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In French the factor might be called je ne sais quoi In Fuentespeak the salsa gene gives us permission to be as beautiful as we can be It also defines what Latina beauty is: not a look but an Therein lies the gist of that while one cannot stereotype Latinas it is possible to address many of their wider beauty and grooming questions Written primarily by Belen Aranda-Al-varado the book is also a compilation of work by editors at Latina a bilingual magazine for Hispanic women From the basics of base powder and concealer the book moves on to blush eyes hair skin hands and feet fragrance and celebrations Want to know how to achieve Jennifer hairstyle? in there Or the name of Salma lipstick or eye shadow? in there even covers or discovers the secret of many Latin beauties: not fat they say referring to their more generous curves and derrieres While young Anglo women often starve themselves to fit into a cultural norm of thinness many Latinas grow up thinking skinny is ugly The longer they live in In the past to Census US grew by 40 than 31 Hispanics minority decade according Bureau figures the Hispanic population percent to more million By 2005 will be the largest in the country TODAY Fillup Shack David Childers Fillup Shack a gas station out in the sticks a young singer songwriter been compared to Kurt Cobain and given the dreaded tag next Bob Dylan" Americana Showcase host David Childers will open spotlighting material from his soon-to-be-re-leased self-produced CD Good Way To Die" Double Door Inn 218 Independence Blvd Cover varies (704) 376-1446 Colonial dance class Learn traditional 18th century social dance styles such as English country dances and Scottish reels No experience or partner necessary Everyone is welcome Hezekiah Alexander House 3500 Shamrock Dr 6:30 8:30 pm $3 (704) 568-1774 Chamber music Music of the holiday season featuring Round Midnight mens vocal ensemble directed by David Tang St Episcopal Church 115 Seventh St 12:10 pm Free (704) 332-7746 9 am-4 pm weekdays WEDNESDAY Amy Rigby VViil Kimbrough Singersongwriter Amy Rigby paints a realistic picture of life with her music Will Kimbrough also performs in support of his solo debut Double Door Inn 218 Independence Blvd 9:30 pm (704)376-1446 Sizzla Poverty and hopelessness are just a few of the topics in music perform and other hits Mystic Vibrations and Prince Malachi will open Tremont Music Hall 400 Tre-mont Ave 9 pm $22 and $25 and are available at Reggae Central (704)377-2782 THURSDAY Jazzy fund-raiser Loonis McGlohon and Daryle Ryee will perform at the Afro-American Cultural Jazzy Christmas Luncheon McGlohon has composed hundreds of songs and has been inducted into the NC Music Hall of Fame Ryce often referred to as Charlotte's of has toured extensively abroad Adams Mark Hotel Symphony Ballroom Noon $35 (704) 374-1565 FRIDAY Elton John experience Tom Southall curator of photographs at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta discusses Movements from a Chorus of Light: Photographs from the Sir 0-ton John Collection" Southall will present highlights from John's collection of more than 2500 art works The Light Factory 809 Hill SL 7 pm Free (704) 333-9755 Southern Culture on the Skids Chapel own SCOTS boogies down and maybe tosses some fried chicken Royal Fin-gerbowl also plays Tremont Music Hall 400 Tremont Ave $10(704)343-9494 Greater Charlotte Performing Arts Company a new community group of adults and students connected with In Step Dance Studio in Cornelius brings three shows of to the Duke Power Theatre at Spirit Square 8 pm today 2 and 8 pm Saturday $15 (704) 287-6931 The latest offering in the "Adrenaline series Screenings run Fridays and Saturdays at 10:30 pm through Jan 27 for this 45-minute tribute to motocross racing Also features tunes from Motorhead White Zombie and Primer 55 Concord Mills Cinema Concord Mills exit 49 off 1-85 Rims are open to all ages $6 (704)979-0200 United States the more they tend to absorb a narrower ideal of beauty said Yesenia Almonte 24 associate beauty editor of Latina She hopes will help these women be more comfortable with their bodies so they can achieve more self-confidence or as the book dubs it While the term is American slang for obvious female body parts in it refers to tenacity and attitude file ability not to bend to someone stereotype of beauty The magazine is put out by a small staff much of which travels extensively to keep in touch with readers Almonte offered some impressive statistics about the US Latino population In the past decade according to Census Bureau figures the US Hispanic population grew by 40 percent to more than 31 million By 2005 Hispanics will be the largest minority in the country Seventy percent of these mostly young bilingual second-generation Latinos live in the 10 largest American cities and annually spend $400 billion on goods and services Latino consumers are highly concerned about their personal appearance and many outspend other consumers of hair-care and cosmetic products Latinas make up 11 percent of the US female population they use 17 percent of the lip liner" Almonte said Makeup Almonte said almost illusions playing with light and colors maximize while dark Most Latinas have dark eyes and playing up the eyes produces incredible effects Almonte said because they are our most expressive feature Latinas love eyeliner both liquid and pencil she said although she recommended using powder eyeliner for a softer more natural look A very thin eyeliner makes the eyes look smaller she cautioned One of the most interesting aspects of this beauty guide is its discussion of home remedies many handed down for generations by Latino families or by herbalists Almonte uses avocado and mayonnaise as a hair treatment for deep conditioning She was taught to use it once a week to once a month Another tip Almonte offered is that a Latina or any woman for that matter benefits from setting up an altarlike space where you create While many Latinas grow up in strict and traditional households Almonte said by the time of their quin-ceaneras the celebration of their 15th birthday- they are usually allowed to experiment with cosmetics cautions that Latina girls should maintain an elegant and sophisticated approach to beauty for such special occasions and it offers guidelines for both the girl and her parents hot now wo rf'd 'd4MMiwvNlr More hits of summer make disc debut The parade of summer hits releasing on DVD in time to be holiday gifts continues today with the release of Nicolas Cage's car-theft flick in 60 and Eddie sequel Professor II: The is also priced for sale on VHS The DVD edition includes commentary from director Peter Se- gal a copy of Janet music video for Really a making-of documentary deleted scenes and a look at the makeup application that Murphy went through to portray the five members of the Klump family Universal is also packaging in an Murphy on DVD that includes the original Professor" plus his other recent hits and in 60 Seconds" is currently priced for rental on VHS at $100-plus (the Murpiiy studio will lower the VHS price after raked in enough rental revenue) The DVD includes commentary from producer Jerry Bruckheimer plus an Overload" highlight reel of the movie's action scenes also a music video from the Cult Also out today: Edition of Cosmos" a DVD and VHS compilation of the 13 episodes of Carl 20-year-old PBS science series The seven-disc DVD edition includes updated scientific footage and updates on the late Sagan and co-host Ann Druyan Over the one of Russell Crowe's first film Crowe appearances He won the Best Actor award at the Seattle International Film Festival for his 1991 portrayal of a horse trainer who has a passionate affair with a married woman -to disastrous consequences parody for sale on Amazoncom You may have seen it for free on Internet sites such as ifilmcom or traded it with friends via e-mail Now the makers of a parody of the hit CBS show hope to sell their film on VHS as a gift for fans counting the days until the January debut of II" is a no-budget 15-minute film created in New York's East Village by a group of fans Its premise: A group of familiar folks including a crotchety military type and a rude nude divide into two teams and Tacky" who are forced to watch 39 hours of mind-numbing reality programs Periodically they vote off the character likely to The parody takes swipes at virtually all the recent reality programs filling the airwaves including The Real World" PBS's The 1900 House" and Brother" available for $1099 on Amazoncom which has an exclusive sales agreement unleashes hell on DVD sales is dominating the DVD arena since its Nov 21 release shoppers have snapped up more than 18 million copies making it the fastest-selling DVD of all The movie yet priced for sale on VHS (DreamWorks hopes to milk more money out of rentals before lowering the VHS pnee from its $10O-plus level) but DVD fans are reveling in the four hours of extras offered on the two-disc edition which sells for around $20 at most retailers The sales numbers have bested the previous DVD record holder The Matrix" the first DVD to sell more than 1 million copies Another big pre-Thanksgiving release Run" is also selling well it has become only the third family DVD to ship more than 1 million copies to retailers Compiled by Leigh Dyer from staff and wire reports encourages women to love tenacity and attitude The highlight is watching the movie with the silhouettes of Harold Ramis and Ivan Reitman chattering away at the bottom of the screen a la Science Theater of Brian (The Criterion Arguably the best Monty Python movie this comes with all of the promotional materials a documentary called five deleted scenes and two commentary tracks featuring the surviving members of the cast of The third in the increasingly funny Evil Dead series with Xena castaway Bruce Campbell Extras include a handful of deleted scenes plenty of additional footage and a great to The to ever a 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