Latin Gossip

Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez is coming out with yet another book.

Everyone thought that they had seen the last of Gabo, but it was announced on Thursday that his new written work will be released before the end of 2008.

This Nobel Prize winner is one of the most significant authors of the 20th century…talk about Latin pride!

To celebrate her first Mother’s Day as a mom, Thalia is hosting Mamita Linda Weekend beginning at 2 PM on May 10th through May 11th exclusively on MTV Tr3s.

Thalis will share her experiences as a first-time mom and will host shows like Chicas Arriba and Tr3s or False.

They looked like such a happy family…we feel for the kids.

Here is the latest and greatest on the whole Chris Perez divorce battle:

• Venessa is apparently going after the properties and wants to keep it all.
• We’re hearing that she is telling everyone that she still loves Chris and wants things to work out.
• Her friends and family jokingly refer to her as The Kumbia Queen for her yearning to be attached to the Quintanilla name and fame.
• Chris’s family jokingly refer to her as The Lady of Luxury because of her expensive tastes that he has to pay for.
• Chris is rumored to dabble way too much in alcohol and hard drugs, and Venessa claims that she is now clean.

PS - Check out the comments that have been left on a previous published entry about Chris and Venessa. That in itself is a battle.

Seriously, we love this loca…

Charo visits the gang of Viva Hollywood and gives them something different to wake up to.

She can takes us out of our sleep whenever she wants.

We promised to give you the 411 and lineup for the ALAS concerts on May 17th in Mexico City and Buenos Aires, and here it is:

Mexico City - La Plaza de la Constitución, (El Zócalo) - Starting at 5:00PM (Local Time)

Aleks Syntek, Ana Torroja, Babasonicos, Chayanne, David Bisbal, Diego Torres, Emmanuel, Juan Luis Guerra, Juanes, Los Tigres del Norte, Maná, Miguel Bose, Ricardo Montaner, Ricky Martin, Timbiriche and Tania Libertad

Buenos Aires - Costanera Sur - Starting at 2PM (Local Time)

Alejandro Sanz, Calle 13, Fito Paez, Gustavo Cerati, Jorge Drexler, La Portuaria, Paulina Rubio, Pedro Aznar and Shakira