I’m not sure if any movie did for me what “The Goonies” did when I was a small-town kid. It appealed to my sense of adventure, my sense of humor, my love of pirate tales, and the idea I had …

The entertainment community mourns this week at the loss of Lupe Ontiveros, an Emmy Award-winning actress, well-known for her role as Juanita “Mama” Solis in the comedy/drama/mystery television series of Desperate Housewives. Lupe Ontiveros (born as Guadalupe Moreno) was born …