, October 21, 2015 February 19, 2017

Throughout his 50-year career, the Spanish musician and songwriter Joan Manuel Serrat has navigated countless paths — and his timeless songs have been with me through the years as I have traveled on my own paths. In fact, his music has become an essential component of my life’s musical score. Understandably, I was thrilled to book an interview with him recently.

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THE SECRET LIVES OF LUGGAGE

Prison for singing in Cuba

Prison for singing in Cuba

HEAT THAT KILLS

HEAT THAT KILLS

BEHIND THE PICTURE

BEHIND THE PICTURE

THERE ARE NO GOOD DICTATORS

THERE ARE NO GOOD DICTATORS

Dying to Cross (PART 2)

Dying to Cross (PART 2)

THE FIESTA IS ON THE LEFT

THE FIESTA IS ON THE LEFT

HOW KATYA TOOK US INTO THE HEAVENS

HOW KATYA TOOK US INTO THE HEAVENS

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Jorge Ramos has been the host of Univision News since 1986. He writes a weekly column for more than 40 newspapers in the United States and Latin America and publishes daily radio commentary for the Univision Radio network. Ramos also hosts Al Punto, the weekly Univision public affairs program that offers an analysis of the best stories of the week, and Fusion AMERICA with Jorge Ramos, a news program aimed at young adults. Ramos has won eight Emmy awards and is the author of ten books, the most recent, STRANGER - The challenge of a Latino immigrant in the Trump era.
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HEAT THAT KILLS

By Jorge Ramos Avalos, July 27, 2022 July 27, 2022
Immigration, Mexico, U.S.A.

BEHIND THE PICTURE

By Jorge Ramos Avalos, July 20, 2022 July 20, 2022
Politics

THERE ARE NO GOOD DICTATORS

By Jorge Ramos Avalos, July 13, 2022 July 14, 2022
Immigration, U.S.A.

Dying to Cross (PART 2)

By Jorge Ramos Avalos, July 7, 2022 July 7, 2022
Colombia, Politics

THE FIESTA IS ON THE LEFT

By Jorge Ramos Avalos, June 29, 2022 June 29, 2022
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