Week # Air Date, 2/05/2006

Segment #1: WORLD SOCIAL FORUM 2 WAY

Latino USA's Maria Hinojosa speaks with correspondent Michelle Garcia about the World Social Forum in Caracas, Venezuela. (Self-contained 4:30)

Segment #2: CHILEAN PRESIDENTIAL CABINET

On January 15th, free-market socialist Michelle Bachelet made history by being elected Chile's first female president. This week, she is expected to make history again by naming her cabinet-the first in this continent to include 50-50 representation of male and female ministers. Latino USA contributor Jen Ross has more from Santiago. (5:04)

Segment #3: HAITI ELECTION UPDATE 2 WAY

Latino USA's Maria Hinojosa speaks with free-lance journalist Reed Lindsay on the current crisis in Haiti. (Self-contained 3:14)

Segment #4: MONOLOGUE: BUBBA JOE SANCHEZ

Hollywood actor Pepe Serna has appeared in more than 100 feature films and 300 TV shows. You probably know him best for his role in Scareface. Pepe played Angel, one of the sidekicks of a ruthless Cuban cocaine dealer played by Al Pacino, in one of the most violent moments from 1980s film making. Angel is chain sawed to pieces in a run-down Miami hotel when a drug deal turns bad. We'll hear a tongue-in-cheek monologue from Pepe Serna's one-man stage show. In this skit, Pepe becomes Bubba Joe Sanchez, a successful Texas Rancher who has some advice for newly arrived Mexican immigrants. 'Now that you're in the United States, you better speak English!' (3:53)

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If you want to learn more about Pepe Serna's one-man show, or his improvisational workshops, visit PepeSerna.com.

Segment #5: Commentary: SCARFACE

When Scarface was first released in 1983, it didn't exactly get rave reviews. The film overflows with profanity and violence, so much that the movie was initially rated X. But 23 years later, Scareface is more popular than ever. This tale of a Cuban drug dealer, Tony Montana, who stabs, shoots, and snorts his way to the top of the mafia heap, has become a gangster classic. In hip-hop culture, and in poor Latino neighborhoods throughout the nation, Tony Montana has become an idol. This film is a favorite of Latino USA commentator John Guardo, who offers us this inside account of why Scarface's popularity continues to explode. (3:03)

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Writer John Guardo lives in New York City.