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Colombia Lures Productions With Financial Rewards
VarietySince a new film law took effect in January, Colombia has emerged as the go-to location for a growing number of international filmmakers. Also helping lift production: the country has turned the page on the notorious drug violence of its past....Tags: Travel Alerts, Peter Facinelli, Shingles, Finance, Television
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Juanes talks about new memoir and the perils of stardom
When international rock star and humanitarian Juanes began putting together his new memoir, “Chasing the Sun,” he started with pictures. The handsome book, nearly 300 pages, is filled with the kind of candid shots that fans will eat up, from...
Tags: MTV (tv network), Miami Beach, Metallica (music group), Cuba, Music Industry
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JetBlue plans new Fort Lauderdale to Medellin route in June
JetBlue Airways plans to add daily, nonstop service between Fort Lauderdale and Medellin, Colombia, starting in June, the airline announced Wednesday. The route is pending government approval, but flights are expected to go on sale in January, JetBlue...
Tags: JetBlue Airways, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
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'Queen of Cocaine' Killed in Colombia
KTLA NewsMEDELLIN, Colombia -- An elderly woman who was known as Colombia's "Queen of Cocaine" was gunned down in the northwestern city of Medellin, police said Tuesday. Griselda Blanco, 69, was killed by two bullets at close range -- a violent end not unlike the...Tags: Trials, Broward County, Drug Trafficking, Murder, Punishment
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Chivas USA signs two on second day of camp
Sports NowChivas USA announced that its roster has grown by two, with the addition of Colombian defender John Alexander Valencia and Salvadoran midfielder Marvin Iraheta.... -
16 Dead, Dozens Trapped in Colombian Mine Blast
Associated PressBOGOTA, Colombia -- A coal mine explosion in northwestern Colombia believed to have been caused by a buildup of methane gas killed at least 16 miners and left dozens trapped more than 10 hours later, President Alvaro Uribe said Thursday. The explosion...Tags: Mining, Armed Forces, Defense, Bogota (Colombia), Structural Failures
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From pants-dropping professor ... to president of Colombia?
La PlazaMockus is a bonafide maverick, a cerebral intellectual who co-founded the Green Party and is building a political base largely on the themes of decency, ethics, and good citizenship -- and by harnessing the power of Facebook and Twitter. He's also known... -
Yari Film Group fast-tracking 'Killing Pablo'
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIn an announcement seemingly inspired by an episode of HBO's "Entourage," the Yari Film Group has announced it is "fast-tracking" the biopic "Killing Pablo." The new film is based on journalist Mark Bowden's 2001 best-selling book, "Killing Pablo: The...Tags: Death, Television, Drug Trafficking, Entourage (tv program), Central Intelligence Agency
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A hippo critical situation
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterHacienda Napoles was Pablo Escobar's pleasure palace, a 5,500-acre estate where the notorious drug lord reigned over million-dollar cocaine deals, parties with underage girls and visits by shadowy men of power. Escobar lived large here in his lush...Tags: Elephant (animal), Death, Animals, Drug Trafficking, Armed Forces
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'Our Lady of the Assassins'
Times Staff WriterWith "Our Lady of the Assassins," director Barbet Schroeder has returned to the city of his youth, where at age 7 he witnessed an all-too-prophetic beheading in the streets during a period of political turmoil in 1948. Like Schroeder, the film's hero,...Tags: Death, Cinema Industry, Minority Groups, Drug Trafficking, Barbet Schroeder
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From the archives: 'Law of Gun' Endangers Colombian Justice System
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterBOGOTA, Colombia -- The brutal slaying of two judges and 10 judicial employees by a rural death squad in January jolted Colombians with the frightening realization that their country has become a land where the law of the gun prevails. Colombian courts...Tags: Foreign Aid, Drug Trafficking, Human Rights, Prosecution, Criminals
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From the archives: Drug Lords Vow War on Colombia
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersBOGOTA, Colombia -- With a renewed wave of terror, bombings and death threats, Colombia's fugitive drug lords declared "total and absolute war" on the country's political and business leadership Thursday, ominously targeting even the families of those who...Tags: Tel Aviv (Israel), Drug Trafficking, Parties and Movements, Bogota (Colombia), Companies and Corporations
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