LOCAL CULTURE - The Floricua Newsroom

Aug 2024 22

Have you seen these 11 movies filmed in Miami?

By Floricua Staff | LOCAL CULTURE, EVERGREEN, Floricua Staff

Scratch these movies filmed in Miami off your watchlist.

Set of one of many TV shows and movies filmed in Miami

Jun 2024 7

Bad Bunny combines music and civic duty with two-for-one ticket offer for registered voters

By Mivette Vega | LOCAL CULTURE, COMMUNITY, Mivette Vega

This is not the first time the Grammy-winning artist Bad Bunny, has encouraged voter participation.

May 2024 17

Sitios para ver la gala final de “La casa de los famosos” en Florida y Puerto Rico

By Mivette Vega | LOCAL CULTURE, Mivette Vega

El lunes, 20 de mayo, va a ser la cita más importante de esta temporada, pues será la gran final.

Apr 2024 19

Héctor Lavoe’s ‘El Cantante’ inducted into Library of Congress National Recording Registry

By Mivette Vega | LOCAL CULTURE, COMMUNITY, Mivette Vega

Dozens of Latin songs were nominated this year to be added to the registry, as part of an effort to increase the recognition of Latino contributions to American history and culture.

Apr 2024 16

Puerto Rican population in the US is set to outnumber the island by 2025

By Mivette Vega | LOCAL CULTURE, COMMUNITY, Mivette Vega

According to a recent report by the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics, the Puerto Rican population in the US has been growing steadily since the 2000s.

Mar 2024 25

6 Boricua women in bellas artes you should know

By Crystal Harlan | LOCAL CULTURE, COMMUNITY, Crystal Harlan

From pioneering poets and sculptors to musical composers and Broadway performers, Puerto Rican women have enriched the cultural landscape with their contributions to the fine arts. Puerto Rican women have played a vital role in shaping the narrative of fine arts,...

Feb 2024 26

Floridians embrace stereotypes at inaugural Florida Man Games

By Associated Press | COMMUNITY, LOCAL CULTURE, Associated Press

Promoted as “the most insane athletic showdown on Earth,” the games poke fun at the state’s reputation for bizarre stories that involve brawling, drinking, gunfire, reptile wrangling, and other antics carrying a risk of time in jail or intensive care.