The official trailer for Magic City Memoirs has been released. Tickets go on sale tomorrow for its world premier at the 2011 Miami International Film Festival on Friday, March 11 at 7:00 p.m. in the historic Gusman Theatre in Downtown Miami. If the trailer is any indication, this is pure, real-deal Miami private school drama (I should know). Cant wait to see it.
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7TruMIe6sI]
Get your fix of burlesque and beauty. The Trouble with Girls all female art revue is back in its second year with a slew of hot female artists and vendors. Details below. Doors open at 6PM.
Though I’ve never been particularly camera shy (shooting with Terribly Girly is one of my favorite hobbies), I was singing a different tune back in November of 2009 when the realization hit that my wedding photos would be around for possibly longer than I would. Tony and I opted to do without a videographer, so pictures are all we have to remember our special (and quite expensive) day. Enter Rodrigo Varela – a man who’s captured the likes of Jay-Z on film and regularly shoots events like the Latin Grammy Awards, but had no problem making my husband and I feel like celebrities with images to rival those in any upscale wedding mag.
Recently, I had the pleasure of spending another day with Rodrigo, this time behind the scenes of my sister’s “quince” photo shoot. Watching him work is inspiring as he shudders at the mundane and makes it a personal goal to never duplicate any shot he’s previously produced – a challenge even for this experienced photographer considering the Biltmore is a common choice for brides and quinceañeras alike. I only have a few images to share but the sneak peak he afforded me assures me he’s triumphed yet again. I can’t wait to see the final product. For now, I’m including some of my own (very amateur) pics of the energy and effort it takes to make one princess stand out from all the others.
Some images from the quince shoot:
A few of our favorite wedding photos:
The Volksblast VW Car Show is going on today until 4:00 p.m. Check out a few images of the beautiful cars on display on Sunset Drive. There are so many amazing varieties; this is just a sampling of what we saw.
With Art Basel coming to a close in South Florida, I decided to indulge my inner child in a tour around the Wynwood gallery dedicated to Sanrio’s 50th Anniversary Small Gift Miami event, complete with a mini tattoo studio for those hard-pressed to leave their childhood memories behind.
Though the Small Gift Events were limited to Los Angeles and Miami, the pop-up shop tour stopped in cities all across the United States and will wrap in New York City on December 9 and 10.
My very understanding husband snapped pics while I squealed and ran around pointing and gawking at the many incarnations and interpretations of Hello Kitty and Friends. Here’s a look at the culmination of art in celebration of 50 years of Sanrio.
There’s something about the smell of antiseptic soap, ink, and alcohol. The combination of these scents always makes an impact on me upon walking into any tattoo shop – it never fails to make me giddy with nervous excitement, even if I’m just there for support. Walking into Phat Joe’s on Wednesday night made me nostalgic and wistful. Coupled with familiar faces and the promise of new artwork beaming colorfully from every inch of wall space, places like these tend to feel for me like a home from another lifetime.
Nicole was a bit anxious about this particular tattoo due to its size and permanent placement in a highly visible spot, but I know she felt more at ease once she was greeted by petite pixy Maytee Bringas, longtime artist and creator of Mayeville, a place for all things cute with just the right amount of cult edge. Maytee manages to make permanent ink application appear no more difficult than skillfully applying liquid eyeliner. She balances cupcakes and skulls in a way that just works and that’s just a girl after my heart.
Working in a tiny cubicle covered in Hello Kitty, Betty Page, and Mark Ryden, what felt like only a few “brushstrokes” amid a flurry of girl talk turned into the final product (pictured below) that made me have to resist lunging towards her and volunteering my own limbs for canvas.
I forgot to bring my camera along, but here are a few shots from my phone. If you’re feeling the urge for ink as badly as I am, consider Phat Joe’s on 84th Avenue and Bird Road.
Note: I was a little worried about the skewed perspective of my blog – specifically the disproportionate amount of bubbles versus ink. I hope to begin redeeming myself with this post, honoring my friend Nicole and her recent experience with talented tattoo artist Maytee Bringas at Phat Joe’s. I’m hoping to feature more talented artists, and keep praying that at least one of them will be working on me soon.
I had the pleasure of spending the afternoon with the fabulous ladies of Terribly Girly as they turned an everyday “brujita” into a Barbarella-style witch in honor of Halloween. It took quite a bit of time and effort (more than I care to admit) to complete the transformation, but the end result was well worth it and strikingly different from anything we’ve worked on before (never been blond a day in my life!). I should have teaser shots soon, but here are a couple of (slightly blurry) images I was able to capture with my phone between champagne breaks and wardrobe run-throughs. Hope you like!
My husband, the webmaster/graphic designer/Rockband enthusiast/amateur chef/Peruvian wonder can now add blogger to his laundry list of talents. The man is highly entertaining (not that I’m biased) and is already promising to deliver all sorts of awesomeness:
“Behold the glory of the Delorean. The single greatest memory of my childhood. The car from the movie from the decade that crushes all other decades…. And movies.”
Check him out at TonyEspinoza.com for your daily (or occassionally weekly) dose of web-based randomness.
For as long as I can remember, Halloween has been my absolute favorite holiday. Witches and spirits are my sugarplum fairies. I can still remember the first Halloween when my mom actually let me have a say in which costume I wanted to wear. I was 3 years old and insisted on being a witch. And a princess. And Scooby Doo. So in true CAP fashion (that’s Cuban American Princess, by the way) I pulled off 3 wardrobe changes that day, including 2 plastic masks and 1 truly gorgeous couture Cinderella gown courtesy of my grandmother, who remains, to this day, my personal couturier. Not much has changed since then. I still anticipate Halloween the way kids dream about Christmas, and I still dress up every single year, even if it sometimes means just passing out candy in really expensive garb that will never see anything past the moonlight on my balcony.
Plans for this year (aside from a mandatory viewing of the premier for Walking Dead per my husband’s obsession with zombies) are already set and I am beyond thrilled to be officially booked as of today for a witch-themed pinup shoot with none other than Miss Valentine and her team of experts at Terribly Girly. I plan to document the whole thing, so check back in October for a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to make a girl look wicked. To book your own shoot and for a list of all other Halloween themes, head over to their blog, Girly Talk. Happy haunting!
Nothing makes my heart sing quite like a perfectly painted lip, deviously inky eyeliner, and loads of shimmering rhinestones in just the right places. The burlesque show at Vagabond last Saturday night did not disappoint with a lineup of glittery sirens to lure any sailor to his (or her) delicious demise. Oh, and you can’t beat a classic Elvis tribute. Check out pics and video below. Don’t mind all the noise. I couldn’t help shrieking like a school girl at sweaty Elvis. *Swoon*
