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Even die-hard superfans of DC Comics’ Starfire may not know the fascinating fact about who served as the visual inspiration for the Teen Titans heroine. But once they discover the truth, they’ll be kicking themselves—because it’s undeniable that this Puerto Rican legend, renowned for her dazzling talent, bold fashion, and stunning beauty, served as the muse for Starfire’s creators, George Pérez and Marv Wolfman.

...Chacón is seen wearing a dark purple, tassel-embellished stage costume that could very well have served as the inspiration for the Titan’s own iconic purple outfit...

Reddit user Modusros has sent shockwaves through the Starfire fandom by revealing a fascinating factoid that has taken the Teen Titans community by storm—Starfire was inspired by none other than superstar Iris Chacón.

For those unfamiliar with Chacón, she was famously known as "La Bomba de Puerto Rico" and "La Vedette de América," a celebrated Puerto Rican dancer,...

In the music video for her piano-driven interlude "Bambi," Bodine poses in the middle of a dense forest, artistically garbed in assorted animal bones as she croons over the black and white footage with an ear-catching voice that straddles mezzo and alto ranges. The visual doubled as an announcement video for her sophomore EP, "Quemo Lento," which dropped last month. Still, if anyone got the impression the project would hinge on somber instrumentals, her other tracks quickly proved them wrong. The follow-up singles "No Me Quiere Más Na'" and "Nalgaje" present a saucier and more liberated version of Bodine. But who is the real Bodine? Is it the contemplative, artsy soul hinted at in the first track, or the one who takes pride in homaging vedette Iris Chacón and singing catchy odes to booties? The answer is unsurprising to those who know her - she's both.

Born in Amsterdam, Bodine...

“RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” season 8 continued on June 2 with the fifth episode streaming on Paramount+. For the first time ever, RuPaul Charles announced a “second way to win” in addition to earning the coveted crown and $200,000 prize given to the traditional winner. One of the eliminated queens will also be named Queen of the Fame Games and earn a $50,000 cash prize.

The queens still in the running at the start of episode 5 were: Alexis Michelle, Heidi N Closet, Jaymes Mansfield, Jessica Wild, Jimbo, Kahanna Montrese, Kandy Muse, and Lala Ri.

Check out our full recap of episode 5 below to find out what happened when the queens sat down to play “Snatch Game of Love”:

When the girls sat down following Darienne Lake‘s elimination, they counted the lipstick votes to reveal that everyone voted against Darienne except one person, obviously Darienne. Jimbo, having lost the Lip Sync for Your Legacy,...

In 2023, only 34 percent of creative roles in animation are held by women, according to the nonprofit organization Women In Animation. Within that 34 percent is Indigenous Boricua filmmaker Alba Enid García-Rivas.

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Thanks to her father, a well-known director of photography on the island of Puerto Rico, García-Rivas became immersed in the world of film at a very young age. "My father was one of the cameraman pioneers. He was the director of photography for many telenovelas and stuff like that. Iris Chacón and La Lupe and all these greatest artists from Puerto Rico knew him because he was the go-to cameraman and the director of photography," she tells Popsugar. "Since I was 2 years old, I was involved with him. He brought me to the TV station. He taught me, 'This is how you do special effects. This is how you do a green screen.

CineMovie's own Pili Montilla appears in the new indie flick 200 Cartas. Take a look at the romantic comedy starring Mexico's funny man Jaime Camil and a cameo by the legendary Iris Chacon.

Raul (Lin Manuel Miranda) is a struggling Nuyorican comic book artist and hopeless romantic who hasn't had much luck with love, but all that is about to change when he meets María Sánchez, a beautiful Puerto Rican tourist in a NYC night club. A fight breaks out and the would be new couple lose each other amongst the chaos. Bewitched by her beauty, Raul can't stop thinking about Maria and decides to take a trip to Puerto Rico along with his womanizing best friend Juan (Jaime Camil) to find what he believes is his true love. Upon arrival,

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